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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ 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
4,816
Jan Magnussen
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,816
Rank 1404 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
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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 4,816 ranks Magnussen 1404th of 38,983 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)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2023-10-22AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE GT3Le Mans CupP9โˆ’145
2023-09-23SPA FRANCORCHAMPS GT3Le Mans CupP4โˆ’17
2023-08-25CIRCUITO MOTORLAND ARAGON GT3Le Mans CupDNFโˆ’201
2023-07-15PAUL RICARD GT3Le Mans CupP7โˆ’105
2023-06-10LE MANS LMP2WECDNFโˆ’119
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+139VIRginia International Raceway 2016IMSA WeatherTechP1
+128Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1998Formula 1P6
+125Sebring International Raceway 2017IMSA WeatherTechP1
+116Macau 1994Formula 3 MacauP1
+115Circuit of the Americas 2017IMSA WeatherTechP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
VIRginia International Raceway4 starts+31
LE MANS12 starts+16
Watkins Glen International4 starts+1
Struggles
Road America6 starts-23
Road Atlanta4 starts-17
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park4 starts-16
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2023โ–ธLe Mans CupGMB Motorsport500100P9โˆ’5294,816
โ–ธRoad to Le MansGMB Motorsport200000โ€”โˆ’46
โ–ธIMSA WeatherTechMDK Motorsports100000P19โˆ’41
โ–ธWECInter Europol Competition100100P25โˆ’120
2022โ–ธLe Mans CupGMB Motorsport202000P6โˆ’325,553
2021โ–ธWECHigh Class Racing400000P23โˆ’4335,584
2020โ–ธWECJMW Motorsport200000โ€”โˆ’1615,682
2019โ–ธIMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing1106000P4โˆ’826,039
โ–ธWECCorvette Racing200000P17โˆ’146
2018โ–ธIMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing807000P1+86,208
โ–ธWECCorvette Racing100000P14+47
2017โ–ธIMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing1135000P1+3696,507
โ–ธWECCorvette Racing - GM101000P13+57
2016โ–ธIMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing714000P3+2956,205
โ–ธWECCorvette Racing - GM100000P14+2
2015โ–ธIMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing1000000P18โˆ’65,631
2014โ–ธIMSA WeatherTechCorvette Racing1100000P20+1555,706
โ–ธWECCorvette Racing101000P15+109
2013โ–ธWECCorvette Racing100000P17+705,371
2012โ–ธNรผrburgring Langstrecken-SerieHaribo Racing Team100000P38โˆ’245,301
โ–ธWECCorvette Racing100000P12โˆ’7
2006โ–ธWorld Touring Car ChampionshipBMW Team UK200200P22โˆ’2775,331
1998โ–ธFormula 1Stewart700401P13โˆ’875,609
1997โ–ธFormula 1Stewart17001200P17โˆ’7215,695
1995โ–ธFormula 1McLaren100000P17โ†‘1,159+166,416
1994โ–ธFormula 3 MacauPaul Stewart Racing312000โ€”+3,8915,241
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Magnussen finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Giancarlo FisichellaFIA Platinum4,57766283842%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Oliver GavinFIA Platinum4,87765521380%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Tommy MilnerFIA Platinum5,39264501478%
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Richard WestbrookFIA Platinum5,01663303348%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Patrick PiletFIA Platinum5,25961362559%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Joey HandFIA Gold4,64951282355%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Nick TandyFIA Platinum5,53950341668%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bill AuberlenFIA Silver3,67543271663%
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Ryan BriscoeFIA Platinum5,30242241857%
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Earl BamberFIA Platinum5,64041221954%
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Franco ColapintoFIA Platinum6,62821150%
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Mika HรคkkinenHigher-rated, 2ร— champion6,5292451921%
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Gerhard BergerHigher-rated6,491151147%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
1,394๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Domenico SchiattarellaFIA GT Championship4,823
1,395๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Greg FranchiFIA GT Championship4,822
1,396๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Ben GreenAsian Le Mans Series4,821
1,397๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Brenden QueenNASCAR Truck4,821
1,398๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dan GoldburgIMSA WeatherTech4,821
1,399๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Stewart FriesenNASCAR Truck4,821
1,400๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ D.J. KenningtonNASCAR Cup Series4,820
1,401๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Salman Owega24H Series4,820
1,402๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Simon MannAsian Le Mans Series4,819
1,403๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Jakub GiermaziakNรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,817
1,404๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Jan MagnussenLe Mans Cup4,816
1,405๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Mike MarlarNASCAR Truck4,816
1,406๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ David ReutimannNASCAR Truck4,814
1,407๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Toranosuke TakagiSuper GT4,813
1,408๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Robert Viศ™oiuFormula 24,811
1,409๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Yuji KunimotoSuper GT4,810
1,410๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Marius ZugGT World Challenge Europe4,809
1,411๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Robbie KerrWEC4,809
1,412๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Elton SawyerNASCAR Xfinity4,808
1,413๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kyle KaiserNASA4,808
1,414๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Andrea PizzitolaWEC4,807
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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 4,816 ranks Magnussen 1404th of 38,983 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
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