Kevin Magnussen

Kevin Magnussen

Kevin Jan Magnussen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰɛ.ven ˈjan ˈmaw.nus.n]; born 5 October 1992), also known simply as K-Mag, is a Danish racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for WRT and the IMSA SportsCar Championship for RLL as a factory driver for BMW. Magnussen competed in Formula One from (/wiki/2014FormulaOneWorldChampionship) to (/wiki/2020FormulaOneWorldChampionship) and (/wiki/2022FormulaOneWorldChampionship) to (/wiki/2024FormulaOneWorldChampionship).

Born and raised in Roskilde, Magnussen is the son of four-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class-winner and former Formula One driver Jan Magnussen. Graduating from karting to junior formulae in 2008, Magnussen won his first championship at the 2008 Danish Formula Ford Championship. He then finished as runner-up to António Félix da Costa at the Formula Renault NEC in (/wiki/2009FormulaRenault2.0NorthernEuropeanCup), and to Felipe Nasr at the British Formula 3 International Series in (/wiki/2011BritishFormula3InternationalSeries). Progressing to Formula Renault 3.5 in (/wiki/2012FormulaRenault3.5Series), Magnussen won the championship the following season with DAMS.

A member of the McLaren Young Driver Programme since 2010, Magnussen signed with McLaren in (/wiki/2014FormulaOneWorldChampionship) to partner Jenson Button. He finished second on his Formula One debut at the Australian Grand Prix, scoring his maiden podium finish and becoming the highest-finishing debutant since Jacques Villeneuve in (/wiki/1996AustralianGrandPrix). Replaced by Fernando Alonso for (/wiki/2015FormulaOneWorldChampionship), Magnussen continued at McLaren as a reserve driver, substituting for Alonso at the season-opener. Magnussen completed a stint at Renault in (/wiki/2016FormulaOneWorldChampionship), before competing with Haas from (/wiki/2017FormulaOneWorldChampionship) until the conclusion of the (/wiki/2020FormulaOneWorldChampionship) season, finishing a career-best ninth in the (/wiki/2018FormulaOneWorldChampionship) World Drivers' Championship. In (/wiki/2021IMSASportsCarChampionship), Magnussen moved to the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Cadillac, winning the Detroit Classic; he also contested one round of the IndyCar Series with Arrow McLaren, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans with High Class.

Magnussen returned to Haas in (/wiki/2022FormulaOneWorldChampionship) to replace Nikita Mazepin, achieving his maiden pole position at the São Paulo Grand Prix. He retained his seat in (/wiki/2023FormulaOneWorldChampionship) and (/wiki/2024FormulaOneWorldChampionship), becoming the first driver since former teammate Romain Grosjean in (/wiki/2012BelgianGrandPrix) to receive a race ban after the latter Italian Grand Prix, before departing at the end of the season. Magnussen achieved one pole position, three fastest laps and one podium finish in Formula One. He holds the Formula One record for the most career starts without leading a lap (185). Magnussen returned to sportscar racing in 2025, joining BMW as a factory driver.

Early and personal life

Kevin Magnussen

Kevin Jan Magnussen was born on 5 October 1992 in Roskilde, Denmark. Magnussen is the son of former Formula One driver Jan Magnussen. His cousin Dennis Lind and his half-brother Luca Magnussen are also racing drivers.

Magnussen lived in Woking, Surrey, near the McLaren Technology Centre whilst racing for McLaren. In 2019, Magnussen married Louise Gjørup in a private ceremony. They have two daughters, the first one born in 2021 and the second one born in 2023. He lives in Copenhagen with his family.

Junior racing career

Karting

Magnussen began his career in karting.

Lower formulae

In 2008, Magnussen made the step up to Formula Ford in Denmark, taking eleven victories from fifteen races and winning the championship. He also took part in six races of the ADAC Formel Masters series.

Between participating in Formula Ford in 2008 and unexpectedly securing sponsorship for Formula Renault in 2009, Magnussen was forced to abandon his racing career and work as a factory welder due to lack of funding.

In 2009, Magnussen moved up to Formula Renault 2.0 with Motopark Academy. He finished runner-up to António Félix da Costa in the Northern European Cup and finished seventh in the Eurocup.

Formula Three

In 2010, Magnussen competed in the German Formula Three Championship with Motopark Academy, winning the opening round of the season at Oschersleben and taking two more race victories. He finished third in the championship, taking the rookie title in the process.

In 2011, Magnussen moved to the British Formula 3 Championship with Carlin. He took seven race victories and finished as championship runner-up to teammate Felipe Nasr. He also competed in the Masters of Formula 3 race at Zandvoort, finishing third. 2011 marked Magnussen's first and only appearance at the Macau Grand Prix. He placed seventh in qualifying, but was forced to start from the back of the grid in the qualification race after ignoring yellow flags. He started the main race from nineteenth place, but was eliminated after a high-speed collision late in the race.

Formula Renault 3.5

Magnussen in 2012

Magnussen moved up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2012 with the Carlin team, with Will Stevens as his teammate. Magnussen finished the opening race at Motorland Aragón in second place, and took pole position in both races at Spa-Francorchamps, converting the second into a race victory. He ended the season in seventh place in the championship. He remained in Formula Renault 3.5 for (/wiki/2013FormulaRenault3.5Series), moving to DAMS alongside Norman Nato. 2013 was far more successful for Magnussen, claiming five victories, eight other podium places and eight pole positions. He finished the season as champion, sixty points clear of runner-up Stoffel Vandoorne.

Formula One career

Kevin Magnussen

A member of the McLaren Young Driver Programme from 2010 to 2013, Magnussen had his first experience of the McLaren MP4-27 Formula One car on track at the Abu Dhabi Young Driver test in 2012. He set a quickest time of 1:42.651. Previously he had done work in the team's driving simulator. Magnussen's time was the best of the three-day test impressing McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael. The distance he covered in the course of the test was sufficient to earn his FIA Super Licence.

2014

Magnussen at the 2014 British Grand Prix

Magnussen would drive for McLaren for the (/wiki/2014FormulaOneWorldChampionship) season, replacing Sergio Pérez. In line with a new rule introduced for the 2014 season requiring drivers to choose a car number to use during their Formula One career, Magnussen raced with number 20 as this was the number he had on his DAMS car in 2013 when he won the Formula Renault 3.5 championship.

At the Jerez and Bahrain pre-season tests, Magnussen topped the timesheets, and at the first race in Australia, he qualified in fourth position. In the race itself, Magnussen avoided crashing at the start after his car encountered oversteer through wheelspin. After passing Lewis Hamilton's ailing Mercedes in the early stages, Magnussen maintained position to take a third place finish; he finished 2.2 seconds behind Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo. As a result, Magnussen became the second Danish driver – after his father Jan, who was sixth at the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix – to take a points-scoring finish, the first Danish podium finisher and the first debutant, since Hamilton at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix, to take a podium in his first Grand Prix. After the race, Magnussen described the result as "like a victory". He was later promoted to second place in the results, after Ricciardo was disqualified due to fuel irregularities, making him the first rookie to finish second since Jacques Villeneuve at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix. Magnussen recorded eleven further points-scoring finishes throughout 2014, the majority being ninth or tenth place finishes; although he recorded seventh place finishes in Austria and Great Britain – circuits where he had prior experience from junior formulae – and a fifth place finish in Russia.

2015

Fernando Alonso replaced Magnussen for the 2015 season and Magnussen became the test and reserve driver for McLaren. Magnussen had talks with Honda-powered team Andretti Autosport to compete in the 2015 IndyCar Series, but McLaren blocked the deal. Magnussen competed in one race, the Australian Grand Prix after doctors advised Alonso to not race due to a concussion sustained during an accident during pre-season testing. However, Magnussen failed to start the race after suffering an engine failure on the formation lap. Magnussen was released from McLaren at the end of the year.

Renault (2016)

Magnussen at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix

After being released by McLaren, Magnussen was confirmed to have been in discussion to drive for the Haas F1 Team, before Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutiérrez were named as the team's drivers. Magnussen had reportedly also been in talks about a seat at Manor Racing. Magnussen tested a Mercedes DTM car, and Porsche's LMP1 car, hinting that he may have had options outside Formula One, including IndyCar, where he was believed to have entered talks with Bryan Herta Autosport about a drive.

