Mick Wishofer

Mick Wishofer
Wishofer competing in the ADAC GT Masters in 2021
Nationality	Austrian
Born	(1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 25) 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

Mick Wishofer (born 8 October 1999) is an Austrian racing driver who currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for GRT Grasser Racing Team.

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 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

In 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

In 2023, Wishofer made his debut in DTM, competing for GRT Grasser Racing Team. ^[9]

Racing record

Career summary

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

(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

(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

(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

1. "Mick Wishofer dominiert Rookiemeisterschaft in der Formel 4". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
2. Allen, Peter (2018-03-26). "Zendeli and Wishofer join Schumacher at US Racing for ADAC F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
3. Waring, Bethonie (2018-05-06). "Mick Wishofer claims maiden ADAC F4 victory in race three at Hockenheim". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
4. "Erik Johansson statt Mick Wishofer bei MRS-GT Racing". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
5. "Three Cars Apiece in ADAC GT Masters And GT World Challenge Endurance For Emil Frey Racing | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
6. "Mick Wishofer - Emil Frey Racing". emilfreyracing.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
7. "Immer wieder Zandvoort: Emil-Frey-Lamborghini bejubelt ersten Sieg". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
8. "Emil Frey Racing Take Double Win At Zandvoort | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
9. Euwema, Davey (2023-04-13). "Wishofer Joins Grasser to Form All-Austrian Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2023-04-13.

External links

• Mick Wishofer career summary at DriverDB.com
• Official website