Introduction
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.
For the 2018 season he joined US Racing–CHRS. At the Hockenheimring 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 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.
In 2022 he joined Emil Frey Racing driving in a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo together with Konsta Lappalainen. In the third round at Circuit Zandvoort the pair took their first win of the season.
DTM
In 2023, Wishofer made his debut in DTM, competing for GRT Grasser Racing Team.
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 | OSC11 19 |
OSC12 14 |
OSC13 19 |
LAU1 14 |
LAU2 17 |
LAU3 Ret |
RBR1 15 |
RBR2 Ret |
RBR3 20 |
OSC21 14 |
OSC22 16 |
OSC23 15 |
NÜR1 18 |
NÜR2 19 |
NÜR3 14 |
SAC1 21 |
SAC2 11 |
SAC3 19 |
HOC1 12 |
HOC2 13 |
HOC3 10 |
23rd | 1 |
| 2018 | US Racing–CHRS | OSC1 2 |
OSC2 Ret |
OSC3 7 |
HOC11 Ret |
HOC12 7 |
HOC13 1 |
LAU1 3 |
LAU2 4 |
LAU3 3 |
RBR1 9 |
RBR2 3 |
RBR3 6 |
HOC21 14 |
HOC22 Ret |
NÜR1 8 |
NÜR2 16 |
NÜR3 Ret |
HOC31 4 |
HOC32 2 |
HOC33 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 | OSC1 Ret |
OSC2 DNS |
MST1 28 |
MST2 DNS |
RBR1 14 |
RBR2 18 |
ZAN1 Ret |
ZAN2 23 |
NÜR1 30 |
NÜR2 25 |
HOC1 Ret |
HOC2 13 |
SAC1 3 |
SAC2 27 |
23rd | 22 |
| 2020 | Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | LAU11 11 |
LAU12 15 |
NÜR1 5 |
NÜR2 11 |
HOC1 17 |
HOC2 16 |
SAC1 5 |
SAC2 17 |
RBR1 Ret |
RBR2 15 |
LAU21 DSQ |
LAU22 1 |
OSC1 Ret |
OSC2 6 |
12th | 70 |
| 2021 | MRS GT-Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | OSC1 19 |
OSC2 3 |
RBR1 19 |
RBR2 Ret |
ZAN1 19 |
ZAN2 Ret |
LAU1 18 |
LAU2 18 |
SAC1 | SAC2 | HOC1 | HOC2 | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | 33rd | 16 |
| 2022 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | OSC1 6 |
OSC2 11 |
RBR1 18 |
RBR2 DNS |
ZAN1 1 |
ZAN2 19 |
NÜR1 11 |
NÜR2 6 |
LAU1 21 |
LAU2 16 |
SAC1 12 |
SAC2 Ret |
HOC1 6 |
HOC2 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 | OSC1 Ret |
OSC2 Ret |
ZAN1 22 |
ZAN2 Ret |
NOR1 DSQ |
NOR2 Ret |
NÜR1 | NÜR2 | LAU1 | LAU2 | SAC1 | SAC2 | RBR1 | RBR2 | HOC1 | HOC2 | 33rd | 0 |