Christopher Höher (born 19 May 1997) is a former Austrian racing driver.

Career

Formula 3

Höher began his career in racing in 2011 in a Dallara 302 Opel Spiess for Franz Wöss Racing at the

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at the age of 13 years. His career took off in 2013, two years later, winning the

with 12 victories out of 14 racesRemus Formel 3 Pokal 2013
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. During the second race at

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stood on the podium. He has collected a total of 35 points, which gave him the fourteenth place in the final drivers' standings.

GP3 Series

In the

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GP3 Series season Höher replaced Hong Kong-based Adderly Fong at

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for the rounds at the

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as Fong had a race in the Audi R8 LMS Cup that weekend. In both races he came in the 23rd position. He was classified 36th in the final drivers' standings. In the

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GP3 Series season Höher raced at the Silverstone rounds for the

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team finishing 23rd and 24th.

ADAC GT Masters

Höher participated in the Junior Class of the

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ADAC GT Masters season with

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Racing Academy, sharing the number 9

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with Elia Erhart. He finished 15th in the Junior Class standings, scoring 35 points.

BOSS GP

Höher has been competing in

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since 2016. He drove in the

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and 2020 seasons for Top Speed in the Formula Class, driving

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GP2 cars. He will again compete for Top Speed in the Formula class in an ex-GP2 Dallara GP2/11.

Racing record

Career Summary

Complete GP3 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

Bibliography

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