Patric Niederhauser

Patric Niederhauser
Born	(1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 Switzerland
Occupation	Professional racing driver
Known for	2011 Formula Abarth Italian Series champion, 2019 ADAC GT Masters champion, factory driver for Porsche

Patric Niederhauser (born 8 October 1991) is a Swiss professional race car driver currently serving as a factory driver for Porsche.

After winning the 2011 Formula Abarth Italian Series, Niederhauser competed in the GP3 Series before shifting his focus to GT racing. His championship victory in the 2019 ADAC GT Masters earned him a place within the Audi factory driver program, where he spent four seasons prior to joining Porsche in 2024.

Karting

Niederhauser started his karting journey in 2006, mainly competing within Switzerland. By 2009, he had advanced to the KF2 class and secured second place in the Swiss Karting Championship.

Lower formulae

In 2010, he made his debut in single-seater racing with Jenzer Motorsport in Italy's newly established Formula Abarth championship. He claimed victory at Varano and added five further podium finishes, concluding the season as runner-up in the Italian series. He continued for a second year in 2011 when the championship divided into European and Italian categories. Niederhauser captured six wins and secured the Italian championship title, engaging in a close battle with teammate Sergey Sirotkin. In the European division, he placed second overall with five wins.

Additionally, during 2010, Niederhauser took part in one round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship at Dijon, earning podiums in both races.

GP3 Series

For 2012, Niederhauser remained with Jenzer Motorsport in the GP3 Series, achieving two victories and finishing seventh in the championship standings. He stayed with Jenzer for 2013; however, that season was less fruitful, resulting in only two points-scoring finishes and a 13th place overall. In 2014, he switched to Arden International and ended a two-year winless stretch by winning at Hungaroring and Sochi, concluding tenth in the championship.

In 2015, Niederhauser did not secure a full-time seat but participated in a single GP2 Series event for Daiko Team Lazarus.

Sportscar career

Niederhauser transitioned to sportscar competition in 2016 with Attempto Racing, competing in both the ADAC GT Masters and Blancpain GT Series Endurance and Sprint Cups, where his best results were tenth-place finishes. The following year, he joined Aust Motorsport for ADAC GT Masters alongside Dennis Marschall; they consistently scored points but did not reach the podium, ending 21st overall.

In 2018, Niederhauser divided his efforts between Europe and Asia. He raced for GruppeM Racing Team in Blancpain GT Series Asia, securing three GT3 victories and finishing third in the championship. Concurrently, he contested the Blancpain Endurance Cup Silver Cup category, achieving a class podium.

Returning to ADAC GT Masters in 2019 with HCB-Rutronik Racing alongside Audi factory driver Kelvin van der Linde, Niederhauser won three races and stood on four podiums en route to claiming the title. This success led to his promotion as an Audi factory driver starting in 2020. That year, he and van der Linde attempted to defend their crown but concluded fourth overall after retiring from the final race.

In 2021, Niederhauser joined Phoenix Racing with teammate Jusuf Owega but was unable to secure podiums and finished 18th. He returned to Rutronik Racing for 2022 alongside Luca Engstler, earning one podium and placing 14th overall. Simultaneously, he competed with Saintéloc Racing in both GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups, achieving an unexpected victory at Hockenheimring plus two Sprint Cup podiums to finish sixth overall.

For the 2023 season, Niederhauser remained with Saintéloc Racing for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside Simon Gachet and Christopher Mies; they finished sixth despite no podium appearances. In the Sprint Cup paired with Erwan Bastard, he attained one podium and ended tenth overall. Additionally, he raced in DTM for Tresor Orange1/Attempto Racing but ranked 23rd due to limited pre-season testing and challenges adapting to the team.

Following Audi's factory program closure, Niederhauser transitioned to Porsche for 2024. He competes across both GT World Challenge Europe Sprint and Endurance Cups—partnering with Sven Müller in Sprint events and Julien Andlauer in Endurance—marking his second tenure with Rutronik Racing.

