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'''Kevin Jan Magnussen''' (born 5 October 1992) is a [[Denmark|Danish]] racing driver. Magnussen is the first child of four time [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] class winner and former [[Formula One]] driver [[Jan Magnussen]] and mother Britt Petersen. He is a member of the [[McLaren]] Formula One team's Young Driver Programme and drove for McLaren in the [[2014 Formula One season|2014 Formula One World Championship]].<ref name="McLaren Magnussen">{{cite news|title=McLaren and Magnussen come full circle|first=Andrew|last=Benson|publisher=[[BBC]]|work=[[BBC Sport]]|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/03/mclaren_and_magnussen_come_ful.html|date=2010-03-19|accessdate=2010-03-21}}</ref> In 2015 Magnussen will be the reserve driver for [[McLaren]]-[[Honda]] having lost his drive to [[Jenson Button]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/30430564</ref>
'''Kevin Jan Magnussen''' (born 5 October 1992) is a [[Denmark|Danish]] racing driver. Magnussen is the first child of four time [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] class winner and former [[Formula One]] driver [[Jan Magnussen]] and mother Britt Petersen. He is a member of the [[McLaren]] Formula One team's Young Driver Programme and drove for McLaren in the [[2014 Formula One season|2014 Formula One World Championship]].<ref name="McLaren Magnussen">{{cite news|title=McLaren and Magnussen come full circle|first=Andrew|last=Benson|publisher=[[BBC]]|work=[[BBC Sport]]|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/03/mclaren_and_magnussen_come_ful.html|date=2010-03-19|accessdate=2010-03-21}}</ref> In 2015, Magnussen will be the reserve driver for [[McLaren]]-[[Honda]] having lost his drive to [[Jenson Button]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/30430564</ref>


==Early career==
==Early career==

Revision as of 15:11, 12 December 2014

Kevin Magnussen
Kevin in 2012.
Born (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32)
Roskilde, Denmark
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Danish
Car number20
Entries187 (185 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Career points202
Pole positions1
First entry2014 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2014 position11th (55 pts)
Previous series
2012–2013
2011
2010
2009
2009
2008
2008		Formula Renault 3.5 Series
British Formula Three
German Formula Three
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Danish Formula Ford
ADAC Formel Masters
Championship titles
2013
2008		Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Danish Formula Ford

Kevin Jan Magnussen (born 5 October 1992) is a Danish racing driver. Magnussen is the first child of four time Le Mans class winner and former Formula One driver Jan Magnussen and mother Britt Petersen. He is a member of the McLaren Formula One team's Young Driver Programme and drove for McLaren in the 2014 Formula One World Championship.[1] In 2015, Magnussen will be the reserve driver for McLaren-Honda having lost his drive to Jenson Button.[2]

Early career

Born in Roskilde, Zealand, Magnussen began his career in karting. In 2008 he made the step up to Formula Ford in Denmark, winning the championship.[3] He also raced in six races of the ADAC Formel Masters series.[3]

In 2009 Magnussen moved up to Formula Renault, finishing runner-up to António Félix da Costa in the Northern European Cup and finishing seventh in the Eurocup, driving for Motopark Academy.[3]

In 2010 Magnussen competed in the German Formula Three Championship with Motopark Academy and Carlin Motorsport; winning the opening round of the season at Oschersleben. He finished third in the championship, taking the rookie title in the process.

In 2011 Magnussen moved on to Cooper Tires British Formula 3 with Carlin.[4]

Formula One career

Magnussen had his first experience of the McLaren MP4-27 Formula One car on track at the Abu Dhabi Young Driver test on 6 November 2012. He set a quickest time of 1:42.651. Previously he had done work in the team's driving simulator.[5] Magnussen's time was the best of the three-day test impressing McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael. The distance he covered in the course of the test was sufficient to earn his FIA Super Licence.[6]

McLaren (2014)

On 14 November 2013 it was confirmed that Magnussen would drive for McLaren for the 2014 season, replacing Sergio Pérez.[1] In line with a new rule introduced in Formula One for the 2014 season – where drivers pick a car number that they will use during their career – Magnussen raced with number 20 as this was the number he had on his DAMS car in 2013 when he won the championship.[7]

Kevin Magnussen driving the MP4-29.
Magnussen driving the McLaren MP4-29 at Jerez, during pre-season testing.

