# Christian Rasmussen (racing driver)

Hans Christian Rhod Rasmussen (Danish pronunciation:; born 29 June 2000) is a Danish race car driver from Copenhagen. He currently drives full-time for Ed Carpenter Racing in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 20/33 Chevrolet.

## Career

In 2016, Rasmussen competed in the Danish Formula Ford Championship for Frederichsen Sport, where he finished runner-up in the standings with five wins and fifteen podium finishes. Afterwards, he the moved up to the F4 Danish Championship, where he drove for the Magnussen Racing Experience, where he third in the standings after winning two races and finishing on the podium twelve times.
In 2018, Rasmussen moved to the United States to compete in the Formula 4 United States Championship, joining Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development. He finished third in the points after winning five races and finishing on the podium eight times.
In 2019, Rasmussen remained with the now renamed Jay Howard Driver Development and went on to compete in the U.S. F2000 National Championship, where he finished third in the points after winning three races. He remained in the series the following year, where he won the championship, winning over half of all races and clinching the championship title at New Jersey Motorsports Park, two races before the end of the season. Across the year, he won nine races, including the first six races of the year, winning eight poles, and finished on the podium ten times.
In 2021, Rasmussen remained with Jay Howard Driver Development and went on to compete in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship, where he won the championship after winning seven races, earning two poles, and getting twelve podium finishes.
On December 6, 2021, it was announced that Rasmussen would compete in Indy Lights for Andretti Autosport in 2022. He finished sixth in the final points standings after winning two races at Road America and Laguna Seca. In 2023, he remained in the now renamed Indy NXT, this time driving for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing, where he won the championship after winning five races, earned five poles, and getting eight podium finishes.

## IndyCar Series

On October 25, 2023, it was announced that Rasmussen would drive a partial schedule for Ed Carpenter Racing in the team's No. 20 entry, including the Indianapolis 500, where he would drive a third entry for the team.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2014 | NEZ Cup — KFJ | | 20th |
| 2014 | Danish Championship — KFJ | | 17th |
| 2015 | NEZ Championship — KFJ | | 3rd |
| 2015 | Danish Championship — KFJ | | 3rd |
| 2015 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KFJ | RS Competition | 21st |

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2016 | Danish Formula Ford Championship | Frederichsen Sport | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 332 | 2nd |
| 2017 | F4 Danish Championship | Magnussen Racing Experience | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 292 | 3rd |
| 2018 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 196 | 3rd |
| 2019 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Jay Howard Driver Development | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 282 | 3rd |
| 2020 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Jay Howard Driver Development | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 394 | 1st |
| 2021 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Jay Howard Driver Development | 18 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 445 | 1st |
| 2022 | Indy Lights | Andretti Autosport | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 440 | 6th |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Era Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 19th |
| 2023 | Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 539 | 1st |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Era Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 926 | 11th |
| 2024 | IndyCar Series | Ed Carpenter Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 22nd |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | Era Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 370 | 37th |
| 2025 | IndyCar Series | Ed Carpenter Racing | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | AO Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 5th* |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete F4 Danish Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
| 2017 | Magnussen Racing Experience | JYL1 1 5 | JYL1 2 4 | JYL1 3 3 | DJU1 1 3 | DJU1 2 2 | DJU1 3 Ret | PAD1 1 3 | PAD1 2 9 | PAD1 3 7 | JYL2 1 3 | JYL2 2 3 | JYL2 3 1 | PAD2 1 4 | PAD2 2 7 | PAD2 3 4 | DJU2 1 4 | DJU2 2 5 | DJU2 3 3 | JYL3 1 2 | JYL3 2 3 | JYL3 3 1 | 3rd | 292 |

### Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
| 2018 | Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development | VIR 1 2 | VIR 2 1 | VIR 3 1 | ROA 1 Ret | ROA 2 12 | ROA 3 17 | MDO 1 2 | MDO 2 1 | MDO 3 1 | PIT 1 5 | PIT 2 24 | PIT 3 9 | NJMP 1 9 | NJMP 2 9 | NJMP 3 10 | COTA 1 2 | COTA 2 1 | 3rd | 196 |

### American open–wheel racing results
#### U.S. F2000 National Championship

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
| 2019 | Jay Howard Driver Development | STP 4 | STP 15 | IMS 20 | IMS 8 | LOR 6 | ROA 17 | ROA 5 | TOR 2 | TOR 1 | MDO 1 | MDO 2 | POR 3 | POR 17 | LAG 1 | LAG 2 | | | 3rd | 282 |
| 2020 | Jay Howard Driver Development | ROA 1 | ROA 1 | MOH 1 | MOH 1 | MOH 1 | LOR 1 | IMS 6 | IMS 5 | IMS 21 | MOH 14 | MOH 20 | MOH 1 | NJM 2 | NJM 1 | NJM 1 | STP 19 | STP 5 | 1st | 394 |

#### Indy Pro 2000 Championship

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
| 2021 | Jay Howard Driver Development | ALA 13 | ALA 2 | STP 2 | STP 1 | IMS 1 | IMS 9 | IMS 1 | LOR 1 | ROA 10 | ROA 1 | MOH 1 | MOH 5 | GMP 2 | NJM 3 | NJM 9 | NJM 9 | MOH 1 | MOH 3 | 1st | 445 |

#### Indy Lights/Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with $^L$ indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
| 2022 | Andretti Autosport | STP 12$^L$* | ALA 11 | IMS 4$^L$ | IMS 2 | DET 13 | DET 13 | RDA 1$^L$* | MDO 4 | IOW 2 | NSH 5 | GTW 12 | POR 7 | LAG 2 | LAG 1$^L$* | 6th | 440 |
| 2023 | HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing | STP 4 | BAR 1$^{L*}$ | IMS 5 | DET 9 | DET 2 | RDA 19 | MDO 3$^{L*}$ | IOW 1$^{L*}$ | NSH 1$^{L*}$ | IMS 6 | GMP 1$^{L*}$ | POR 5 | LAG 2 | LAG 1$^{L*}$ | 1st | 539 |

#### IndyCar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
| 2024 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Dallara DW12 | 20 | Chevrolet | STP 19 | THE DNQ | LBH 27 | ALA 24 | IMS 20 | | DET 27 | ROA 20 | LAG 13 | MDO 9 | IOW | IOW | TOR 27 | GTW | POR 26 | MIL 11 | MIL 16 | NSH 14 | 22nd | 163 |
| 2024 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Dallara DW12 | 33 | Chevrolet | | | | | | INDY 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22nd | 163 |
| 2025 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Dallara DW12 | 21 | Chevrolet | STP 15 | THE | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY | DET | GTW | ROA | MDO | IOW | IOW | TOR | LAG | POR | MIL | NSH | | 15th* | 15* |

#### Indianapolis 500

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
| 2024 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 24 | 12 | Ed Carpenter Racing |

### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
| 2022 | Era Motorsport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LGA | MDO | WGL | ELK | PET 5 | 19th | 285 |
| 2023 | Era Motorsport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 9† | SEB 3 | LGA | WGL 2 | ELK | IMS | PET 5 | 11th | 926 |
| 2024 | Era Motorsport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 1 | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | 37th | 370 |
| 2025 | AO Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 5 | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | 5th* | 285* |
$^†$ Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.