According to statistics, the most successful Slovak rider in terms of the number of victories in major international races gained pole position and the highest percentage chance of winning the race. In his career, he won the prestigious Formula F3 Eurocup series and also tried out the special Formula GP2, GP3 and Indy-lights. Since 2017, he has been a pilot in GT3 category races for Šenkýř Motorsport team.
Birthday: 14.03.1994 Nationality: SK Inverted Name: Gonda, Richard (SK)
2018-19 International GT Open, Senkyr Motorsport, BMW M6 GT3 2017 International GT Open/FIA CEZ, Senkyr Motorsport, BMW Z4 GT3/ BMW M6 GT3 2016 GP 3 Series, Jenzer Motorsport 2015 World Series by Renault, R.S.01, ART Junior team – 2. overall 2014 Formula Acceleration 1, team Ghinzani – 3. overall 2013 European F3 Open Cup, team Drivex – 1. overall 2012 Northern European Cup, Formula Renault 2.0, team Křenek Motorsport 2011 World Series by Renault, FR 2.0, Eurocup, teamKřenek Motorsport 2010 Carpathian Cup, Formula Renault 2.0 – 2. overall 2009 Závody do vrchu, Škoda Fabia – vicemister Slovenska v třídě A-1400 2003 – 2008 Minikáry – 4x mistr Slovenska a Evropského poháru, 3x vítěz Slovenského poháru 2001 Debut in motorsport
Race cars driven
Minikarts
Škoda Fabia
Formula Renault 2.0
Formula 3 Dallara F308
Renault R.S.01
Formula GP3
Formula 2
Formula GP2
Formula Indy-Lights
Formula Renault 3.5
Auto GP
Porsche Carrera Cup
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10
Škoda Fabia R5
BMW M3 E92 GTR
BMW Z4 GT3
BMW M6 GT3
BMW M4 GT3
AMG GT3
Volvo 240i Turbo
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup
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M. Faiereisl and R. Gonda receive the trophy for second place in the endurance race
The e Endurance Race 100-Miles of the Czech Republic Has Begun
Today’s final race is here.
The 100-Mile Endurance Race of the Czech Republic started at 4:50 p.m., and the drivers have one hour of racing ahead of them. At least one pit stop is mandatory, whether the car is shared by two drivers or driven by a single driver.
Šenkýř Motorsport has entered three cars:
#9 Matyáš Faiereisl (CZ) and Richard Gonda (SK), Row 1, Position P2
#7 Pavel Bouška (CZ) and Erik Janiš (CZ), Row 4, Position P7
#5 Radek Kolařík (CZ), Row 5, P10
The weather is ideal. Almost clear, 19 degrees, and perfect conditions for the race.
Richard Gonda and Matyáš Faiereisl on a bike ride together as part of the PSCCE Track Walk
Richard Gonda and Matyáš Faiereisl went for a bike ride together and rode the Brno Autodrom circuit. It was the perfect way to cover every meter of the track ahead of the race weekend and get a little exercise at the same time.
Knowing the track from the driver’s seat of a Porsche 992 GT3 Cup is one thing. Riding it on a bike is quite another.
R. Gonda is swapping places with M. Faiereisl in car #9 during the final practice run
During the final practice run, there was a driver change in car #9, with Radek Gonda replacing Matyáš Faiereisl. The crew then continued their preparations for Saturday’s qualifying and races.
The first Friday practice session in Brno is behind us
The first Friday practice session—and the fifth overall—of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe at the Brno Autodrom is behind us! Our drivers have completed more laps on a dry track, and the team continues to work intensively on setting up the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars ahead of Saturday’s qualifying sessions and races.
In addition to our race drivers, the coaches—who will serve as co-drivers in this weekend’s endurance race—also took to the track for practice. This allowed the team to use the extra track time to prepare both the crews and the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup race cars.
#9 Matyáš Faiereisl (CZ), PRO / Rookies category, fastest time: 2:02.414, number of laps: 15
#7 Pavel Bouška (CZ), Masters category, fastest time: 2:03.543, number of laps: 12
#5 Radek Kolařík (CZ), Masters category, fastest time: 2:05.657, number of laps: 20
#7 Erik Janiš (CZ), fastest time: 2:02.108, number of laps: 6
#9 Richard Gonda (SK), fastest time: 2:03.402, number of laps: 4
R. Gonda welcomes you to the second day of training and recaps the first day of training
Hi, we’re kicking off the second day of testing for the Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe at our home track in Brno, and we’re really looking forward to it.
