Introduction
Alex Fontana (born August 5, 1992 in Lugano) is a Swiss racing driver of Greek descent.
Career
Karting
Prior to his racing career, Fontana enjoyed a very successful period in the junior Karting ranks, the highlights of his career coming in 2007 when he won the Swiss KF3 championship and the following year when he became champion in the Bridgestone Cup Switzerland KF2 class.
Formula Azzurra
In 2009, Fontana graduated to single–seaters, racing in the Italian–based Formula Azzurra series for MG Motorsport. He took three podium places, including two race victories, to finish the year in seventh position, with team–mate Alberto Cerqui winning the title.
Formula Three
2010 saw Fontana step up to the Italian Formula Three Championship with the Corbetta Competizioni team. He failed to score a championship point in the sixteen races he contested, with a best race result of 12th coming in the second event at Hockenheim.
The following year saw Fontana remain with the team, but switching series to race in the European F3 Open Championship, alongside Italian Matteo Torta. He secured the title at the final round of the season in Barcelona, finishing five points clear of RP Motorsport's David Fumanelli courtesy of race wins at Spa–Francorchamps and Monza and a further five podium finishes.
GP3 Series
In August 2011, Fontana made his debut in the Formula One–supporting GP3 Series, replacing Vittorio Ghirelli at Jenzer Motorsport for the penultimate round of the season at Spa–Francorchamps. After finishing 14th in the first race, he took the final championship point in race two by finishing in sixth place. He was unable to take part in the final round of the year at Monza due to a prior Formula Three testing commitment and was replaced by countryman Christophe Hurni.
Formula Two
After completing a successful test session at Barcelona in December 2011, Fontana will graduate to the FIA Formula Two Championship in 2012.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Formula Azzurra | MG Motorsport | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 7th |
| 2010 | Italian Formula Three Championship | Corbetta Competizioni | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| 2011 | European F3 Open | Corbetta Competizioni | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 120 | 1st |
| GP3 Series | Jenzer Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th | |
| 2012 | FIA Formula Two Championship | Motorsport Vision | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 115 | 7th |
| GP3 Series | Jenzer Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 18th | |
| 2013 | GP3 Series | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17th |
| 2014 | GP3 Series | ART Grand Prix | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 11th |
| 2014-15 | Formula E | Trulli GP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
| 2015 | GP3 Series | Status Grand Prix | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16th |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Pons Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24th | |
| 2016 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Garage 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jenzer Motorsport | IST FEA | IST SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | NÜR FEA | NÜR SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA 14 | SPA SPR 6 | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | 24th | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Jenzer Motorsport | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HOC FEA | HOC SPR | HUN FEA 17 | HUN SPR 15 | SPA FEA 10‡ | SPA SPR 4 | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | 18th | 8.5 | ||
| 2013 | Jenzer Motorsport | CAT FEA 10 | CAT SPR 9 | VAL FEA 14 | VAL SPR 11 | SIL FEA 7 | SIL SPR 3 | NÜR FEA Ret | NÜR SPR 17 | HUN FEA 10 | HUN SPR 19 | SPA FEA 21 | SPA SPR 12 | MNZ FEA Ret | MNZ SPR Ret | YMC FEA 13 | YMC SPR 10 | 17th | 18 | ||
| 2014 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 11 | CAT SPR 19 | RBR FEA Ret | RBR SPR 17 | SIL FEA 15 | SIL SPR Ret | HOC FEA 11 | HOC SPR 13 | HUN FEA 14 | HUN SPR 13 | SPA FEA 6 | SPA SPR 3 | MNZ FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 10 | SOC FEA 3 | SOC SPR Ret | YMC FEA 6 | YMC SPR 15 | 11th | 43 |
| 2015 | Status Grand Prix | CAT FEA 9 | CAT SPR 16 | RBR FEA 10 | RBR SPR 6 | SIL FEA 19 | SIL SPR 18 | HUN FEA 14 | HUN SPR 13 | SPA FEA 10 | SPA SPR 6 | MNZ FEA 8 | MNZ SPR 16 | SOC FEA 19 | SOC SPR 11 | BHR FEA 19 | BHR SPR 19 | YMC FEA 15 | YMC SPR 13 | 16th | 16 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Formula Two results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10 | SIL 1 3 | SIL 2 3 | ALG 1 7 | ALG 2 10 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 5 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 5 | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 7 | LEC 1 14 | LEC 2 Ret | HUN 1 1 | HUN 2 5 | MNZ 1 9 | MNZ 2 6 | 7th | 115 |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pons Racing | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | MON 1 9 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | BUG 1 | BUG 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | 24th | 2 |
Complete Formula E results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Trulli GP | Spark-Renault SRT 01E | BEI | PUT | PDE | BNA | MIA | LBH | MON | BER | MOS | LON Ret | LON 14 | 33rd | 0 |