Jan Magnussen
Jan Magnussen | |
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| Born | July 4, 1973 Roskilde, Denmark |
| Occupation | Professional racing driver |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Known for | Formula One, CART, NASCAR, 24 Hours of Le Mans |
Jan Ellegaard Magnussen (born 4 July 1973) is a Danish professional racing driver who served as a factory driver for General Motors up until the conclusion of the 2020 season. His racing portfolio includes participation in Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), NASCAR, the FIA Formula One World Championship, and the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.
Early career and junior categories
Hailing from Roskilde, Magnussen claimed victory at the 1992 Formula Ford Festival held at Brands Hatch. He went on to dominate the 1994 British Formula 3 championship with Paul Stewart Racing, securing wins in 14 out of 18 races and surpassing Ayrton Senna's previous F3 record. His triumphs included victories at Donington Park, Brands Hatch, Silverstone, and Thruxton, where he won six of the opening eight events.
Top-tier racing series
Magnussen made his debut in Formula One during the 1995 Pacific Grand Prix in Aida, stepping in for the unwell Mika Häkkinen. This appearance marked him as the first Danish driver to compete in F1 since Tom Belsø in 1974. The following year, he participated in both the CART series and the International Touring Car Championship.
Between 1997 and 1998, he drove for the newly established Stewart Grand Prix, a team co-owned by his former F3 mentor Paul Stewart. Despite receiving high commendation from team founder Jackie Stewart, who described him as "the most talented young driver to emerge since Ayrton Senna", Magnussen's results in Formula One were limited. He earned a single championship point at the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix before being replaced by Jos Verstappen. Over his F1 tenure, he started 24 Grands Prix but was forced to retire early from the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix due to a start-line collision.
In 1999, Magnussen entered seven races in CART and also competed in the American Le Mans Series with Panoz through to 2000. From 2001 to 2002, he raced Peugeot cars in both the Danish Touring Car Championship (DTC) and ALMS. He achieved GT1 drivers' titles with Corvette Racing in both 2008 and 2013.
Magnussen has taken part annually in various categories of the 24 hours of Le Mans since 1999. His notable class victories include triumphs in GTS (2004) and GT1 (2005, 2006, and 2009), driving Chevrolet Corvettes alongside teammates such as Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Johnny O'Connell, and Antonio García.
He has also been a regular competitor at the 12 Hours of Sebring since 1999, securing wins in the GT1 category in 2006, 2008, and 2009.
In addition, Magnussen piloted a Toyota Corolla during the Danish Touring Car Championship season of 2005.
Recent activities
Remaining active within motorsport, Magnussen competed in the Danish Touring Car Championship (DTC) until its conclusion in 2010. He also raced a Chevrolet Corvette C7.R alongside Antonio Garcia in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship through to 2019, including entries at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. During his DTC career, driving a Chevrolet Lacetti for Perfection Racing, he secured championships in both 2003 and 2008.
On 11 June 2010, Magnussen made his NASCAR debut in the Sprint Cup Series behind the wheel of the No. 09 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing at Infineon Raceway, finishing twelfth after starting from thirty-second on the grid.
Midway through that year, Magnussen and Perfection Racing withdrew from DTC competition to concentrate on concluding rounds of the Scandinavian Touring Car Cup. In addition, he competed in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series with Stevenson Motorsports driving initially the No. 57 Chevrolet Camaro before moving to car No. 97 alongside teammate Gunter Schaldach. He concluded that season twenty-fourth in GT points with a best finish of second place.
On 7 November 2019, Magnussen signed with LM Racing to contest the inaugural season of the 2020 TCR Denmark Touring Car Series, piloting a VW Golf GTI TCR.
In July 2023, he achieved victory at Lithuania’s Aurum 1006 km endurance race driving a Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 Evo.
Looking forward, it was announced on 16 September 2024 that Magnussen will participate in November’s Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone, competing in a Van Diemen RF78 prepared by GT Motorsport and sporting his historic Duckhams livery from his victorious run at the 1992 Formula Ford Festival.
Family
Kevin Magnussen, the eldest son of Magnussen, is a professional racecar driver currently participating in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship representing BMW M Motorsport. His previous experience includes competing in Formula One with teams such as Haas, McLaren, and Renault. Kevin has acknowledged his father as his initial inspiration. Additionally, his nephew Dennis Lind and youngest son Luca are both engaged in motorsport careers.
British Formula Three
(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics indicate fastest laps)
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final Position | Points |
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| 1993 | Paul Stewart Racing | Mugen-Honda | SIL |
THR |
BRH |
DON |
BRH |
SIL |
OUL |
DON |
SIL |
DON |
SNE |
PEM |
SIL |
SIL 4 |
THR 3 |
11th | 7 | |||
| 1994 | Paul Stewart Racing | Mugen-Honda | SIL 3 |
DON 1 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 4 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 1 |
BRH 1 |
THR 1 |
OUL 1 |
DON 1 |
SIL 7 |
SNE 'Ret' |
PEM < br/> 1 | SIL < br/> 1 | SIL < br/> 1 | THR < br/> 1 | SIL < br/> 1 | 1st | 308 | |
Formula One
(key)
| Formula One performance overview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Car Model | Power Unit | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Marlboro McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4/10B | Mercedes FO 110 3.0 V10 | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | PAC 10 |
JPN | AUS | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford | Stewart SF01 | Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10 | AUS Ret |
BRA DNS |
ARG 10 † |
SMR Ret |
MON 7 |
ESP 13 |
CAN Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Note: Driver failed to finish but was classified for completing more than 90% of the race distance.
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
(key) (Races highlighted in bold represent pole positions) (Races in italics denote fastest laps)
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft performance summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Vehicle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | AMG-Mercedes | Mercedes C-Class V6 | HOC 1 4th |
HOC 2 Retired |
AVU 1 Retired |
AVU 2 7th |
NOR 1 Did Not Start |
NOR 2 Did Not Start |
DIE 1 14th |
DIE 2 5th |
NÜR 1 Retired |
NÜR 2 7th |
ALE 1 4th |
ALE 2 2nd |
HOC 1 Retired |
HOC 2 9th |
8th | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Touring Car Championship
(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold, fastest laps are marked in italics)
| Summary of results in the International Touring Car Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Vehicle | 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 | Pos. | Points earned | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | AMG-Mercedes | Mercedes C-Class V6 | MUG 1 3rd |
MUG 2 6th |
HEL 1 Retired |
HEL 2 2nd |
2nd |
83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes C-Class | HOC 1 2nd |
HOC 2 Winner |
NÜR 1 7th |
NÜR 2 3rd |
EST 1 Retired |
EST 2 Retired |
HEL 1 Retired |
HEL 2 Did Not Start |
NOR 1 17th† |
NOR 2 Did Not Start |
DIE 1 16th |
DIE 2 Retired |
10th | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Despite not finishing, classified as completed over 90% of race distance.
