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| Born | Jan Ellegaard Magnussen (1973-07-04)4 July 1973 (age 52) Roskilde, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum(until 2021) FIA Gold(2022–)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan Ellegaard Magnussen[2] (born 4 July 1973) is a Danish professionalracing driver and was a factory driver forGeneral Motors until the end of the 2020 season. He has competed inChampionship Auto Racing Teams (CART),NASCAR, theFIA Formula One World Championship and the24 Hours of Le Mans.
Born inRoskilde, Magnussen won the 1992 Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, then dominated the1994 British Formula 3 championship withPaul Stewart Racing, winning fourteen of the eighteen events and breakingAyrton Senna's F3 record.Magnussen scored his first British F3 win that April atDonington Park, also taking pole for the race.[3] He also won atBrands Hatch, twice atSilverstone, and atThruxton. He won six of the first eight races.[4] He then won again at Donington Park,[5] and both season-ending rounds at Silverstone.[6]
Magnussen made hisFormula One debut at the1995 Pacific Grand Prix in Aida, sitting in forMika Häkkinen, who was unwell; becoming the firstDanish to race in the category sinceTom Belsø in1974. In 1996 Magnussen drove in theCART series andInternational Touring Car Championship.
For 1997–1998, Magnussen had a seat in Formula One with the newly foundedStewart Grand Prix team, owned in part by his old F3 bossPaul Stewart. Team founderJackie Stewart once described him as "the most talented young driver to emerge sinceAyrton Senna",[7] but his performance was underwhelming. He scored his only championship point in his last race in F1, the1998 Canadian Grand Prix; for the rest of the season he was replaced byJos Verstappen. Magnussen started 24 GPs, one less than he entered, because his car was damaged in an accident during the start of the1997 Brazilian Grand Prix causing him to retire before the restart.
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In 1999, Magnussen participated in seven CART races. In 1999 and 2000, he raced in theAmerican Le Mans Series with Panoz. 2001 he drove a Peugeot in Danish Touring Car series (DTC) and raced in eight ALMS races. 2002 he also raced for Peugeot in DTC and in ten ALMS races. Magnussen won the 2008 GT1 and 2013 GT drivers' championships, both with Corvette Racing.
Magnussen has participated in various classes in the24 hours of Le Mans every year since1999. His best results so far are the victories in the GTS class in2004 and GT1 class in2005,2006, and2009, each time in aChevrolet Corvette withOliver Gavin andOlivier Beretta as teammates in 2005 and 2006, andJohnny O'Connell andAntonio García in 2009.
Also, Magnussen has participated in the12 Hours of Sebring every year since 1999, winning the GT1 class in2006,2008, and2009.
In 2005, Magnussen drove aToyota Corolla in the Danish Touring Car Championship.
Magnussen was still an active driver, competing in theDanish Touring Car Championship (DTC) until 2010 and in aChevrolet Corvette C7.R in theWeatherTech SportsCar Championship withAntonio Garcia as teammate until 2019 – and in the 24 hours of Le Mans. In the Danish Touring Car series he drove a Chevrolet Lacetti for Perfection Racing. He won the DTC in 2003 and 2008.
On 11 June 2010, it was announced that Magnussen would make hisNASCARSprint Cup Series debut driving the No. 09 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet forPhoenix Racing atInfineon Raceway. After starting 32nd on the grid, he finished in twelfth position.[8]
On 14 June 2010, it was announced that Magnussen and Perfection Racing would not be participating in the DTC, leaving Magnussen and the team to focus on the Scandinavian Touring Car Cup's remaining two rounds.[9]
Magnussen drove the No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro with Robin Liddell and Andrew Davis in the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season opener, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Following the Rolex 24, he moved to the team's No. 97 car and competed in the majority of the races with Gunter Schaldach. Magnussen finished 24th in GT points and his best finish was second (Miller) with four top-tens.[10]
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On 7 November 2019, Magnussen was confirmed to drive in the inauguralTCR Denmark Touring Car Series for LM Racing in aVW Golf GTI TCR.[11]
On 22 July 2023. Magnussen wonAurum 1006 km endurance race in Lithuania, driving a Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 Evo.[12]
On 16 September 2024, it was announced that Magnussen would take part in the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone in November, driving a GT Motorsport-prepared Van Diemen RF78 in the same Duckhams colours that adorned his car at the 1992 Formula Ford Festival[13]
Magnussen's oldest sonKevin is also a racing driver currently competing in theFIA World Endurance Championship andIMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship withBMW,[14] having previously competed inFormula One withHaas,[15][16]McLaren[17] andRenault. Kevin mentioned that his father was his first hero when he was a child.[18]
Magnussen's nephew,Dennis Lind, and his youngest son, Luca, are also racing drivers.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Pts |
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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 1 | PEM 1 | SIL 1 | SIL 1 | THR 1 | SIL 1 | 1st | 308 |
