Patric Niederhauser

Patric Niederhauser is a professional racing driver from Switzerland and a current Lamborghini factory driver.
He was the champion of the Formula Abarth Italian Series in 2011 and competed in the GP3 Series before switching into GT racing, where a 2019 title in the ADAC GT Masters earned him a spot in the Audi factory lineup. After four years in the programme, Niederhauser switched to Porsche ahead of 2024, where he would secure the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup championship. He would then move to Lamborghini for the 2026 season and onwards.

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Early career

Karting

Niederhauser began karting in 2006 and raced primarily in his native Switzerland for the majority of his career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2009, when he finished as runner-up in Swiss Karting Championship.

Lower formulae

In 2010, Niederhauser graduated to single–seaters, racing in the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy for Jenzer Motorsport. Race victory at Varano and another five podiums at the end of the season saw him finish as runner-up in the Italian series, Niederhauser remained in Formula Abarth for a second season in 2011, when the series split into the European and Italian series. He won the Italian Series title in clash with teammate Sergey Sirotkin, taking six wins in fourteen races. In the European Series the Swiss driver finished as runner-up with five race victories, 37 points behind Sirotkin.
During 2010, Niederhauser also contested a single round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship at Dijon, finishing on the podium in both races.

GP3 Series

In [2012 2013 GP3 Series|GP3 Series season|2012], Niederhauser remained with Jenzer, moving into the GP3 Series. In his debut season, two wins helped the Swiss driver towards seventh in the standings. The following year, he returned to GP3 with Jenzer. The campaign proved to be less successful, as Niederhauser only scored two points finishes following a double podium at the opening round, thus ending up 13th in the standings.
In what would prove to be Niederhauser's final year in GP3, 2014 saw him switching over to Arden International. At the Hungaroring, Niederhauser broke his two-year long winless streak during the sprint race, and won again at Sochi to finish tenth overall.
Niederhauser did not attain a seat in 2015, only competing in one round of the GP2 Series for Daiko Team Lazarus.

Sportscar career

In 2016, Niederhauser made his sportscar debut, driving for Attempto Racing in the opening three rounds of the ADAC GT Masters. He would also race for the team in the [2016 Blancpain GT Series 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup|Endurance Cup|Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup] and [2016 GT Series 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup|Sprint Cup|GT Series Sprint Cup] championships that year, collecting a best race finish of tenth in both series.
For the following season, Niederhauser returned to GT Masters, this time partnering youngster Dennis Marschall at Aust Motorsport. The pair scored regular points finishes in the second half of the season, though that would only be enough for 21st in the drivers' championship. Niederhauser split his attention between Europe and Asia in 2018, competing for GruppeM Racing Team in the Blancpain GT Series Asia, where his first three wins in GT3 competition helped him towards third place in the standings, and the Silver Cup class of the Blancpain Endurance Cup, where he scored a single class podium.
Niederhauser came back to GT Masters for the 2019 season, racing for HCB-Rutronik Racing alongside Audi factory driver Kelvin van der Linde. With three victories and four further podiums, the Swiss-South African duo managed to take the title in dominant fashion. As a result of his performances, Niederhauser was introduced to Audi's factory driver lineup in 2020. That year saw him and van der Linde drive for Rutronik once again in defence of his GT Masters title, though they lost out due to a retirement in the final race caused by a startline collision, finishing fourth overall with a single win.
For the 2021 GT Masters season, Niederhauser moved to Phoenix Racing to partner second-year GT3 driver Jusuf Owega. The pair struggled to take results and failed to finish on the podium, which resulted in 18th place at year's end. Niederhauser returned to Rutronik in 2022, once again being joined by an inexperienced GT driver in Luca Engstler. A 14th place in the standings was the result, with the pair scoring a lone podium from a Niederhauser pole at Oschersleben. During the same year, the Swiss driver drove for Saintéloc Racing in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. In the former, he would score a surprise victory at the Hockenheimring, meanwhile two podiums in the latter would signify sixth overall for him and Aurélien Panis.
Niederhauser remained at Saintéloc for the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe season, joining fellow factory drivers Simon Gachet and Christopher Mies for a Pro entry in the Endurance Cup, and partnering GT3 rookie Erwan Bastard in the Sprint Cup. Despite not scoring a single podium in the former, Niederhauser and his teammates ended up sixth in the standings owing to three fourth-place finishes. Meanwhile, a lone podium in the Sprint Cup resulted in tenth overall for the Swiss driver in the Sprint Cup. During the same year, Niederhauser also competed in the DTM with Tresor Orange1 fielded by Attempto Racing, though the team's struggles to settle into the series due to a low number of test days resulted in 23rd place in the championship.
With the disbandment of Audi's works lineup, Niederhauser found a new home at Porsche for 2024. He would compete with the marque in both the Sprint and Endurance Cups, partnering Sven Müller in the former and being joined by Julien Andlauer in the latter on his second return to Rutronik.

Personal life

Niederhauser is in a relationship with racing driver Marylin Niederhauser who competed in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. The fact that the two have identical surnames is a coincidence.

