After already demonstrating her potential in previous rounds of the GT4 Winter Series—her first-ever campaign in GT4 machinery—18-year-old Luisa Kahler achieved a breakthrough victory with a remarkable endurance race at Motorland Aragon.
After already demonstrating her potential in previous rounds of the GT4 Winter Series—her first-ever campaign in GT4 machinery—18-year-old Luisa Kahler achieved a breakthrough victory with a remarkable endurance race at Motorland Aragon in Alcañiz.
Kahler made her car racing debut in 2023 in the DTM-supporting BMW M2 Cup after stepping up from karting and immediately showed promising pace. While focusing on obtaining her Permit-A at the Nürburgring in 2024, she returned to the track in 2025 for her GT4 racing debut, joining SR Motorsport by SchnitzelAlm aboard the #111 Porsche Cayman GT4 in the CT class.
Success came quickly, as Kahler secured her first class podiums on debut and continued to improve with each round. At the third race meeting in Valencia, she claimed her first pole positions, followed by another class podium. Heading into Motorland Aragon, she was second in the Cayman Trophy standings and aimed to continue her impressive podium streak—this time, targeting the top step.
After solid practice sessions focused on learning the technical circuit, Kahler’s teammate Michael Sander took pole position in the Cayman Trophy Class for his sprint race. Shortly after, Kahler delivered an equally strong performance, securing her second career GT4 pole position with a stellar final run of 2:05.471.
In the first sprint race, Sander controlled his class rivals to secure a class victory.
On Sunday morning, Kahler tackled tricky wet conditions in her sprint race, initially struggling for grip and dropping to 12th overall. As the track remained slippery and competitors made mistakes, she steadily improved her pace.
A late-race safety car allowed her to close the gap, and on the final lap, she set her personal best time of 2:28.4, finishing P11 overall and second in the Cayman Trophy class—adding yet another podium to her season.
"On Sunday morning, the rain started", Kahler commented. "Unfortunately I don't have much experience in the wet yet, which made my sprint race quite challenging. I finished in P2, and I consistently improved my lap times and learned a lot."
The final race of the weekend, the one-hour endurance event with a driver change, provided the perfect stage for Kahler’s breakthrough victory.
Sander started the race in challenging mixed-weather conditions, holding onto the class lead despite losing some overall positions at the start. As the track dried, he consistently improved his lap times, extending his gap over class rival Wilhelm Kühne before pitting on lap 13.
Kahler took over for the second stint, rejoining just ahead of Cedric Fuchs. However, on warmer tyres, Fuchs managed to pass her on lap 14, taking the class lead. Kahler responded by steadily improving her lap times, breaking into the 2:07s and closing the gap.
With five minutes to go, she was right on Fuchs’ tail once again, setting up an intense battle for victory. On lap 26, Kahler made a bold move on the inside of the final hairpin to reclaim the lead. Fuchs fought back, but she held her ground, immediately pulling away.
In a dramatic final lap, however, Fuchs launched one last attack, but Kahler expertly defended, forcing him into a mistake at the final hairpin. She crossed the finish line first in class, securing her maiden GT4 victory with a masterful second stint and an outstanding display of racecraft.
"Michael started from P1 in class and handed the car over to me in the lead", she summarized. "We swapped in the middle of the race, but shortly after I lost the lead and dropped to P2."
"In the fnial lap, I managed to close the gap to my competitor. I knew this was my last chance to make a clean pass", she continued. "After an interesting battle, I finally made the move stick and won my first race in the Cayman Trophy! It's an indescribable feeling, and I'm really happy with my performance."
Kahler’s rapid improvement in performance, confidence, and racecraft has made her a standout driver in just a few weekends. Now second in the CT class standings, she has closed the points gap to just eight with one round remaining.
The final event of the GT4 Winter Series will take place from March 6–9, 2025, at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where she will aim to challenge for the title.
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