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. During his karting career, Tauscher most notably finishing third in the X30 Junior class of the 2014 Kart-Trophy-Weiss-Blau.
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. 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. Staying with KÜS Team75 Bernhard for a second season of ADAC GT4 Germany, Tauscher took a best result of fourth in the season-opening race at Oschersleben and ended the year 11th in points.
In 2022, Tauscher joined Allied-Racing for his rookie season in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. 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. The following year, Tauscher switched to Huber Racing for his sophomore year in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. 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.
In 2024, Tauscher joined Proton Huber Competition for a triple campaign in Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup. After taking a lone win at Valencia and finishing runner-up in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe standings, Tauscher scored a best result of tenth in Posche Supercup at the Hungaroring to put himself 14th in the standings at season's end. 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.
Switching to Target Competition for 2025, Tauscher raced with them for the full Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup seasons, along with an additional campaign in Porsche Carrera Cup Italia. In Carrera Cup Germany, Tauscher scored his second series win at the Nürburgring and took two more podiums to finish seventh in points, whereas in Porsche Supercup, Tauscher scored a best result of eighth at Barcelona to end the year 16th in points. In his first season in Carrera Cup Italy, Tauscher won both races at Misano, 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.
The following year, Tauscher remained with Target Competition for his fifth season in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2014Kart-Trophy-Weiss-Blau – X30 JuniorBinder-Racing3rd 2015Suddeutscher Kart Cup – X30 JuniorNC2016ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – X30 JuniorLanari Racing Team6thADAC Kart Masters – X30 Junior8thSuddeutscher Kart Cup – X30 Junior5thX30 Challenge Europe – Junior41st2017ADAC Kart Masters – OK7thDeutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – OK19th2018WSK Champions Cup – OKLanari Racing Team33rdDeutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – OK6thKarting European Championship – OK96thWSK Final Cup – OK24th2019South Garda Winter Cup – OKSteven Lanari14thDeutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – OKJunior TEAM755thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 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 11th2022 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 9th2024 Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe - Pro Proton Huber Competition 6 1 1 0 3 952nd Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 16 1 2 0 1 121 9th Porsche Supercup 8 0 0 0 0 24 14th2025 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 1443rd2026Porsche Carrera Cup GermanyTarget Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Absolute Racing Porsche Supercup Proton Competition 2 0 0 0 0 0NC† Looping by CarTech 1 0 0 0 0 ADAC GT Masters razoon – more than racing * *Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – BMW 325iEiFelkind Racing Sources:
† 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 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 LAU1 LAU2 OSC1 OSC2 12th 82 2021 KÜS Team75 Bernhard Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport OSC11 OSC12 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 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 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 IMO1 IMO2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 11th 70 2023 Huber Racing SPA1 SPA2 HOC11 HOC12 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC21 HOC22 9th 91 2024 Proton Huber Competition IMO1 IMO2 OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 9th 121 2025 Target IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 7th 154
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112PosPoints 2022 Allied-RacingNOG1NOG2SPA1SPA2MAG1MAG2ZAN1ZAN2VAL1VAL2LEC1LEC2 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 Points 2024 Proton Huber Competition IMO MON RBR SIL HUN SPA ZAN MNZ 14th 24 2025 Target Competition IMO MON CAT RBR SPA HUN ZAN MNZ 16th 222026 Proton Competition MON CAT RBRNC†0† Looping by CarTech SPA HUN ZND ZND MNZ
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italia results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112PosPoints 2025 Target Competition MIS11 MIS12 VLL1 VLL2 MUG1 MUG2 IMO1 IMO2 MIS21 MIS22 MNZ1 MNZ23rd144
Complete ADAC GT Masters 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 2026razoon – more than racingPorsche 911 GT3 R (992)RBR1RBR2ZAN1ZAN2LAU1LAU2NÜR1NÜR2SAL1SAL2HOC1HOC2 17th* 27*
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