Personal life

Patric Niederhauser is romantically involved with fellow racing competitor Marylin Niederhauser, who has participated in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. Despite sharing the same last name, this is purely coincidental.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	Formula Abarth	Jenzer Motorsport	14	1	1	1	6	106	2nd
	Formula Renault 2.0 MEC		2	0	0	0	2	N/A	NC†
2011	Formula Abarth Italian Series	Jenzer Motorsport	14	6	2	6	8	149	1st
	Formula Abarth European Series		14	5	1	6	9	138	2nd
2012	GP3 Series	Jenzer Motorsport	16	2	0	1	4	101	7th
	Italian Formula 3 European Series	BVM	9	1	0	1	2	48	11th
	Italian Formula 3 Italian Series		3	0	0	0	0	10	13th
2013	GP3 Series	Jenzer Motorsport	16	0	0	0	2	33	13th
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Race Performance	4	0	0	0	1	40	9th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
2014	GP3 Series	Arden International	18	2	0	2	2	62	10th
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Race Performance	1	0	0	0	0	12	20th
2015	align=left  GP2 Series   Daiko Team Lazarus   2   0   0   0   0   0  34th
rowspan=3 2016   ADAC GT Masters   ADAC NSA / Attempto Racing   6   0   0   0   0   0   NC   |-   Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup   Attempto Racing   7   0   0   0   0   1   31st |-   Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup   Attempto Racing   5   0   0   0   0   2   46th |- !2017   ADAC GT Masters   Aust Motorsport   14   0   0   1   0   34   21st |- !rowspan=5 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia GruppeM Racing Team 12 3 2 1 4 123 style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd Blancpain GT Series Asia - Silver GruppeM Racing Team 12 3 2 1 6 142 4th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Reiter Young Stars 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Reiter Young Stars 4 0 0 0 1 36 11th GT4 Central European Cup - Pro-Am K Racing – Reiter 2 1 1 1 2 50	rowspan=5 2019 ADAC GT Masters HCB-Rutronik Racing 14 3 3 1 7 205 style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st GT4 European Series - Silver True Racing 12 1 0 2 4 121 5th Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia Solite Indigo Racing 2 0 0 0 0 8 35th Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - Silver Solite Indigo Racing 2 0 0 0 0 18 17th FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Switzerland 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 17th	rowspan="6"2020 ADAC GT Masters Rutronik Racing 13 1 1 4 160 4th International GT Open Reiter Engineering 2 — — — — NC† GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team Attempto Racing 1 — — — 1 23 14th Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Attempto Racing / Audi Sport Team Car Collection 2 — — — 1 / — 28 (combined) 8th (combined) 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Car Collection Motorsport 1 — — — — N/A 15th	rowspan="6"2021 ADAC GT Masters Phoenix Racing 13 — — — — 54 18th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Racing 1 — — — —8 24th Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Racing 3 1 — — 2 50 style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd 24H GT Series - GT4 Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport / Car Collection Motorsport (various) Multiple starts, no points or notable finishes	rowspan="5"2022 ADAC GT Masters Rutronik Racing 14 – – –104 –14th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Saintéloc Racing / Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Racing (combined) Multiple starts, mid-field results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing / Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Racing (combined) Multiple starts, mid-field results Intercontinental GT Challenge Saintéloc Racing / Audi Sport Team Saintéloc (combined) Multiple starts, lower rankings 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Car Collection, strong finish (4th)	rowspan="4"2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Tresor Orange1 / Attempto Racing Full season, limited points (23rd) GT World Challenge Europe Sprint and Endurance Cups Saintéloc Junior Team Mid-pack finishes 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Land Solid top-10 finish (6th)	rowspan="7"2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint and Endurance Cups Rutronik Racing Consistent mid-field results Intercontinental GT Challenge Mixed teams Including Lionspeed GP and Herberth Motorsport, steady performance Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and Nürburgring 24H Lionspeed GP Notable win in Pro-Am category at Nürburgring	rowspan="4"2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint and Endurance Cups Rutronik Racing Early season strong performances with podiums and top-5 standings* Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie Scherer Sport PHX Competitive entries but no points* 24H Series Lionspeed GP Active participation planned*

^† Guest driver, not eligible for championship points. ^†† No.16 Scherer Sport PHX excluded from points. ^* Current season in progress.

Full GP3 Series Results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	D.C.	Points
2012	Jenzer Motorsport	CAT FEA 4th	CAT SPR 5th	MON FEA Retired	MON SPR 15th	VAL FEA 8th	VAL SPR 1st	SIL FEA 10th	SIL SPR 3rd	HOC FEA 1st	HOC SPR 9th	HUN FEA 16th	HUN SPR 2nd	SPA FEA 11th	SPA SPR 6th	MNZ FEA 5th	MNZ SPR Retired			7th	101
2013	Jenzer Motorsport	CAT FEA 2nd	CAT < br > SPR < br > 3rd	VAL < br > FEA < br > 13th	VAL < br > SPR < br > Retired	SIL < br > FEA < br > 15th	SIL < br > SPR < br > 11th

Year	Team	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	D.C.	Points
		NÜR FEA 12th	NÜR SPR 8th	HUN FEA 25th	HUN SPR 15th	SPA < br > FEA < br > Retired	SPA < br > SPR < br > 9th	MNZ < br > FEA < br > 8th	MNZ < br > SPR < br > Retired	YMC < br > FEA < br > Retired	YMC < br > SPR < br > 15th			13th	33

