“I’m absolutely thrilled to be chosen as the Porsche Junior. My father and I watched the two Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup races at Spa-Francorchamps this year. It was extremely impressive. The Supercup is a big challenge for me,” says Andlauer. The international championship celebrated its first race in 1993 at the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola and has run as a support series to Formula 1 ever since. In the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, Andlauer will face seasoned professionals, aspiring rookies and ambitious amateur drivers.
Since childhood, Andlauer’s passion has been motor racing. His father manages a kart track in Lyon. At the age of six, the young Frenchman climbed into a kart for the first time. In 2015 he advanced into the French Formula 4, where he achieved third overall.
One year later, the driver from Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon contested the Porsche Carrera Cup France. At the end of the 2016 season, he was crowned runner-up in the rookie classification. This season, the recent high school graduate took home the championship title of the French one-make cup after clinching seven victories.
When Andlauer is not sitting in a racing car, he likes to keep fit. “I’m a big fan of boxing. The sport uses the whole body and it improves reflexes. Mixed martial arts boxer Connor McGregor is one of my biggest idols. He lives the sport and is very ambitious.” With these qualities, Julien Andlauer is also keen to impress in the 2018 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.