In early 2016, unconfirmed reports emerged that Magnussen was set to replace Pastor Maldonado at Renault following a breach of contract between Maldonado and the team. Renault had purchased the Lotus F1 Team and were returning to the sport after a four-year hiatus. Renault later confirmed Magnussen had joined their (/wiki/2016FormulaOneWorldChampionship) campaign, partnering rookie Jolyon Palmer.

Magnussen's early season was marred by a string of incidents. He suffered a puncture on the opening lap in Australia and went on to finish twelfth. He was forced to start from the pit lane in Bahrain after failing to stop for the weighbridge in practice. He then crashed in practice for the Chinese Grand Prix after a tyre failure and could only finish the race in 17th. Magnussen collided with teammate Palmer in Spain and received a ten-second time penalty, then crashed in practice in Monaco before colliding with Daniil Kvyat in the race. He was forced to miss qualifying in Canada after again crashing during practice, and started from the pit lane in Azerbaijan when his car was modified under parc fermé conditions. The Russian Grand Prix was an exception to these incidents; after qualifying seventeenth he came back to finish seventh in what would eventually be Renault's best finish of the season.

Magnussen had a gearbox failure in the closing laps of the British Grand Prix. He suffered a high-speed crash at the Eau Rouge–Raidillon complex whilst running eighth at the Belgian Grand Prix, causing minor injuries and bringing out the red flag. Magnussen claimed his second and final points-finish of the season with tenth place in Singapore. Two more mechanical retirements came before the end of the season; power loss in Malaysia and suspension damage in Abu Dhabi. Magnussen finished the season in sixteenth place in the championship, scoring seven of Renault's eight points that season.

2017

Magnussen driving for Haas at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix

Magnussen signed a contract with Haas for (/wiki/2017FormulaOneWorldChampionship), joining Romain Grosjean and replacing Esteban Gutiérrez.

Magnussen retired from his first race with Haas in Australia with reported suspension failure, however it later emerged that he had actually suffered a puncture and that his retirement was unnecessary. He scored points with eighth place at the following race in China before retiring with electrical problems in Bahrain. He was running ninth in Spain but made contact with Daniil Kvyat late in the race, causing him to fall to fourteenth with a puncture. He would claim a point with tenth place at the next race in Monaco, in what was Haas's first ever double points-finish. At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Magnussen had run as high as third towards the end of the race in the uncompetitive VF-17, but eventually finished 7th in what would be his best result of the season.

A string of seven races without points followed. This included a hydraulic failure in Austria, engine issues in Singapore, and an incident in Hungary where he forced Nico Hülkenberg off the track, damaging Hülkenberg's car and forcing him to retire. Hülkenberg confronted Magnussen after the race, branding him the "most unsporting driver on the grid" to which Magnussen replied "suck my balls". Magnussen ended the season with two eighth place finishes in Japan and Mexico, but collided with former Formula Renault rival Stoffel Vandoorne in Brazil, causing both cars to retire.

Magnussen ended the season fourteenth in the championship with nineteen points, nine points short of teammate Grosjean.

2018

Magnussen at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix

Magnussen retained his seat at Haas for the (/wiki/2018FormulaOneWorldChampionship) season. The Haas VF-18 was a vast improvement on its predecessor, enabling Magnussen to compete at the front of the midfield. At the opening race in Australia, Magnussen lined up fifth on the grid, Haas's highest ever starting position. He had run as high as fourth, however both Haas cars would retire from the race after their wheels were fitted incorrectly during their pit stops. Magnussen then finished fifth in Bahrain, his best result since the 2014 Russian Grand Prix. At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix he collided with Pierre Gasly, who criticised Magnussen's defensive driving and branded him "the most dangerous guy" he had ever raced with.

Magnussen scored valuable points again with a sixth place finish in Spain. Another sixth place came in France, followed by fifth place in Austria behind teammate Grosjean, the team's best ever race result. More points finishes soon followed with ninth in Britain, seventh in Hungary and 8th in Belgium. At the Italian Grand Prix, Magnussen clashed for position with Fernando Alonso in qualifying. Magnussen later commented that Alonso "thinks he's God" and "I can't wait for him to retire". Magnussen collided with Sergio Pérez during the race, damaging the Haas's floor and eventually causing Magnussen to finish last of the running cars in 16th. Similar woes came in Singapore, when he failed to progress out of the first part of qualifying and he struggled to overtake during the race, finishing eighteenth. However, he set the fastest lap of the race after a late pit stop for fresh tyres, his and the team's first fastest lap. Magnussen then qualified fifth and finished eighth in Russia.

