# Christopher Mies

Christopher Mies (born 24 May 1989) is a professional German racing driver, and Ford Performance factory driver. He was an Audi Sport factory driver for a long time from 2009 to 2023, competed in GT3 series such as ADAC GT Masters, GT World Challenge Europe, Intercontinental GT Challenge, and Australian GT Championship.

## Career

Mies began his career in 2006 in the Toyota Yaris Cup Germany, followed in 2007 by the Ford Fiesta Cup Germany. While racing a Ford Fiesta ST he won Division 2 of the ADAC Procar Series in 2008. In the same year he also moved into GT Racing for the first time, entering two races of the ADAC GT Masters in an Audi R8 LMS, thus beginning a long connection with the Audi brand. In 2009, he won his first major championship title, winning the FIA GT3 European Championship for Phoenix Racing with Christopher Haase, once again in an Audi R8 LMS. He moved to Abt Sportsline for the 2010 ADAC GT Masters season, finishing second in the championship. In 2011 he won the Bathurst 12 Hour for Joest Racing alongside Marc Basseng and Darryl O'Young. He repeated the achievement in 2012 with O'Young and Christer Jöns, this time for Phoenix Racing.
Mies went on to cement his rising reputation within GT3 ranks with a victory in the 2012 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 the 24 Hours Nürburgring, Sepang 12 Hours and United SportsCar Championship. 2015 became Mies' most successful year to date, most notably winning the 24 Hours Nürburgring with Nico Müller, Edward Sandström and Laurens Vanthoor in the new Audi R8 LMS for Team WRT. He also continued his association with Australia through winning the Australian GT Championship, as well as the Australian Tourist Trophy, for Jamec Pem Racing and also finished second in the Highlands 101 for the team. In 2016 he continued in the Australian GT Championship as defending champion, once again with Jamec Pem Racing. He also continued in the Blancpain GT Series with Team WRT, finishing second in the series. With Connor De Phillippi, Mies won the 2016 ADAC GT Masters.
In 2017 he won the 24 Hours Nürburgring for a second time with Kelvin van der Linde, Connor de Phillippi and Markus Winkelhock in a Land Motorsport Audi R8 LMS.
In 2021, Mies won his second ADAC GT Masters title with Ricardo Feller.
Mies returned to the GT World Challenge Europe in 2023, joining fellow factory drivers Simon Gachet and Patric Niederhauser in an Endurance Cup Pro class entry for Saintéloc Racing, as well as a Sprint Cup entry alongside Grégoire Demoustier.
In November 2023, Mies announced his departure from Audi, and joined Ford later. He made his Ford debut at 2024 24 Hours of Daytona, finished 6th in GTD Pro class.

## Racing record
### Complete FIA GT3 European Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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 |

