Moving up to race an 85cc motorcycle in 2014, Hofer concentrated on the Austrian Youth Championship and the Junior Cup class of the ADAC MX Masters.
Alongside this he represented Austria at the Motocross of European Nations in Italy and finished third overall in the Junior Cup of the ADAC MX Masters.
With continued support from the KTM KINI Junior Racing team, he moved up to compete in the EMX125 class of the 2017 European Motocross Championship.
When racing at the ADAC MX Masters following this, he sustained a fractured pelvis and four broken ribs in a crash which ended his season, resulting in him finishing third in the EMX125 championship.
[12] Hofer joined the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team to compete full-time in the MX2 class of the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship.
[15] Four rounds later, in Northern Italy, Hofer took his first World Championship race win and with it the overall to take his first Grand Prix victory.
He made his second appearance for his country at the 2021 Motocross des Nations, on this occasion run before the end of the world championship season.