Alexandra Vateva (born 23 February 2004) is a Bulgarian racing driver set to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Target Competition.
Career Vateva began karting in 2021, racing in both the Bulgarian and Romanian karting championships, before stepping up to car racing in 2023 in Porsche Sports Cup Germany for Overdrive Racing alongside Pavel Lefterov. She won in the GT4 class on debut at the Hockenheimring and finishing second in race two, before taking her second and final class win of the season at the season-ending round at the same venue. During 2023, Vateva also competed for the same team in the GTC Race championship at the Nürburgring.
The following year, Vateva switched to Laptime Performance for her sophomore season in Porsche Sports Cup Germany. Racing in the GT3 class, Vateva scored her only win of the season at the Hockenheimring alongside Robert de Haan on her way to third in the Endurance Challenge standings. During 2024, Vateva also made a one-off appearance in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Benelux at Spa, winning overall in race two and taking a class win in race one. At the end of 2024, Vateva competed in the 2024–25 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East for AV Racing in the Pro-Am class. Finishing on the Pro-Am podium on her debut round in Bahrain, Vateva then took six more class podiums in the following five rounds to end the season third in the Pro-Am standings.
Vateva then joined Q1 Trackracing to race in Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux, as part of Iron Dames' Supported by Iron Dames programme. Vateva finished 11th on her series debut at Spa, which turned out to be her best result of the season as she finished no higher than 12th in the following three rounds, before joining Team Proton Huber Competition to race in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. Racing in the final two rounds of the season, Vateva most notably finished 19th on debut at the Red Bull Ring as the second-highest rookie in the race. During 2025, Vateva also participated in F1 Academy's rookie test held at Navarra, finishing 16th and 17th in the Morning and Afternoon sessions. At the end of the year, Vateva returned to the Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East for Splendid Racing, taking a best result of fourth twice and ending the season sixth in points.
For the rest of 2026, Vateva joined Target Competition for her first full-time season in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesPodiumsPointsPosition 2023Porsche Endurance Challenge Deutschland – Class 2DOverdrive Racing 2024Porsche Endurance Challenge Deutschland – Class 2DLaptime Performance 6 1 0 0 3 763rdPorsche Carrera Cup Middle EastAV Racing 12 0 0 0 0 94 7th Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East – Pro-Am 12 0 0 2 7 1703rd2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux Q1 Trackracing 8 0 0 0 0 19 17th Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Team Proton Huber Competition 4 0 0 0 0 0 31st 2025–26Porsche Carrera Cup Middle EastSplendid Racing 8 0 0 0 0 75 6th2026 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Target Competition Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – TCR Sources:
† As Vateva was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East 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 DC Points 2024–25 AV Racing BHR11 BHR12 LUS1 LUS2 DUB1 DUB2 YAS1 YAS2 BHR21 BHR22 JED1 JED2 7th 94 2025–26 Splendid Racing BHR11 BHR12 LUS1 LUS2 DUB1 DUB2 YAS1 YAS2 6th 75
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux 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 DC Points 2025 Q1 Trackracing SPA1 SPA2 ZAN11 ZAN12 HUN1 HUN2 ASS1 ASS2 ZOL1 ZOL2 ZAN21 ZAN22 17th 19 *Season still in progress.
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 2025 Team Proton Huber Competition IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 31st 0 *Season still in progress.
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