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Niederhauser was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
^†† No. 16 Scherer Sport PHX is ineligible for points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete GP3 Series results

Year

Entrant

Points

2012

Jenzer Motorsport

CAT
FEA
4

CAT
SPR
5

MON
FEA
Ret

MON
SPR
15

VAL
FEA
8

VAL
SPR
1

SIL
FEA
10

SIL
SPR
3

HOC
FEA
1

HOC
SPR
9

HUN
FEA
16

HUN
SPR
2

SPA
FEA
11

SPA
SPR
6

MNZ
FEA
5

MNZ
SPR
Ret

7th

101

2013

Jenzer Motorsport

CAT
FEA
2

CAT
SPR
3

VAL
FEA
13

VAL
SPR
Ret

SIL
FEA
15

SIL
SPR
11

NÜR
FEA
12

NÜR
SPR
8

HUN
FEA
25

HUN
SPR
15

SPA
FEA
Ret

SPA
SPR
9

MNZ
FEA
8

MNZ
SPR
Ret

YMC
FEA
Ret

YMC
SPR
15

13th

2014

Arden International

CAT
FEA
10

CAT
SPR
9

RBR
FEA
10

RBR
SPR
6

SIL
FEA
13

SIL
SPR
Ret

HOC
FEA
12

HOC
SPR
6

HUN
FEA
6

HUN
SPR
1

SPA
FEA
Ret

SPA
SPR
Ret

MNZ
FEA
13

MNZ
SPR
19

SOC
FEA
8

SOC
SPR
1

YMC
FEA
7

[Yas Marina Circuit|]
DSQ

10th

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year	Team	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	Rank	Points
2013	Race Performance	LMP2	Oreca 03	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	SIL 2	IMO 4	RBR 5	HUN Ret	LEC	9th	40
2014	Race Performance	LMP2	Oreca 03	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	SIL	IMO	RBR	LEC	EST 4	20th	12

Complete GP2 Series results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
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	0

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

Year

Team

Car

Points

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

Aust Motorsport

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

2019

Rutronik Racing

Audi R8 LMS Evo

OSC
1
2

OSC
2
4

MST
1
1

MST
2
4

RBR
1
4

RBR
2
3

ZAN
1
17

ZAN
2
9

NÜR
1
3

NÜR
2
2

HOC
1
9

HOC
2
1

SAC
1
19

SAC
2
1

1st

205

2020

Rutronik Racing

Audi R8 LMS Evo

LAU1
1
6

LAU1
2
5

NÜR
1
3

NÜR
2
10

HOC
1
2

HOC
2
1

SAC
1
7

SAC
2
3

RBR
1
8

RBR
2
8

LAU2
1
5

LAU2
2
6

OSC
1
6

OSC
2
Ret

4th

160

2021

Phoenix Racing

Audi R8 LMS Evo

OSC
1
10

OSC
2
18

RBR
1
15

RBR
2
12

ZAN
1
22

ZAN
2
9

LAU
1
Ret

LAU
2
16

SAC
1
22

SAC
2
6

HOC
1
5

HOC
2
Ret

NÜR
1
12

NÜR
2
5

18th

2022

Rutronik Racing

Audi R8 LMS Evo II

OSC
1
9

OSC
2
2¹

RBR
1
9

RBR
2
10

ZAN
1
10

ZAN
2
18†

NÜR
1
4

NÜR
2
12

LAU
1
4²

LAU
2
7

SAC
1
6

SAC
2
Ret

HOC
1
13

HOC
2
Ret

14th

104

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

^* Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

Year

Team

Car

Class

Pos.

Points

2016

Attempto Racing

Lamborghini Huracán GT3

Pro

MIS
QR
18

MIS
CR
10

BRH
QR
25

BRH
CR
Ret

NÜR
QR
12

NÜR
CR
19

HUN
QR
Ret

HUN
CR
DNS

31st

Pro

BRH
1
5

BRH
2
6

MAG
1
4

MAG
2
3

ZAN
1
5

ZAN
2
7

MIS
1
Ret

MIS
2
DNS

VAL
1
9

VAL
2
2

6th

49.5

2023

Saintéloc Junior Team

Audi R8 LMS Evo II

Pro

BRH
1
28

BRH
2
10

MIS
1
17

MIS
2
7

HOC
1
31†

HOC
2
3

VAL
1
12

VAL
2
17

ZAN
1
Ret

ZAN
2
Ret

10th

2024

Rutronik Racing

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

Pro

BRH
1
14

BRH
2
8

MIS
1
7

MIS
2
5

HOC
1
7

HOC
2
14

MAG
1
3

MAG
2
16

CAT
1
2

CAT
2
1

5th

2025

Rutronik Racing

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

Pro

BRH
1
9

BRH
2
3

ZAN
1
1

ZAN
2
5

MIS
1
7

MIS
2
3

MAG
1
2

MAG
2
5

VAL
1
14

VAL
2
5

5th

69.5

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

Year	Entrant	Chassis	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2023	Tresor Orange1	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	OSC 1 Ret	OSC 2 19	ZAN 1 20	ZAN 2 8	NOR 1 15	NOR 2 Ret	NÜR 1 9	NÜR 2 Ret	LAU 1 Ret	LAU 2 Ret	SAC 1 Ret	SAC 2 9	RBR 1 23	RBR 2 17	HOC 1 19	HOC 2 19	23rd	23