Christopher Haase
German racing driver (born 1987)
Christopher Haase (born 26 September 1987 in Kulmbach) is a German professional racing driver.
Haase currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe with Audi team Eastalent Racing. Among his most notable successes are winning the 2007 ADAC GT Masters title, triumphing alongside Christopher Mies in the 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship, and taking home the Nürburgring 24 Hours in 2012 and 2014. He also won the Blancpain Endurance Series in 2012 and the 24 Hours of Spa in 2017.
As of March 2026, Haase is the most experienced driver in the GT World Challenge Europe, having contested 91 events since 2012.
01Career
Born in Kulmbach, Bavaria, Haase began racing in 2006 in the ADAC Dacia Logan Cup, before moving to the ADAC GT Masters series in 2007, which he won for Reiter Engineering. The following season, he remained in the series and finished second, in addition to winning the GT4 European Cup. After winning the 2009 FIA GT3 European title with Phoenix Racing and Christopher Mies, the German proceeded to compete in the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2010.
Having become an Audi factory driver in 2011, Haase entered the Blancpain Endurance Series in 2012, winning it for Team WRT alongside Mies and Stéphane Ortelli. He spent two seasons in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2014 and 2015 with Paul Miller Racing, scoring eight podiums and a win at Petit Le Mans. From 2016 onwards, Haase split his attention between the Blancpain Endurance and Blancpain Sprint Series, driving for Saintéloc Racing until 2021. That year also saw him make his DTM debut, competing for Team Rosberg at the Nürburgring.
In 2022, Haase switched to Tresor by Car Collection, with whom he would take third in the GTWC Europe Sprint Cup, his best placing in the championship. Subsequently, Haase drove for Comtoyou Racing in both series before moving to Tresor Attempto Racing in 2024. Despite not scoring a podium with Attempto Racing in the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, Haase finished third in the standings alongside Ricardo Feller and Alex Aka. Haase also contested the 2024 International GT Open with Eastalent Racing Team, where he guided the team and teammate Simon Reicher to the title. He and Reicher returned to the series in 2025, finishing third overall. Haase continued with Reicher for Eastalent's graduation to the GT World Challenge Europe in 2026, which he described as "the Formula One of GT racing".
In March 2026, Haase gained notoriety during round two of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, driving for Scherer Sport PHX, Haase took the lead from four-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion Max Verstappen on the first lap and defended it throughout the opening hour, eventually being overtaken just before both cars entered the pits. Talking to the media after his stint, Haase said he enjoyed the battle, stating "those are exactly the duels we live for in the sport". Haase returned to battle Verstappen for the lead in the second qualifying race for the Nürburgring 24 Hours, before winning the event as Verstappen's car fell behind with front splitter damage.
02Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.† As Haase was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
Complete FIA GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Reiter | Lamborghini Murciélago LP670 R-SV | ABU QR 15 |
ABU CR 8 |
SIL QR 10 |
SIL CR Ret |
BRN QR DNS |
BRN CR DNS |
PRI QR 2 |
PRI CR 18 |
SPA QR 7 |
SPA CR Ret |
NÜR QR 3 |
NÜR CR 2 |
ALG QR 12 |
ALG CR 7 |
NAV QR 17 |
NAV CR Ret |
INT QR 9 |
INT CR 12 |
SAN QR Ret |
SAN CR 10 |
18th | 39 |
| 2011 | DKR www-discount.de | Lamborghini Murciélago LP670 R-SV | ABU QR |
ABU CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
ALG QR |
ALG QR |
SAC QR |
SAC CR |
SIL QR |
SIL CR |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
PRI QR |
PRI CR |
ORD QR |
ORD CR |
BEI QR |
BEI CR |
SAN QR 9 |
SAN CR 2 |
21st | 18 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Paul Miller Racing | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi CJJ 5.2 V10 | DAY 16 |
SEB 12 |
LGA 2 |
DET 3 |
WGL 8 |
MOS 8 |
IMS 2 |
ELK 11 |
VIR 4 |
COA 6 |
PET 1 |
2nd | 295 |
| 2015 | Paul Miller Racing | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi CJJ 5.2 V10 | DAY 5 |
SEB 5 |
LGA 2 |
DET 3 |
WGL 3 |
LIM 10 |
ELK 6 |
VIR 5 |
COA 3 |
PET 10 |
3rd | 277 | |
| 2016 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi CJJ 5.2 V10 | DAY 19† |
SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | 65th | 1 |
| 2019 | Starworks Motorsport | GTD | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Audi DAR 5.2 V10 | DAY 13 |
SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 61st | 18 |
Complete Super GT Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | Audi R8 LMS ultra | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG | FUJ | SUZ Ret |
BUR | MOT | NC | 0 |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Ovr. Pos. |
Cla. Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Phoenix Racing | Felix Baumgartner Stéphane Ortelli |
Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Pro | 268 | 9th | 8th |
| 2016 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Marco Mapelli Christopher Mies |
Audi R8 LMS | Pro | 50 | DNF | |
| 2017 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Christopher Mies Garth Tander |
Audi R8 LMS | Pro | 282 | 13th | 6th |
| 2018 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Christopher Mies Markus Winkelhock |
Audi R8 LMS | Pro | 238 | DNF | |
| 2019 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Christopher Mies Markus Winkelhock |
Audi R8 LMS | Pro | 304 | 14th | 9th |
| 2020 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Dries Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch |
Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | 148 | DNF | |
| 2023 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Mattia Drudi Patric Niederhauser |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | 13 | DNF | |
| 2024 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Liam Talbot Kelvin van der Linde |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | 275 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2026 | Jamec Racing Team MPC | Will Brown Brad Schumacher |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | 262 | 4th | 3rd |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | TianShi Racing Team | GT | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 | ZHU Ret |
FUJ | BUR | SEP | 22nd | 0 | |
| 2023-24 | Saintéloc Racing | GT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | SEP 1 1 |
SEP 2 2 |
DUB Ret |
ABU 1 10 |
ABU 2 4 |
4th | 57 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen 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 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Team Rosberg | Audi R8 LMS Evo | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 10 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
21st | 1 |
Complete International GT Open results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Eastalent Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | ALG 1 4 |
ALG 2 3 |
SPA 2 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 Ret |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 2 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 3 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 6 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 6 |
2nd | 119 | |
| 2024 | Eastalent Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | ALG 1 10 |
ALG 2 4 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 1 |
SPA 8 |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 28† |
LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 2 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 1 |
CAT 1 10 |
CAT 2 3 |
MNZ 2 |
1st | 124 |
| 2025 | Eastalent Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | ALG 1 2 |
ALG 2 5 |
SPA 2 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 2 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 1 |
LEC 1 26† |
LEC 2 6 |
RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 18 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 7 |
MNZ 4 |
3rd | 134 |
Sources and credits
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