Prior to his racing career, Fontana enjoyed a very successful period in the junior Karting ranks, the highlights of his career coming in 2007 when he won the Swiss KF3 championship and the following year when he became champion in the Bridgestone Cup Switzerland KF2 class.
Born in in Leipzig, Saxony, Kirchhöfer began karting in 1999 and raced mainly in his native Germany, working his way up from the junior ranks (Bambini-B) to progress through to the KF2 category by 2010.
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