More controversy came at the Japanese Grand Prix, when Sauber driver Charles Leclerc called Magnussen "stupid" over the radio after his attempt to pass the Haas resulted in contact. Magnussen received a puncture, which damaged his floor and forced him into retirement. He finished the United States Grand Prix in ninth place, but was later disqualified after his car was found to have used more than the legal limit of fuel. Magnussen ended the season with two more points finishes, ninth in Brazil and tenth in Abu Dhabi.

Magnussen finished the season ninth in the championship with 56 points, his best ever finish and nineteen points clear of teammate Grosjean.

2019

Magnussen at the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix

Magnussen continued to drive for Haas for the 2019 season alongside Grosjean. The Haas VF-19 proved uncompetitive and became more so as the season went on. The car often performed well during qualifying but suffered during the race. At the first race in Australia, Magnussen finished sixth in what would later turn out to be his best finish of the season. He finished thirteenth at the next three races, despite having qualified in the top-ten in two of them. He recorded another points finish in Spain, finishing seventh.

Poor finishes followed at the next five races. In Austria, Magnussen showed the strong qualifying pace of the VF-19 by qualifying in fifth, before a gearbox penalty dropped him to tenth on the grid. During the race, he was found to have over-stepped his grid line at the start, receiving a drive-through penalty and eventually finishing the race in nineteenth place. In Britain, Magnussen and teammate Grosjean made contact on the first lap, causing race-ending damage for both drivers. Both were blamed and criticised for the incident, at a race in which Grosjean was testing the old spec of the VF-19 so that the team could understand their recent lack of pace.

Magnussen next scored points at the rain-affected German Grand Prix, finishing tenth before being promoted to eighth after the Alfa Romeo drivers were penalised post-race for the use of driver aids. He retired in Italy with a hydraulics issue, before setting the fastest lap at the next race in Singapore, a feat he had achieved at the same race in 2018. He was not awarded a point for this as he finished in seventeenth place—a driver must finish in the top ten to be awarded a fastest lap point. A ninth place finish in Russia would be his fourth and final points finish of the season. His third retirement of the season came in the United States when he suffered a brake failure on the penultimate lap.

Magnussen finished the season in sixteenth place in the championship with twenty points, twelve points ahead of teammate Grosjean.

2020

Magnussen continued driving for Haas in (/wiki/2020FormulaOneWorldChampionship), again partnering with Grosjean. The opening two rounds of the championship at the Red Bull Ring proved to be difficult for Magnussen and Haas, as the Haas VF-20 was off the pace. In the early stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Magnussen was running third, thanks to a strategy decision at the beginning of the race. Whilst he ultimately fell back throughout the race, he managed to cross the finish line in ninth. After the race, it was determined that Haas had broken rules regarding team radio in telling both drivers to pit at the end of the formation lap, and Magnussen was given a ten-second penalty. This demoted him to tenth, and Magnussen claimed his and Haas' first point of the year. Magnussen suffered a power unit failure at the Italian Grand Prix and was rear-ended in a multi-car accident at the Tuscan Grand Prix, his fifth retirement in nine races.

Magnussen and teammate Grosjean departed the team at the end of the 2020 season, to be replaced with Formula 2 champion Mick Schumacher, as well as Nikita Mazepin for the 2021 World Championship.

Magnussen at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix

2022: Return and maiden pole position

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Haas terminated its contract with their driver Nikita Mazepin. Magnussen returned to the team as his replacement on a multi-year deal, partnering existing driver Mick Schumacher for the 2022 season. In his return for Haas at Bahrain, Magnussen managed to start seventh and finish fifth, scoring one of only five top five finishes in Haas's history up to that point. In the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, he made it into Q3 and qualified tenth. He later turned that into a ninth- place finish, securing Haas consecutive points for the first time since 2019. Magnussen finished tenth at Silverstone with his teammate Schumacher finishing eighth giving Haas a first double-point finish since Germany 2019, and the pair would continue this run by scoring points again in the following round in Austria, despite the Dane experiencing engine issues during the race. At the 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix, Magnussen took his and Haas’ first pole position in Formula One. Magnussen qualified first after George Russell spun at turn four, bringing out a red flag during which track conditions deteriorated meaning no driver could set a faster time than before the crash. Magnussen became just the second driver in F1 history to set a pole for a non-Ferrari team using a Ferrari engine, fourteen years after Sebastian Vettel did so for Toro Rosso at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix. He would ultimately finish the sprint race in eighth position, and would retire from the Grand Prix on the opening lap following a collision with Daniel Ricciardo.

2023

Magnussen at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix

Magnussen partnered Nico Hülkenberg for the 2023 season. Magnussen struggled with the car, the Haas VF-23, as the car did not perform well with Magnussen's preferred driving style. Additionally, the VF-23 had poor tyre management, causing both drivers to lose time relative to rivals over the course of the race, although this issue was managed better by Hülkenberg. Magnussen struggled with qualifying relative to his teammate, although he qualified strongly at the Miami and Singapore Grands Prix (fourth and sixth respectively), and finished in points paying positions three times over the course of the season, achieving tenth place at the Saudi Arabian, Miami and Singapore Grands Prix, for three points to teammate Hülkenberg's nine. Magnussen summarised the season by stating "There's not been any great highlights [...] there have been races where I've been extremely happy with [tenth], which, you know, just shows what kind of season we've had."

2024: Final season

Magnussen at the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix

Magnussen and Hülkenberg were retained by Haas for the 2024 season. Magnussen finished twelfth in the season opener in Bahrain, then finished eleventh in Saudi Arabia, but received two ten-second time penalties. He finished tenth in Australia with Hülkenberg in ninth scoring Haas's first double points finish since the 2022 British Grand Prix. He crashed on the opening lap of the Monaco Grand Prix where he collided with Sergio Pérez; the impact was judged to be a racing incident. He had a great start on the opening lap of the Canadian Grand Prix in fourth place but losing time in the pitstop on lap eight; he finished twelfth behind teammate Hülkenberg who was in eleventh. He finished seventeenth in the Spanish Grand Prix. He finished eighth in the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix and helped guide teammate Hülkenberg to sixth.

Ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Magnussen announced that he would leave the team at the end of the season. Magnussen finished 9th during the Italian Grand Prix, but was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Pierre Gasly, dropping him to tenth. This also meant that with the accumulation of penalty points in his Super License earning him a one-race ban, Magnussen would be forced to miss the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with his future replacement Oliver Bearman substituting for him. Magnussen was the first driver since his former teammate Romain Grosjean in 2012 to be banned from a Formula One race. His race ended at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix when he hit the wall on lap fifty and suffered a right-rear puncture, retiring from the damage. He finished seventh in the Mexico City Grand Prix, his best finish since 2022. Magnussen was unwell ahead of the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix and was replaced once again by Bearman. Magnussen was originally due to miss only practice and the sprint before taking part in the Grand Prix, but would later have to sit out the entire weekend to allow a full recovery.

Test driver roles (2025)

In January 2025, Ayao Komatsu confirmed that Magnussen would continue to be linked to Haas that season as part of the team's testing of previous cars programme and as Toyota's simulator driver thanks to the technical partnership that Haas has with the Japanese brand.

Sportscar racing career

2015

Magnussen tested for Porsche in a Porsche 919 Hybrid in November 2015, on Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. No contract was made since Magnussen continued in Formula One for Renault in 2016.

2021

Magnussen driving the No. 01 Cadillac DPi-VR during the 2021 6 Hours of The Glen

Magnussen competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2021, driving the No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing DPi car alongside Dutch driver Renger van der Zande. On 12 June, he won his first race at the Detroit Grand Prix. Magnussen concluded the season with four straight podium finishes and placed seventh in points.

On 23 April, it was announced that Magnussen would drive the No. 49 High Class Racing LMP2 car with his father Jan Magnussen and Anders Fjordbach in the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans. He classified 29th in the overall standings and seventeenth in the LMP2 class.

2022

On 8 February 2021, it was announced that Magnussen would be a part of the driver line-up for Peugeot Sport in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship season.

Magnussen competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2022, as third driver in the No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing DPi car alongside Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn, but was released from his contracts with Peugeot and Chip Ganassi Racing after returning to Formula One with Haas in 2022.

