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Christian Rasmussen (racing driver)
Danish racing driver (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hans Christian Rhod Rasmussen[1] (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈʁɑsmusn̩, ˈkʰʁæs-]; born 29 June 2000) is a Danish race car driver from Copenhagen.[2][3] He currently drives full-time for Ed Carpenter Racing in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 21 Chevrolet.[4]
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In 2016, Rasmussen competed in the Danish Formula Ford Championship for Frederichsen Sport, where he finished runner-up in the standings with five wins and fifteen podium finishes. Afterwards, he the moved up to the F4 Danish Championship, where he drove for the Magnussen Racing Experience, where he third in the standings after winning two races and finishing on the podium twelve times.
In 2018, Rasmussen moved to the United States to compete in the Formula 4 United States Championship, joining Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development. He finished third in the points after winning five races and finishing on the podium eight times.
In 2019, Rasmussen remained with the now renamed Jay Howard Driver Development and went on to compete in the U.S. F2000 National Championship, where he finished third in the points after winning three races.[5] He remained in the series the following year, where he won the championship, winning over half of all races and clinching the championship title at New Jersey Motorsports Park, two races before the end of the season. Across the year, he won nine races, including the first six races of the year, winning eight poles, and finished on the podium ten times.[6]
In 2021, Rasmussen remained with Jay Howard Driver Development and went on to compete in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship, where he won the championship after winning seven races, earning two poles, and getting twelve podium finishes.[7][8]
On December 6, 2021, it was announced that Rasmussen would compete in Indy Lights for Andretti Autosport in 2022.[9] He finished sixth in the final points standings after winning two races at Road America and Laguna Seca. In 2023, he remained in the now renamed Indy NXT, this time driving for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing,[10] where he won the championship after winning five races, earned five poles, and getting eight podium finishes.
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On October 25, 2023, it was announced that Rasmussen would drive a partial schedule for Ed Carpenter Racing in the team's No. 20 entry, including the Indianapolis 500, where he would drive a third entry for the team.[11][12]
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* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Danish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
American open–wheel racing results
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
Indy Lights/Indy NXT
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
IndyCar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indianapolis 500
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.
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