Christopher Zöchling

Christopher Zöchling (born 26 February 1988) is an Austrian racing driver who last competed in the 24H Series Middle East for RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing.

A Porsche one-make specialist, Zöchling is a race winner in PCCD and Porsche Supercup, and has also driven sporadically in GT World Challenge Europe.

Career Born in the Austrian city of Leoben, Zöchling lived in Africa in his early years, before moving to Turkey and later Dubai in 2003, where he still resides to this day. After making his single-seater debut in Formula Renault 2.0 Germany in 2005, Following a year on the sidelines, Zöchling made select appearances in the Atlantic Championship for Paladin Motorsports, and was in talks to race in the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series for Durango, but instead raced in the Speedcar Series for them and Continental Circus, scoring a best result of second at Dubai from pole position.

Zöchling then primarily raced part-time in the VLN Series across the following three seasons, before joining Konrad Motorsport for most of the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. Staying with Konrad for 2014, Zöchling raced with them in both Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup, most notably scoring a win at Oschersleben in the former to take sixth in points. Continuing with Konrad in PCCD the following year, Zöchling finished second at the Hockenheimring and third at the Nürburgring Nordschleife en route to a ninth-place points finish. In parallel, Zöchling also raced in all but two races of Porsche Supercup for Fach Auto Tech, winning at the Red Bull Ring as he secured sixth in the overall standings. During 2015, Zöchling also raced for Konrad Motorsport at the 24 Hours of Daytona, driving a Porsche 911 GT America in the GTD class.

Zöchling at the wheel of his Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini at Silverstone during the 2016 Blancpain GT Series.

In 2016, Zöchling remained with Konrad to compete in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe, Sharing a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 with Jules Gounon in the former, he could only muster a best finish of 24th, but in the latter scored two Pro-class podiums to take fifth in points. The following year, Zöchling switched to MRS GT-Racing to return to Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, scoring four podiums, with a best result of second at the Lausitzring, as he finished fourth in the overall points. During 2017, Zöchling also raced for Lamborghini-fielding Attempto Racing at the Hungaroring round of the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, scoring a Silver Cup podium in the championship race.

Remaining with MRS GT-Racing for 2018, Zöchling raced in ADAC GT Masters aboard the team's BMW M6 GT3, scoring a best result of fifth in race one at Most alongside Jens Klingmann. During 2018, Zöchling also made select appearances in the GT4 European Series for Audi-aligned Phoenix Racing, taking a Pro-Am podium at Brands Hatch, as well as finishing second in the GT Cup class at the Gulf 12 Hours for GDL Racing. Across the next two years, Zöchling only raced at the Dubai 24 Hour for MRS GT-Racing and Dinamic Motorsport, most notably taking a 991 class podium with the former in 2019.

The following year, Zöchling reunited with Fach Auto Tech for a dual campaign in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup, under a German licence. In the German series, Zöchling took three podiums, including a best result of second at the Sachsenring, as he finished fifth in points. In Porsche Supercup meanwhile, Zöchling scored a best result of fourth at both Monaco and Spa to end the year 10th in the overall standings. Remaining with Porsche Carrera Cup machinery for 2022, Zöchling mainly raced in all but two rounds of GT Cup Open Europe for GDL Racing, taking wins at Le Castellet and Barcelona en route to a seventh-place points finish.

In 2023, Zöchling returned to GT3 competition as he reunited with Porsche-linked Dinamic GT Huber Racing to race in the Bronze Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. He also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa with the same team, as well as the 3 Hours of Barcelona with Audi-affiliated Tresor Attempto Racing. At the end of the year, Zöchling raced in the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy for RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing, finishing third in the 992 standings with two podiums to his name. In 2024, Zöchling was set to return to Dinamic to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup as the team switched to a Ford Mustang GT3, but ultimately only raced twice after the team reverted to Porsche machinery and scrambled to put together a two-car roster. Following that, Zöchling made select appearances in the 2025 Middle East Trophy and the 2025–26 24H Series Middle East for RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing in the 992 class.

Karting record Karting career summary

† As Zöchling was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

American open-wheel racing results Atlantic Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Porsche Supercup 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 Pts 2014 Konrad Motorsport CAT MON RBR SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ COA COA 14th 41 2015 Fach Auto Tech CAT MON RBR SIL HUN SPA SPA MNZ MNZ COA COA 6th 93 2018 MRS GT-Racing CAT MON RBR SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ MEX MEX 20th 9 2021 Fach Auto Tech MON RBR RBR HUN SPA ZND MNZ MNZ 10th 50

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points 2015 Konrad Motorsport GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL LIM ELK VIR COA PET 61st 1 2016 Konrad Motorsport GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 DAY SEB LAG DET WGL MOS LIM ROA VIR COA PET 66th 0

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (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 Pos. Points 2017 Attempto Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Silver MISQR MISCR BRHQR BRHCR ZOLQR ZOLCRHUNQRHUNCR NÜRQR NÜRCR 11th 17 2023 Dinamic GT Huber Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Bronze MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 VAL1 VAL2 8th 27

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 Pos. Points 2018 MRS GT-Racing BMW M6 GT3 OSC1 OSC2 MST1 MST2 RBR1 RBR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 27th 17

Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2018 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Pro-Am ZOL1 ZOL2 BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 19th 30