Yesterday we had a lot of rain and did a lot of driving on wet tires, which is always good for testing.
Today the weather looks great, and it’s set to stay that way tomorrow for Race Saturday, when we’ll have qualifying, the race, and the endurance event.
So there’s a lot to look forward to, and we’re also looking forward to seeing all of you who come out to support us.
M. Faiereisl and Coach R. Gonda are discussing matters after the first practice
After the first practice session, M. Faiereisl and coach R. Gonda evaluate the run and discuss further adjustments to the car’s setup. Feedback and teamwork are the keys to continuous improvement on the track.
Pole position for the Endurance D4-D5 + GT Cup + P9 race
In the Endurance D4-D5 + GT Cup + P9 race, which will take place today, Saturday 12 September, from 17:20 to 18:20 as part of the 2026 GT Cup Series at the Masaryk Racing Days, the duo of R. Beňo and R. Gonda will start from pole position.
Lukáš Schmied will start from P15 on the eighth row.
R. Gonda commented:
Overall POLE POSITION for the Endurance race! I can’t even remember the last time we had a wet qualifying session🌧️ In any case, there are cars from a stronger category behind us, but our starting position will certainly help us💪 Good job, Šenkýř Motorsport
Immediately after finishing the run, coach Richard Gonda and a technician check the tire pressures and collect additional valuable data.
Proper tire management and optimal tire pressure significantly affect the car’s handling, so it is important to carefully monitor and evaluate these values.
Coaches before the first training session on Thursday
Our coaches, Jarek Janiš and Richard Gonda—without Robert Šenkýř for now—are working on setting up our race cars for the Grobnik Automotodrom in Croatia, a new track for us.
It is on this very circuit that we will be competing this race weekend as part of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe.
Organizing the taxi rides and taking care of all track action fell upon us at Šenkýř Motorsport. It was a lot to handle, but we also enjoyed our own taxi rides and hopefully brought joy to many of you 👊
I think it was very challenging for the whole team to get to know the new track, spend all our time working on setups, understand the tires, work with the drivers, and push things forward—and in the end, we achieved success across all categories, and Maty (M. Faiereisl) moved into first place overall in the standings after this weekend.
Before the two-month summer break, we’ll continue on at Grobnik in Croatia, so the situation couldn’t be better and we couldn’t be more satisfied.
Coaches R. Šenkýr and R. Gonda are discussing the strategy for today's practices
In the pit boxes at Tor Poznań, ahead of Friday’s practice sessions, the Šenkýř Motorsport team’s coaches are reviewing yesterday’s runs and discussing the strategy and car setups for today’s practice sessions with our data center.
Track analysis and consultation before heading out for the second practice session
Before the second practice session at the Tor Poznań circuit, M. Faiereisl and R. Gonda discuss key sections of the track, the ideal racing line, and braking points. Thorough preparation and sharing of experiences are an integral part of every race weekend in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe.
On Wednesday evening, ahead of Thursday’s practice sessions for Race 3 of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe, we walked the Tor Poznań race track.
Today on foot, but starting tomorrow, we’ll be behind the wheels of our Porsche 992 GT3 Cup race cars. Now it’s time to switch into race mode!
Summary of the first training day at Slovakiaring as part of the PSCCE26 race by R. Gonda
The first day of practice for the home round of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe at the Slovakiaring is behind us. I think it went well.
Today, the guys and I focused our coaching mainly on getting them up to speed for a single lap. It’s extremely hot here, so tomorrow we’ll focus more intensively on the cars, setups, driving style, and precision, so that the tires can hold up through what promises to be a very demanding Saturday.
We’re looking forward to a large crowd; it’s a wonderful Porsche event, as always in this championship, so be sure to tune in.
Richard Gonda and the evaluation of Ecce Homo 2026
An amazing experience and the Ecce Homo hillclimb is behind us! I’m super happy about it; the car is in parc fermé right now. We saw small improvements the whole time, and the two final race runs were almost identical, which makes me happy because it means we probably managed to find the limit. The GT4 was absolute blocks of fun, and I believe that together with the whole Šenkýř Motorsport team, we entertained all the fans—and there were really so many of them lining the track! We’d absolutely love to do this again at the next available opportunity.
