🇩🇰 Kevin Magnussen

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Racing driver from Denmark. NASCAR Cup Series, BMW M Team WRT.

Driver facts

Full name

Kevin Magnussen

Born

5 October 1992(b. 1992)

Nationality

Denmark

Current team

BMW M Team WRT

Series

NASCAR Cup Series

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

184

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

5,433

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

5,433

RANK 168 / 12,285 INDEXED · -216 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Platinum

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 7H AGO

Kevin Magnussen is a Danish racing driver best known for his career in Formula One, where he competed from 2014 to 2020 and again from 2022 to 2024, building a reputation as a hard-charging competitor across multiple grand prix teams. Since departing full-time single-seater competition, Magnussen has diversified into sports car and stock car racing, currently serving as a factory driver for BMW M Team WRT in the FIA World Endurance Championship while also making appearances in the NASCAR Cup Series.[1]

In NASCAR Cup Series competition, Magnussen holds a record of 184 career starts with one podium finish and no wins or championships to date. His Racer Rating stands at 5,309, placing him 232nd among active drivers on a scale where the world's elite sit between 10,000 and 11,500. Through the 2026 season, spanning three rounds, Magnussen has recorded one podium finish and sits 18th in the standings, reflecting his status as a part-time competitor balancing NASCAR commitments alongside his endurance racing program.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Kevin Magnussen is a racing driver from Denmark who competes in NASCAR Cup Series for BMW M Team WRT. Magnussen has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 184 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,433 ranks Magnussen 168th of 12,285 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. 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

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED 2H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Podiums	DNFs	Points	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	WEC	BMW M Team WRT	3	1	1	0	P18	+76	5,433
	IMSA WeatherTech	BMW M Team WRT	2	0	0	0	P28	−167
	NASCAR Cup Series	BMW M Team WRT	1	0	0	0	P54	−125
2025	WEC	BMW M Team WRT	8	0	2	0	P12	−615	5,649
	IMSA WeatherTech	BMW M Team RLL	2	0	0	0	P12	−137
2024	Formula 1	Haas F1 Team	22	0	1	14	P15	+435	6,401
2023	Formula 1	Haas F1 Team	22	0	3	3	P19	−209	5,966
2022	Formula 1	Haas F1 Team	22	0	4	21	P14	+324	6,176
2021	IndyCar	BMW M Team WRT	1	0	0	0	P39	−205	5,852
	WEC	High Class Racing	1	0	0	0	P151	−121
2020	Formula 1	Haas F1 Team	17	0	6	1	P20	−361	6,178
2019	Formula 1	Haas F1 Team	21	0	2	20	P16	−234	6,539
2018	Formula 1	Haas F1 Team	21	0	3	56	P9	+224	6,773
2017	Formula 1	Haas F1 Team	20	0	5	19	P14	+140	6,549
2016	Formula 1	Renault	21	0	4	7	P16	−591	6,409

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES MAGNUSSEN FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton	7,848	131	7	124	5%
🇲🇽 Sergio Pérez	6,538	126	22	104	17%
🇳🇱 Max Verstappen	8,474	123	1	122	1%
🇫🇮 Valtteri Bottas	5,676	122	27	95	22%
🇪🇸 Carlos Sainz	6,659	114	16	98	14%
🇨🇦 Lance Stroll	5,814	103	34	69	33%
🇦🇺 Daniel Ricciardo	6,606	97	20	77	21%
🇫🇷 Pierre Gasly	6,546	96	28	68	29%
🇲🇨 Charles Leclerc	7,750	92	11	81	12%
🇫🇷 Esteban Ocon	6,494	92	30	62	33%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 7H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia