Mick Wishofer (born 8 October 1999) is an Austrian racing driver who currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for GRT Grasser Racing Team.
| Mick Wishofer | |
|---|---|
 Wishofer competing in the ADAC GT Masters in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  Austrian |
| Born | 8 October 1999 Vienna, Austria |
| ADAC GT Masters career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Emil Frey Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 14 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 2017–2018 | GTWC Europe Sprint Cup ADAC Formula 4 Championship |
Career
editKarting
editWishofer started karting in 2008. His accolades include winning the Rotax Max Challenge Austria and Rotax Max Challenge Hungary in 2011. In that year he also came second in the Mini-Max class of the Rotax Max Challenge Central-Eastern Europe.
Formula 4
editIn 2017 Wishofer made his debut in single-seater racing by joining Lechner Racing in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. He dominantly won the Rookies' Championship by taking 11 rookie-class wins out of 21 races.[1]
For the 2018 season he joined US Racing–CHRS.[2] At the Hockenheimring he collected his maiden race win.[3] He finished the season in 6th place with 6 podium finishes to his name.
ADAC GT Masters
editIn 2019 he made his GT racing debut in the ADAC GT Masters. He started for Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing in a Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Kelvin Snoeks being his teammate. The pair reached the podium once in the final round of the season at the Sachsenring. At the end of season the two occupied 23rd place in the standings.
In 2020 Wishofer stayed with the same team. At the Lausitzring he collected his first race win in the ADAC GT Masters together with his teammate Dorian Boccolacci.
In 2021 he started for MRS GT-Racing in a Porsche 911 GT3 R. In the opening round of the season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben he achieved a single podium finish together with Maximilian Hackländer. After the first four rounds of the season Wishofer was replaced by Erik Johansson.[4]
In 2022 he joined Emil Frey Racing driving in a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo together with Konsta Lappalainen.[5][6] In the third round at Circuit Zandvoort the pair took their first win of the season.[7][8]
DTM
editIn 2023, Wishofer made his debut in DTM, competing for GRT Grasser Racing Team.[9]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Lechner Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd |
| 2018 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing–CHRS | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 160 | 6th |
| 2019 | ADAC GT Masters | Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23rd |
| 2020 | ADAC GT Masters | Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 12th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Toksport WRT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2021 | ADAC GT Masters | MRS GT-Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 33rd |
| 2022 | ADAC GT Masters | Emil Frey Racing | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 17th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31st | ||
| 2023 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
* Season still in progress.
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
edit(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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lechner Racing | OSC1 1 19 |
OSC1 2 14 |
OSC1 3 19 |
LAU 1 14 |
LAU 2 17 |
LAU 3 Ret |
RBR 1 15 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 20 |
OSC2 1 14 |
OSC2 2 16 |
OSC2 3 15 |
NÜR 1 18 |
NÜR 2 19 |
NÜR 3 14 |
SAC 1 21 |
SAC 2 11 |
SAC 3 19 |
HOC 1 12 |
HOC 2 13 |
HOC 3 10 |
23rd | 1 |
| 2018 | US Racing–CHRS | OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 Ret |
OSC 3 7 |
HOC1 1 Ret |
HOC1 2 7 |
HOC1 3 1 |
LAU 1 3 |
LAU 2 4 |
LAU 3 3 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 3 |
RBR 3 6 |
HOC2 1 14 |
HOC2 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 16 |
NÜR 3 Ret |
HOC3 1 4 |
HOC3 2 2 |
HOC3 3 8 |
6th | 160 |
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 DNS |
MST 1 28 |
MST 2 DNS |
RBR 1 14 |
RBR 2 18 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 23 |
NÜR 1 30 |
NÜR 2 25 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 13 |
SAC 1 3 |
SAC 2 27 |
23rd | 22 |
| 2020 | Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | LAU1 1 11 |
LAU1 2 15 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 11 |
HOC 1 17 |
HOC 2 16 |
SAC 1 5 |
SAC 2 17 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 15 |
LAU2 1 DSQ |
LAU2 2 1 |
OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 6 |
12th | 70 |
| 2021 | MRS GT-Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | OSC 1 19 |
OSC 2 3 |
RBR 1 19 |
RBR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 19 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
LAU 1 18 |
LAU 2 18 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
33rd | 16 |
| 2022 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | OSC 1 6 |
OSC 2 11 |
RBR 1 18 |
RBR 2 DNS |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 19 |
NÜR 1 11 |
NÜR 2 6 |
LAU 1 21 |
LAU 2 16 |
SAC 1 12 |
SAC 2 Ret |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 5 |
17th | 83 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 22 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
NOR 1 DSQ |
NOR 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
33rd | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Mick Wishofer dominiert Rookiemeisterschaft in der Formel 4". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Allen, Peter (2018-03-26). "Zendeli and Wishofer join Schumacher at US Racing for ADAC F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (2018-05-06). "Mick Wishofer claims maiden ADAC F4 victory in race three at Hockenheim". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Erik Johansson statt Mick Wishofer bei MRS-GT Racing". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Three Cars Apiece in ADAC GT Masters And GT World Challenge Endurance For Emil Frey Racing | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Mick Wishofer - Emil Frey Racing". emilfreyracing.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Immer wieder Zandvoort: Emil-Frey-Lamborghini bejubelt ersten Sieg". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Emil Frey Racing Take Double Win At Zandvoort | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (2023-04-13). "Wishofer Joins Grasser to Form All-Austrian Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
External links
edit- Mick Wishofer career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website