Alexander Tauscher
German racing driver (born 2002)
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Alexander Tauscher (born 15 July 2002) is a German racing driver set to compete for Target Competition in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.
| Alexander Tauscher | |
|---|---|
Tauscher in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 15 July 2002 Straubing, Germany |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver |
Career
Tauscher began karting at the age of 12, competing until 2019.[1] During his karting career, Tauscher most notably finishing third in the X30 Junior class of the 2014 Kart-Trophy-Weiss-Blau.[2]
After racing for Timo Bernhard's karting team in 2019, Tauscher stepped up to cars the following year driving for Bernhard's team in ADAC GT4 Germany.[3][4] In his maiden season in car racing, Tauscher took a best result of fifth in race one at Lausitzring en route to a 12th-place points finish.[5] Staying with KÜS Team75 Bernhard for a second season of ADAC GT4 Germany,[6] Tauscher took a best result of fourth in the season-opening race at Oschersleben and ended the year 11th in points.[7]
In 2022, Tauscher joined Allied-Racing for his rookie season in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.[8] In the eight-round season, Tauscher scored two rookie wins and a best overall result of fifth in race one at Zandvoort, helping him finish the year 11th in points.[9] The following year, Tauscher switched to Huber Racing for his sophomore year in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.[10] After a slow start to the season, Tauscher began to score top-tens on a regular basis, culminating in his maiden podium in the season finale at Hockenheimring by finishing third, helping him end the year ninth in points.[11]
In 2024, Tauscher joined Proton Huber Competition for a triple campaign in Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup.[12][13] After taking a lone win at Valencia and finishing runner-up in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe standings,[14] Tauscher scored a best result of tenth in Posche Supercup at the Hungaroring to put himself 14th in the standings at season's end.[15] In his third season in Carrera Cup Germany, Tauscher scored his maiden series win from pole at the Nürburgring to end the year ninth in points.[16]
Switching to Target Competition for 2025, Tauscher raced with them for the full Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup seasons,[17][18] along with an additional campaign in Porsche Carrera Cup Italia.[19] In Carrera Cup Germany, Tauscher scored his second series win at the Nürburgring and took two more podiums to finish seventh in points,[20] whereas in Porsche Supercup, Tauscher scored a best result of eighth at Barcelona to end the year 16th in points.[21] In his first season in Carrera Cup Italy, Tauscher won both races at Misano,[22][23] and remained in title contention until the final round in Monza, in which he withdrew from both races after a crash in qualifying, thus ending the year third in the standings.[24]
The following year, Tauscher remained with Target Competition for his fifth season in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.[25]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kart-Trophy-Weiss-Blau – X30 Junior | Binder-Racing | 3rd |
| 2015 | Suddeutscher Kart Cup – X30 Junior | NC | |
| 2016 | ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – X30 Junior | Lanari Racing Team | 6th |
| ADAC Kart Masters – X30 Junior | 8th | ||
| Suddeutscher Kart Cup – X30 Junior | 5th | ||
| X30 Challenge Europe – Junior | 41st | ||
| 2017 | ADAC Kart Masters – OK | 7th | |
| Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – OK | 19th | ||
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup – OK | Lanari Racing Team | 33rd |
| Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – OK | 6th | ||
| Karting European Championship – OK | 96th | ||
| WSK Final Cup – OK | 24th | ||
| 2019 | South Garda Winter Cup – OK | Steven Lanari | 14th |
| Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – OK | Junior TEAM75 | 5th | |
| Sources:[26][27] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ADAC GT4 Germany | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 12th |
| 2021 | ADAC GT4 Germany | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 11th |
| 2022 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Allied-Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 11th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 13th | ||
| 2023 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Huber Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 9th |
| 2024 | Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe – Pro | Proton Huber Competition | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 2nd |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 9th | ||
| Porsche Supercup | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14th | ||
| 2025 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Target Competition | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 154 | 7th |
| Porsche Supercup | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16th | ||
| Porsche Carrera Cup Italy | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 144 | 3rd | ||
| 2026 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Target | |||||||
| Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | Absolute Racing | ||||||||
| Porsche Supercup | Proton Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Looping by CarTech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| ADAC GT Masters | razoon – more than racing | * | * | ||||||
| Sources:[28][26] | |||||||||
† As Tauscher was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete ADAC GT4 Germany 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 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 9 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 6 |
SAC 1 11 |
SAC 2 12 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 8 |
LAU 1 5 |
LAU 2 6 |
OSC 1 6 |
OSC 2 12 |
12th | 82 |
| 2021 | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | OSC1 1 4 |
OSC1 2 6 |
RBR 1 20 |
RBR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 5 |
SAC 1 7 |
SAC 2 11 |
HOC 1 19 |
HOC 2 20 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 13 |
11th | 86 |
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Allied-Racing | SPA 1 15 |
SPA 2 25 |
RBR 1 12 |
RBR 2 Ret |
IMO 1 15 |
IMO 2 26 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 11 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 9 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 23 |
SAC 1 7 |
SAC 2 9 |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 10 |
11th | 70 |
| 2023 | Huber Racing | SPA 1 DSQ |
SPA 2 DSQ |
HOC1 1 27 |
HOC1 2 8 |
ZAN 1 16 |
ZAN 2 15 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 4 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 6 |
SAC 1 6 |
SAC 2 11 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 7 |
HOC2 1 14 |
HOC2 2 3 |
9th | 91 |
| 2024 | Proton Huber Competition | IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 13 |
OSC 1 7 |
OSC 2 9 |
ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 5 |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 8 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 1 |
SAC 1 19 |
SAC 2 6 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 16 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 5 |
9th | 121 |
| 2025 | Target | IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 7 |
SPA 1 15 |
SPA 2 9 |
ZAN 1 9 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
NOR 1 9 |
NOR 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 4 |
SAC 1 10 |
SAC 2 10 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 7 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 4 |
7th | 154 |
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italia results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)