Press release, November 16, 2022
The second time was a charm for Mathys Jaubert! At only 17 years old, the driver from Salon de Provence has been selected as this year’s Porsche Carrera Cup France Junior.
Jaubert is looking to follow in his predecessors’ footsteps and add to the list of winners generated from this now famous selection. Florian Latorre, Marvin Klein, Hugo Chevalier, Alessandro Ghiretti… the list is impressive and demonstrates the merits of this contest launched eight years ago.
After a pre-selection process based on sporting achievements, eight hopefuls were chosen: Elliott Vayron, Alexis Garcin, Marius Fossard, Marlon Hernandez, Mathys Jaubert, Paul Cauhaupé, Romain Andriolo and Sacha Maguet gathered on 1-3 November at the Paul Ricard circuit in Le Castellet. Their shared goal was to succeed last year’s winner, Mathieu Martins, credited with a promising first campaign in the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France that included a fourth place finish at the final race of the season.
As usual, the eight candidates were subjected to an extensive series of tests, among them driving the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 992. Jaubert, who will turn 18 in March 2023, distinguished himself even more convincingly than during his first attempt in 2020 thanks to his driving ability, maturity, improvement, and capacity to adapt and listen.
After a solid career in karting during which he made his mark at every level, Jaubert moved into car racing in 2021 and earned the French title in the Caterham Roadsport Championship. His success continued in 2022, this time with the title in Caterham 420R, along with an impressive first foray into the Ligier European Series, as preamble to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a pole position and two second place finishes to his credit. The experience will undoubtedly prove useful to him when driving the jewel of the field, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 992, in the Porsche Carrera Cup France.
Jaubert will benefit from personalised support from Patrick Pilet as well as a grant of €40,000 (excluding VAT), an endowment of Michelin tyres and a sponsorship from a partner Porsche Centre…everything he needs to take on the next Porsche Carrera Cup season!
Mathys Jaubert, 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup France Junior I am very proud and honoured to have been chosen because the competition level was extremely high! This is the result of continued hard work I have done over the course of several years, and I am really happy to have succeeded this time after my first attempt in 2020. I would like to thank everyone from the organisation who supported us, the Driving Koncept team that helped me so much and the drivers I met for their invaluable guidance. I am proud to join Porsche and I hope to gain as much experience as possible in this new adventure.