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.
| Christopher Zöchling | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Zöchling in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  Austrian |
| Born | 26 February 1988 Leoben, Austria |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver |
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
editBorn 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.[1] After making his single-seater debut in Formula Renault 2.0 Germany in 2005,[2] Zöchling raced in the first three rounds of the Asian Formula Renault Challenge the following year, before participating in a Champ Car test at Toronto in September of that year.[3] Following a year on the sidelines, Zöchling made select appearances in the Atlantic Championship for Paladin Motorsports,[4] and was in talks to race in the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series for Durango,[5] but instead raced in the Speedcar Series for them and Continental Circus, scoring a best result of second at Dubai from pole position.[6][7]
Zöchling then primarily raced part-time in the VLN Series across the following three seasons,[8] before joining Konrad Motorsport for most of the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.[9] Staying with Konrad for 2014, Zöchling raced with them in both Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup,[10] most notably scoring a win at Oschersleben in the former to take sixth in points.[11] 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.[12][13] 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.[14] During 2015, Zöchling also raced for Konrad Motorsport at the 24 Hours of Daytona, driving a Porsche 911 GT America in the GTD class.[15]
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In 2016, Zöchling remained with Konrad to compete in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe,[16] 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.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19]
Remaining with MRS GT-Racing for 2018, Zöchling raced in ADAC GT Masters aboard the team's BMW M6 GT3,[20] scoring a best result of fifth in race one at Most alongside Jens Klingmann.[21] 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,[22] as well as finishing second in the GT Cup class at the Gulf 12 Hours for GDL Racing.[23] Across the next two years, Zöchling only raced at the Dubai 24 Hour for MRS GT-Racing and Dinamic Motorsport,[24] most notably taking a 991 class podium with the former in 2019.[25]
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.[26][27] In the German series, Zöchling took three podiums, including a best result of second at the Sachsenring, as he finished fifth in points.[28] 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.[29][30] 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.[31]
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.[32] He also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa with the same team,[33] as well as the 3 Hours of Barcelona with Audi-affiliated Tresor Attempto Racing.[34] 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.[35] 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,[36] but ultimately only raced twice after the team reverted to Porsche machinery and scrambled to put together a two-car roster.[37][38] 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.[39][40]
Karting record
editRacing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Formula Renault 2.0 Germany | RST Auinger | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 15th |
| 2006 | Asian Formula Renault Challenge | Shangsai FRD Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13th |
| 2008 | Dubai 24 Hour – A6 | Ebbing Motorsport 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF |
| Atlantic Championship | Paladin Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24th | |
| 2008–09 | Speedcar Series | Durango | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8th |
| Continental Circus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2010 | VLN Endurance – SP7 | Car Collection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | VLN Endurance – SP7 | Car Collection | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | VLN Endurance – SP9 | Car Collection | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 | Car Collection | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | |
| 2013 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany – Class A | Konrad Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 17th |
| VLN Endurance – SP9 | CC Car Collection Autohandels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 5th | ||
| 2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany – Class A | Konrad Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 167.5 | 6th |
| Porsche Supercup | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14th | ||
| 2015 | United SportsCar Championship – GTD | Konrad Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61st |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany – Class A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 9th | ||
| Porsche Supercup | Fach Auto Tech | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 6th | |
| VLN Endurance – SP9 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| P9 Challenge – Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | 24H Series – 991 | Lechner Racing Middle East | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | Konrad Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66th | |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37th | ||
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 5th | ||
| VLN Series – SP9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | ||
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8th | ||
| 2017 | 24H Series – 991 | MSG Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 4th |
| 24H Series – A6 Pro | Konrad Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | MRS GT-Racing | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 171 | 4th | |
| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | Attempto Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup – Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11th | |||
| 2018 | 24H GT Series – SPX | MRS GT-Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| ADAC GT Masters | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27th | ||
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East – Pro-Am | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 5th | ||
| GT4 European Series – Pro-Am | Phoenix Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 19th | |
| Porsche Supercup | MRS GT-Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20th | |
| Gulf 12 Hours – GT Cup | GDL Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 2nd | |
| 2019 | 24H GT Series Continents – 991 | MRS GT-Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | NC |
| 2020 | 24H GT Series Continents – GT3 Am | Dinamic Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | NC |
| 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Fach Auto Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 5th |
| Porsche Supercup | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10th | ||
| 2022 | 24H GT Series Continents – 992 | ID Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | NC |
| GT Cup Open Europe | GDL Racing | 6 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 7th | |||
| 2022–23 | Middle East Trophy – 992 | Fach Auto Tech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | NC |
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series – GT | Dinamic GT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 24H GT Series – 992 | Rabdan Motorsport by HRT Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Dinamic GT Huber Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Tresor Attempto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze | Dinamic GT Huber Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Tresor Attempto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Dinamic GT Huber Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8th | |||
| 2023–24 | Middle East Trophy – 992 | RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 3rd |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Dinamic GT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32nd | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2025 | Middle East Trophy – 992 | RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9th |
| 2025–26 | 24H Series Middle East – 992 Am | RABDAN by Fulgenzi Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 7th |
| Sources:[41][2] | |||||||||
† As Zöchling was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
American open-wheel racing results
editComplete Porsche Supercup results
edit(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 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Konrad Motorsport | CAT 7 |
MON 14 |
RBR 17 |
SIL 15 |
HOC 12 |
HUN 7 |
SPA 17 |
MNZ 21 |
COA 10 |
COA 9 |
14th | 41 | |
| 2015 | Fach Auto Tech | CAT |
MON |
RBR 1 |
SIL 7 |
HUN 10 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 4 |
MNZ 9 |
MNZ 5 |
COA C |
COA 7 |
6th | 93 |
| 2018 | MRS GT-Racing | CAT |
MON |
RBR |
SIL |
HOC |
HUN 7 |
SPA |
MNZ |
MEX |
MEX |
20th | 9 | |
| 2021 | Fach Auto Tech | MON 4 |
RBR 7 |
RBR 9 |
HUN NC |
SPA 4 |
ZND Ret |
MNZ 14 |
MNZ 11 |
10th | 50 | |||
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
edit(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 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Konrad Motorsport | GTD | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 19† |
SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | LIM | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | 61st | 1 | |
| 2016 | Konrad Motorsport | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | DAY |
SEB DNS |
LAG |
DET |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ROA |
VIR |
COA |
PET |
66th | 0 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
editGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
edit(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Konrad Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | MNZ Ret |
SIL 24 |
LEC | NC | 0 | ||||
| Pro-Am | SPA 6H 28 |
SPA 12H 29 |
SPA 24H 30 |
NÜR 27 |
37th | 6 | ||||||
| 2023 | Dinamic GT Huber Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | MNZ |
LEC |
SPA 6H 44 |
SPA 12H 38 |
SPA 24H 48† |
NÜR |
NC | 0 | |
| Tresor Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | CAT 42 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Dinamic GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Silver | LEC 42 |
32nd | 6 | ||||||
| Bronze | SPA 6H Ret |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR |
MNZ |
JED |
NC | 0 | ||||
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
edit(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 | MIS QR |
MIS CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
HUN QR 28 |
HUN CR 20 |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
11th | 17 |
| 2023 | Dinamic GT Huber Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | MIS 1 30 |
MIS 2 29 |
HOC 1 21 |
HOC 2 29 |
VAL 1 28 |
VAL 2 28 |
8th | 27 | ||||
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
editComplete GT4 European Series results
editReferences
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External links
edit- Christopher Zöchling career summary at DriverDB.com