Christopher Haase (born 26 September 1987 in Kulmbach) is a German professional racing driver.
Haase currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe with Audi team Eastalent Racing. Among his most notable successes are winning the 2007 ADAC GT Masters title, triumphing alongside Christopher Mies in the 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship, and taking home the Nürburgring 24 Hours in 2012 and 2014. He also won the Blancpain Endurance Series in 2012 and the 24 Hours of Spa in 2017.
As of March 2026, Haase is the most experienced driver in the GT World Challenge Europe, having contested 91 events since 2012.
Born in Kulmbach, Bavaria, Haase began racing in 2006 in the ADAC Dacia Logan Cup, before moving to the ADAC GT Masters series in 2007, which he won for Reiter Engineering. The following season, he remained in the series and finished second, in addition to winning the GT4 European Cup. After winning the 2009 FIA GT3 European title with Phoenix Racing and Christopher Mies, the German proceeded to compete in the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2010.
Having become an Audi factory driver in 2011, Haase entered the Blancpain Endurance Series in 2012, winning it for Team WRT alongside Mies and Stéphane Ortelli. He spent two seasons in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2014 and 2015 with Paul Miller Racing, scoring eight podiums and a win at Petit Le Mans. From 2016 onwards, Haase split his attention between the Blancpain Endurance and Blancpain Sprint Series, driving for Saintéloc Racing until 2021. That year also saw him make his DTM debut, competing for Team Rosberg at the Nürburgring.
In 2022, Haase switched to Tresor by Car Collection, with whom he would take third in the GTWC Europe Sprint Cup, his best placing in the championship. Subsequently, Haase drove for Comtoyou Racing in both series before moving to Tresor Attempto Racing in 2024. Despite not scoring a podium with Attempto Racing in the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, Haase finished third in the standings alongside Ricardo Feller and Alex Aka. Haase also contested the 2024 International GT Open with Eastalent Racing Team, where he guided the team and teammate Simon Reicher to the title. He and Reicher returned to the series in 2025, finishing third overall. Haase continued with Reicher for Eastalent's graduation to the GT World Challenge Europe in 2026, which he described as "the Formula One of GT racing".
In March 2026, Haase gained notoriety during round two of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieâÂÂdriving for Scherer Sport PHX, Haase took the lead from four-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion Max Verstappen on the first lap and defended it throughout the opening hour, eventually being overtaken just before both cars entered the pits. Talking to the media after his stint, Haase said he enjoyed the battle, stating "those are exactly the duels we live for in the sport".
<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.<sup>â </sup> As Haase was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
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