Patric Niederhauser

Niederhauser began karting 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.acisportitalia.it/ABARTH_EU/profilo-pilota/18|title=PATRIC NIEDERHAUSER|publisher=Formula Abarth|access-date=31 October 2011}}

In 2010, 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, when the series split into the European and Italian series. He won the Italian Series title in clash with teammate (till Spa round) Sergey Sirotkin, taking six wins in fourteen races.{{cite web|url=http://www.acisportitalia.it/ABARTH_IT/home/ing/1551/Niederhauser-wins-in-Monza-and-is-the-new-Italian-Champion|title=NIEDERHAUSER WINS IN MONZA AND IS THE NEW ITALIAN CHAMPION|date=16 October 2011|publisher=Formula Abarth|access-date=31 October 2011}} In the European Series the Swiss driver finished as runner-up with five race victories, 37 points behind Sirotkin.{{cite news|url=http://www.acisportitalia.it/ABARTH_EU/home/ing/1601/Sirotkin-wins-race-one-in-Barcelona-and-gets-the-title|title=SIROTKIN WINS RACE ONE IN BARCELONA AND GETS THE TITLE|date=30 October 2011|publisher=Formula Abarth|access-date=31 October 2011}}

During 2010, Niederhauser also contested a single round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship at Dijon, finishing on the podium in both races.{{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/standings/182-2010/|title=LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse 2010|publisher=Driver Database|access-date=31 October 2011}}

In 2012, Niederhauser remained with Jenzer, moving into the GP3 Series.{{cite news|url=http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/03_March/Jenzer-Motorsport-confirm-Niederhauser-for-2012/|title=Jenzer Motorsport confirm Niederhauser for 2012|date=3 March 2012|work=GP3 Series|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited|access-date=3 March 2012}} In his debut season, two wins helped the Swiss driver towards seventh in the standings. The following year, he returned to GP3 with Jenzer.{{cite news |date=26 January 2013 |title=Jenzer verlängert mit Patric Niederhauser |url=http://www.speedweek.de/art_32281.html |access-date=26 January 2013 |publisher=Speedweek.de |language=de}} The campaign proved to be less successful, as Niederhauser only scored two points finishes following a double podium at the opening round, thus ending up 13th in the standings.

In what would prove to be Niederhauser's final year in GP3, 2014 saw him switching over to Arden International. At the Hungaroring, Niederhauser broke his two-year long winless streak during the sprint race, and won again at Sochi to finish tenth overall.{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Charles |date=27 July 2014 |title=GP3 Hungary: Patric Niederhauser takes first win since 2012 |url=https://www.autosport.com/fia-f3/news/gp3-hungary-patric-niederhauser-takes-first-win-since-2012-5049761/5049761/ |website=autosport.com}}{{Cite web |last=Motorsport-Magazin.com |date=2014-10-13 |title=Niederhauser gewinnt in Sochi – GP3 |url=https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/gp3/news-202161-niederhauser-gewinnt-in-sochi/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Motorsport-Magazin.com |language=de}}

Niederhauser did not attain a seat in 2015, only competing in one round of the GP2 Series for Daiko Team Lazarus.{{cite news |date=1 September 2015 |title=Niederhauser to make GP2 debut at Monza |url=http://www.motorsport.com/gp2/news/niederhauser-to-make-gp2-debut-at-monza/?v=2&s=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906020936/http://www.motorsport.com/gp2/news/niederhauser-to-make-gp2-debut-at-monza/?v=2&s=1 |archive-date=6 September 2015 |access-date=1 September 2015 |work=Motorsport.com}}

File:ADAC GT Masters 2022 Spielberg Nr. 15.jpg during the 2022 ADAC GT Masters season.]]

In 2016, Niederhauser made his sportscar debut, driving for Attempto Racing in the opening three rounds of the ADAC GT Masters.{{cite news |title=ADAC GT Masters Starterliste Oschersleben 2016 |url=http://www.adac-gt-masters.de/de/starterliste/ |access-date=13 April 2016 |work=ADAC GT Masters |publisher=ADAC}} He would also race for the team in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and GT Series Sprint Cup championships that year, collecting a best race finish of tenth in both series.{{cite web |date=25 February 2016 |title=Attempto Racing to field two Huracán GT3s in the Blancpain GT Series |url=http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/news/643/attempto-racing-to-field-two-hurac%C3%A1n-gt3s-in-the-blancpain-gt-series?filter_season_id=6&filter_series_id=17&filter_text=&filter_team_news=0 |access-date=22 April 2016 |website=blancpain-gt-series.com |publisher=SRO Motorsports Group}}