Following the Formula One season finale at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, it was confirmed that Magnussen would race alongside his father Jan at the 2022 Gulf 12 Hours at the Yas Marina Circuit, during the final round of the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge. Magnussen qualified 15th on the grid for the race and subsequently finished seventh place overall, less than a second behind sixth after a clean race.

2023

Magnussen was confirmed to compete alongside his father in the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona in a new Porsche 911 GT3 R, run by MDK Motorsports, the same team that ran his Ferrari in the Gulf 12 Hours. However, he withdrew from the event a week prior due to necessary hand surgery.

2025

Magnussen's No. 15 BMW M Hybrid V8 at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans

In early December 2024, BMW M Motorsport announced Magnussen would become a works driver for their LMDh program.This marked his first WeatherTech Championship appearance since the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona. His first race with the team was the Rolex 24 at Daytona, where BMW M Team RLL finished fourth. BMW is yet to announce where else Magnussen will be racing in 2025.

IndyCar career

Kevin Magnussen

Magnussen retiring from the race at the 2021 Grand Prix of Road America

In June 2021, Magnussen was drafted in by Arrow McLaren SP to fill in for the injured Felix Rosenqvist at the Grand Prix of Road America. He qualified 21st and retired with mechanical issues during the race.

Mentoring

Kevin Magnussen

Magnussen currently mentors F1 Academy and F4 British Championship driver Alba Larsen. Magnussen started mentoring Larsen around 2023 after Larsen competed with Magnussen's younger brother, Luca Magnussen, who currently competes in the 2025 GB4 Championship.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2008	Danish Formula Ford Championship	Fukamuni Racing	15	11	6	10	12	267	1st
Formula Ford Duratec Benelux	2	0	0	0	0	19	19th
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec Class	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
Formula Ford NEZ	1	1	1	1	1	27	4th
ADAC Formel Masters	Van Amersfoort Racing	4	0	0	1	2	30	12th
Formula Renault 2.0 Portugal Winter Series	Motopark Academy	2	0	0	0	1	12	10th
2009	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Motopark Academy	14	1	2	4	12	278	2nd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	14	0	0	1	1	50	7th
Renault Clio Cup Denmark	?	2	0	0	0	1	18	12th
2010	German Formula 3 Championship	Motopark Academy	18	3	0	0	8	96	3rd
Formula 3 Euro Series	2	1	0	0	1	8	12th
2011	British Formula 3 Championship	Carlin	29	7	6	9	9	237	2nd
Masters of Formula 3	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
Macau Grand Prix	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	14th
2012	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Carlin	17	1	3	0	3	106	7th
Danish Thundersport Championship	Fukamuni Racing	1	1	0	0	1	0	NC
2013	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	DAMS	17	5	8	3	13	274	1st
2014	Formula One	McLaren Mercedes	19	0	0	0	1	55	11th
2015	Formula One	McLaren Honda	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
Reserve driver
2016	Formula One	Renault Sport F1 Team	21	0	0	0	0	7	16th
2017	Formula One	Haas F1 Team	20	0	0	0	0	19	14th
2018	Formula One	Haas F1 Team	21	0	0	1	0	56	9th
2019	Formula One	Haas F1 Team	21	0	0	1	0	20	16th
2020	Formula One	Haas F1 Team	17	0	0	0	0	1	20th
2021	IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPI	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	10	1	1	4	5	2879	7th
IndyCar Series	Arrow McLaren SP	1	0	0	0	0	7	42nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	High Class Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	17th
2022	Formula One	Haas F1 Team	22	0	1	0	0	25	13th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	1	0	0	0	0	275	23rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge	AF Corse - MDK Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	8	18th
2023	Formula One	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	22	0	0	0	0	3	19th
2024	Formula One	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	23	0	0	1	0	16	15th
2025	FIA World Endurance Championship	BMW M Team WRT	8	0	0	0	0	27	20th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP	BMW M Team RLL	3	0	2	0	0	782	22nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Team WRT	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
Formula One	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	Test driver
2026	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP	BMW M Team WRT	2	0	0	0	0	482	9th

