ANTONELLA BASSANI Matches Career-Best P4 at Portimão in Porsche Cup Debut

July 1, 2025

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ANTONELLA BASSANI matched her career-best P4 finish at Portimão’s international debut round of Porsche Carrera Cup Brazil, quickly adapting to the challenging 4.684km circuit despite never racing there before. The former Sprint Challenge champion showed impressive pace in qualifying, briefly holding provisional pole in Q2 before settling for sixth on the grid.
In Race 1’s scorching 50°C conditions, BASSANI executed smart racecraft to climb from seventh back to fifth, maintaining consistent 1:48.2 lap times while running with the leading pack. A post-race penalty for Thiago Vivacqua handed her the P4 result—a composed drive that highlighted her rookie season progress in the top class.
Sunday’s Race 2 proved more challenging as multiple safety car interruptions disrupted BASSANI’s rhythm, dropping her from fourth on the grid to an eventual eighth-place finish after intense late-race battles. Despite the missed opportunity, her weekend performance demonstrated the maturity and speed that’s making her a consistent front-runner in her debut Carrera Cup campaign.