🇩🇰 Michael Christensen

Racing driver from Denmark. IMSA WeatherTech, Manthey.

Driver facts

Full name

Michael Christensen

Born

28 August 1990(b. 1990)

Nationality

Denmark

Current team

Manthey

Series

IMSA WeatherTech

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

6,188

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

6,188

RANK 72 / 12,285 INDEXED · -231 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Platinum

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 6H AGO

Michael Christensen is a Danish racing driver competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Manthey. Over the course of his career in the series he has started 34 races, taking 2 wins and 14 podium finishes without a championship title to date. Beyond his IMSA program, Christensen has also competed for Porsche in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving the #5 Porsche 963, reflecting a broader career built around factory-backed sportscar racing.[1]

Currently ranked 131st among active drivers on the Racer Rating scale with a score of 6,166, Christensen sits well below the sport's elite tier but remains an active competitor at the top level of North American sportscar racing. His 2026 season has yielded one podium finish through six rounds without a win, leaving him 29th in the standings at this stage. Now with Manthey, Christensen continues to build on a career defined by consistency and podium contention rather than outright dominance, maintaining his status as a fixture in the IMSA WeatherTech field.[2]

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Michael Christensen is a racing driver from Denmark who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Manthey. Christensen has recorded 2 wins and 14 podiums from 34 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,188 ranks Christensen 72th 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 JUST NOW AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	IMSA WeatherTech	Manthey	1	0	0	0	P234	−231	6,188
2025	WEC	Porsche Penske Motorsport	6	0	1	0	P29	−196	6,419
2024	WEC	Porsche Penske Motorsport	7	0	4	1	P10	+147	6,615
	IMSA WeatherTech	AO Racing	4	1	2	0	P97	−197
2023	WEC	Porsche Penske Motorsport	7	0	0	0	P14	−356	6,665
2022	WEC	Porsche GT Team	6	1	4	0	P58	−39	7,022
2021	WEC	Porsche GT Team	3	0	3	0	P103	+61	7,061

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES CHRISTENSEN FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇬🇧 James Calado	6,040	30	9	21	30%
🇮🇹 Alessandro Pier Guidi	5,817	29	9	20	31%
🇪🇸 Miguel Molina	5,577	26	10	16	38%
🇲🇨 Antonio Fuoco	5,512	23	8	15	35%
🇳🇿 Earl Bamber	5,979	21	13	8	62%
🇯🇵 Ryo Hirakawa	6,659	19	6	13	32%
🇳🇿 Brendon Hartley	6,415	19	6	13	32%
🇨🇭 Sébastien Buemi	6,819	18	5	13	28%
🇧🇪 Laurens Vanthoor	6,537	18	6	12	33%
🇬🇧 Alex Lynn	6,466	18	7	11	39%

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 6H AGO

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