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...
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