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| Formula One results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | MarlboroMcLarenMercedes | McLarenMP4/10B | Mercedes FO 110 3.0V10 | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | PAC 10 | JPN | AUS | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | HSBCMalaysiaStewartFord | StewartSF01 | Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0V10 | AUS Ret | BRA DNS | ARG 10† | SMR Ret | MON 7 | ESP 13 | CAN Ret | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | GER Ret | HUN Ret | BEL 12 | ITA Ret | AUT Ret | LUX Ret | JPN Ret | EUR 9 | 20th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | HSBCStewartFord | StewartSF02 | Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0V10 | AUS Ret | BRA 10 | ARG Ret | SMR Ret | ESP 12 | MON Ret | CAN 6 | FRA | GBR | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | JPN | 17th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he had completed over 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | AMG-Mercedes | Mercedes C-Class V6 | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 Ret | AVU 1 Ret | AVU 2 7 | NOR 1 DNS | NOR 2 DNS | DIE 1 14 | DIE 2 5 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 7 | ALE 1 4 | ALE 2 2 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 9 | 8th | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| International Touring Car Championship results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Car | 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. | Pts | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | AMG-Mercedes | Mercedes C-Class V6 | MUG 1 3 | MUG 2 6 | HEL 1 Ret | HEL 2 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | EST 1 2 | EST 2 1 | MAG 1 2 | MAG 2 11 | 2nd | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | WarsteinerMercedes-AMG | Mercedes C-Class | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 1 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 3 | EST 1 Ret | EST 2 Ret | HEL 1 Ret | HEL 2 DNS | NOR 1 17† | NOR 2 DNS | DIE 1 16 | DIE 2 Ret | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 Ret | MUG 1 Ret | MUG 2 5 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 4 | INT 1 14 | INT 2 3 | SUZ 1 7 | SUZ 2 3 | 10th | 97 | ||||||||||||||
† – Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest race lap)
| 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 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 1996 | Team Penske | 3 | Penske PC-25 | Mercedes-BenzIC108C | MIA | RIO | SRF | LBH | NZR | 500 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MOH 14 | 24th | 5 | [19] | |||||||
| HoganPenske | 9 | ROA 26 | VAN 22 | LS 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Patrick Racing | 20 | Swift 010.c | FordXD | MIA | MOT | LBH | NZR | RIO | STL | MIL | POR | CLE | ROA | TOR | MIS | DET 18 | 24th | 8 | [20] | |||||||
| Reynard 99i | MOH 14 | CHI 24 | VAN 7 | LS 17 | HOU 13 | SRF 11 | FON | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Australian Supercars results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 pos | Points | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
† Withdrew due to licence problems
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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| 2003 | Team Dynamik | Holden Commodore VY |  Nicolas Minassian | 11th | 158 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| European Touring Car Championship results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Peugeot Sport Engineering | Peugeot 307 Gti | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | VAL 1 11 | VAL 2 Ret | MAG 1 19† | MAG 2 18† | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 12 | BRN 1 15 | BRN 2 Ret | DON 1 19 | DON 2 Ret | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 18 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | DUB 1 12 | DUB 2 DNS | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
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| 2014 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 10 | SEB 8 | LBH 1 | LGA 1 | WGL 1 | MOS 1 | IMS 4 | ROA 6 | VIR 7† | COA 9 | PET 8 | 9th | 293 |
| 2015 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 1 | SEB 1 | LBH 3 | LGA 7 | WGL 4 | MOS 3 | ROA 4 | VIR 6 | COA 6 | PET 6 | 3rd | 295 | |
| 2016 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet 5.5 LV8 | DAY 2 | SEB 9 | LBH 9 | LGA 4 | WGL 7 | MOS 3 | LRP 2 | ROA 6 | VIR 1 | COA 3 | PET 4 | 3rd | 319 |
| 2017 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet 5.5 LV8 | DAY 4 | SEB 1 | LBH 5 | COA 1 | WGL 3 | MOS 4 | LRP 4 | ROA 4 | VIR 1 | LGA 4 | PET 2 | 1st | 334 |
| 2018 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 LV8 | DAY 3 | SEB 8 | LBH 4 | MOH 3 | WGL 2 | MOS 2 | LRP 2 | ROA 3 | VIR 2 | LGA 3 | PET 8 | 1st | 322 |
| 2019 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 LV8 | DAY 6 | SEB 3 | LBH 2 | MOH 2 | WGL 2 | MOS 7 | LIM 5 | ELK 4 | VIR 3 | LGA 3 | PET 4 | 3rd | 317 |
| 2023 | MDK Motorsports | GTD Pro | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 LFlat-6 | DAY 6 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 26th | 250 |
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† Magnussen did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
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| 2020 | LM Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | JYL 1 3 | JYL 2 4 | JYL 3 NC | JYL 1 7 | JYL 2 Ret | JYL 3 5 | JYL 4 2 | JYL 5 Ret | JYL 6 4 | DJU 1 1 | DJU 2 2 | DJU 3 1 | PAD 1 C | PAD 2 C | PAD 3 C | JYL 1 3 | JYL 2 3 | JYL 3 2 | 4th | 215 | |||
| 2021 | LM Racing | CUPRA León Competición TCR | DJU 1 1 | DJU 2 1 | DJU 3 1 | JYL 1 1 | JYL 2 6 | JYL 3 1 | COP 1 Ret | COP 2 DNS | COP 3 DNS | JYL 1 | JYL 2 | JYL 3 | ARH 1 1 | ARH 2 4 | ARH 3 DNS | JYL 1 2 | JYL 2 1 | JYL 3 2 | PAD 1 1 | PAD 2 3 | PAD 3 3 | 3rd | 309 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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| 2021 | High Class Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA 9 | ALG 9 | MNZ 9 | LMS | BHR | BHR | 26th | 7 |
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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARSprint Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2010 | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | SON 12 | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 63rd | 127 | [22] | ||
