Christopher Zanella (born 21 October 1989) is a Swiss former racing driver.

Zanella, born in Waldshut-Tiengen, began competing in formula racing with Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland in 2007.

In 2011, Zanella moved to the FIA Formula Two Championship.

His season began well, and he led the championship after four races, having won both races in the Magny Cours round.

After the FIA Formula Two Championship was disbanded in the end of 2012, He tested with various Formula Renault 3.5 teams during the 2012-13 off-season, He signed with Czech team ISR Racing partnering Russian driver Sergey Sirotkin, in his series debut in Monza he finished 3rd in the race, various months ago he won the last Formula Two race ever also in Monza coinciding with his podium in his debut, in Race 2 he finished 8th giving him 19 points during the weekend.