Born | Kevin Jan Magnussen 5 October 1992 Roskilde, Denmark |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Danish |
Car number | 20 |
Entries | 170 (169 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Career points | 187 |
Pole positions | 1 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
First entry | 2014 Australian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2024 Miami Grand Prix |
2017 position | 14th (19 pts) |
Previous series | |
2012–2013 2011 2010 2009 2009 2008 2008 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series British Formula 3 German Formula Three Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Danish Formula Ford ADAC Formel Masters |
Championship titles | |
2013 2008 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series Danish Formula Ford |
Kevin Jan Magnussen (born 5 October 1992) is a Danish racing driver, currently driving for the Haas F1 Team.[3][4] The son of four-time Le Mans GT class winner, GM factory driver and former Formula One driver Jan Magnussen, Kevin Magnussen came up through McLaren Formula One team's Young Driver Programme and drove for McLaren in the 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship.[5]
Born in Roskilde, Denmark, Magnussen began his career in karting. In 2008 he made the step up to Formula Ford in Denmark, winning the championship.[6] He also raced in six races of the ADAC Formel Masters series.[6]
In 2009 Magnussen moved up to Formula Renault, finishing runner-up to António Félix da Costa in the Northern European Cup and finishing seventh in the Eurocup, driving for Motopark Academy.[6]
In 2010 Magnussen competed in the German Formula Three Championship with Motopark Academy and Carlin Motorsport; winning the opening round of the season at Oschersleben. He finished third in the championship, taking the rookie title in the process.[7]
In 2011 Magnussen moved on to Cooper Tires British Formula 3 with Carlin.[8]
Magnussen had his first experience of the McLaren MP4-27 Formula One car on track at the Abu Dhabi Young Driver test on 6 November 2012. He set a quickest time of 1:42.651. Previously he had done work in the team's driving simulator.[9] 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.[10]
On 14 November 2013 it was confirmed that Magnussen would drive for McLaren for the 2014 season, replacing Sergio Pérez.[5] In line with a new rule introduced in Formula One for the 2014 season – where drivers picked a car number that they would use during their career – Magnussen raced with number 20 as this was the number he had on his DAMS car in 2013 when he won the championship.[11]
At the Jerez and Bahrain pre-season tests he topped the timesheets, and at the first race in Australia, he qualified in fourth position.[12] In the race itself, Magnussen avoided crashing at the start – after his car encountered oversteer[13] through wheelspin – and 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.[14] As a result, Magnussen became only the second Danish driver – after his father Jan, who was sixth at the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix – to take a points-scoring finish,[15] and the first debutant, since Hamilton at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix, to take a podium in his first Grand Prix.[16] After the race, Magnussen described the result as "like a victory".[17] He was later promoted to second place in the results, after Ricciardo was disqualified due to fuel irregularities,[18] making him the first rookie to finish second since Jacques Villeneuve at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix.[19] Magnussen recorded eleven further points-scoring finishes throughout 2014, the majority being ninth- or tenth-place finishes; although Magnussen 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. On 11 December 2014, however, it was announced Fernando Alonso would be returning to McLaren to partner Button, leaving Magnussen to be a test and reserve driver for McLaren.[20]
On 3 March 2015, McLaren announced that Magnussen would replace Fernando Alonso in the Australian Grand Prix. Magnussen replaced the senior McLaren driver after doctors advised Alonso to not race due to a concussion obtained during a testing incident on 22 February.[21][22] However, Magnussen failed to start the race after suffering an engine failure on the formation lap.
On 5 October 2015, he received an e-mail from the personal assistant of McLaren chairman, Ron Dennis, releasing him from McLaren. This was made public by McLaren on 16 October.[23]
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.[24] Magnussen had reportedly been in talks about a seat at Manor Racing in Formula One as well.[25][26] Magnussen tested a Mercedes DTM car,[27] and Porsche's LMP1 car,[28] 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.[29]
On 28 January 2016, unconfirmed reports emerged that Magnussen was set to replace Pastor Maldonado at Renault, partnering rookie Jolyon Palmer for the upcoming season, following a breach of contract between Maldonado and the team.[30] On 3 February, Renault confirmed Magnussen had joined their 2016 campaign.[3]
On 10 November 2016, it was announced that Magnussen signed a contract with Haas for 2017.[31]
Magnussen retained his drive for the 2018 season.[32]
Magnussen lived in Woking, Surrey, near the McLaren Technology Centre whilst racing for McLaren.[33] After leaving McLaren he moved back to Roskilde in Denmark.[citation needed]
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.[34]
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
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2010 | Motopark Academy | Dallara F308/099 | Volkswagen | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
VAL 1 7 |
VAL 2 1 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
12th | 8 |
(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.
(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 | WDC | Points |
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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 |
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.