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🇩🇰 Michael Christensen

Racing driver from Denmark. IMSA WeatherTech, Manthey. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Michael Christensen
Born
28 August 1990(b. 1990)
Nationality
Denmark
Current team
Manthey
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Championships
12018
Career wins
18
Career podiums
49
Career starts
149
Career DNFs
12
Racer Rating
5,578
Michael Christensen
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,578
Rank 543 of 38,983 indexed, -201 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Michael Christensen is a racing driver from Denmark who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Manthey. Christensen is a one-time champion (2018), with 18 wins and 49 podiums from 149 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,578 ranks Christensen 543th 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)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-06-28Watkins Glen International GTDPROIMSA WeatherTechP12−201
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+186LE MANS 2018WECP1
+163NURBURGRING 2015WECP1
+158CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS 2017WECP2
+156FUJI SPEEDWAY 2018WECP1
+153SPA FRANCORCHAMPS 2018WECP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS6 starts+29
Istanbul4 starts+29
SPA FRANCORCHAMPS8 starts+28
LE MANS11 starts+1
Struggles
FUJI SPEEDWAY8 starts-23
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT8 starts-21
Nürburgring Nordschleife26 starts-20
Spa-Francorchamps4 starts-10
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸IMSA WeatherTechManthey100000P20−2015,578
2025▸WECPorsche Penske Motorsport601000P15+105,779
▸IMSA WeatherTechAO Racing100000P28−136
2024▸WECPorsche Penske Motorsport704100P5+4375,905
▸IMSA WeatherTechAO Racing412000P17−28
2023▸WECPorsche Penske Motorsport700000P7−1255,496
▸IMSA WeatherTechPorsche Penske Motorsports200000P19−119
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursManthey EMA100100—−155
2022▸WECPorsche GT Team614000P3−185,896
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursManthey-Racing GmbH100100—−203
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieManthey-Racing111000P14+72
2021▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieManthey-Racing Porsche422100P5−166,044
▸WECPorsche GT Team303000P5−17
▸IMSA WeatherTechWeatherTech Racing101000P11+54
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursManthey-Racing111000—+78
2020▸WECPorsche GT Team423000—+2316,076
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieFrikadelli Racing Team Porsche300000P25−186
▸GT World Challenge EuropeKCMG100000P41−13
2019▸WECPorsche GT Team704000P3+675,831
▸GT World Challenge EuropeGPX Racing111000P24+81
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursManthey-Racing101000—+79
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieManthey-Racing Porsche100000P26+59
2018▸WECPorsche GT Team525000P1+6755,840
2017▸WECPorsche GT Team903400P9−315,292
▸IMSA WeatherTechAlegra Motorsports401000P24+85
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieManthey Racing Porsche111000P22+129
2016▸WECDempsey - Proton Racing900000P6−7304,694
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieManthey Racing300100P29−100
▸IMSA WeatherTechPorsche North America100000P15+43
2015▸WECPorsche Team Manthey734000P2↑150+4695,508
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieManthey Racing Porsche534100P5−179
▸IMSA WeatherTechPorsche North America200000P36+49
2014▸IMSA WeatherTechPorsche North America1100000P35↑175+4145,117
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieFalken Motorsports100100P35−164
2013▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieManthey Racing Porsche200100P26−3084,643
2012▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieManthey Racing101000P25−184,951
2011▸GP3 SeriesMücke Motorsport1302000P11+1454,969
2010▸GP3 SeriesArden International1100000P25+3,4744,824
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Christensen finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇬🇧 James CaladoFIA Platinum5,95388325636%
🇮🇹 Alessandro Pier GuidiFIA Platinum5,50759213836%
🇮🇹 Davide RigonFIA Platinum3,96252282454%
🇦🇹 Richard LietzFIA Platinum5,22547262155%
🇮🇹 Gianmaria BruniFIA Platinum4,19147281960%
🇬🇧 Harry TincknellFIA Platinum4,99646252154%
🇩🇰 Nicki ThiimFIA Platinum5,00645202544%
🇨🇭 Nico MüllerFIA Platinum6,39943202347%
🇪🇸 Miguel MolinaFIA Platinum5,35743241956%
🇯🇵 Marco Sørensen5,32940202050%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,659110100%
🇩🇪 Pascal WehrleinFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,96721150%
🇳🇿 Mitch EvansFIA Platinum6,95493633%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Michael Christensen is a Platinum-graded sportscar professional competing at the established professional level. His Racer Rating of 5,769 places him among the top tier of endurance racing drivers, a classification earned through sustained success in the World Endurance Championship and major GT competitions. Over fourteen seasons, Christensen has assembled 114 starts across multiple series, with 11 wins and 40 podiums; his average finishing position of P6.6 reflects consistent performance in highly competitive fields populated by multiple world champions.[1]

Christensen's career is built on expertise in WEC, where he has contested 70 races for Porsche Penske Motorsport since 2015, accumulating 8 wins and 31 podiums, including the 2018 WEC LMGTE Pro championship. His head-to-head record against the field reveals the calibre of opposition: he has raced repeatedly against James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, both multiple WEC LMGTE Pro champions and current elite professionals; against Calado across 80 shared races, Christensen finished ahead 29 times but behind 51, and against Pier Guidi 19 times ahead to 32 behind in 51 shared races. He holds a winning record against Davide Rigon, Gianmaria Bruni, and Miguel Molina, all Platinum-graded world champions or champions in European endurance racing. Isolated victories against much stronger drivers such as IndyCar champion Alex Palou and Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein demonstrate occasional competitive peaks in mixed fields, but his core rivalry pattern establishes him as a professional endurance specialist who typically finishes behind the strongest competitors in his field while beating semi-professional and lower-ranked colleagues.[2]

Since 2016, Christensen has also contested IMSA WeatherTech competition with Manthey, notching 1 win in 14 starts, and scored wins at the Nürburgring 24 Hours and GT World Challenge Europe. His 2025 WEC season saw limited success with a single podium across six rounds and a finishing rank of P38, with recent headlines suggesting an extended absence from racing; he returned to competition in 2026 as part of a Manthey GT programme.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Christensen returns to the Glen with Manthey...and a point to prove[1]
racer.com
26 Jun 2026
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Christensen: Extended Time Away From Racing ‘Not What You Wish For’[2]
dailysportscar.com
26 Jun 2026
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Hartog, Christensen in Manthey GTD Pro Call-Up for Watkins Glen[3]
Sportscar365
16 Jun 2026
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