Christian Rasmussen (racing driver)

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Christian Rasmussen
Rasmussen's No. 18 car at the Watkins Glen International in 2023
BornHans Christian Rhod Rasmussen
(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 25)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2023)
FIA Gold (2024–)
IndyCar Series career
30 races run over 2 years
TeamNo. 21 (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Best finish22nd (2024)
First race2024 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Last race2025 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix (Nashville Superspeedway)
First win2025 Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 (Milwaukee)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 2 0
Previous series
2022-23
2021
2019-20
2018
2017
2016		Indy NXT
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship
F4 Danish Championship
Danish Formula Ford Championship
Championship titles
2023
2021
2020		Indy NXT
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship

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]

Career

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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 6 December 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.[11]

IndyCar Series

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Rasmussen's car in the garage at the 2024 Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s

On 25 October 2023, it was announced that Rasmussen would drive a partial schedule for Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) in the team's No. 20 entry in 2024, including the Indianapolis 500, where he would drive a third entry for the team.[12][13] He earned a best finish of eighth at Mid-Ohio and finished 22nd in the final points standings.

For 2025, Rasmussen signed a contract with ECR. He won his first career IndyCar victory at the Milwaukee Mile on 24 August 2025.[14][15]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2014 NEZ Cup — KFJ 20th
Danish Championship — KFJ 17th
2015 NEZ Championship — KFJ 3rd
Danish Championship — KFJ 3rd
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KFJ RS Competition 21st

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 Danish Formula Ford Championship Frederichsen Sport 20 5 0 4 15 332 2nd
2017 F4 Danish Championship Magnussen Racing Experience[16] 21 2 1 3 12 292 3rd
2018 Formula 4 United States Championship Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development 17 5 1 4 8 196 3rd
2019 U.S. F2000 National Championship Jay Howard Driver Development[17] 15 3 1 4 7 282 3rd
2020 U.S. F2000 National Championship Jay Howard Driver Development[18] 17 9 8 7 10 394 1st
2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Jay Howard Driver Development 18 7 2 8 12 445 1st
2022 Indy Lights Andretti Autosport 14 2 1 2 5 440 6th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 285 19th
2023 Indy NXT HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing 14 5 5 5 8 539 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport 4 0 0 1 2 926 11th
2024 IndyCar Series Ed Carpenter Racing 14 0 0 0 0 163 22nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Era Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 370 37th
2025 IndyCar Series Ed Carpenter Racing 17 1 0 0 2 313 13th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 AO Racing 1 0 0 0 0 285 46th

Complete F4 Danish Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2017 Magnussen Racing Experience JYL1
1
5 		JYL1
2
4 		JYL1
3
3 		DJU1
1
3 		DJU1
2
2 		DJU1
3
Ret 		PAD1
1
3 		PAD1
2
9 		PAD1
3
7 		JYL2
1
3 		JYL2
2
3 		JYL2
3
1 		PAD2
1
4 		PAD2
2
7 		PAD2
3
4 		DJU2
1
4 		DJU2
2
5 		DJU2
3
3 		JYL3
1
2 		JYL3
2
3 		JYL3
3
1 		3rd 292

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2018 Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development VIR
1
2 		VIR
2
1 		VIR
3
1 		ROA
1
Ret 		ROA
2
12 		ROA
3
17 		MOH
1
2 		MOH
2
1 		MOH
3
1 		PIT
1
5 		PIT
2
24 		PIT
3
9 		NJMP
1
9 		NJMP
2
9 		NJMP
3
10 		COTA
1
2 		COTA
2
1 		3rd 196

American open–wheel racing results

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U.S. F2000 National Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2019 Jay Howard Driver Development STP
4 		STP
15 		IMS
20 		IMS
8 		LOR
6 		ROA
17 		ROA
5 		TOR
2 		TOR
1 		MOH
1 		MOH
2 		POR
3 		POR
17 		LAG
1 		LAG
2 		3rd 282
2020 Jay Howard Driver Development ROA
1 		ROA
1 		MOH
1 		MOH
1 		MOH
1 		LOR
1 		IMS
6 		IMS
5 		IMS
21 		MOH
14 		MOH
20 		MOH
1 		NJM
2 		NJM
1 		NJM
1 		STP
19 		STP
5 		1st 394

