Christian Rasmussen (racing driver) explained

Hans Christian Rhod Rasmussen^[1] (pronounced as /da/; 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. 20/33 Chevrolet.^[4]

Career

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.

IndyCar Series

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]}

Karting record

Karting career summary

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

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2016	Danish Formula Ford Championship	align=left rowspan=1	Frederichsen Sport	20	5	0	4	15	332	2nd
2017	F4 Danish Championship	align=left rowspan=1	Magnussen Racing Experience[13]	21	2	1	3	12	292	3rd
2018	Formula 4 United States Championship	align=left rowspan=1	Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development	17	5	1	4	8	196	3rd
2019	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Jay Howard Driver Development[14]	15	3	1	4	7	282	3rd
2020	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Jay Howard Driver Development[15]	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

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

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

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)

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

IndyCar Series

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

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points	Ref
2024		Dallara DW12	20	Chevrolet	STP	THE	LBH	ALA	IMS		DET	ROA	LAG	MDO	IOW	IOW	TOR	GTW	POR	MIL	MIL	NSH	22nd	163	[16]
			33							INDY
2025			21		STP	THE	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET	GTW	ROA	MDO	IOW	IOW	TOR	LAG	POR	MIL	NSH		-	0

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)

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hans Christian Rhod Rasmussen. da. 11 May 2024.
2. Web site: CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN-JAY HOWARD DRIVER DEVELOPMENT. 2019-02-28. 2020-08-11. 2020-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925012115/https://www.indycar.com/Series/Cooper-Tires-USF2000/Christian-Rasmussen. dead.
3. Web site: Christian Rasmussen. 2019-02-28. 2020-08-11. 2020-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019215603/https://www.usf2000.com/teams-drivers/current-drivers/christian-rasmussen. dead.
4. Web site: Indy NXT champ Rasmussen graduates to IndyCar with ECR. Pruett. Marshall. Racer.com. 2023-10-25. 2023-10-26.
5. Web site: Jay Howard retains Christian Rasmussen for new USF2000 squad. Williams-Smith. Jake. FormulaScout. February 8, 2019. February 9, 2019.
6. Web site: Christian Rasmussen crowned USF2000 champion at New Jersey. Craig. Woollard. October 11, 2020. October 11, 2020. FormulaScout.com. Formula Scout.
7. Web site: JHDD EXPANDS INTO INDY PRO 2000 WITH RASMUSSEN AND BRICHACEK. March 4, 2021. March 4, 2021.
8. Web site: ROE WINS, RASMUSSEN SECURES INDY PRO 2000 TITLE AT MID-OHIO. October 3, 2021. www.indypro2000.com.
9. Web site: 2021-12-06. Andretti Autosport INDY PRO 2000 CHAMPION CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN JOINS ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT'S INDY LIGHTS LINEUP FOR 2022. 2021-12-06. Andretti Autosport. en.
10. Web site: October 6, 2022 . Christian Rasmussen makes switch to HMD Motorsports for 2023 . Rtd-media.com.
11. Web site: Rasmussen to Race Partial Schedule for ECR in 2024 . October 25, 2023 . IndyCar.com.
12. Web site: Wood . Ida . Indy Nxt champion Christian Rasmussen gets IndyCar seat with ECR . Formula Scout . October 25, 2023 . October 25, 2023.
13. Web site: Magnussen Racing Experience stiller op i Formel 4 med ny, ung kører. 2016-11-04. 2020-08-11.
14. Web site: Jay Howard retains Christian Rasmussen for new USF2000 squad. 2019-02-08. 2020-08-11.
15. Web site: 2019-12-17 . RASMUSSEN BACK WITH JHDD IN 2020 . 2020-08-11.
16. Web site: Christian Rasmussen – 2024 NTT IndyCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 10, 2024.