Jan Magnussen Profile

1987 Junior World Kart Champion.
1988 Junior World Kart Champion.
1990 Kart World Champion ...
1991 Competed in first Formula Ford event at the Danish Grand Prix at Jyllandsringen ...
1992 Finished third in British Formula Ford 1600 Championship driving for Foundation Racing ... Won Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch ...
1993 Began season racing in Formula Vauxhall Lotus Championship for Foundation Racing, competing in eight races scoring two wins, two seconds, and a third ... Switched in mid-season to Opel Lotus Euroseries driving for David Sears Racing, competing in six races scoring two wins, a second, and a fourth ... Ended season in British Formula Three Championship driving for Paul Stewart, Racing in two races finishing third and fourth ...
1994 Won British Formula Three Championship driving for Paul Stewart Racing (record 14 wins), third overall in Macau Grand Prix ... Named test driver to Marlboro McLaren Peugeot ..., Most memorable racing achievement was winning the 1994 British Formula Three Championship and beating Ayrton Senna's 12-year record for the number of victories in one season (14).
1995 Finished second in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) driving for AMG. Test driver for Marlboro McLaren Mercedes, competed in first Formula One race for McLaren Team substituting for the injured Mika Hakkinen ... Finished 10th in Pacific Grand Prix (Aida, Japan)
1996 Competing in the International Touring Car Championship (ITC) for AMG, won opening race at Hockenheim ... Test driver for Marlboro McLaren Mercedes in Formula One ... Member of Mercedes-Benz Junior Team ...
Jan joined the last 4 races at Indy cars. Miller Genuine Draft 220 at Mid-Ohio Jan qualifying # 18 finish # 14 On lap 65 rookies Mark Blundell and Jan Magnussen got together Texaco/Havoline 200 at Elkhart Lake Jan qualifying # 9 finish # 26 Molson Indy Vancouver Jan qualifying # 19 finish # 22 On lab 54 a stubborn oil-fire erupts on Jan Magnussen's Hogan-Penske machine sending jan Magnussen out of the race. Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca Raceway Jan qualifying # 16 finish # 8 Jan Magnussen finish the season as # 24 whith 5 points.
1997 Jan Sign-up with Stewart Racing as Formula 1 driver 1997 season, finish no. 7 in the Monte Carlo GP this was to be the best result i the 1997 season.
1998 Jan drives his 2nd Season with Stewart Racing And got he's first F1 piont i the Canadian GP finishing 6th. The all time best F1 result by any danish formula 1 driver.
On friday the 19th. June 1998, Stewart replaced Jan Magnussen with Jos Verstappen, as driver in the 2nd. Stewart F1 Car.
1999 Jan Magnussen signs 1 year contract with Panoz Motor Sports. Jan is to Drive the Panoz GTR-1 for the 1999 season... 
Information Courtesy of Jan Magnussen