Christopher Haase

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.

Career 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". 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.

Racing 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 Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2009 MSC Rhön AvD Benedikt Frey Christian Leutheuser Hubert Nacken BMW M3 E46 SP5 136 24th 1st 2010 Christoph Koslowski Stephan Rösler Heinz Schmersal BMW Z4 M Coupe SP6 127 56th 3rd 2011 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Marc Hennerici Frank Stippler Markus Winkelhock Audi R8 LMS SP9 GT3 155 4th 2nd 2012 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Marc Basseng Frank Stippler Markus Winkelhock Audi R8 LMS Ultra SP9 GT3 155 1st 1st 2013 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Christopher Mies Edward Sandström Laurens Vanthoor Audi R8 LMS Ultra SP9 GT3 44 DNF DNF 2014 Phoenix Racing Christian Mamerow René Rast Markus Winkelhock Audi R8 LMS Ultra SP9 GT3 159 1st 1st 2015 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Christian Mamerow René Rast Markus Winkelhock Audi R8 LMS SP9 GT3 59 DNF DNF 2016 Audi Sport Team Phoenix René Rast Markus Winkelhock Frank Stippler Audi R8 LMS SP9 67 DNF DNF 2017 Audi Sport Team Land / Land-Motorsport Connor De Phillippi Christopher Mies Pierre Kaffer Audi R8 LMS SP9 113 DNF DNF 2018 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Nico Müller Frank Stippler Frédéric Vervisch Audi R8 LMS SP9 133 7th 6th Audi Sport Team BWT Nico Müller Mike Rockenfeller Markus Winkelhock Audi R8 LMS SP9 131 12th 11th 2019 Audi Sport Team Car Collection Marcel Fässler René Rast Markus Winkelhock Audi R8 LMS Evo SP9 156 3rd 3rd Audi Sport Team Land Christopher Mies René Rast Kelvin van der Linde Audi R8 LMS Evo SP9 139 DNF DNF 2020 Audi Sport Team Car Collection Mirko Bortolotti Robin Frijns Markus Winkelhock Audi R8 LMS Evo SP9 PRO 85 2nd 2nd 2021 Audi Sport Team Car Collection Nico Müller Patric Niederhauser Markus Winkelhock Audi R8 LMS Evo SP9 PRO 59 5th 5th 2022 Audi Sport Team Car Collection Nico Müller Patric Niederhauser René Rast Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9 PRO 159 4th 4th 2023 Audi Sport Team Land Christopher Mies Patric Niederhauser Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9 PRO 161 6th 6th 2024 Scherer Sport PHX Ricardo Feller Frédéric Vervisch Markus Winkelhock Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9 PRO 50 8th 8th 2025 Scherer Sport PHX Luca Ludwig Markus Winkelhock Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9 PRO 28 DNF DNF 2026 Scherer Sport PHX Ben Green Alexander Sims Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9 PRO 16 DNF DNF

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 ABUQR15 ABUCR8 SILQR10 SILCRRet BRNQRDNS BRNCRDNS PRIQR2 PRICR18 SPAQR7 SPACRRet NÜRQR3 NÜRCR2 ALGQR12 ALGCR7 NAVQR17 NAVCRRet INTQR9 INTCR12 SANQRRet SANCR10 18th 39 2011 DKR www-discount.de Lamborghini Murciélago LP670 R-SV ABUQR ABUCR ZOLQR ZOLCR ALGQR ALGQR SACQR SACCR SILQR SILCR NAVQR NAVCR PRIQR PRICR ORDQR ORDCR BEIQR BEICR SANQR9 SANCR2 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 SEB LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 2nd 295 2015 Paul Miller Racing GTD Audi R8 LMS ultra Audi CJJ 5.2 V10 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL LIM ELK VIR COA PET 3rd 277 2016 Flying Lizard Motorsports GTD Audi R8 LMS ultra Audi CJJ 5.2 V10 DAY 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 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)

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2015 Phoenix Racing Felix Baumgartner Stéphane Ortelli Audi R8 LMS Ultra Pro 268 9th 8th 2016 Marco Mapelli Christopher Mies Audi R8 LMS Pro 50 DNF 2017 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 Pro 275 3rd 3rd 2026 Jamec Racing Team MPC Will Brown 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 FUJ BUR SEP 22nd 0 2023–24 Saintéloc Racing GT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 SEP1 SEP2 DUB ABU1 ABU2 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 MNZ1 MNZ2 LAU1 LAU2 ZOL1 ZOL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 RBR1 RBR2 ASS1 ASS2 HOC1 HOC2 NOR1 NOR2 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 ALG1 ALG2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 2nd 119 2024 Eastalent Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro ALG1 ALG2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 1st 124 2025 Eastalent Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro ALG1 ALG2 SPA HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 3rd 134