At the Jerez and Bahrain pre-season tests he topped the timesheets, and at the first race in Australia, he qualified in fourth position.[8] In the race itself, Magnussen avoided crashing at the start – after his car encountered oversteer[9] through wheelspin – and after passing Lewis Hamilton's ailing Mercedes in the early stages, Magnussen maintained position to take a third place finish; he finished 2.2 seconds on-the-road behind Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo in second place.[10] As a result, Magnussen became only the second Danish driver – after his father Jan, who was sixth at the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix – to take a points-scoring finish,[11] and the first debutant, since Hamilton at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix, to take a podium in their first Grand Prix.[12] After the race, Magnussen described the result as "like a victory".[13] He was later promoted to second place in the results, after Ricciardo was disqualified due to fuel irregularities,[14] making him the first rookie to finish second since Jacques Villeneuve at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix. Magnussen recorded eleven further points-scoring finishes throughout 2014, the majority being ninth or tenth place finishes; although Magnussen recorded seventh place finishes in Austria and Great Britain – circuits where he had prior experience from junior formulae – and a fifth place finish in Russia. On 11 December 2014, however, it was announced Fernando Alonso would be returning to McLaren to partner Button, leaving Magnussen to be a test and reserve driver for mclaren

Magnussen at the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix

Magnussen lives in Woking, Surrey, near to the McLaren Technology Centre.[15]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula Ford Denmark Fukamuni Racing 15 11 6 10 12 267 1st
Formula Ford Duratec Benelux 2 0 0 0 0 19 19th
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec class 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
Formula Ford NEZ 1 1 1 1 1 27 4th
ADAC Formel Masters Van Amersfoort Racing 4 0 0 1 2 30 12th
Portugal Winter Series FR2.0 Motopark Academy 2 0 0 0 1 12 10th
2009 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Motopark Academy 14 1 2 4 12 278 2nd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 1 1 50 7th
Renault Clio Cup Denmark ? 2 0 0 0 1 18 12th
2010 German Formula Three Motopark Academy 18 3 0 0 8 96 3rd
Formula 3 Euro Series 2 1 0 0 1 8 12th
2011 British Formula Three Carlin 29 7 6 9 9 237 2nd
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
Macau Grand Prix Formula Three 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 19th
2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Carlin 17 1 3 0 3 106 7th
2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series DAMS 17 5 8 3 13 274 1st
2014 Formula One McLaren Mercedes 19 0 0 0 1 55 11th

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2010 Motopark Academy Dallara F308/099 Volkswagen LEC
1 		LEC
2 		HOC1
1 		HOC1
2 		VAL
1
7 		VAL
2
1 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		HOC2
1 		HOC2
2 		12th 8

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2012 Carlin ALC
1
2 		ALC
2
Ret 		MON
1
Ret 		SPA
1
21 		SPA
2
1 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
8 		MSC
1
16† 		MSC
2
10 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
Ret 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
23† 		LEC
1
6 		LEC
2
24† 		CAT
1
5 		CAT
2
4 		7th 106
2013 DAMS MNZ
1
2 		MNZ
2
2 		ALC
1
1 		ALC
2
9 		MON
1
4 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
3 		MSC
1
11 		MSC
2
2 		RBR
1
3 		RBR
2
3 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
2 		LEC
1
DSQ 		LEC
2
1 		CAT
1
1 		CAT
2
1 		1st 274

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WDC Points
2014 McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-29 Mercedes PU106A Hybrid 1.6 V6 t AUS
2 		MAL
9 		BHR
Ret 		CHN
13 		ESP
12 		MON
10 		CAN
9 		AUT
7 		GBR
7 		GER
9 		HUN
12 		BEL
12 		ITA
10 		SIN
10 		JPN
14 		RUS
5 		USA
8 		BRA
9 		ABU
11 		11th 55

References

  1. ^ a b Benson, Andrew (2010-03-19). "McLaren and Magnussen come full circle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/30430564
  3. ^ a b c http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/5000/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database
  4. ^ http://racemag.dk/2010/12/08/kevin-magnussen-bekr%C3%A6ftet-for-carlin-i-f3/
  5. ^ "Magnussen and Da Costa impress in Young Driver Test". grandprix.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Valsecchi tops final day in Abu Dhabi". grandprix.com. grandprix.com. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  7. ^ http://news.ph.msn.com/sports/numbers-up-for-2014-formula-one-drivers-3
  8. ^ Gill, Pete (15 March 2014). "McLaren still hopeful of podium finish after Kevin Magnussen impresses again". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. ^ Anderson, Ben (16 March 2014). "Nico Rosberg dominates in Melbourne for Mercedes". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Rosberg dominates season opener in Australia". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  11. ^ Hamilton, Ben (16 March 2014). "Magnificent Magnussen finishes third in Aussie GP". The Copenhagen Post. Ejvind Sandal; CPHPOST.DK ApS. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Rosberg wins as Hamilton and Vettel go out in Australia". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Reuters. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  13. ^ Noble, Jonathan; Mitchell, Scott (16 March 2014). "F1 rookie Kevin Magnussen says podium like win". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo disqualified from the results of the Australian GP". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  15. ^ "McLaren's Magnussen headlines 2014 rookies". Fox Sports Asia. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Champion
2013 		Succeeded by

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