Patric Niederhauser (born 8 October 1991 in
Münsingen) is a professional
racing driver
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from
Switzerland
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and a current Audi Factory Driver. He was the champion of the
Formula Abarth Italian Series.
Career
Karting
Niederhauser began
karting
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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.
Formula Abarth
In
2010
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, 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
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, when the series split in European and Italian series. He won the Italian Series title in clash with teammate (till Spa round)
Sergey Sirotkin
Sergey Olegovich Sirotkin ( rus, Серге́й Оле́гович Сиро́ткин, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɐˈlʲeɡəvʲɪtɕ sʲɪˈrotkʲɪn; born 27 August 1995) is a Russian former professional racing driver who competed in Formula One in ...
, taking six wins in fourteen races. In European Series the Swiss driver finished as runner-up with five race victories, 37 points behind Sirotkin.
Formula Renault
During the
2010
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Niederhauser also contested a single round of the
Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship
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O ...
at
Dijon, finishing on podium in both races.
GP3 Series
In
2012
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Niederhauser will continue his collaboration with Jenzer Motorsport into
GP3 Series.
Personal life
Patric 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.
* Season still in progress.
Complete GP3 Series results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete GP2 Series results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results
References
External links
Career details from Driver DatabaseOfficial website
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1991 births
Living people
Swiss racing drivers
Formula Abarth drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
Italian Formula Three Championship drivers
GP3 Series drivers from Switzerland
GP2 Series drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
ADAC GT Masters drivers
People from Münsingen
Arden International drivers
Sportspeople from the canton of Bern
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
FIA Motorsport Games drivers
International GT Open drivers
Audi Sport drivers
Target Racing drivers
Jenzer Motorsport drivers
BVM Racing drivers
Team Lazarus drivers
Phoenix Racing drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers