Jan Magnussen
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| Jan Magnussen | |
| Nationality |  Danish |
|---|---|
| World Championship Career | |
| Active years | 1995, 1997–1998 |
| Team(s) | McLaren, Stewart |
| Races | 25 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1995 Pacific Grand Prix |
| First win | — |
| Last win | — |
| Last race | 1998 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans Career | |
| Participating years | 1999 - 2006 |
|---|---|
| Team(s) | Panoz, Audi Sport Goh, Corvette Racing |
| Best Finish | 4th (2003, 2006) |
| Class Wins | 3 (2004, 2005, 2006) |
Jan Magnussen (born July 4, 1973 in Roskilde) is a race car driver from Denmark.
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[edit] Career history
He has qualified for 25 Formula One grands prix, debuting on October 22, 1995 in the Pacific Grand Prix in Aida, sitting in for the unwell Mika Häkkinen. He has actually only raced in 24 GPs, because his car was damaged in an accident during the start of the 1997 Brazilian GP causing Magnussen to retire before the restart.
In 1996 Magnussen drove in the CART series. For 1997-1998 he had a seat in Formula 1 with the Stewart-Ford team. Team founder Jackie Stewart once described him as the best prospect since Ayrton Senna, so his failure to succeed was embarrassing for the team. He scored a total of 1 championship point (in his last race in F1, the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal).
In 1998 he participated in 7 CART races and one ALMS race. In 1999 and 2000 he raced in ALMS with Panoz. 2001 he drove a Peugeot in Danish Touring Car series (DTC) and raced in 8 ALMS races. 2002 he also raced for Peugeot in DTC and in 10 ALMS races.
Jan has participated in various classes in the 24 hours of Le Mans every year since 1999. His best results so far are the victories in the GTS class in 2004 and GT1 class in both 2005 and 2006, each time in a Chevrolet Corvette with Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta as team mates.
Also, Jan has participated in the 12 Hours of Sebring every year since 1999. Here, his best result was the 2006 win of the GT1 class.
In 2005 Jan drove a Toyota Corolla in the Danish Touring Car series.
[edit] Present day
Jan is still an active driver, now in the Danish Touring Car series (DTC) and in one of the Pontiac GTO.Rs in the Grand-Am with Paul Edwards as team mate – and of course in the 24 hours of Le Mans. In the Danish Touring Car series he drives a BMW 320si E90 for Team Den Blå Avis Fleggaard Racing.
[edit] Complete Formula One results
(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)
| Yr | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | McLaren | Mercedes | BRA | ARG | SMA | SPA | MON | Can | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | PAC 10 |
JAP | AUS | 29th | 0 |
| 1997 | Stewart | Ford | AUS Ret |
BRA Ret |
ARG 10 |
SMA Ret |
MON 7 |
SPA 13 |
CAN Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
DEU Ret |
HUN Ret |
BEL 12 |
ITA Ret |
AUT Ret |
LUX Ret |
JPN Ret |
EUR 9 |
20th | 0 |
| 1998 | Stewart | Ford | AUS Ret |
BRA 10 |
ARG Ret |
SMA Ret |
SPA 12 |
MON Ret |
CAN 6 |
FRA | GBR | AUT | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | JAP | 17th | 1 |
[edit] External links
- Official page
- Jan Magnussen taking off with a Chevrolet Corvette C6 at the Nürburgring to qualify for Nordschleife fastest lap times [1]
| Preceded by Kelvin Burt |
British F3 Champion 1994 |
Succeeded by Oliver Gavin |
