Kevin Magnussen

Kevin Jan Magnussen (born 5 October 1992) is a Danish racing driver, currently driving for the Haas F1 Team.[2][3][4] The son of four-time Le Mans GT class winner, GM factory driver and former Formula One driver Jan Magnussen, Kevin Magnussen came up through McLaren Formula One team's Young Driver Programme and drove for McLaren in the 2014 Formula One World Championship and has driven for Haas since 2017.[5][6]

Kevin Magnussen

Magnussen at the 2019 pre-season test
Born	Kevin Jan Magnussen (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 Roskilde, Denmark
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Danish
2020 team	Haas-Ferrari[1]
Car number	20
Entries	109 (107 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Career points	158
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	2
First entry	2014 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry	2020 Spanish Grand Prix
2019 position	16th (20 pts)
Website	Official website
Previous series
2012–2013 2011 2010 2009 2009 2008 2008	Formula Renault 3.5 Series British Formula 3 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

Early career

Born in Roskilde, Denmark, Magnussen began his career in karting. In 2008 he made the step up to Formula Ford in Denmark, taking 11 victories from 15 races and winning the championship.[7] He also took part in six races of the ADAC Formel Masters series.[7]

In 2009 Magnussen moved up to Formula Renault 2.0 with Motopark Academy. He finished runner-up to António Félix da Costa in the Northern European Cup and finished seventh in the Eurocup.[7]

In 2010 Magnussen competed in the German Formula Three Championship with Motopark Academy, winning the opening round of the season at Oschersleben and taking two more race victories. He finished third in the championship, taking the rookie title in the process.[8]

In 2011 Magnussen moved to the British Formula 3 Championship with Carlin.[9] He took seven race victories and finished as championship runner-up to teammate Felipe Nasr. He also competed in the Masters of Formula 3 race at Zandvoort, finishing 3rd. 2011 marked Magnussen's first and only appearance at the Macau Grand Prix. He placed 7th in qualifying, but was forced to start from the back of the grid in the qualification race after ignoring yellow flags.[10] He started the main race from 19th place, but was eliminated after a high-speed collision late in the race.[11]

Magnussen moved up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2012 with the Carlin team, with Will Stevens as his teammate. Magnussen finished the opening race at Motorland Aragón in 2nd place, and took pole position in both races at Spa-Francorchamps, converting the second into a race victory. He ended the season in 7th place in the championship. He remained in Formula Renault 3.5 for 2013, moving to DAMS alongside Norman Nato. 2013 was far more successful for Magnussen, claiming five victories, eight other podium places and eight pole positions. He finished the season as champion, 60 points clear of runner-up Stoffel Vandoorne.

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 in 2012. He set a quickest time of 1:42.651. Previously he had done work in the team's driving simulator.[12] 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.[13]

McLaren (2014–2015)

Magnussen at the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix

Magnussen would drive for McLaren for the 2014 season, replacing Sergio Pérez.[5] In line with a new rule introduced in Formula One for the 2014 season – where drivers picked a car number that they would 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 Formula Renault 3.5 championship.[14]

At the Jerez and Bahrain pre-season tests he topped the timesheets, and at the first race in Australia, he qualified in fourth position.[15] In the race itself, Magnussen avoided crashing at the start – after his car encountered oversteer[16] 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 behind Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.[17] 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,[18] and the first debutant, since Hamilton at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix, to take a podium in his first Grand Prix.[19] After the race, Magnussen described the result as "like a victory".[20] He was later promoted to second place in the results, after Ricciardo was disqualified due to fuel irregularities,[21] making him the first rookie to finish second since Jacques Villeneuve at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix.[22] 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.

