FACH AUTO TECH have had their sights set on the podium for a long time and in the fourth round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup it finally worked: Florian Latorre clinched the Sattel team’s first podium of the season with third place on the Silverstone Circuit. Teammate Jaxon Evans also secured a further top 5 result and collected a good point haul for the championship.
And again in 2019, the 22-year-old Frenchman was able to provide impressive evidence of the fact that the Silverstone Circuit is one of his favourite tracks in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup calendar. After 13 laps in a full field of 32 cars, he secured third place and the first podium of the season. Thanks to his 16 points, Latorre jumped from sixth to fourth position in the standings.
New Zealander Evans too was aiming for the podium and grabbed second position after a spectacular start. Tough duels made the rookie work hard to maintain his position and he finally saw the checkered flag in fifth place – the FACH AUTO TECH driver’s best season result to date.
“We’re very pleased with this success. Florian and Jaxon put up a great fight and got two fantastic results. The podium’s always been our goal and now at last, we’ve achieved it”, team manager Alex Fach commented. “It’s such a shame for Kantadhee. He produced a super performance in free practice and qualifying, but unfortunately luck deserted him during the race.”
The Porsche pilots had already demonstrated their skills while qualifying. Last year’s winner Latorre put the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup onto the second grid position – just razor-thin 0.07 seconds behind the pole setter. Teammate Jaxon Evans stood directly behind him in third on the grid and Kantadhee completed the strong qualification result with tenth position. A most impressive result for the two rookies in a session that saw the first 18 drivers covered by less than one second.
But Kusiri’s race didn’t run according to plan at all. The Thai went into a spin in the first lap after a contact and although the 26-year-old could continue the race, more than a 23rd place wasn’t possible.
Despite a strong qualifying, Team Project 1 – FACH drivers also had to be content with two spots outside the top 10. Former FACH AUTO TECH driver Josh Webster finished in 18th and Marius Nakken in 14th place.
Next stop for FACH AUTO TECH is the Hockenheimring in Germany. The fifth Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup round is scheduled for 26 to 28 July.