| Christopher Mies | |
|---|---|
 Mies in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | (1989-05-24)24 May 1989 (age 36) |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold(until 2015) FIA Platinum(2016–)[1] |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2009 2011,2012 2012 2015,2017,2024 2015 2016,2021 | ADAC Procar Series (Division 2) FIA GT3 European Championship Bathurst 12 Hour Blancpain Endurance Series 24 Hours Nürburgring Australian GT Championship ADAC GT Masters |
Christopher Mies (born 24 May 1989) is a professionalGerman racing driver, andFord Performance factory driver. He was anAudi Sport factory driver for 14 years from 2009 to 2023, competed inGT3 series such asADAC GT Masters,GT World Challenge Europe,Intercontinental GT Challenge, andAustralian GT Championship.
Mies began his career in 2006 in theToyota Yaris Cup Germany, followed in 2007 by theFord Fiesta Cup Germany.[2] While racing aFord Fiesta ST he won Division 2 of theADAC Procar Series in 2008. In the same year he also moved intoGT Racing for the first time, entering two races of theADAC GT Masters in anAudi R8 LMS, thus beginning a long connection with theAudi brand. In 2009, he won his first major championship title, winning theFIA GT3 European Championship forPhoenix Racing withChristopher Haase, once again in an Audi R8 LMS. He moved toAbt Sportsline for the2010 ADAC GT Masters season, finishing second in the championship.[2] In 2011 he won theBathurst 12 Hour forJoest Racing alongsideMarc Basseng andDarryl O'Young.[3] He repeated the achievement in 2012 with O'Young andChrister Jöns, this time for Phoenix Racing.[4]
Mies went on to cement his rising reputation withinGT3 ranks with a victory in the2012 Blancpain Endurance Series. In 2013 and 2014, Mies raced in a diverse range of series and events, including largely unsuccessful returns to Bathurst and the Blancpain Endurance Series as well as appearances in the24 Hours Nürburgring,Sepang 12 Hours andUnited SportsCar Championship.[2] 2015 became Mies' most successful year to date, most notably winning the 24 Hours Nürburgring withNico Müller,Edward Sandström andLaurens Vanthoor in the newAudi R8 LMS forTeam WRT. He also continued his association with Australia through winning theAustralian GT Championship, as well as theAustralian Tourist Trophy, forJamec Pem Racing and also finished second in theHighlands 101 for the team. In 2016 he continued in the Australian GT Championship as defending champion, once again with Jamec Pem Racing.[5] He also continued in theBlancpain GT Series with Team WRT, finishing second in the series.[6] WithConnor De Phillippi, Mies won the2016 ADAC GT Masters.[7]
In 2017 he won the 24 Hours Nürburgring for a second time withKelvin van der Linde, Connor de Phillippi andMarkus Winkelhock in a Land Motorsport Audi R8 LMS.[8]
In 2021, Mies won his secondADAC GT Masters title withRicardo Feller.[9]
Mies returned to the GT World Challenge Europe in 2023, joining fellow factory driversSimon Gachet andPatric Niederhauser in an Endurance Cup Pro class entry forSaintéloc Racing, as well as a Sprint Cup entry alongsideGrégoire Demoustier.[10]
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In November 2023, Mies announced his departure from Audi,[11] and joined Ford later.[12] He made his Ford debut at2024 24 Hours of Daytona, finished 6th in GTD Pro class.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS | SIL 1 27 | SIL 2 2 | ADR 1 9 | ADR 2 23 | OSC 1 2 | OSC 2 6 | ALG 1 1 | ALG 2 1 | LEC 1 8 | LEC 2 DNS | ZOL 1 1 | ZOL 2 4 | 1st | 54.5 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Audi Race Experience Team Joest |  Darryl O'YoungMarc Basseng | Audi R8 LMS | A | 292 | 1st | 1st |
| 2012 | Phoenix Racing | Darryl O'Young Christer Jöns | Audi R8 LMS | A | 270 | 1st | 1st |
| 2013 |  Hallmarc Racing | Marc Cini Mark Eddy Dean Grant | Audi R8 LMS ultra | A | 263 | 5th | 5th |
| 2014 | Hallmarc Racing | Marc Cini Mark Eddy | Audi R8 LMS ultra | A | 278 | 10th | 9th |
| 2015 | Hallmarc Racing | Marc Cini Mark Eddy | Audi R8 LMS ultra | AA | 267 | 10th | 3rd |
| 2016 | Jamec Pem Racing | Christopher Haase Marco Mapelli | Audi R8 LMS | AP | 74 | DNF | DNF |
| 2017 | Jamec Pem Racing | Christopher HaaseGarth Tander | Audi R8 LMS | APP | 282 | 13th | 6th |
| 2018 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Christopher HaaseMarkus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS | APP | 238 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | Audi Sport Team Valvoline | Christopher HaaseMarkus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS | APP | 304 | 14th | 9th |
| 2020 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Mattia Drudi Kelvin van der Linde | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | 308 | 18th | 11th |
| 2023 | Melbourne Performance Centre |  Ricardo FellerYasser Shahin | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro-Am | 320 | 9th | 2nd |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fall-Line Motorsports | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2 LV10 | DAY | SEB 6 | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | IND | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | 64th | 26 | |
| 2017 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | GTD | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | Audi 5.2 LV10 | DAY 2 | SEB 4 | LBH | AUS | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET 1 | 28th | 96 |
| 2018 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | GTD | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | Audi 5.2 LV10 | DAY 7 | SEB 4 | MOH | DET | WGL 12 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET 6 | 22nd | 96 | |
| 2019 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | GTD | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Audi 5.2 LV10 | DAY 22 | SEB 4 | MDO | DET | WGL 8 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET 2 | 28th | 92 | |
| 2021 | DragonSpeed USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 LV8 | DAY 3† | SEB | WGL | WGL | ELK | LGA | PET | NC† | 0† | |||||
| 2024 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | GTD Pro | Ford Mustang GT3 | FordCoyote 5.4 LV8 | DAY 6 | SEB 7 | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET 8 | 21st | 786 | ||
| 2025 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | GTD Pro | Ford Mustang GT3 | FordCoyote 5.4 LV8 | DAY 1 | SEB 6 | LGA 8 | DET 10 | WGL 10 | MOS 7 | ELK 5 | VIR 7 | IMS 10 | PET 5 | 8th | 2714 | ||
| 2026 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | GTD Pro | Ford Mustang GT3 | FordCoyote 5.4 L V8 | DAY 7 | SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 7th* | 266* | ||
| Source:[13] | ||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Proton Competition |  John HartshorneBen Tuck | Ford Mustang GT3 | LMGT3 | 280 | 31st | 4th |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | FIA GT3 European Champion 2009 with:Christopher Haase | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theBathurst 12 Hour 2011 &2012 (withDarryl O'Young & Marc Basseng 2011 &Christer Jöns 2012) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Blancpain Endurance Series 2012 With:Christopher Haase andStéphane Ortelli | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Australian GT Champion 2015 | Succeeded by Klark Quinn |
| Preceded by | ADAC GT Masters Champion 2016 with: Connor De Phillippi | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | ADAC GT Masters Champion 2021 With:Ricardo Feller | Succeeded by |
