Antonella Bassani, 16, becomes the first woman to take pole position in the Porsche Cup

The young driver makes the history of the category by recording the best time on the Velocitta this Saturday morning, the 15th

the young pilot Antonella Bassaniat just 16, he made history by taking pole this Saturday morning, the 15th, in cup porsche brazil. She is the first woman to achieve this feat in the category.

running in Speedway SpeedIn Mogi guaçuinside St. PaulSanta Catarina achieved the fastest time in the qualifying session of Challenge Sprints and will start first. For Antonella it is only the second race in the category.

to the website F1MANIA, the driver said he knew he had the potential to take pole, but that he didn’t imagine that would happen in the Velocitta. It was the first time the girl ran on the track.

“I am speechless. Even after driving a lot in the simulator and knowing that I would drive well on this track, I expected more in class Interlake than here,” she said, dedicating the pole position to the women who follow motorsport.

The driver is part of the “Young Racing Academy” programme, a Porsche Cup initiative that seeks to encourage and promote the careers of motorsport newcomers.

Finalist of the “FIA Girls on Track”, the FIA ​​and Ferrari incentive program for women’s motorsport, in 2020 and 2021, Antonella Bassani has already conquered a podium in Interlagos, in the first stage of the 2023 Porsche Cup, and is now dreaming of a victory.

With a time of 01min31s912, the driver left behind the experienced Marcelo Tomasoni and Cristian Mohr, second and third respectively, and was in contention for the championship.

Source: Terra

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