Richard Gonda in the BMW M4 GT4 G82 passing under the Ecce Homo 2026 and ÚAMK arches
A pass under the Ecce Homo 2026 arch and a final turn under the ÚAMK assistance services arch—proud supporters of this year's event—are all that separate Richard Gonda in our BMW M4 GT4 G82 from the starting line, where he is currently next in queue.
Richard Gonda in the BMW M4 GT4 G82 just a few minutes before the start of the first Ecce Homo race
Just a few minutes before the first start, the BMW M4 GT4 G82 in its blue "Be a Race Driver" team livery undergoes a final service check, and Richard Gonda heads straight to the starting line.
Richard Gonda’s assessment of Saturday’s practice sessions and the Ecce Homo track
Šternberk is really a thrill; we had two practice sessions today, and that’s what we needed. To solidify what we drove yesterday and learn the new track. It’s fast in that forest; the race car jumps all over the place, so it takes guts. And in the end, great times—the cars are running well, perfectly prepared, and Robert Šenkýř is a great mentor; we couldn’t ask for anyone better here. So we’re looking forward to tomorrow; I don’t think we should expect any major improvements, because I figure we’re already pushing the limits, but the atmosphere is perfect, a million people, and it’s incomparable to anything else. We’re really enjoying it.
Final car preparations before heading out for practice
While Robert Šenkýř's Porsche 992 GT3 Cup and Slovak driver Tomáš Erdélyi's Porsche are already ready to head out for Saturday's practice at Ecce Homo, we are still fine-tuning the alignment on Richard Gonda's BMW M4 GT4 G82 right before the start.
Tomáš is a driver who has worked his way up from hobby hillclimb races to the top of the licensed races of the Czech and Slovak Republic circuit and hillclimb championship. He also won the FIA CEZ Championship several times. From his first successes with the BMW M3 E36, he has worked his way up to the GT3 category with regular training and diligence, and rightly belongs to the Šenkýř Motorsport coach group.
According to statistics, the most successful Slovak rider in terms of the number of victories in major international races gained pole position and the highest percentage chance of winning the race. In his career, he won the prestigious Formula F3 Eurocup series and also tried out the special Formula GP2, GP3 and Indy-lights. Since 2017, he has been a pilot in GT3 category races for Šenkýř Motorsport team.
Erik is a multiple Czech Champion and historically one of the two Czech go-kart European champions. The driver who was part of the junior Formula 3 Mercedes Benz team, the Czech national team member in the A1 GP. Since 2014, in addition to his own racing, he has been engaged in engineering activities for GT3 teams. As an engineer, he was also involved in second place for Senkyr Motorpsort in the International GT Masters 2019 at the Red Bull Ring.
Czech race car driver, first Czech driver of the Champ Car World Series and second in Formula 1. In 2003, he was the official test driver of the Jordan F1 team. On October 24, 2004, as the first Czech, he started for the first time in the ChampCar race on the circuit in Surfers Paradise. Still active as a test and racing driver in the GT3 category. Since 2017 he has been cooperating with Šenkýř Motorsport as an engineer in the FIA CEZ and International GT Open series.
Filip is one of the best currently driving pilots in the Central Europe region, with many titles and successes throughout Europe. From his debut in the Alfa Romeo WTCC, through his beginnings with BMW in the various evolutions of the BMW M3 of the Senkyr Motorsport team and his subsequent career in DTM cars, he has returned to the GT category. It doesn't matter where Filip started, he was always one of the fastest drivers on the track, who can analyze his ride and successfully moved himself and the car to the edge.
Two-time European hillclimb champion in the overall classification of touring cars division, multiple champion of the Czech and Slovak Republic in hillclimb and circuit races, long-term official member of the Czech national team and driver with a successful thirty-year racing career. Founder and owner of the Šenkýř Motorsport team, who created the methodology and concept of 1:1 coaching for trackday cars and their drivers.
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Today’s final race is here.
The 100-Mile Endurance Race of the Czech Republic started at 4:50 p.m., and the drivers have one hour of racing ahead of them. At least one pit stop is mandatory, whether the car is shared by two drivers or driven by a single driver.
Šenkýř Motorsport has entered three cars:
The weather is ideal. Almost clear, 19 degrees, and perfect conditions for the race.
Let’s do this.
Richard Gonda and Matyáš Faiereisl went for a bike ride together and rode the Brno Autodrom circuit. It was the perfect way to cover every meter of the track ahead of the race weekend and get a little exercise at the same time.
Knowing the track from the driver’s seat of a Porsche 992 GT3 Cup is one thing. Riding it on a bike is quite another.
During the final practice run, there was a driver change in car #9, with Radek Gonda replacing Matyáš Faiereisl. The crew then continued their preparations for Saturday’s qualifying and races.
The first Friday practice session—and the fifth overall—of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe at the Brno Autodrom is behind us! Our drivers have completed more laps on a dry track, and the team continues to work intensively on setting up the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars ahead of Saturday’s qualifying sessions and races.
In addition to our race drivers, the coaches—who will serve as co-drivers in this weekend’s endurance race—also took to the track for practice. This allowed the team to use the extra track time to prepare both the crews and the Porsche 992 GT3 Cup race cars.
Hi, we’re kicking off the second day of testing for the Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe at our home track in Brno, and we’re really looking forward to it.
Yesterday we had a lot of rain and did a lot of driving on wet tires, which is always good for testing.
Today the weather looks great, and it’s set to stay that way tomorrow for Race Saturday, when we’ll have qualifying, the race, and the endurance event.
So there’s a lot to look forward to, and we’re also looking forward to seeing all of you who come out to support us.
After the first practice session, M. Faiereisl and coach R. Gonda evaluate the run and discuss further adjustments to the car’s setup. Feedback and teamwork are the keys to continuous improvement on the track.
The trophy is for winning the eGT3 class at the 2026 GT Cup Series in Brno. Overall, they finished in P4.
We’re practising in the pit box so that driver changes in the pit lane during the race can be carried out as efficiently as possible.
In the Endurance D4-D5 + GT Cup + P9 race, which will take place today, Saturday 12 September, from 17:20 to 18:20 as part of the 2026 GT Cup Series at the Masaryk Racing Days, the duo of R. Beňo and R. Gonda will start from pole position.
Lukáš Schmied will start from P15 on the eighth row.
R. Gonda commented:
Overall POLE POSITION for the Endurance race! I can’t even remember the last time we had a wet qualifying session🌧️ In any case, there are cars from a stronger category behind us, but our starting position will certainly help us💪 Good job, Šenkýř Motorsport
Qualifying for the endurance race, which will take place on Saturday afternoon, is now over.
R. Beňo and R. Gonda set the fastest qualifying time in their class and overall, securing pole position.
Qualifying took place in wet conditions, with 16 race cars taking part.
Our team is preparing for Friday's practice at the Brno circuit.
It is essential to prepare as thoroughly as possible for the GT Cup Series training sessions.
In just a few moments, we’ll be heading out onto the Brno Circuit.
The chosen strategy will, of course, influence the outcome at the Brno Circuit.
Test 2 Practice Results on Thursday:
Immediately after finishing the run, coach Richard Gonda and a technician check the tire pressures and collect additional valuable data.
Proper tire management and optimal tire pressure significantly affect the car’s handling, so it is important to carefully monitor and evaluate these values.
Our coaches, Jarek Janiš and Richard Gonda—without Robert Šenkýř for now—are working on setting up our race cars for the Grobnik Automotodrom in Croatia, a new track for us.
It is on this very circuit that we will be competing this race weekend as part of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe.
What a machine. Still impressed. Coaching a working on the setups today to make it ready for our driver and @carbonia_cup race
Spectacular @eisking trackday and F1 debrief at @autodrombrno.
... See moreOrganizing the taxi rides and taking care of all track action fell upon us at Šenkýř Motorsport. It was a lot to handle, but we also enjoyed our own taxi rides and hopefully brought joy to many of you 👊
Thanks F1 family, you were awesome! 🔥
#senkyrmotorsport #eisking #trackday #bearacedriver #driveandfun @richardgonda @tomas_mpower @pavelbouska @matyasfaiereisl @josef_kral @stevoeiselef1
We’ve had a successful weekend in Poland.
I think it was very challenging for the whole team to get to know the new track, spend all our time working on setups, understand the tires, work with the drivers, and push things forward—and in the end, we achieved success across all categories, and Maty (M. Faiereisl) moved into first place overall in the standings after this weekend.
Before the two-month summer break, we’ll continue on at Grobnik in Croatia, so the situation couldn’t be better and we couldn’t be more satisfied.