American Open-Wheel Racing Performance
(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position; those in italics indicate fastest lap)
CART
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final Standing | Points Earned |
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| 1996 | Team Penske | 3 | Penske PC-25 | Mercedes-Benz IC108C | MIA | RIO | SRF | LBH | NZR | 500 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MOH 14 |
24th | 5 | |||||||
| Hogan Penske | 9 | ROA 26 |
VAN 22 |
LS 8 |
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| 1999 | Patrick Racing | 20 | Swift 010.c | Ford XD | MIA | MOT | LBH | NZR | RIO | STL | MIL | POR | CLE | ROA | TOR | 1999 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota MIS | style="background:#efcfff;" |DET 18 |
colspan=7| | rowspan="2" style="background:#cfcfff;" |24th | rowspan="2" style="background:#cfcfff;" |8 | ||||||
| Reynard 99i | colspan=13| | style="background:#cfcfff;" |MOH 14 |
style="background:#efcfff;" |CHI 24 |
style="background:#cfeaff;" |VAN 7 |
style="background:#efcfff;" |LS 17 |
style="background:#cfcfff;" |HOU 13 |
style="background:#cfcfff;" |SRF 11 |
FON | ||||||||||||||||||
24 Hours of Le Mans
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| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Vehicle | Category | Laps Completed | Overall Position | Class Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans | United States Panoz Motorsports | United States Johnny O'Connell Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Angelelli |
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S-Ford | LMP | 323 | 11th | 9th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans | United States Panoz Motorsports | Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall David Brabham United States Mario Andretti |
"Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S"-Élan Motorsport Technologies
LMP900 315 15th 8th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans | "Panoz Motorsports" (USA)
David Brabham (AUS) |
"Panoz LMP07"-Élan Motorsport Technologies
LMP900 85 DNF DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans | "Panoz Motor Sports" (USA)
David Brabham (AUS) |
"Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S"-Élan Motorsport Technologies
LMP900 90 DNF DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans | "Audi Sport Japan Team Goh" (JPN)
Seiji Ara (JPN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans | "Corvette Racing" (USA)
Oliver Gavin (GBR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans | "Corvette Racing" (USA)
Oliver Gavin (GBR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car Model | Class Category | Laps Completed | Overall Finish Position | - |
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| "Corvette Racing"
Oliver Gavin | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing"
Johnny O'Connell | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing"
Johnny O'Connell | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing"
Johnny O'Connell | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing"
Johnny O'Connell | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing"
Oliver Gavin | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing"
Antonio García (racing driver) | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing"
Antonio García (racing driver) | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing"
Antonio García (racing driver) | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing"
Antonio García (racing driver) | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing - GM"
Antonio García (racing driver) | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing - GM"
Antonio García (racing driver) | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing - GM"
Antonio García (racing driver) | |||||||
| "Corvette Racing"
Antonio García (racing driver) | |||||||
| "JMW Motorsport"
Richard Heistand | |||||||
| "High Class Racing"
Anders Fjordbach |
24 Hours of Daytona
Supercars Championship
| Australian Supercars performance overview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Final standing | Points earned | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | Team Dynamik | ADL | PHI | ECK | WIN | PTH | HDV | QLD | ORP | SAN WD† |
BAT 11 |
SUR | PUK | ECK | NC | 152 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Paul Morris Motorsport | YMC R1 |
YMC R2 |
ADE R3 |
ADE R4 |
HAM R5 |
HAM R6 |
PER R7 |
PER R8 |
PER R9 |
WIN R10 |
WIN R11 |
HDV R12 |
HDV R13 |
TOW R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 |
QLD R17 |
QLD R18 |
PHI Q |
PHI R19 |
BAT R20 |
SUR R21 22 |
SUR R22 8 |
SYM R23 |
SYM R24 |
SAN R25 |
SAN R26 |
SYD R27 |
SYD R28 |
67th | 129 | ||||||||||||
† Withdrawn due to licensing issues
Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Co-driver | Final position | Completed laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Team Dynamik | Holden Commodore VY | Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolas Minassian | 11th place | 158 laps completed |
European Touring Car Championship
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| 2004 European Touring Car Championship | Peugeot Sport Engineering | Peugeot 307 Gti | ! MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | BRN 1 | BRN 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | ! NC | }
Full IMSA SportsCar Championship results(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Events in italics represent fastest laps)
† Magnussen did not complete sufficient laps to score full points. * Season still in progress. Complete TCR Denmark Touring Car Series results(key) (Events in bold indicate pole positions) (Events in italics indicate fastest laps) ... (similar format for other years) ...
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results(key) (Pole positions shown in bold; fastest laps marked in italics)
NASCAR(key) (Bold – Pole position earned through qualifying; Italics – Pole awarded by points or practice standings; * – Driver led the most laps.) Sprint Cup Series
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