Mick Wishofer

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NationalityAustria Austrian
Born (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 26)
Debut season2019
Current teamEmil Frey Racing
Mick Wishofer
Wishofer competing in the ADAC GT Masters in 2021
NationalityAustria Austrian
Born (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 26)
ADAC GT Masters career
Debut season2019
Current teamEmil Frey Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number14
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 last competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for GRT Grasser Racing Team.

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 eleven rookie-class wins out of 21 races.[1]

For the 2018 season, Wishofer joined US RacingCHRS.[2] At the Hockenheimring, he collected his maiden race win.[3] He finished the season in sixth place with six podium finishes to his name.

ADAC GT Masters

In 2019, Wishofer 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, Wishofer 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, Wishofer 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

References

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