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
2009	Motopark Academy	ZAN 1 3	ZAN 2 2	HOC 1 3	HOC 2 Ret	ALA 1	ALA 2	OSC 1 2	OSC 2 3	ASS 1 3	ASS 2 3	MST 1 3	MST 2 3	NÜR 1 1	NÜR 2 5	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 3	2nd	278

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Points
2009	Motopark Academy	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 Ret	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 4	HUN 1 16	HUN 2 21	SIL 1 6	SIL 2 10	LMS 1 7	LMS 2 3	NÜR 1 DSQ	NÜR 2 DSQ	ALC 1 4	ALC 2 5	7th	50

Complete German Formula 3 Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Points
2010	Motopark Academy	OSC1 1 1	OSC1 2 2	SAC 1 5	SAC 2 3	HOC 1 2	HOC 2 5	ASS1 1 7	ASS1 2 5	NÜR1 1 Ret	NÜR1 2 7	ASS2 1 2	ASS2 2 4	LAU 1 1	LAU 2 9	NÜR2 1 1	NÜR2 2 5	OSC2 1 4	OSC2 2 3	3rd	96

Complete British Formula Three Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	Pos	Points
2011	Carlin	MNZ 1 15	MNZ 2 8	MNZ 3 6	OUL 1 8	OUL 2 18	OUL 3 Ret	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 8	SNE 3 1	BRH 1 8	BRH 2 11	BRH 3 15	NÜR 1 1	NÜR 2 6	NÜR 3 5	LEC 1 4	LEC 2 4	LEC 3 Ret	SPA 1 7	SPA 2 1	SPA 3 8	ROC 1 7	ROC 2 5	ROC 3 1	DON 1 Ret	DON 2 16	DON 3 1	SIL 1 1	SIL 2 8	SIL 3 2	2nd	237

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Points
2012	Carlin	ALC 1 2	ALC 2 Ret	MON 1 Ret	SPA 1 21	SPA 2 1	NÜR 1 5	NÜR 2 8	MSC 1 16†	MSC 2 10	SIL 1 Ret	SIL 2 Ret	HUN 1 2	HUN 2 23†	LEC 1 6	LEC 2 24†	CAT 1 5	CAT 2 4	7th	106
2013	DAMS	MNZ 1 2	MNZ 2 2	ALC 1 1	ALC 2 9	MON 1 4	SPA 1 1	SPA 2 3	MSC 1 11	MSC 2 2	RBR 1 3	RBR 2 3	HUN 1 2	HUN 2 2	LEC 1 DSQ	LEC 2 1	CAT 1 1	CAT 2 1	1st	274

