| Nationality | German |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 15 July 2002 (age 24) |
| Birth place | Straubing, Germany |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Alexander Tauscher (born 15 July 2002) is a German racing driver set to compete for Target Competition in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.
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 | ||||||||
| 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)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Allied-Racing | NOG 1 4 | NOG 2 7 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 10 | MAG 1 6 | MAG 2 8 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | 13th | 55 |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Proton Huber Competition | IMO Ret | MON 13 | RBR Ret | SIL 18 | HUN 10 | SPA 15 | ZAN 11 | MNZ 17 | 14th | 24 |
| 2025 | Target Competition | IMO Ret | MON Ret | CAT 8 | RBR 12 | SPA 14 | HUN Ret | ZAN 10 | MNZ 19 | 16th | 22 |
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italia 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Target Competition | MIS1 1 1 | MIS1 2 1 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | MUG 1 5 | MUG 2 3 | IMO 1 3 | IMO 2 2 | MIS2 1 5 | MIS2 2 5 | MNZ 1 DNS | MNZ 2 DNS | 3rd | 144 |
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