2015

Fernando Alonso replaced Magnussen for the 2015 season and Magnussen became the test and reserve driver for McLaren.[23] Magnussen had talks with Honda-powered team Andretti Autosport to compete in the 2015 IndyCar Series, but McLaren blocked the deal.[24] Magnussen competed in one race, the Australian Grand Prix after doctors advised Alonso to not race due to a concussion obtained during an accident during pre-season testing.[25][26] However, Magnussen failed to start the race after suffering an engine failure on the formation lap.[27] Magnussen was released from McLaren at the end of the year.[28]

Renault (2016)

Magnussen at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix

After being released by McLaren, Magnussen was confirmed to have been in discussion to drive for the Haas F1 Team, before Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutiérrez were named as the team's drivers.[29] Magnussen had reportedly also been in talks about a seat at Manor Racing.[30][31] Magnussen tested a Mercedes DTM car,[32] and Porsche's LMP1 car,[33] hinting that he may have had options outside Formula One, including IndyCar, where he was believed to have entered talks with Bryan Herta Autosport about a drive.[34]

In early 2016 unconfirmed reports emerged that Magnussen was set to replace Pastor Maldonado at Renault following a breach of contract between Maldonado and the team. Renault had purchased the Lotus F1 Team and were returning to the sport after a four-year hiatus.[35] Renault later confirmed Magnussen had joined their 2016 campaign, partnering rookie Jolyon Palmer.[2]

Magnussen's early season was marred by a string of incidents. He suffered a puncture on the opening lap in Australia and went on to finish 12th. He was forced to start from the pit lane in Bahrain after failing to stop for the weighbridge in practice. He then crashed in practice for the Chinese Grand Prix after a tyre failure and could only finish the race in 17th. Magnussen collided with teammate Palmer in Spain and received a ten-second time penalty, then crashed in practice in Monaco before colliding with Daniil Kvyat in the race. He was forced to miss qualifying in Canada after again crashing during practice,[36] and started from the pit lane in Azerbaijan when his car was modified under parc fermé conditions. The Russian Grand Prix was an exception to these incidents; after qualifying 17th he came back to finish 7th in what would eventually be Renault's best finish of the season.

Magnussen had a gearbox failure in the closing laps of the British Grand Prix. He suffered a high-speed crash at the Eau Rouge–Raidillon complex whilst running 8th at the Belgian Grand Prix, causing minor injuries and bringing out the red flag.[37] Magnussen claimed his second and final points-finish of the season with 10th place in Singapore. Two more mechanical retirements came before the end of the season; power loss in Malaysia and suspension damage in Abu Dhabi. Magnussen finished the season in 16th place in the championship, scoring seven of Renault's eight points that season.

Haas (2017–present)

2017

Magnussen driving for Haas at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Magnussen signed a contract with Haas for 2017, joining Romain Grosjean and replacing Esteban Gutiérrez.[38] After signing with Haas he became the only driver to contest Grands Prix with all four engine manufacturers in the turbo hybrid era (Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault, and Honda).

Magnussen retired from his first race with Haas in Australia with reported suspension failure, however it later emerged that he had actually suffered a puncture and that his retirement was unnecessary.[39] He scored points with 8th place at the following race in China before retiring with electrical problems in Bahrain. He was running 9th in Spain but made contact with Daniil Kvyat late in the race, causing him to fall to 14th with a puncture. He would claim a point with 10th place at the next race in Monaco, in what was Haas's first ever double points-finish. At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Magnussen had ran as high as 3rd towards the end of the race in the uncompetitive VF-17, but eventually finished 7th in what would be his best result of the season.

A string of seven races without points followed. This included a hydraulic failure in Austria, engine issues in Singapore, and an incident in Hungary where he forced Nico Hülkenberg off the track, damaging Hülkenberg's car and forcing him to retire. Hülkenberg confronted Magnussen after the race, branding him the "most unsporting driver on the grid".[40] Magnussen ended the season with two 8th-place finishes in Japan and Mexico, but collided with former Formula Renault rival Stoffel Vandoorne in Brazil, causing both cars to retire.

Magnussen ended the season 14th in the championship with 19 points, nine points short of teammate Grosjean.[41][42][43]

2018

Magnussen testing for Haas in 2018.

Magnussen at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix

Magnussen retained his seat at Haas for the 2018 season.[44] The Haas VF-18 was a vast improvement on its predecessor, enabling Magnussen to compete at the front of the midfield. At the opening race in Australia, Magnussen lined up 5th on the grid, Haas's highest ever starting position.[45] He had ran as high as 4th, however both Haas cars would retire from the race after their wheels were fitted incorrectly during their pit stops. Magnussen then finished 5th in Bahrain, his best result since the 2014 Russian Grand Prix. At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix he collided with Pierre Gasly, who criticised Magnussen's defensive driving and branded him "the most dangerous guy" he had ever raced with.[46]

Magnussen scored valuable points again with a 6th-place finish in Spain. Another 6th place came in France, followed by 5th place in Austria behind teammate Grosjean, the team's best ever race result. More points finishes soon followed with 9th in Britain, 7th in Hungary and 8th in Belgium. At the Italian Grand Prix, Magnussen clashed for position with Fernando Alonso in qualifying. Magnussen later commented that Alonso "thinks he's God" and "I can’t wait for him to retire".[47] Magnussen collided with Sergio Pérez during the race, damaging the Haas's floor and eventually causing Magnussen to finish last of the running cars in 16th.[48] Similar woes came in Singapore, when he failed to progress out of the first part of qualifying and he struggled to overtake during the race, finishing 18th. However, he set the fastest lap of the race after a late pit stop for fresh tyres, his and the team's first fastest lap.[49][50] Magnussen then qualified 5th and finished 8th in Russia.

More controversy came at the Japanese Grand Prix, when Sauber driver Charles Leclerc called Magnussen "stupid" over the radio after his attempt to pass the Haas resulted in contact.[51] Magnussen received a puncture, which damaged his floor and forced him into retirement. He finished the United States Grand Prix in 9th place, but was later disqualified after his car was found to have used more than the legal limit of fuel.[52] Magnussen ended the season with two more points finishes, 9th in Brazil and 10th in Abu Dhabi.

He finished the season 9th in the championship with 56 points, his best ever finish and 19 points clear of teammate Grosjean.

2019

Magnussen at the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix

Magnussen continueed to drive for Haas for the 2019 season alongside Grosjean.[53] Unfortunately for Magnussen, the Haas VF-19 proved uncompetitive and became more so as the season went on. The car often performed well during qualifying but suffered during the race. At the first race in Australia, Magnussen finished 6th in what would later turn out to be his best finish of the season. He finished 13th at the next three races, despite having qualified in the top ten in two of them. He recorded another points finish in Spain, finishing 7th.

Poor finishes followed at the next five races. In Austria, Magnussen showed the strong qualifying pace of the VF-19 by qualifying in 5th, before a gearbox penalty dropped him to 10th on the grid. During the race he was found to have over-stepped his grid line at the start, receiving a drive-through penalty and eventually finishing the race in 19th place. In Britain, Magnussen and teammate Grosjean made contact on the first lap, causing race-ending damage for both drivers. Both were blamed and criticised for the incident, at a race in which Grosjean was testing the old spec of the VF-19 so that the team could understand their recent lack of pace.[54]

Magnussen next scored points at the rain-affected German Grand Prix, finishing 10th before being promoted to 8th after the Alfa Romeo drivers were penalised post-race for the use of driver aids. He retired in Italy with a hydraulics issue, before setting the fastest lap at the next race in Singapore, a feat he had achieved at the same race in 2018.[55] He was not awarded a point for this as he finished in 17th place—a driver must finish in the top ten to be awarded a fastest lap point. A 9th-place finish in Russia would be his fourth and final points finish of the season. His third retirement of the season came in the United States when he suffered a brake failure on the penultimate lap.

Magnussen finished the season in 16th place in the championship with 20 points, 12 points ahead of teammate Grosjean.

2020

Magnussen continued driving for Haas in 2020, again partnering Grosjean.[56] The opening two rounds of the championship at the Red Bull Ring proved to be difficult for Magnussen and Haas, as the Haas VF-20 was off the pace. In the early stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Magnussen was running third, thanks to a strategy decision at the beginning of the race. Whilst he ultimately fell back throughout the race, he managed to finish in ninth, taking Haas' first points of the season. After the race, it was determined that Haas had broken rules regarding team radio in telling both drivers to pit at the end of the formation lap, and Magnussen was given a ten-second penalty that demoted him to tenth.

Personal life

Magnussen lived in Woking, Surrey, near the McLaren Technology Centre whilst racing for McLaren.[57] After leaving McLaren he moved back to Roskilde in Denmark. He now lives in Dubai.[58]

Between participating in Formula Ford in 2008 and unexpectedly securing sponsorship for Formula Renault in 2009, Magnussen was forced to abandon his racing career and work as a factory welder due to lack of funding.[59]

On 10 August 2019, Magnussen married Louise Gjørup Magnussen in a private ceremony.[60]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2008	Danish Formula Ford Championship	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
	Formula Renault 2.0 Portugal Winter Series	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 3 Championship	Motopark Academy	18	3	0	0	8	96	3rd
	Formula 3 Euro Series		2	1	0	0	1	8	12th
2011	British Formula 3 Championship	Carlin	29	7	6	9	9	237	2nd
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	14th
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
2015	Formula One	McLaren Honda	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2016	Formula One	Renault Sport F1 Team	21	0	0	0	0	7	16th
2017	Formula One	Haas F1 Team	20	0	0	0	0	19	14th
2018	Formula One	Haas F1 Team	21	0	0	1	0	56	9th
2019	Formula One	Haas F1 Team[lower-alpha 1]	21	0	0	1	0	20	16th
2020	Formula One	Haas F1 Team	5					1*	17th*

* Season still in progress.

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	HOC 1	HOC 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	HOC 1	HOC 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	20	21	WDC	Points
2014	McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-29	Mercedes PU106A 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
2015	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-30	Honda RA615H 1.6 V6 t	AUS DNS	MAL	CHN	BHR	ESP	MON	CAN	AUT	GBR	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	RUS	USA	MEX	BRA	ABU			NC	0
2016	Renault Sport F1 Team	Renault R.S.16	Renault R.E.16 1.6 V6 t	AUS 12	BHR 11	CHN 17	RUS 7	ESP 15	MON Ret	CAN 16	EUR 14	AUT 14	GBR 17^†	HUN 15	GER 16	BEL Ret	ITA 17	SIN 10	MAL Ret	JPN 14	USA 12	MEX 17	BRA 14	ABU Ret	16th	7
2017	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-17	Ferrari 062 1.6 V6 t	AUS Ret	CHN 8	BHR Ret	RUS 13	ESP 14	MON 10	CAN 12	AZE 7	AUT Ret	GBR 12	HUN 13	BEL 15	ITA 11	SIN Ret	MAL 12	JPN 8	USA 16	MEX 8	BRA Ret	ABU 13		14th	19
2018	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-18	Ferrari 062 EVO 1.6 V6 t	AUS Ret	BHR 5	CHN 10	AZE 13	ESP 6	MON 13	CAN 13	FRA 6	AUT 5	GBR 9	GER 11	HUN 7	BEL 8	ITA 16	SIN 18	RUS 8	JPN Ret	USA DSQ	MEX 15	BRA 9	ABU 10	9th	56
2019	Haas F1 Team[lower-alpha 1]	Haas VF-19	Ferrari 064 1.6 V6 t	AUS 6	BHR 13	CHN 13	AZE 13	ESP 7	MON 14	CAN 17	FRA 17	AUT 19	GBR Ret	GER 8	HUN 13	BEL 12	ITA Ret	SIN 17	RUS 9	JPN 15	MEX 15	USA 18^†	BRA 11	ABU 14	16th	20
2020	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-20	Ferrari 065 1.6 V6 t	AUT Ret	STY 12	HUN 10	GBR Ret	70A Ret	ESP	BEL	ITA	TUS	RUS	EIF	POR	EMI									17th*	1*

^† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.

Notes

1. Haas entered rounds 1–14 as "Rich Energy Haas F1 Team".

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External links

• Career statistics at Driver Database
• Official website

Sporting positions
Preceded by Robin Frijns	Formula Renault 3.5 Series Champion 2013	Succeeded by Carlos Sainz Jr.