For the following season, Niederhauser returned to GT Masters, this time partnering youngster Dennis Marschall at Aust Motorsport.{{cite news |title=Aust Motorsport announce high-calibre line-up |url=https://www.adac-gt-masters.de/uk/artikel/aust-motorsport-announce-high-calibre-line-up-markus-pommer-and-pierre-kaffer-sign-up-for-adac-gt-masters-235267 |access-date=13 April 2016 |work=ADAC GT Masters |publisher=ADAC}} The pair scored regular points finishes in the second half of the season, though that would only be enough for 21st in the drivers' championship. Niederhauser split his attention between Europe and Asia in 2018, competing for GruppeM Racing Team in the Blancpain GT Series Asia, where his first three wins in GT3 competition helped him towards third place in the standings, and the Silver Cup class of the Blancpain Endurance Cup, where he scored a single class podium.{{cite news |date=11 April 2018 |title=Blancpain GT Series Asia 2018 Rounds 1 & 2 – Sepang, Malaysia Provisional Entry List |url=http://vmail.vertouk.net/userfiles/sro/file/Blancpain%20GT%20Series%20Asia%20Provisional%20Entry%20List%20-%20Sepang%2011_04_18(1).pdf |access-date=11 April 2018 |website=blancpain-gt-series-asia.com |publisher=SRO Motorsports Group}}{{cite news |date=13 April 2018 |title=Impressive 54-car grid for Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup opener at Monza |url=https://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/news/1232/impressive-54-car-grid-for-blancpain-gt-series-endurance-cup-opener-at-monza- |access-date=13 April 2018 |website=blancpain-gt-series.com |publisher=SRO Motorsports Group}}{{Cite web |date=15 May 2018 |title=BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA: PATRIC NIEDERHAUSER GEWINNT ZWEITES RENNEN |url=https://www.motorsport-xl.de/news/2018/Blancpain/Blancpain-GT-Series-Asia-Patric-Niederhauser-gewinnt-zweites-Rennen-31247.html |website=motorsport-xl.de}}

Niederhauser came back to GT Masters for the 2019 season, racing for HCB-Rutronik Racing alongside Audi factory driver Kelvin van der Linde.{{cite news |date=22 February 2019 |title=HCB-Rutronik Racing: Niederhauser join team |url=https://www.adac-gt-masters.de/uk/artikel/hcb-rutronik-racing-niederhauser-join-team-swiss-driver-will-share-drive-with-kelvin-van-der-linde-253256 |access-date=27 April 2019 |website=adac-gt-masters.de |publisher=ADAC}} With three victories and four further podiums, the Swiss-South African duo managed to take the title in dominant fashion.{{Cite web |last=Motorsport-Magazin.com |date=2019-09-16 |title=Patric Niederhauser ist Meister des ADAC GT Masters 2019 |url=https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/adac-gt-masters/news-258427-patric-niederhauser-ist-meister-des-adac-gt-masters-2019/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Motorsport-Magazin.com |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=Meisterstück von Niederhauser und van der Linde: Audi-Duo wird dank Sieg im Sonntagsrennen vorzeitig ADAC GT Masters-Meister {{!}} ADAC GT Masters |url=https://www.adac-motorsport.de/adac-gt-masters/news/2019/meisterstuck-von-niederhauser-und-van-der-linde-audi-duo-wird-dank-sieg-im-sonntagsrennen-vorzeitig-adac-gt-masters-meister/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=adac-motorsport.de |language=de}} As a result of his performances, Niederhauser was introduced to Audi's factory driver lineup in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Audi Sport driver lineup complete for 2020 |url=https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/audi-sport-driver-lineup-complete-for-2020-12404 |access-date=2024-05-24 |publisher=Audi MediaCenter}} That year saw him and van der Linde drive for Rutronik once again in defence of his GT Masters title, though they lost out due to a retirement in the final race caused by a startline collision, finishing fourth overall with a single win.{{cite news |date=19 February 2020 |title=HCB-Rutronik Racing set to mount defence of title |url=https://www.adac-gt-masters.de/uk/artikel/hcb-rutronik-racing-set-to-mount-defence-of-title-championship-winning-team-intend-to-field-successful-well-proven-driver-pairing-261449 |access-date=19 February 2020 |website=adac-gt-masters.de |publisher=ADAC}}{{Cite web |last=hhr-desiree.zimmermann |date=2020-09-21 |title=Newsflash: Erster Saisonsieg für Niederhauser/van der Linde |url=https://www.hockenheimring.de/en/2020/09/newsflash-erster-saisonsieg-fuer-niederhauser-van-der-linde/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Hockenheimring}}{{Cite web |title=Ammermüller and Engelhart 2020 champions: P4 in final race enough to hand the Porsche duo the title {{!}} ADAC GT Masters |url=https://www.adac-motorsport.de/en/adac-gt-masters/news/2020/ammermuller-and-engelhart-2020-champions-p4-in-final-race-enough-to-hand-the-porsche-duo-the-title/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=adac-motorsport.de}}

For the 2021 GT Masters season, Niederhauser moved to Phoenix Racing to partner second-year GT3 driver Jusuf Owega.{{cite web |title=Teilnehmerliste ADAC GT Masters 2021 |url=https://gt-place.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/210420_Starterliste_Saison_2021.pdf |access-date=20 April 2021 |work=gt-place.com |publisher=ADAC}} The pair struggled to take results and failed to finish on the podium, which resulted in 18th place at year's end. Niederhauser returned to Rutronik in 2022, once again being joined by an inexperienced GT driver in Luca Engstler.{{cite web |last=Plümer |first=Jonas |date=9 March 2022 |title=Luca Engstler und Patric Niederhauser starten für Rutronik Racing im ADAC GT Masters |trans-title=Luca Engstler and Patric Niederhauser start for Rutronik Racing in the ADAC GT Masters |url=https://gt-place.com/2022/03/09/luca-engstler-und-patric-niederhauser-starten-fuer-rutronik-racing-im-adac-gt-masters/ |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=gt-place.com |language=German}} A 14th place in the standings was the result, with the pair scoring a lone podium from a Niederhauser pole at Oschersleben. During the same year, the Swiss driver drove for Saintéloc Racing in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.{{Cite web |date=7 March 2022 |title=Saintéloc Racing confirms driver line-ups for 2022 programme with Audi |url=https://www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com/news/2257/saint%C3%A9loc-racing-confirms-driver-line-ups-for-2022-programme-with-audi |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=gt-world-challenge-europe.com |publisher=SRO Motorsports Group}} In the former, he would score a surprise victory at the Hockenheimring, meanwhile two podiums in the latter would signify sixth overall for him and Aurélien Panis.{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Daniel |date=2022-09-04 |title=Sainteloc Audi Wins Hockenheim Endurance Cup Thriller – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/world-challenge-europe/sainteloc-ends-endurance-cup-win-drought-in-hockenheim-thriller/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=sportscar365.com}}

Niederhauser remained at Saintéloc for the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe season, joining fellow factory drivers Simon Gachet and Christopher Mies for a Pro entry in the Endurance Cup, and partnering GT3 rookie Erwan Bastard in the Sprint Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/03/03/sainteloc-junior-team-confirm-2023-gt-world-challenge-europe-plans.html|title=Saintéloc Junior Team Confirm 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Plans|first=Graham|last=Goodwin|work=Dailysportscar|date=3 March 2023|access-date=3 March 2023}} Despite not scoring a single podium in the former, Niederhauser and his teammates ended up sixth in the standings owing to three fourth-place finishes. Meanwhile, a lone podium in the Sprint Cup resulted in tenth overall for the Swiss driver in the Sprint Cup. During the same year, Niederhauser also competed in the DTM with Tresor Orange1 fielded by Attempto Racing, though the team's struggles to settle into the series due to a low number of test days resulted in 23rd place in the championship.{{Cite web |title=DTM-Pilot Niederhauser wechselt von Audi zu Porsche: Comeback bei Rutronik? |url=https://www.motorsport-total.com/dtm/news/dtm-pilot-niederhauser-wechselt-von-audi-zu-porsche-comeback-bei-rutronik-24020801 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Motorsport-Total.com |language=de}}

With the disbandment of Audi's works lineup, Niederhauser found a new home at Porsche for 2024.{{Cite web |last=Seiwert |first=Robert |date=2024-02-08 |title=Patric Niederhauser wechselt zu Porsche nach Audi-Ende |url=https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/dtm/news-287259-patric-niederhauser-porsche-audi-ende/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Motorsport-Magazin.com |language=de}} He would compete with the marque in both the Sprint and Endurance Cups, partnering Sven Müller in the former and being joined by Julien Andlauer in the latter on his second return to Rutronik.{{cite web |last=Klein |first=Jamie |date=9 February 2024 |title=Niederhauser Moves to Porsche; Joins Rutronik |url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/world-challenge-europe/niederhauser-moves-to-porsche-joins-rutronik/ |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=Sportscar365 |publisher=John Dagys Media}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2016-09-27 |title=Marylin Niederhauser – 2015 wird ein Lehrjahr – Formel 4 News |url=http://f4news.de/newsreader/marylin-niederhauser-2015-wird-ein-lehrjahr.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927185103/http://f4news.de/newsreader/marylin-niederhauser-2015-wird-ein-lehrjahr.html |archive-date=2016-09-27 |access-date=2022-07-24 }}

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• {{DriverDB driver|patric-niederhauser}}
• [http://www.patricniederhauser.com/en/ Official website]

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