### Complete ADAC GT Masters Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Points |
| 2008 | JvO Autosport | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | NÜR2 1 17 | NÜR2 2 14 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | | | NC | 0 |
| 2010 | Abt Sportsline | Audi R8 LMS | OSC 1 8 | OSC 2 Ret | SAC 1 2 | SAC 2 1 | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 Ret | ASS 1 1 | ASS 2 3 | LAU 1 2 | LAU 2 7 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 6 | OSC 1 1 | OSC 2 9 | | | 2nd | 214 |
| 2011 | Abt Sportsline | Audi R8 LMS | OSC 1 4 | OSC 2 31 | SAC 1 1 | SAC 2 3 | ZOL 1 3 | ZOL 2 29 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 4 | RBR 1 5 | RBR 2 8 | LAU 1 6 | LAU 2 7 | ASS 1 2 | ASS 2 6 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 30 | 3rd | 133 |
| 2012 | Prosperia uhc speed | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | OSC 1 18 | OSC 2 Ret | ZAN 1 DNS | ZAN 2 8 | SAC 1 9 | SAC 2 2 | NÜR 1 38 | NÜR 2 14 | RBR 1 24 | RBR 2 8 | LAU 1 Ret | LAU 2 6 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 26 | HOC 1 9 | HOC 2 27 | 20th | 39 |
| 2013 | Prosperia C. Abt Racing | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | OSC 1 1 | OSC 2 Ret | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 Ret | SAC 1 1 | SAC 2 3 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 Ret | RBR 1 6 | RBR 2 6 | LAU 1 18 | LAU 2 6 | SVK 1 5 | SVK 2 2 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 2 | 9th | 146 |
| 2016 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | OSC 1 2 | OSC 2 2 | SAC 1 2 | SAC 2 7 | LAU 1 6 | LAU 2 3 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 6 | NÜR 1 18 | NÜR 2 1 | ZAN 1 2 | ZAN 2 4 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 8 | | | 1st | 168 |
| 2017 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | OSC 1 3 | OSC 2 10 | LAU 1 18 | LAU 2 2 | RBR 1 8 | RBR 2 Ret | ZAN 1 12 | ZAN 2 1 | NÜR 1 17 | NÜR 2 6 | SAC 1 1 | SAC 2 9 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 8 | | | 3rd | 120 |
| 2018 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS | OSC 1 18 | OSC 2 11 | MST 1 Ret | MST 2 6 | RBR 1 20 | RBR 2 11 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 7 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 16 | SAC 1 8 | SAC 2 10 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 Ret | | | 18th | 34 |
| 2019 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | OSC 1 7 | OSC 2 20 | MST 1 3 | MST 2 25 | RBR 1 6 | RBR 2 6 | ZAN 1 5 | ZAN 2 2 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 8 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 17 | SAC 1 2 | SAC 2 3 | | | 4th | 134 |
| 2020 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | LAU1 1 26 | LAU1 2 6 | NÜR 1 30 | NÜR 2 20 | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 10 | SAC 1 12 | SAC 2 Ret | RBR 1 15 | RBR 2 Ret | LAU2 1 Ret | LAU2 2 16 | OSC 1 11 | OSC 2 Ret | | | 26th | 29 |
| 2021 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | OSC 1 3 | OSC 2 5 | RBR 1 12 | RBR 2 7 | ZAN 1 1 | ZAN 2 Ret | LAU 1 1 | LAU 2 6 | SAC 1 3 | SAC 2 5 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 7 | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 10 | | | 1st | 199 |
| 2022 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | OSC 1 12 | OSC 2 12 | RBR 1 13 | RBR 2 13 | ZAN 1 9 | ZAN 2 4 | NÜR 1 8 | NÜR 2 18 | LAU 1 8 | LAU 2 1 | SAC 1 8 | SAC 2 11 | HOC 1 9 | HOC 2 12 | | | 12th | 104 |