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	D.C.	Points
2014 GP3 Series season#2014	Arden International	style = " background: #DFFFDF; " | "CAT FEA" 10th	style = " background: #CFCFFF; " | "CAT SPR" 9th	style = " background: #DFFFDF; " | "RBR FEA" 10th	style = " background: #DFFFDF; " | "RBR SPR" 6th	style = " background: #CFCFFF; " | "SIL FEA" 13th	style = " background: #EFCFFF; " | "SIL SPR" Retired	style = " background: #CFCFFF; " | "HOC FEA" 12th	style = " background: #DFFFDF; " | "HOC SPR" 6th	style = " background: #DFFFDF; " | "HUN FEA" 6th	style = " background: #FFFFBF; " | "HUN SPR" 1st	style = " background: #EFCFFF; " | "SPA FEA" Retired	style = " background: #EFCFFF; " | "SPA SPR" Retired	style = " background: #CFCFFF; " | "MNZ FEA" 13th	style = " background: #CFCFFF; " | "MNZ SPR" 19th	style = " background: #DFFFDF; " | "SOC FEA" 8th	style = " background: #FFFFBF; " | "SOC SPR" 1st	style = " background: #DFFFDF; " | "YMC FEA" 7th	style = " background: #000000; color:white" | "YMC SPR" Disqualified	10th	62

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	Final Standing	Points
2013	Performance Overview	LMP2	Oreca 03	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	SIL 2	IMO 4	RBR 5	HUN Ret	LEC	9th place	40 points
2014	Performance Overview	LMP2	Oreca 03	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	SIL	IMO	RBR	LEC	EST 4	20th place	12 points

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Position	Class Position
2013	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Race Performance	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Michel Frey Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jeroen Bleekemolen	Oreca 03-Judd	LMP2 class	314 laps completed	18th overall finish	9th in class

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Pole positions shown in bold) (Fastest laps shown in italics)

Year	Entry Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Final Classification	Points Scored
2015	Daiko Team Lazarus	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	MON FEA	MON SPR	RBR FEA	RBR SPR	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA 17	MNZ SPR 17	SOC FEA	SOC SPR	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	YMC FEA	YMC SPR	34th place	0 points

Full ADAC GT Masters Results

(key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps)

Season	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2016	ADAC NSA / Attempto Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	OSC 1 16	OSC 2 Ret	SAC 1 Ret	SAC 2 16	LAU 1 14	LAU 2 Ret	RBR 1	RBR 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	NC	0
2017	Aust Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	OSC 1 24	OSC 2 Ret	LAU 1 Ret	LAU 2 8	RBR 1 15	RBR 2 11	ZAN 1 11	ZAN 2 7	NÜR 1 4	NÜR 2 5	SAC 1 21	SAC 2 10	HOC 1 13	HOC 2 10	21st	34
2019	Rutronik Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	OSC 1 2	OSC 2 4	MST 1 1	MST 2 4	RBR 1 4	RBR 2 {{{1}}}

Full GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup standings

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Final Position	Accumulated Points
2016	Attempto Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Pro	MIS Qualifying 18	MIS Race 10	BRH Qualifying 25	BRH Race Retired	NÜR Qualifying 12	NÜR Race 19	HUN Qualifying Retired	HUN Race Did Not Start	CAT Qualifying	CAT Race	31st	1
2022	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	Pro	BRH Race 1 5	BRH Race 2 6	MAG Race 1 4	MAG Race 2 3	ZAN Race 1 5	ZAN Race 2 7	MIS Race 1 Retired	MIS Race 2 Did Not Start	VAL Race 1 9	VAL Race 2 2	6th	49.5
2023	Saintéloc Junior Team	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	Pro
BRH Race 1	28
BRH Race 2	10
MIS Race 1	17
MIS Race 2	7
HOC Race 1	31†
HOC Race 2	3
VAL Race 1	12
VAL Race 2	17
ZAN Race 1	Retired
ZAN Race 2	Retired	10th	13

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10	Final Standing	Points Total
2024	Rutronik Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Pro	14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1	5th | 41 |
2025	Rutronik Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Pro	9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 3rd* | 63.5* |

^† Driver was classified despite not finishing, having completed more than ninety percent of the race distance. ^* Current season underway.

Full Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results

(legend) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole position; those in italics represent fastest lap)

Season	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Position	Total Points
2023	Tresor Orange1	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	OSC 1 Retired	OSC 2 19th	ZAN 1 20th	ZAN 2 8th	NOR 1 15th	NOR 2 Retired	NÜR 1 9th	NÜR 2 Retired	LAU 1 Retired	LAU 2 Retired	SAC 1 Retired	SAC 2 9th	RBR 1 23rd	RBR 2 17th	HOC 1 19th	HOC 2 19th	23rd	23

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