Editing Jan Magnussen (section)

==Career history==

===Lower series racing===
[[File:Jan Magnussen, Silverstone British F3 1994.jpg|thumb|left|Jan Magnussen, Silverstone British F3 1994]]
Born in [[Roskilde, Denmark|Roskilde]], Magnussen won the 1992 Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, then dominated the [[1994 British Formula 3 season|1994 British Formula 3]] championship with [[Paul Stewart Racing]], winning 14 of the 18 events and breaking [[Ayrton Senna]]'s F3 record.
Magnussen scored his first British F3 win that April at [[Donington Park]], also taking pole for the race.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamdan.com/archive/1994/april94.html |title=Motorsport Information for April 1994 |publisher=Teamdan.com |access-date=8 September 2013 |archive-date=8 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208051521/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/1994/april94.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also won at [[Brands Hatch]], twice at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]], and at [[Thruxton Circuit|Thruxton]]. He won six of the first eight races.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamdan.com/archive/1994/may94.html |title=Motorsport information for April 1994 |publisher=Teamdan.com |access-date=8 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208051632/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/1994/may94.html |archive-date=8 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He then won again at Donington Park,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamdan.com/archive/1994/june94.html |title=June 1994 Motorsport Information |publisher=Teamdan.com |access-date=8 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191435/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/1994/june94.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and both season-ending rounds at Silverstone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamdan.com/archive/1994/august94.html |title=AUGUST 1994 Motorsport Information |publisher=Teamdan.com |access-date=8 September 2013 |archive-date=8 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208051639/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/1994/august94.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Major series racing===
He made his [[Formula One]] debut at the [[1995 Pacific Grand Prix]] in Aida, sitting in for [[Mika Häkkinen]], who was unwell; becoming the first [[Formula One drivers from Denmark|Danish]] to race in the category since [[Tom Belsø]] in [[1974 Formula One season|1974]]. In 1996 Magnussen drove in the [[Champ Car|CART]] 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 (driver)|Paul Stewart]]. Team founder [[Jackie Stewart]] once described him as "the most talented young driver to emerge since [[Ayrton Senna]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janmagnussen.com/Gallery/2005/1132071722/709053800.pdf |title=Too Much Too Young |work=Motor Sport |date=May 2005 |access-date=10 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085421/http://www.janmagnussen.com/Gallery/2005/1132071722/709053800.pdf |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref> 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 [[Jos Verstappen]]. 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.

[[File:Panoz LMP-1 - Johnny O`Connell, Max Angelelli & Jan Magnussen head towards Dunlop Bridge at the 1999 Le Mans (51889528583).jpg|thumb|left|Magnussen driving the No. 11 [[Panoz LMP-1]] at the [[1999 24 Hours of Le Mans]]]]
In 1999 he 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. Jan 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 24 Hours of Le Mans|1999]]. His best results so far are the victories in the GTS class in [[2004 24 Hours of Le Mans|2004]] and GT1 class in [[2005 24 Hours of Le Mans|2005]], [[2006 24 Hours of Le Mans|2006]], and [[2009 24 Hours of Le Mans|2009]], each time in a [[Chevrolet Corvette]] with [[Oliver Gavin]] and [[Olivier Beretta]] as teammates in 2005 and 2006, and [[Johnny O'Connell]] and [[Antonio García (racing driver)|Antonio García]] in 2009.

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

In 2005, Magnussen drove a [[Toyota Corolla]] 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 (racing driver)|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.

[[Image:Jan Magnussen NASCAR Sonoma 2010.jpg|thumb|left|Magnussen's No. 09 car at [[Sonoma Raceway]] in 2010]]
On 11 June 2010, it was announced that Magnussen would make his [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]] debut driving the No. 09 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet for [[Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)|Phoenix Racing]] at [[Infineon Raceway]]. After starting 32nd on the grid, he finished in 12th position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84655|title=Magnussen enjoys Sprint Cup debut|last=Mejia|first=Diego|work=Autosport|date=21 June 2010|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://racemag.dk/2010/06/14/team-bauhaus-fokuserer-pa-skandinavien/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715183150/http://racemag.dk/2010/06/14/team-bauhaus-fokuserer-pa-skandinavien/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2012 |title=Team Bauhaus fokuserer på Skandinavien &#124; Racemag |publisher=Racemag.dk |date=14 June 2010 |access-date=8 September 2013 }}</ref>
[[File:GT57 Ronnie Bermer Robin Liddell Jan Magnussen 2011 Road America.jpg|thumb|right|2011 Rolex Sports Car]]
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-10s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grand-am.com/drivers/driver.cfm?series=r&did=1493 |title=Jan Magnussen |work=grand-am.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201223725/http://www.grand-am.com/drivers/driver.cfm?series=r&did=1493 |archive-date=1 December 2011 |access-date=10 January 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Corvette Racing's Chevrolet Corvette C7R Driven by Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Mike Rockenfeller (48126954448).jpg|left|thumb|The No. 63 Corvette C7.R belonging to Magnussen, Garcia, and Rockenfeller at the [[2019 24 Hours of Le Mans]]]]
On 7 November 2019, Magnussen was confirmed to drive in the inaugural [[2020 TCR Denmark Touring Car Series|TCR Denmark Touring Car Series]] for LM Racing in a [[Volkswagen Golf Mk7#Golf GTI|VW Golf GTI TCR]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2019/11/07/jan-magnussen-confirmed-inaugural-tcr-denmark-season/|title=Jan Magnussen confirmed for inaugural TCR Denmark season|work=TouringCarTimes.com|date=7 November 2019}}</ref>

On 22 July 2023 he won [[1000 kilometrų lenktynės|Aurum 1006 km]] endurance race in Lithuania, driving a Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 Evo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing.lt/en/post/finisas-2023 |title=Stateta BRO by HMobile won the Aurum 1006 km Transition Cup |date=22 July 2023 |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref>

On 16 September 2024 it was announced that Magnussen will 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 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://formulascout.com/jan-magnussen-to-make-ff1600-return-in-walter-hayes-trophy/123962 | title=Jan Magnussen to make FF1600 return in Walter Hayes Trophy | date=16 September 2024 }}</ref>