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe Results

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

#### Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
| Blancpain Sprint Series ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Prosperia ABT Racing | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR | NOG CR | BRH QR | BRH CR | ZAN QR | ZAN CR | SVK QR | SVK CR | ALG QR | ALG CR | ZOL QR | ZOL CR | BAK QR Ret | BAK CR 15 | NC | 0 |
| 2015 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 3 | NOG CR 3 | BRH QR 9 | BRH CR 14 | ZOL QR 9 | ZOL CR Ret | MOS QR 5 | MOS CR 7 | ALG QR 10 | ALG CR 7 | MIS QR 3 | MIS CR 8 | ZAN QR 15 | ZAN CR 2 | 8th | 62 |
| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR 13 | MIS CR 8 | BRH QR 3 | BRH CR 1 | NÜR QR 1 | NÜR CR 4 | HUN QR 1 | HUN CR 2 | CAT QR | CAT CR | | | | | 2nd | 79 |
| 2017 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR 6 | MIS CR 11 | BRH QR Ret | BRH CR 14 | ZOL QR 6 | ZOL CR 13 | HUN QR 8 | HUN CR 18 | NÜR QR | NÜR CR | | | | | 28th | 2 |
| 2018 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | ZOL 1 3 | ZOL 2 Ret | BRH 1 2 | BRH 2 2 | MIS 1 1 | MIS 2 1 | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 4 | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 16 | | | | | 2nd | 90.5 |
| Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | BRH 1 12 | BRH 2 6 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | ZAN 1 13 | ZAN 2 5 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 26 | HUN 1 8 | HUN 2 7 | | | | | 11th | 23 |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MAG 1 19 | MAG 2 18 | ZAN 1 10 | ZAN 2 11 | MIS 1 Ret | MIS 2 17 | | | | | | | | | 31st | 1.5 |
| 2021 | ROFGO Racing With Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | | | | | | | BRH 1 18 | BRH 2 9 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | | | | | 31st | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 14 | MAG 1 9 | MAG 2 4 | ZAN 1 9 | ZAN 2 23 | MIS 1 6 | MIS 2 4 | VAL 1 10 | VAL 2 22 | | | | | 9th | 22 |
| 2023 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | BRH 1 19 | BRH 2 17 | MIS 1 22 | MIS 2 18 | HOC 1 23 | HOC 2 Ret | VAL 1 Ret | VAL 2 Ret | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 22 | | | | | 22nd | 1 |

#### Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
| Blancpain Endurance Series ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | WRT Belgian Audi Club | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MNZ | NAV | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | MAG | SIL 5 | | 44th | 10 |
| 2012 | Belgian Audi Club WRT | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Pro | MNZ 7 | SIL 3 | LEC 1 | SPA 6H 2 | SPA 12H 2 | SPA 24H 2 | NÜR 4 | NAV 2 | 1st | 114 |
| 2013 | Belgian Audi Club WRT | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Pro | MNZ 4 | SIL 3 | LEC 27 | SPA 6H 10 | SPA 12H 6 | SPA 24H 3 | NÜR Ret | | 4th | 48 |
| 2014 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Pro | MNZ Ret | SIL 9 | LEC 7 | SPA 6H 1 | SPA 12H 3 | SPA 24H 3 | NÜR 1 | | 3rd | 67 |
| 2015 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Pro | MNZ Ret | SIL | | | | | | | 14th | 23 |
| 2015 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Pro | | | LEC 20 | SPA 6H 26 | SPA 12H 9 | SPA 24H 3 | | | 14th | 23 |
| 2015 | Saintéloc | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Pro | | | | | | | NÜR 7 | | 14th | 23 |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H 2 | SPA 12H 2 | SPA 24H 50 | | | 20th | 18 |
| 2016 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | | | | | | | NÜR Ret | | 20th | 18 |
| 2017 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MNZ | SIL | LEC 8 | SPA 6H 4 | SPA 12H 10 | SPA 24H 5 | CAT | | 18th | 20 |
| 2018 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MNZ 1 | SIL 4 | LEC Ret | SPA 6H 24 | SPA 12H 15 | SPA 24H 40 | CAT 15 | | 7th | 37 |
| 2019 | Montaplast by Land Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H 24 | SPA 12H 15 | SPA 24H 14 | CAT | | NC | 0 |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | IMO 4 | NÜR 5 | SPA 6H 24 | SPA 12H 49 | SPA 24H Ret | LEC 4 | | | 8th | 39 |
| 2021 | Attempto Racing Audi Sport Team Attempto | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MNZ 12 | LEC 14 | SPA 6H 29 | SPA 12H 5 | SPA 24H 9 | NÜR 11 | BAR 40 | | 58th | 7 |
| 2022 | Saintéloc Junior Team Audi Sport Team Saintéloc | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | IMO 9 | LEC Ret | SPA 6H 16 | SPA 12H 28 | SPA 24H 19 | HOC 1 | BAR 7 | | 13th | 33 |
| 2023 | Saintéloc Junior Team Audi Sport Team Saintéloc | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | MNZ 4 | LEC 4 | SPA 6H 23 | SPA 12H 24 | SPA 24H 16 | NÜR 4 | BAR 9 | | 6th | 41 |
| 2024 | Proton Competition | Ford Mustang GT3 | Pro | LEC 10 | SPA 6H 40 | SPA 12H 13 | SPA 24H 19 | NÜR 24 | MNZ 20 | JED | | 30th* | 1* |

### Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2009 | Uwe Alzen Automotive | Uwe Alzen Sascha Bert Lance David Arnold | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | SP9 | 150 | 4th | 3rd |
| 2010 | Abt Sportsline | Christian Abt Emmanuel Collard Lucas Luhr | Audi R8 LMS | SP9 | 125 | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Luca Ludwig Christer Jöns Christian Abt | Audi R8 LMS | SP9 | 149 | 12th | 8th |
| 2012 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | René Rast Frank Stippler Marcel Fässler | Audi R8 LMS | SP9 | 151 | 5th | 5th |
| 2013 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Laurens Vanthoor Edward Sandström Christopher Haase | Audi R8 LMS ultra | SP9 | 44 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | Prosperia C. Abt Racing GmbH | Christer Jöns Niclas Kentenich Dominik Schwager | Audi R8 LMS ultra | SP9 | 138 | 33rd | 14th |
| 2015 | Audi Sport Team WRT | Laurens Vanthoor Edward Sandström Nico Müller | Audi R8 LMS ultra | SP9 | 156 | 1st | 1st |
| 2016 | Audi Sport Team WRT | Laurens Vanthoor Nico Müller Pierre Kaffer | Audi R8 LMS | SP9 | 109 | 47th | 19th |
| 2017 | Audi Sport Team Land | Connor De Phillippi Kelvin van der Linde Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS | SP9 | 158 | 1st | 1st |
| 2018 | Audi Sport Team Land | René Rast Kelvin van der Linde Sheldon van der Linde | Audi R8 LMS | SP9 | 133 | 6th | 5th |
| 2019 | Audi Sport Team Land | René Rast Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Haase | Audi R8 LMS Evo | SP9 | 139 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | Audi Sport Team Land | Mattia Drudi Kelvin van der Linde René Rast | Audi R8 LMS Evo | SP9 | 85 | 6th | 6th |
| 2021 | Audi Sport Team Land | Kelvin van der Linde René Rast Frédéric Vervisch | Audi R8 LMS Evo | SP9 | 47 | DNF | DNF |
| 2022 | Audi Sport Team Lionspeed by Car Collection | Mattia Drudi Patrick Kolb Patric Niederhauser | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | SP9 | 159 | 6th | 6th |
| 2023 | Audi Sport Team Land | Christopher Haase Patric Niederhauser | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | SP9 | 161 | 6th | 6th |
| 2024 | Scherer Sport PHX | Ricardo Feller Dennis Marschall Frank Stippler | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | SP9 | 50 | 1st | 1st |

### Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2011 | Audi Race Experience Team Joest | Darryl O'Young Marc 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 Haase Garth Tander | Audi R8 LMS | APP | 282 | 13th | 6th |
| 2018 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Christopher Haase Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS | APP | 238 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | Audi Sport Team Valvoline | Christopher Haase Markus 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 Feller Yasser Shahin | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro-Am | 320 | 9th | 2nd |

### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics 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 L V10 | 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 L V10 | 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 L V10 | 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 L V10 | 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 L V8 | DAY 3† | SEB | WGL | WGL | ELK | LGA | PET | | | | | | NC† | 0† |
| 2024 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | GTD Pro | Ford Mustang GT3 | Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 | DAY 6 | SEB 7 | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET 8 | | | 21st | 786 |
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### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2024 | Proton Competition | John Hartshorne Ben Tuck | Ford Mustang GT3 | LMGT3 | 280 | 31st | 4th |