Kevin Magnussen

Kevin Magnussen (born 5 October 1992 in Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark) is a Danish racing, who most recently competed in Formula One for McLaren, Renault and Haas from , to and to . He is the son of former Formula One driver Jan Magnussen, who drove between to .
He was quickest on the first day of the 2012 Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi while in . During the 2013 Young Driver Test in Silverstone, Magnussen set the fastest time for McLaren in the first day of the test. He was promoted to the full race team alongside Jenson Button for , replacing Sergio Pérez.
He was fastest on the third day of the 2014 Jerez Test, setting the fastest time at the time of 1:23.276. He was again fastest on the second day of the 2014 Bahrain Test 1, setting a time of 1:34.910.
He finished on the podium on his first Formula One Grand Prix at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. He originally finished third, but was the runner-up due to Ricciardo's disqualification. He was the second Danish driver to take a points finish, and the first débutant to finish on the podium since Lewis Hamilton at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix. After Ricciardo's disqualification from the results, it made him the first rookie to finish second since Jacques Villeneuve at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix.
Magnussen finished every race in his first Formula One season except for the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix, where he retired with a clutch problem.
On 11 December 2014, it was confirmed that Fernando Alonso would partner alongside Button, with Magnussen remaining at McLaren as a test and reserve driver.
He replaced Fernando Alonso for the 2015 Australian Grand Prix after Alonso was told to miss the event on medical advice following his crash at the first Barcelona test. He was later emailed by McLaren on his twenty-third birthday that they have released him due to the fact that Button and Alonso were both confirmed to be racing for them in .
On 3rd February 2016, he was confirmed as 's drivers for 2016, replacing Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado, and will be driving alongside Brit Jolyon Palmer. He scored his first points for Renault at the Russian Grand Prix, finishing in 7th place, behind McLaren's Fernando Alonso, and earned the Driver of the Weekend award conducted by Formula1.com. He finished again in the points at the Singapore Grand Prix, finishing in 10th place.
Despite being offered a Renault seat for the season, he rejected the offer and joined .
On 18 July 2024, Magnussen announced that he would leave the team at the end of the season.
==Formula One Career==
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year 	Entrant 	Team 	Pts 	WDC Pos. 	Report
Junior Career	Junior Career 	Junior Career 	Junior Career 	Junior Career 	Junior Career
2010–2013 	McLaren Young Driver Programme 	McLaren Young Driver Programme	McLaren Young Driver Programme	McLaren Young Driver Programme	McLaren Young Driver Programme
Senior Career	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career
 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	McLaren Mercedes 	 	55 	11th 	Report
 	McLaren Honda 	 	Test/Reserve Driver 	Test/Reserve Driver 	Test/Reserve Driver
 	Renault Sport Formula One Team 	 	7 	16th 	Report
 	Haas F1 Team 	 	19 	14th 	Report
 	Haas F1 Team 	 	56 	9th 	Report
 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team Haas F1 Team	 	20 	16th 	Report
 	Haas F1 Team 	 	1 	20th 	Report
 	Uralkali Haas F1 Team 	 	Test/Reserve Driver 	Test/Reserve Driver 	Test/Reserve Driver
 	Haas F1 Team 	 	25 	13th 	Report
 	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	 	3 	19th 	Report
 	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	 	 	 	Report
===Career Statistics===
===Career Results===
==Notes==
==External links==
*Official website
Category:1992 births
Category:Living people
Category:Danish Drivers
Category:2014 Début Drivers
Category:McLaren Drivers
Category:Renault Drivers
Category:Haas F1 Drivers
 
Category:Current Drivers