Not extended by the Haas F1 Team, Kevin Magnussen has already found a wheel for the 2025 season!
If he will no longer be present in 2025 on the Formula 1 starting grid, Kevin Magnussen found refuge in another discipline:Endurance.
Magnussen returns to Endurance
2025 will be synonymous with a return to Endurance for Kevin Magnussen. Three years after the aborted project with Peugeot Sportthe 32 year old Danish makes his return to the world Endurance scene, four seasons after competing in‘IMSA in 2021 under the colors of Chip Ganassi Racing. For this comeback, he signed with BMW M Motorsport at the wheel of the BMW M Hybrid V8.
After 185 Grand Prix contested between 2014 and 2024, the time has come for the popular “K-Mag” to sail towards skies other than F1 at a time when endurance enjoys a new golden age, as evidenced by the entry list for the 2025 WEC season and its slew of prestigious brands.
Other details concerning its racing calendar will be announced later, specifies the Bavarian manufacturer whose Hypercars LMDh are lined up on the track by the experienced Belgian team WRT.
BMW M Motorsport will engage the BMW M Hybrid V8 in the North American series IMSA and in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), which includes 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Kevin Magnussen: an atypical career in motorsport
In 2013, Magnussen won the Formula Renault 3.5 title. The following year he made his F1 debut, immediately securing a podium with a second place with McLaren. His best world championship finish came in 2018, when he finished in ninth place.
Magnussen also has experience in prototypes: in 2021 he contested a full season in IMSA with Chip Ganassi, winning a victory and winning five podiums in DPi.
That same year, he also participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the wheel of a Oreca 07 LMP2 from the Danish stable High Class Racing with a 29th place overall and a 17th in category.
“Kevin Magnussen is an exceptional addition to our LMDh program,” rejoices Andreas Roos, Director of BMW M Motorsport. “He has regularly demonstrated his speed at the highest level in F1 over the past decade. With his experience, he is a valuable asset to our project.”
“His full prototype season in 2021 is also an advantage for us, as it will surely facilitate his adaptation to the BMW M Hybrid V8.”
“After ten years in F1, I am starting an exciting new chapter and I look forward to taking on this challenge with the most innovative and advanced sports cars in the history of endurance,” added Magnussen. “A huge thank you to BMW M Motorsport for this great opportunity. I can’t wait to start preparations and kick off the 2025 season with the rest of the team.”
