Mick Wishofer (born 8 October 1999) is an Austrian racing driver who currently competes in the

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is a grand touring car series sanctioned by ITR e.V. who have been affiliated to the DMSB-FIA since 1984. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The ser ...

for

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Career

Karting

Wishofer 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

In 2017 Wishofer made his debut in single-seater racing by joining

Lechner Racing Lechner Racing, formerly known as Walter Lechner Racing is an auto racing team based in Austria. It is also known as the Lechner Racing School. Lechner Racing has established the Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East and organizes the series as a ...

in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. He dominantly won the Rookies' Championship by taking 11 rookie-class wins out of 21 races. For the 2018 season he joined

US Racing US Racing is an auto racing team based in Kerpen, Germany. History US Racing is the joint Formula 4 team of Ralf Schumacher and Gerhard Ungar. The championship team of the ADAC Formula 4 season 2015 has moved its seat to Kerpen at the end of 2 ...

– CHRS. At the

Hockenheimring The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg () is a motor racing circuit situated in the Rhine valley near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on the Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it has hos ...

he collected his maiden race win. He finished the season in 6th place with 6 podium finishes to his name.

ADAC GT Masters

In 2019 he made his GT racing debut in the

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. He started for Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing in a

Mercedes-AMG GT3 The Mercedes-AMG GT (C190 / R190) is a grand tourer produced in coupé and roadster bodystyles by German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-AMG. The car was introduced on and was officially unveiled to the public in October 2014 at the Paris Mo ...

with

Kelvin Snoeks Kelvin Manuel Mathijs Snoeks (born 12 September 1987 in Haarlem) is a Dutch racing driver. In 2010 he competed in the FIA Formula Two Championship. Snoeks stayed in Formula Two for the 2011 season. He is currently racing in the DTM Trophy, which ...

being his teammate. The pair reached the podium once in the final round of the season at the

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. At the end of season the two occupied 23rd place in the standings. In 2020 Wishofer stayed with the same team. At the

Lausitzring The Lausitzring (formally known as the Dekra Lausitzring for ownership reasons) is a race track located near Klettwitz (a civil parish of Schipkau, Oberspreewald-Lausitz district) in the state of Brandenburg in northeast Germany, near the bord ...

he collected his first race win in the

together with his teammate

Dorian Boccolacci Dorian Boccolacci (born 9 September 1998 in Cannes) is a French racing driver, currently competing in the Porsche Supercup series. He has previously also competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship until after the 2019 French round at Circuit Paul ...

. 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 The Motorsport Arena Oschersleben is a long race track with a width of and elevation changes of . The circuit is located in Oschersleben, Börde where is approximately from Magdeburg), Germany. Its fairly flat contours create a smooth, fast ci ...

he achieved a single podium finish together with Maximilian Hackländer. After the first four rounds of the season Wishofer was replaced by Erik Johansson. In 2022 he joined

Emil Frey Racing Emil Frey Racing is a Swiss racing team and racecar constructor. The team is named after the Emil Frey Gruppe, a Swiss car dealership for Jaguar, Lexus and other marques. Emil Frey Racing was founded in 2011, competing in the Blancpain GT Series ...

driving in a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo together with

Konsta Lappalainen Konsta Lappalainen (born 11 August 2001) is a Finnish racing driver. He is currently driving in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Emil Frey Racing. Career Karting Born and raised in Espoo, Lappalainen started his karting ca ...

. In the third round at

Circuit Zandvoort Circuit Zandvoort (), known for sponsorship reasons as CM.com Circuit Zandvoort, and previously known as Circuit Park Zandvoort until 2017, is a motorsport race track located in the dunes north of Zandvoort, the Netherlands, near the North Sea ...

the pair took their first win of the season.

DTM

In 2023, Wishofer made his debut in

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, competing for

Racing record

Career summary

^* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

Mick Wishofer
at DriverDB
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wishofer, Mick 1999 births Living people Austrian racing drivers Sportspeople from Vienna ADAC Formula 4 drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers Walter Lechner Racing drivers US Racing drivers Charouz Racing System drivers Emil Frey Racing drivers Toksport WRT drivers Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers