Kevin Magnussen
Magnussen at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
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| Born | Kevin Jan Magnussen 5 October 1992 Roskilde, Denmark |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Danish |
| 2017 team | Haas-Ferrari |
| Car number | 20 |
| Entries | 41 (40 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Career points | 62 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2014 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| 2016 position | 16th (7 pts) |
| Previous series | |
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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 | |
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2013 2008 |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Danish Formula Ford |
Kevin Jan Magnussen (born 5 October 1992) is a Danish racing driver, currently driving for the Haas F1 Team. 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.
Born in Roskilde, Denmark, Magnussen began his career in karting. In 2008 he made the step up to Formula Ford in Denmark, winning the championship. He also raced in six races of the ADAC Formel Masters series.
In 2009 Magnussen moved up to Formula Renault, finishing runner-up to António Félix da Costa in the Northern European Cup and finishing seventh in the Eurocup, driving for Motopark Academy.
In 2010 Magnussen competed in the German Formula Three Championship with Motopark Academy and Carlin Motorsport; winning the opening round of the season at Oschersleben. He finished third in the championship, taking the rookie title in the process.
In 2011 Magnussen moved on to Cooper Tires British Formula 3 with Carlin.
Magnussen had his first experience of the McLaren MP4-27 Formula One car on track at the Abu Dhabi Young Driver test on 6 November 2012. He set a quickest time of 1:42.651. Previously he had done work in the team's driving simulator. 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.
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