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Jan Ellegaard Magnussen (born 4 July 1973) is a Danish professional and was a factory driver for until the end of the 2020 season. He has competed in (CART), , the FIA Formula One World Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Career history
Lower series racing
Born in Roskilde, Magnussen won the 1992 Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, then dominated the 1994 British Formula 3 championship with Paul Stewart Racing, winning fourteen of the eighteen events and breaking 's F3 record. Magnussen scored his first British F3 win that April at , also taking pole for the race. He also won at , twice at Silverstone, and at . He won six of the first eight races. He then won again at Donington Park, and both season-ending rounds at Silverstone.

Major series racing
He made his debut at the 1995 Pacific Grand Prix in Aida, sitting in for Mika Häkkinen, who was unwell; becoming the first Danish to race in the category since Tom Belsø in 1974. In 1996 Magnussen drove in the series and International Touring Car Championship.

For 1997–1998, he had a seat in Formula One with the newly founded Stewart Grand Prix team, owned in part by his old F3 boss Paul Stewart. Team founder once described him as "the most talented young driver to emerge since ", but his performance was underwhelming. He scored his only championship point in his last race in F1, the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix; for the rest of the season he was replaced by . Magnussen started 24 GPs, one less than he entered, because his car was damaged in an accident during the start of the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix causing him to retire before the restart.

In 1999, Magnussen participated in seven CART races. In 1999 and 2000, he raced in the American Le Mans Series with Panoz. 2001 he drove a Peugeot in Danish Touring Car series (DTC) and raced in eight ALMS races. 2002 he also raced for Peugeot in DTC and in ten ALMS races. Magnussen won the 2008 GT1 and 2013 GT drivers' championships, both with Corvette Racing.

Magnussen 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 2005, 2006, and 2009, each time in a Chevrolet Corvette with and as teammates in 2005 and 2006, and Johnny O'Connell and Antonio García in 2009.

Also, Magnussen has participated in the 12 Hours of Sebring every year since 1999, winning the GT1 class in 2006, 2008, and 2009.

In 2005, Magnussen drove a in the Danish Touring Car Championship.

Present day
Magnussen was still an active driver, competing in the Danish Touring Car Championship (DTC) until 2010 and in a Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Antonio Garcia as teammate until 2019 – and in the 24 hours of Le Mans. In the Danish Touring Car series he drove a Chevrolet Lacetti for Perfection Racing. He won the DTC in 2003 and 2008.

On 11 June 2010, it was announced that Magnussen would make his Sprint Cup Series debut driving the No. 09 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing at . After starting 32nd on the grid, he finished in twelfth position.

On 14 June 2010, it was announced that Magnussen and Perfection Racing would not be participating in the DTC, leaving Magnussen and the team to focus on the Scandinavian Touring Car Cup's remaining two rounds. Magnussen drove the No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro with Robin Liddell and Andrew Davis in the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season opener, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Following the Rolex 24, he moved to the team's No. 97 car and competed in the majority of the races with Gunter Schaldach. Magnussen finished 24th in GT points and his best finish was second (Miller) with four top-tens.

On 7 November 2019, Magnussen was confirmed to drive in the inaugural TCR Denmark Touring Car Series for LM Racing in a VW Golf GTI TCR.

On 22 July 2023. Magnussen won Aurum 1006 km endurance race in Lithuania, driving a Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 Evo.

On 16 September 2024, it was announced that Magnussen would take part in the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone in November, driving a GT Motorsport-prepared Van Diemen RF78 in the same Duckhams colours that adorned his car at the 1992 Formula Ford Festival

Family
Magnussen's oldest son is also a racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with BMW, having previously competed in with Haas, and Renault. Kevin mentioned that his father was his first hero when he was a child.

His nephew, , and his youngest son, Luca, are also racing drivers.

Motorsports career results
British Formula Three
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
1993 ! nowrapPaul Stewart Racing ! nowrapMugen-SIL




SIL


SIL

SNE

SIL
SIL

!11th !7
1994 ! nowrapPaul Stewart Racing ! nowrapMugen-SIL



SIL
SIL




SIL
SNE


SIL
SIL

SIL
1st308

Formula One
()
1995 ! nowrap Mercedes ! nowrap MP4/10B ! nowrapMercedes FO 110 3.0 V10BRAARGSMRESPMONCANFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPOREURPAC
JPNAUS ! NC ! 0
1997 ! nowrap Stewart Ford ! nowrapStewart SF01 ! nowrapFord VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10AUS
BRA
ARG
10		SMR
MON
ESP
CAN
FRA
GBR
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
AUT
LUX
JPN
EUR
! 20th ! 0
1998 ! nowrap Stewart Ford ! nowrapStewart SF02 ! nowrapFord VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10AUS
BRA
ARG
SMR
ESP
MON
CAN
FRAGBRAUTGERHUNBELITALUXJPN! 17th ! 1
Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he had completed over 90% of the race distance.

Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
1995 ! nowrap ! nowrapMercedes C-Class V6





DIE
1
DIE
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2




! 8th ! 49

International Touring Car Championship
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
1995 ! nowrap ! nowrapMercedes C-Class V6



EST
1
EST
2
MAG
1
MAG
2
 2nd83
1996 ! nowrap ! nowrapMercedes C-Class

NÜR
1
NÜR
2
EST
1
EST
2




DIE
1
DIE
2
SIL
1		SIL
2		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		MAG
1
MAG
2




INT
1
INT
2


! 10th ! 97
† – Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

American open-wheel racing results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

CART
1996 ! nowrap ! 3 !rowspan="2" nowrapPenske PC-25 !rowspan="2" nowrapMercedes-Benz MIARIOSRFLBHNZR500MILDETPORCLETORMISMOH
 24th5 !rowspan=2
1999 !rowspan="2" nowrap !rowspan=220 ! nowrapSwift 010.c !rowspan="2" nowrapFord MIAMOTLBHNZRRIOSTLMILPORCLEROATORMISDET
 24th8 !rowspan=2

24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP2 Pro-am

24 Hours of Daytona
()

Supercars Championship
† Withdrew due to licence problems

Bathurst 1000 results

European Touring Car Championship
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
2004 ! nowrap ! nowrapPeugeot 307 GtiMNZ
1		MNZ
2		VAL
1
VAL
2
MAG
1
MAG
2






SPA
1
SPA
2
IMO
1		IMO
2		OSC
1		OSC
2

! NC ! 0

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
2014 ! nowrap ! GTLM ! nowrapChevrolet Corvette C7.R ! nowrap 5.5L V8DAY
SEB
LBH
LGA
WGL
MOS
IMS

VIR
COA
PET
! 9th ! 293
2015 ! nowrap ! GTLM ! nowrapChevrolet Corvette C7.R ! nowrap 5.5L V8DAY
SEB
LBH
LGA
WGL
MOS

VIR
COA
PET
!style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"295
2016 ! nowrap ! GTLM ! nowrapChevrolet Corvette C7.R ! nowrap 5.5 L V8DAY
SEB
LBH
LGA
WGL
MOS
LRP
ROA
VIR
COA
PET
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"		3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"319
2017 ! nowrap ! GTLM ! nowrapChevrolet Corvette C7.R ! nowrap 5.5 L V8DAY
SEB
LBH
COA
WGL
MOS
LRP
ROA
VIR
LGA
PET
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"		1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"334
2018 ! nowrap ! GTLM ! nowrapChevrolet Corvette C7.R ! nowrap LT5.5 5.5 L V8DAY
SEB
LBH
MOH
WGL
MOS
LRP
ROA
VIR
LGA
PET
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"		1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"322
2019 ! nowrap ! GTLM ! nowrapChevrolet Corvette C7.R ! nowrap LT5.5 5.5 L V8DAY
SEB
LBH
MOH
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
PET
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"		3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"317
2023 ! nowrapMDK Motorsports ! nowrapGTD Pro ! nowrapPorsche 911 GT3 R (992) ! nowrap 4.2 L DAY
SEBLBHLGAWGLMOSLIMELKVIRIMSPET ! 26th ! 250
† Magnussen did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points. * Season still in progress.

Complete TCR Denmark Touring Car Series results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
2020 ! nowrapLM Racing ! nowrapVolkswagen Golf GTI TCR

















! 4th ! 215
2021 ! nowrapLM Racing ! nowrapCUPRA León Competición TCR








|style="background:#FFFFBF;"








!style="background:#FFDF9F;"		3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"309

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
2021 ! nowrapHigh Class Racing ! LMP2 ! nowrapOreca 07 ! nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8SPA
ALG
MNZ
LMSBHRBHR ! 26th ! 7

NASCAR
() ( Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

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