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🇩🇰 Jan Magnussen
Racing driver from Denmark. Le Mans Cup, GMB Motorsport. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Jan Magnussen
Born
4 July 1973(b. 1973)
Nationality
Denmark
Current team
GMB Motorsport
Series
Le Mans Cup
Status
Retired
Championships
22017, 2018
Career wins
5
Career podiums
28
Career starts
114
Career DNFs
20
Racer Rating
4,817
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,817Rank 1409 of 40,308 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Jan Magnussen is a racing driver from Denmark who last raced in Le Mans Cup for GMB Motorsport. Magnussen is a two-time champion (2017, 2018), with 5 wins and 28 podiums from 114 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,817 ranks Magnussen 1409th of 40,308 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2023 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2023-10-22 | AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE GT3 | P9 | −145 |
| 2023-09-23 | Spa-Francorchamps GT3 | P4 | −17 |
| 2023-08-25 | CIRCUITO MOTORLAND ARAGON GT3 | DNF | −201 |
| 2023-07-15 | Paul Ricard GT3 | P7 | −106 |
| 2023-06-10 | LE MANS LMP2 | DNF | −119 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +139 | Virginia International Raceway 2016 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +128 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1998 | Formula 1 | P6 |
| +125 | Sebring International Raceway 2017 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +116 | Macau 1994 | Formula 3 Macau | P1 |
| +115 | Circuit of the Americas 2017 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Virginia International Raceway6 starts+28
LE MANS12 starts+16
Watkins Glen International4 starts+1
Struggles
Road America6 starts-23
Road Atlanta4 starts-17
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park4 starts-16
Circuit of the Americas5 starts-4
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸Le Mans Cup | GMB Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −529 | 4,817 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | GMB Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −47 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | MDK Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −41 | ||
| ▸WEC | Inter Europol Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −120 | ||
| 2022 | ▸Le Mans Cup | GMB Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −32 | 5,554 |
| 2021 | ▸WEC | High Class Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −433 | 5,585 |
| 2020 | ▸WEC | JMW Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −161 | 5,683 |
| 2019 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Corvette Racing | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | −83 | 6,039 |
| ▸WEC | Corvette Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −146 | ||
| 2018 | â–¸IMSA WeatherTech | Corvette Racing | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +8 | 6,209 |
| â–¸WEC | Corvette Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +47 | ||
| 2017 | â–¸IMSA WeatherTech | Corvette Racing | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +369 | 6,508 |
| â–¸WEC | Corvette Racing - GM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +57 | ||
| 2016 | â–¸IMSA WeatherTech | Corvette Racing | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +296 | 6,206 |
| â–¸WEC | Corvette Racing - GM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +2 | ||
| 2015 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Corvette Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −6 | 5,631 |
| 2014 | â–¸IMSA WeatherTech | Corvette Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +155 | 5,706 |
| â–¸WEC | Corvette Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +109 | ||
| 2013 | â–¸WEC | Corvette Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +70 | 5,371 |
| 2012 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Haribo Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −24 | 5,301 |
| ▸WEC | Corvette Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −7 | ||
| 2006 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | BMW Team UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −277 | 5,331 |
| 1998 | ▸Formula 1 | Stewart | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | P13 | −87 | 5,609 |
| 1997 | ▸Formula 1 | Stewart | 17 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −721 | 5,695 |
| 1995 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | ↑1,159+16 | 6,416 |
| 1994 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Paul Stewart Racing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +3,891 | 5,241 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Magnussen finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Giancarlo FisichellaFIA Platinum | 4,580 | 66 | 28 | 38 | 42% |
| 🇬🇧 Oliver GavinFIA Platinum | 4,878 | 65 | 52 | 13 | 80% |
| 🇺🇸 Tommy MilnerFIA Platinum | 5,501 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 78% |
| 🇫🇷 Richard WestbrookFIA Platinum | 5,016 | 63 | 30 | 33 | 48% |
| 🇺🇸 Patrick PiletFIA Platinum | 5,259 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 59% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey HandFIA Gold | 4,591 | 51 | 28 | 23 | 55% |
| 🇬🇧 Nick TandyFIA Platinum | 5,288 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 68% |
| 🇺🇸 Bill AuberlenFIA Silver | 3,578 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 63% |
| 🇦🇺 Ryan BriscoeFIA Platinum | 5,303 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 57% |
| 🇳🇿 Earl BamberFIA Platinum | 5,796 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 54% |
| 🇦🇷 Franco ColapintoFIA Platinum | 6,755 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇫🇮 Mika HäkkinenHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,529 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard BergerHigher-rated | 6,491 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,399 | 🇫🇷 Paul-Loup Chatin | WEC | 4,825 |
| 1,400 | 🇻🇪 Sebastian Fernandez | Formula 3 | 4,825 |
| 1,401 | 🇧🇷 Ricardo Zonta | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,824 |
| 1,402 | 🇮🇩 Ananda Mikola | International Formula 3000 | 4,823 |
| 1,403 | 🇮🇹 Domenico Schiattarella | FIA GT Championship | 4,823 |
| 1,404 | 🇧🇪 Greg Franchi | FIA GT Championship | 4,822 |
| 1,405 | 🇨🇦 Roman De Angelis | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,822 |
| 1,406 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Sieg | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,819 |
| 1,407 | 🇵🇱 Jakub Giermaziak | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,818 |
| 1,408 | 🇮🇹 Valerio Rinicella | European Le Mans Series | 4,818 |
| 1,409 | 🇩🇰 Jan Magnussen | Le Mans Cup | 4,817 |
| 1,410 | 🇨🇦 Treyten Lapcevich | ARCA Menards Series | 4,817 |
| 1,411 | 🇺🇸 Austin Beers | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 4,816 |
| 1,412 | 🇺🇸 David Reutimann | NASCAR Truck | 4,814 |
| 1,413 | 🇺🇸 Mike Marlar | NASCAR Truck | 4,814 |
| 1,414 | 🇯🇵 Toranosuke Takagi | Super GT | 4,813 |
| 1,415 | 🇩🇪 Marius Zug | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,810 |
| 1,416 | 🇷🇴 Robert Vișoiu | Formula 2 | 4,810 |
| 1,417 | 🇬🇧 Robbie Kerr | WEC | 4,809 |
| 1,418 | 🇺🇸 Elton Sawyer | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,808 |
| 1,419 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Kaiser | NASA | 4,808 |
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