In the pit boxes at Tor Poznań, ahead of Friday’s practice sessions, the Šenkýř Motorsport team’s coaches are reviewing yesterday’s runs and discussing the strategy and car setups for today’s practice sessions with our data center.
Before the second practice session at the Tor Poznań circuit, M. Faiereisl and R. Gonda discuss key sections of the track, the ideal racing line, and braking points. Thorough preparation and sharing of experiences are an integral part of every race weekend in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe.
P. Bouška shares his impressions of his first training session on the Tor Poznań track with R. Gonda and R. Kolařík.
On Wednesday evening, ahead of Thursday’s practice sessions for Race 3 of the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe, we walked the Tor Poznań race track.
Today on foot, but starting tomorrow, we’ll be behind the wheels of our Porsche 992 GT3 Cup race cars. Now it’s time to switch into race mode!
The first day of practice for the home round of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe at the Slovakiaring is behind us. I think it went well.
Today, the guys and I focused our coaching mainly on getting them up to speed
for a single lap. It’s extremely hot here, so tomorrow we’ll focus more intensively
on the cars, setups, driving style, and precision,
so that the tires can hold up through what promises to be a very demanding Saturday.
We’re looking forward to a large crowd; it’s a wonderful Porsche event, as always in this championship, so be sure to tune in.
As part of the preparations for the 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe | Round 2 at the Slovakiaring.
An amazing experience and the Ecce Homo hillclimb is behind us! I’m super happy about it; the car is in parc fermé right now. We saw small improvements the whole time, and the two final race runs were almost identical, which makes me happy because it means we probably managed to find the limit. The GT4 was absolute blocks of fun, and I believe that together with the whole Šenkýř Motorsport team, we entertained all the fans—and there were really so many of them lining the track! We’d absolutely love to do this again at the next available opportunity.
Richard Gonda with the BMW M4 GT4 G82 after finishing the Ecce Homo Šternberk 2026 race.
Ecce Homo 2026 has been successfully completed.
#104 Richard Gonda (SK) and his start for the first race run at Ecce Homo Šternberk 2026 in the BMW M4 GT4 G82.
Heading to the start for our first racing stint at Ecce Homo 2026.
A pass under the Ecce Homo 2026 arch and a final turn under the ÚAMK assistance services arch—proud supporters of this year's event—are all that separate Richard Gonda in our BMW M4 GT4 G82 from the starting line, where he is currently next in queue.
Just a few minutes before the first start, the BMW M4 GT4 G82 in its blue "Be a Race Driver" team livery undergoes a final service check, and Richard Gonda heads straight to the starting line.
Our BMW M4 GT4 G82 leaving the paddock ahead of its first race start.
R. Gonda preparing for the start of the first race at Ecce Homo Šternberk 2026.
Spirits are high in the paddock, and while we watch the livestream of the first group of racers in our data center, our own start is fast approaching.
Richard Gonda (SK), Tomáš Erdélyi (SK), Robert Šenkýř (CZ), Pavel Bouška (CZ)
Šternberk is really a thrill; we had two practice sessions today, and that’s what we needed. To solidify what we drove yesterday and learn the new track. It’s fast in that forest; the race car jumps all over the place, so it takes guts. And in the end, great times—the cars are running well, perfectly prepared, and Robert Šenkýř is a great mentor; we couldn’t ask for anyone better here. So we’re looking forward to tomorrow; I don’t think we should expect any major improvements, because I figure we’re already pushing the limits, but the atmosphere is perfect, a million people, and it’s incomparable to anything else. We’re really enjoying it.
#66 Šenkýř Robert (CZ) - Porsche 992 GT3 Cup
#67 Bouška Pavel (CZ) - Porsche 992 GT3 Cup
#68 Erdélyi Tomáš (SK) - Porsche 992 GT3 Cup
#104 Gonda Richard (SK) - BMW M4 GT4 G82
Richard Gonda in the blue BMW M4 GT4 (G82) EVO at Ecce Homo Šternberk 2026.
While Robert Šenkýř's Porsche 992 GT3 Cup and Slovak driver Tomáš Erdélyi's Porsche are already ready to head out for Saturday's practice at Ecce Homo, we are still fine-tuning the alignment on Richard Gonda's BMW M4 GT4 G82 right before the start.
#3 Samuel Vetrák-Richard Gonda, P3 in eProAM, P7 overall
#7 Pavel Bouška-Erik Janiš, P4 in eProAM, P8 overall