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One results

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

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	WDC	Points
2014	McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-29	Mercedes PU106A 1.6 V6 t	AUS 2	MAL 9	BHR Ret	CHN 13	ESP 12	MON 10	CAN 9	AUT 7	GBR 7	GER 9	HUN 12	BEL 12	ITA 10	SIN 10	JPN 14	RUS 5	USA 8	BRA 9	ABU 11		11th	55
2015	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30	Honda RA615H 1.6 V6 t	AUS DNS	MAL	CHN	BHR	ESP	MON	CAN	AUT	GBR	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	RUS	USA	MEX	BRA	ABU		NC	0
2016	Renault Sport F1 Team	Renault R.S.16	Renault R.E.16 1.6 V6 t	AUS 12	BHR 11	CHN 17	RUS 7	ESP 15	MON Ret	CAN 16	EUR 14	AUT 14	GBR 17†	HUN 15	GER 16	BEL Ret	ITA 17	SIN 10	MAL Ret	JPN 14	USA 12	MEX 17	BRA 14	ABU Ret		16th	7
2017	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-17	Ferrari 062 1.6 V6 t	AUS Ret	CHN 8	BHR Ret	RUS 13	ESP 14	MON 10	CAN 12	AZE 7	AUT Ret	GBR 12	HUN 13	BEL 15	ITA 11	SIN Ret	MAL 12	JPN 8	USA 16	MEX 8	BRA Ret	ABU 13		14th	19
2018	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-18	Ferrari 062 EVO 1.6 V6 t	AUS Ret	BHR 5	CHN 10	AZE 13	ESP 6	MON 13	CAN 13	FRA 6	AUT 5	GBR 9	GER 11	HUN 7	BEL 8	ITA 16	SIN 18	RUS 8	JPN Ret	USA DSQ	MEX 15	BRA 9	ABU 10		9th	56
2019	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-19	Ferrari 064 1.6 V6 t	AUS 6	BHR 13	CHN 13	AZE 13	ESP 7	MON 14	CAN 17	FRA 17	AUT 19	GBR Ret	GER 8	HUN 13	BEL 12	ITA Ret	SIN 17	RUS 9	JPN 15	MEX 15	USA 18†	BRA 11	ABU 14		16th	20
2020	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-20	Ferrari 065 1.6 V6 t	AUT Ret	STY 12	HUN 10	GBR Ret	70A Ret	ESP 15	BEL 17	ITA Ret	TUS Ret	RUS 12	EIF 13	POR 16	EMI Ret	TUR 17†	BHR 17	SKH 15	ABU 18		20th	1
2022	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-22	Ferrari 066/7 1.6 V6 t	BHR 5	SAU 9	AUS 14	EMI 98 Race: 9; Sprint: 8	MIA 16†	ESP 17	MON Ret	AZE Ret	CAN 17	GBR 10	AUT 87 Race: 8; Sprint: 7	FRA Ret	HUN 16	BEL 16	NED 15	ITA 16	SIN 12	JPN 14	USA 9	MXC 17	SAP Ret8 Race: Ret; Sprint: 8	ABU 17		13th	25
2023	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-23	Ferrari 066/10 1.6 V6 t	BHR 13	SAU 10	AUS 17†	AZE 13	MIA 10	MON 19†	ESP 18	CAN 17	AUT 18	GBR Ret	HUN 17	BEL 15	NED 16	ITA 18	SIN 10	JPN 15	QAT 14	USA 14	MXC Ret	SAP Ret	LVG 13	ABU 20		19th	3
2024	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-24	Ferrari 066/10 1.6 V6 t	BHR 12	SAU 12	AUS 10	JPN 13	CHN 16	MIA 19	EMI 12	MON Ret	CAN 12	ESP 17	AUT 8	GBR 12	HUN 15	BEL 14	NED 18	ITA 10	AZE	SIN 19†	USA 117 Race: 11; Sprint: 7	MXC 7	SAP WD	LVG 12	QAT 9	ABU 16	15th	16

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Formula One records

Magnussen holds the following Formula One records:

Record		Achieved	Ref
Most points scored on debut	18	2014 Australian Grand Prix
Most races without leading a lap	185	2023 Qatar Grand Prix

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2021	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	DPi	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	DAY 5	SEB 5	MDO 5	DET 1	WGL 6	WGL 2	ELK 3	LGA 2	LBH 2	PET WD	7th	2879
2022	Cadillac Racing	DPi	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	DAY 6	SEB	LBH	LGA	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	PET	23rd	275
2025	BMW M Team RLL	GTP	BMW M Hybrid V8	BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8	DAY 4	SEB 12	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	ELK	IMS	PET 9		22nd	782
2026	BMW M Team WRT	GTP	BMW M Hybrid V8	BMW P66/3 4.0 L turbo V8	DAY 8	SEB 10	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	ELK	IMS	PET		9th	482

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	No.	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points	Ref
2021	Arrow McLaren SP	7	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet	ALA	STP	TXS	TXS	IMS	INDY	DET	DET	ROA 24	MDO	NSH	IMS	GTW	POR	LAG	LBH	42nd	7

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Entrant	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2021	High Class Racing	Jan Magnussen Anders Fjordbach	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	336	29th	17th
2025	BMW M Team WRT	Raffaele Marciello Dries Vanthoor	BMW M Hybrid V8	Hypercar	361	31st	18th

Complete Gulf 12 Hours results

Year	Entrant	No.	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	AF Corse - MDK Motorsports	43	Jan Magnussen Mark Kvamme	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Pro	333	7th	5th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2025	BMW M Team WRT	Hypercar	BMW M Hybrid V8	BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8	QAT 4	IMO 6	SPA 10	LMS 17	SÃO 17	COA 12	FUJ Ret	BHR Ret	20th	27

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2025	Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3	Pro	LEC	MNZ	SPA 6H 13	SPA 12H 14	SPA 24H 11	NUR	CAT	NC	0

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2025	Team WRT	Valentino Rossi René Rast	BMW M4 GT3	Pro	548	11th	10th