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🇩🇰 Kevin Magnussen

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Racing driver from Denmark. WEC, BMW M Team WRT. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Kevin Magnussen
Born
5 October 1992(b. 1992)
Nationality
Denmark
Current team
BMW M Team WRT
Series
WEC
Status
Active
Championships
12013
Career wins
8
Career podiums
26
Career starts
264
Career DNFs
33
Racer Rating
5,582
Kevin Magnussen
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,582
Rank 538 of 38,983 indexed, +71 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Kevin Magnussen is a racing driver from Denmark who competes in WEC for BMW M Team WRT. Magnussen is a one-time champion (2013), with 8 wins and 26 podiums from 264 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,582 ranks Magnussen 538th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUAEUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-12SAO PAULO HYPERCARWECP1+164
2026-06-21NASCAR Cup Series at San DiegoNASCAR Cup SeriesP27−23
2026-06-13LE MANS HYPERCARWECDNF−112
2026-05-09SPA FRANCORCHAMPS HYPERCARWECP2+146
2026-04-19IMOLA HYPERCARWECP7+56
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+175Bahrain International Circuit 2022Formula 1P5
+172Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 2014Formula 1P2
+164SAO PAULO 2026WECP1
+152Spa-Francorchamps 2012Formula V8 3.5P1
+146SPA FRANCORCHAMPS 2026WECP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Sochi Autodrom6 starts+37
Catalunya4 starts+23
Spa-Francorchamps8 starts+20
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit9 starts+17
Struggles
Moscow4 starts-31
Macau4 starts-31
Circuit de Monaco8 starts-25
Yas Marina Circuit9 starts-22
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸WECBMW M Team WRT412100—+2545,582
▸IMSA WeatherTechBMW M Team WRT200000P21−160
▸NASCAR Cup Series100000P32−23
2025▸WECBMW M Team WRT800200P17−7025,511
▸IMSA WeatherTechBMW M Team RLL300000P25−247
▸GT World Challenge EuropeTeam WRT100000P37−4
2024▸Formula 1Haas F1 Team22001014P15+5126,464
2023▸Formula 1Haas F1 Team2200303P17−1435,952
2022▸Formula 1Haas F1 Team22004021P13+3706,095
▸IMSA WeatherTechCadillac Racing100000P21−102
2021▸IMSA WeatherTechCadillac Chip Ganassi Racing804000P5−375,827
▸IndyCar100000P26−134
▸WECHigh Class Racing100000P26−103
2020▸Formula 1Haas F1 Team1700601P17−4255,767
2019▸Formula 1Haas F1 Team21002020P15−2866,384
2018▸Formula 1Haas F1 Team21003056P9+2166,570
2017▸Formula 1Haas F1 Team20005019P13+1047,036
2016▸Formula 1Renault2100407P16−5026,579
2015▸Formula 1McLaren100100P18−1236,854
2014▸Formula 1McLaren19011055P11+6986,994
2013▸Formula V8 3.5DAMS16513070P1+1,1326,419
2012▸Formula V8 3.5Carlin1313020P6+2205,287
2011▸FIA Formula 3 EuropeanCarlin501000P9−935,066
▸Formula 3 MacauCarlin200000—−202
2010▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesMotopark Academy211000P12↑556+1125,362
2009▸Formula Renault EurocupMotopark Academy1001000P7+3,3444,694
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Magnussen finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇫🇮 Valtteri BottasFIA Platinum5,7991904914126%
🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum8,638185161699%
🇲🇽 Sergio PérezFIA Platinum6,8081844513924%
🇪🇸 Carlos SainzFIA Platinum7,0041755212330%
🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum8,7241672014712%
🇦🇺 Daniel RicciardoFIA Platinum6,7351665011630%
🇩🇪 Nico HülkenbergFIA Platinum6,667152599339%
🇪🇸 Fernando AlonsoFIA Platinum6,648145519435%
🇨🇦 Lance StrollFIA Platinum5,992144539137%
🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFIA Platinum6,8841402111915%
🇬🇧 Lando NorrisFIA Platinum, 4× champion8,775104178716%
🇬🇧 George RussellFIA Platinum, 3× champion8,761104317330%
🇲🇨 Charles LeclercFIA Platinum, 2× champion8,665125289722%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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536🇺🇸 Sammy SmithNASCAR Xfinity5,583
537🇬🇧 Darren ManningIndyCar5,582
538🇩🇰 Kevin MagnussenWEC5,582
539🇺🇸 Ryan TveterFormula 25,582
540🇺🇸 Kasey KahneNASCAR Xfinity5,581
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Kevin Magnussen is a racing driver from Denmark who competes in WEC for BMW M Team WRT. Magnussen is a one-time champion (2013), with 8 wins and 26 podiums from 264 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,582 ranks Magnussen 538th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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The New York Times
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24 Jun 2026
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