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2021 Jay Howard Driver Development ALA
13 		ALA
2 		STP
2 		STP
1 		IMS
1 		IMS
9 		IMS
1 		LOR
1 		ROA
10 		ROA
1 		MOH
1 		MOH
5 		GMP
2 		NJM
3 		NJM
9 		NJM
9 		MOH
1 		MOH
3 		1st 445

Indy Lights/Indy NXT

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(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)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2022 Andretti Autosport STP
12L* 		ALA
11 		IMS
4L 		IMS
2 		DET
13 		DET
13 		RDA
1L* 		MOH
4 		IOW
2 		NSH
5 		GTW
12 		POR
7 		LAG
2 		LAG
1L* 		6th 440
2023 HMD Motorsports with
Dale Coyne Racing 		STP
4 		BAR
1L* 		IMS
5 		DET
9 		DET
2 		RDA
19 		MOH
3L* 		IOW
1L* 		NSH
1L* 		IMS
6 		GMP
1L* 		POR
5 		LAG
2 		LAG
1L* 		1st 539

IndyCar Series

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref
2024 Ed Carpenter Racing 20 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet STP
19 		THE
DNQ 		LBH
27 		ALA
24 		IMS
20 		DET
27 		ROA
20 		LAG
13 		MOH
9 		IOW IOW TOR
27 		GTW POR
26 		MIL
11 		MIL
16 		NSH
14 		22nd 163 [19]
33 INDY
12
2025 21 STP
15 		THE
12 		LBH
23 		ALA
15 		IMS
19 		INDY
6 		DET
24 		GTW
3 		ROA
18 		MOH
25 		IOW
6 		IOW
8 		TOR
20 		LAG
9 		POR
12 		MIL
1 		NSH
27 		13th 313 [20]
2026 STP
 PHX
 ARL
 ALA
 LBH
 IMS
 INDY
 DET
 GTW
 ROA
 MOH
 NSH
 POR
 MRK
 MIL
 MIL
 LAG
 -* 0*

Indianapolis 500

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2024 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet 24 12 Ed Carpenter Racing
2025 18 6

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2022 Era Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL ELK PET
5 		19th 285
2023 Era Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
9† 		SEB
3 		LGA WGL
2 		ELK IMS PET
5 		11th 926
2024 Era Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
1 		SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 37th 370
2025 AO Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
5 		SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 46th 285

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

References

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  1. ^ "Hans Christian Rhod Rasmussen" (in Danish). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN-JAY HOWARD DRIVER DEVELOPMENT". 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Christian Rasmussen". 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ Pruett, Marshall (25 October 2023). "Indy NXT champ Rasmussen graduates to IndyCar with ECR". Racer.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. ^ Williams-Smith, Jake (8 February 2019). "Jay Howard retains Christian Rasmussen for new USF2000 squad". FormulaScout. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. ^ Woollard, Craig (11 October 2020). "Christian Rasmussen crowned USF2000 champion at New Jersey". FormulaScout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ^ "JHDD EXPANDS INTO INDY PRO 2000 WITH RASMUSSEN AND BRICHACEK". 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. ^ "ROE WINS, RASMUSSEN SECURES INDY PRO 2000 TITLE AT MID-OHIO". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Andretti Autosport | INDY PRO 2000 CHAMPION CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN JOINS ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT'S INDY LIGHTS LINEUP FOR 2022". Andretti Autosport. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Christian Rasmussen makes switch to HMD Motorsports for 2023". Rtd-media.com. 6 October 2022.
  11. ^ Waring, Bethonie (10 September 2023). "Rasmussen crowned Indy Nxt champion with dominant victory". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Rasmussen to Race Partial Schedule for ECR in 2024". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  13. ^ Wood, Ida (25 October 2023). "Indy Nxt champion Christian Rasmussen gets IndyCar seat with ECR". Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  14. ^ Federico Faturos (25 August 2025). "IndyCar race at Milwaukee Mile; Christian Rasmussen gets 1st win". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  15. ^ Bob Pockrass (24 August 2025). "Christian Rasmussen Earns First INDYCAR Win, Spoils Alex Palou Quest For 10". Fox Sports. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Magnussen Racing Experience stiller op i Formel 4 med ny, ung kører". 4 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Jay Howard retains Christian Rasmussen for new USF2000 squad". 8 February 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  18. ^ "RASMUSSEN BACK WITH JHDD IN 2020". 17 December 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Christian Rasmussen – 2024 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Christian Rasmussen – 2025 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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