Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
*Swiss people
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* Swiss Internation ...
professional
racing driver
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
. He is currently competing in the
FIA World Endurance Championship
The FIA World Endurance Championship is an auto racing world championship organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The series supersedes the ACO's former Intercont ...
for
Peugeot Sport
Peugeot Sport is the department of French carmaker Peugeot responsible for motorsport activities.
History Beginnings in rallying
Peugeot Sport was formed in 1981 under the name of Peugeot Talbot Sport, after Jean Todt, a World Rally Champions ...
.
Career
Karting
Müller began his
karting
Kart racing or karting is a road racing variant of motorsport with open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on ...
career in 2004 and the following year, Müller finished sixth in the
Bridgestone
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Cup Switzerland ICA Junior class. He improved to third place in the same competition in 2006 and also finished as runner-up in the Swiss Junior Championship. In 2007, he won the Bridgestone Cup Switzerland
KF3
OK-Junior is a kart racing class for top drivers aged 11 to 15 (drivers must reach the age of 12 within the first semester of calendar year).
This class used to be called Junior Intercontinental A (JICA or ICA-J) and has changed since January 200 ...
class, winning the title by a single point, and took fifth place in the Swiss KF3 championship.
Formula Renault 2.0
In
2008
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, Müller stepped up to
single-seaters
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Jenzer Motorsport
Jenzer Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Switzerland. Founded in 1993 by Andreas Jenzer the team is currently competing in FIA Formula 3, Italian F4 and F4 Spanish and has had a number of drivers who would turn out to be successful i ...
. In his first year in the category, he finished fifth, taking a victory at
Spa-Francorchamps
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has he ...
along with two other podium places. He also took part in selected races of both the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and
Imola circuit
The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola, is a motor racing circuit in the town of Imola, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, east of Bologna. It is one of the few major international circuits to run in an a ...
. Müller took two podium places to finish third in the standings, behind
Kazim Vasiliauskas
Kazimieras "Kazim" Vasiliauskas (born 2 August 1990) is a Lithuanian former racing driver.
Racing career
Karting
Vasiliauskas was born in Kaišiadorys. He competed in kart racing from 1999 to 2007, winning several Lithuanian and Baltic champio ...
and champion Daniel Mancinelli.
Müller remained in the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 series in
2009
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and wrapped up the title in dominant fashion, finishing on the podium in all twelve races, taking nine victories and nine
pole position
In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track. The pole position is usually earned by the driver with the best qualifying times in the trials before the rac ...
s.
He also contested a full season of the
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits.
It served as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015. Renault Sp ...
championship with Jenzer Motorsport. He originally finished third in his début race in
Barcelona
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, but was later promoted to second following the disqualification of race winner
Albert Costa
Albert Costa i Casals (; born 25 June 1975) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He is best remembered for winning the Men's Singles title at the French Open in 2002.
Tennis career
Costa began playing tennis at the age of five. H ...
. During the season he took a further four points-scoring positions to finish eleventh in the championship, the third highest placed
rookie
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In contrast with a veteran who has experience and expertise, a rookie is usually inexperienced ...
driver.
GP3 Series
In 2010, Müller graduated to the new GP3 Series, continuing his long relationship with Jenzer Motorsport. He took his first victory in the category at the third round of the season in
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
, winning the sprint race after starting from the front row of the grid. Another podium followed at the next round at
Silverstone
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before he took his second win of the year with victory from pole position in the feature race at the
Hungaroring
The Hungaroring is a motorsport racetrack in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone w ...
.
A haul of nine points in the final round at
Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label= Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Mo ...
ensured that Müller finished the season third overall behind
Robert Wickens
Robert Tyler Wickens (born March 13, 1989) is a Canadian racing driver from Guelph, Ontario, driving in the Michelin Pilot Challenge for Bryan Herta Autosport. In 2009 he finished in second place in the FIA Formula Two Championship, and in 2010 ...
and eventual champion
Esteban Gutiérrez
Esteban Manuel Gutiérrez Gutiérrez (; born 5 August 1991) is a Mexican racing driver currently representing Mercedes in Formula One, Formula E and esports and Inter Europol Competition in World Endurance Championship.
Previously from 2013 ...
. Müller will remain in the championship with Jenzer Motorsport for a second season in
2011
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.
World Rallycross
Müller competed in the
2017 World RX of France
The 2017 World RX of France was the ninth round of the fourth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at the Circuit de Lohéac in the Lohéac commune of Bretagne.
Supercar
Heats
Semi-finals
;Semi-Final 1 ...
and the
2017 World RX of Latvia
The 2017 World RX of Latvia was the tenth round of the fourth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of Riga. Johan Kristoffersson secured the drivers ...
for the
EKS RX
EKS RX is a Swedish auto racing team founded by racing driver Mattias Ekström. The team is competing in FIA World Rallycross Championship since 2014 and entered the team championship in 2015.
In January 2017 it was announced that the team woul ...
team. He finished the events 17th and 6th respectively.
Sports car racing
In October 2017, it was announced that Müller would replace relief driver
James Rossiter
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He was a Test Driver for BAR, Honda, Super Aguri and Force India in Formula One an ...
Oreca 07
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, partnering regular drivers
Roman Rusinov
Roman Aleksandrovich Rusinov ( rus, Рома́н Алекса́ндрович Ру́синов, p=rɐˈman ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈrusʲɪnəv, born 21 October 1981 in Moscow) is a Russian auto racing driver who competed in the FIA World Endu ...
and Pierre Thiriet for the 6 Hours of Shanghai in November. He finished seventh after colliding with three cars during the course of the race. That month, Müller was entered into the
2017 FIA GT World Cup
The 2017 FIA GT World Cup (formally the SJM Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup) was a non-championship Grand Touring (GT) sports car race held on the streets of the Macau autonomous territory on 19 November 2017. It was the event's third edit ...
, driving an Audi R8 LMS with Audi Sport Team WRT, and was caught up in a first lap multi-car accident in the qualifying race. His car was repaired in time for the main race, but crashed out after hitting a car that spun ahead of him.
Motorland Aragón
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The circuit was designed by German architect Hermann Tilke in conjunction with the British architectural bus ...
in
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
as a prize for winning the Swiss Formula Renault title. A week later, he took part in the first International Formula Master test session of the
winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultur ...
at the Hungaroring, finishing as the fastest driver on day one before taking second place the following day.
Racing record
Career summary
† As Müller was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP3 Series results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
* Season still in progress.