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| Mikkel Jensen | |
|---|---|
.png) Jensen at Le Mans in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  Danish |
| Born | 31 December 1994 Aarhus, Denmark |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Peugeot TotalEnergies |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 93 |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 8th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2017, 2019 2016-22 2015-16 2013-14 | ADAC GT Masters Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup European Le Mans Series FIA F3 European Championship ADAC Formel Masters |
| Championship titles | |
| 2021 2021-2022, 2024 2019 2014 | IMSA - LMP2 Michelin Endurance Cup - LMP2 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 ADAC Formel Masters |
Mikkel Jensen (born 31 December 1994) is a Danish racing driver. He is a Peugeot Sport factory driver currently competing in the World Endurance Championship, having previously been a factory driver for BMW.[1][2]
Early career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Jensen began karting in 2010 at the age of 15, having been gifted a kart by his father, and raced in his native Denmark for the next two years. Following a successful first test for the ADAC Formel Masters series, Jensen decided to pursue a career in racing.[3] He made his debut in the series in 2013, driving with the Lotus-monikered Motopark Academy team. Jensen finished tenth in the championship with podiums at Spa and the Sachsenring.[4] Jensen remained in the series in 2014, moving to the Neuhauser Racing team. He achieved ten wins at Oschersleben, Zandvoort, Spielberg, the Slovakia Ring, the Nürburgring and Hockenheim on his way to the championship title.[5]
In 2015, the Dane graduated to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, joining Mücke Motorsport.[6] With a pair of podiums at Monza being his best result, Jensen ended up tenth in the standings. He remained with Mücke for the 2016 season.[7] Despite being in his second year, he could only take one podium finish on his way to twelfth overall.
Sportscar career
[edit]2016 saw Jensen make his sportscar racing debut in the European Le Mans Series, as he joined Formula Racing for the round at Le Castellet.[8] Piloting a Ferrari 458 Italia GT2, Jensen and teammates Mikkel Mac and Johnny Laursen finished second.[9]
After exiting Formula 3, Jensen switched to the LMP3 category of the ELMS, driving alongside Alexander Talkanitsa Sr. and Jr. for AT Racing.[10] The trio ended up sixth in the standings, with the Dane being a deciding factor in a lone victory at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit and scoring three pole positions and fastest laps respectively across the season.[11] Additionally, Jensen won the 6 Hours of Rome as part of the AF Corse outfit.[12]
In 2018, BMW Team MTEK confirmed Jensen as their reserve driver for the 2018–19 World Endurance Championship campaign, a year after BMW signed to their junior programme.[13] The Dane went on to compete with another BMW-affiliated squad, namely BMW Team Schnitzer, in the ADAC GT Masters with Timo Scheider.[14] Three podiums earned the pair sixth place overall at year's end.
Ahead of the 2019 season, BMW promoted Jensen from junior driver to works driver, running him in all five races of the Intercontinental GT Challenge.[15] Parallel to his GT commitments, the Dane drove for Eurointernational in the ELMS's LMP3 category.[16] Partnering Jens Petersen, Jensen would have a standout year, winning the championship after amassing three victories at Monza, Silverstone, and Spa, where Jensen overtook two drivers on the final lap.[17][18] The title was decided in controversial fashion, as Jensen and Pedersen would inherit the championship following a penalty for Inter Europol, whose bronze-ranked driver had undercut their mandated driving time.[19]
Going into 2020, Jensen progressed to the LMP2 category, driving in the ELMS for G-Drive Racing alongside Roman Rusinov and Nyck de Vries.[20] The team scored three podiums including a win at the season finale, though the Dane put G-Drive out of the title picture when he crashed out of the lead late on at Spa, before a water leak at Monza gave the title to United Autosports.[21][22] Thanks to the win at Portimão the outfit finished third in the standings.[23] He also took part in two races of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, winning the Petit Le Mans event in class for Tower Motorsport By Starworks.[24]
At the start of 2021, it was announced that Jensen would become part of the Peugeot Sport Le Mans Hypercar outfit for the 2022 WEC season.[1] For his main campaign in 2021, Jensen drove in all seven races of the IMSA SCC together with bronze-ranked Ben Keating at PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports.[25] The duo went on to control the championship despite a retirement at Daytona, as they won at Sebring, Watkins Glen, and Laguna Seca to win the LMP2 title.[26][27] In 2022, the Dane would join Keating and Scott Huffaker for the IMSA endurance rounds, whilst also competing in the LMGTE class of the ELMS for Car Guy Racing by Kessel Racing.[28][29] In the former, the trio scored two wins and took home the Michelin Endurance Cup title, whilst Jensen and teammate Frederik Schandorff narrowly missed out on the title at the final round, having gone on charge to pass Michelle Gatting for the victory at Spa.[30][31] During the latter half of the year, Jensen completed the final three races of the WEC campaign together with Paul di Resta and Jean-Éric Vergne.
The following year, the trio of Jensen, di Resta and Vergne returned to the World Endurance Championship, driving the Peugeot 9X8.[32] Though the year proved to be challenging, the trio managed to score the marque's first podium with the new car by finishing third at Monza, leading them to finish eighth in the drivers' standings.[33][34] In addition to his WEC commitments, Jensen drove in IMSA for TDS Racing, finishing third in LMP2 together with Steven Thomas after winning two races.[35][36]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]† As Jensen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | Mercedes | SIL 1 13 | SIL 2 10 | SIL 3 10 | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 11 | HOC 3 4 | PAU 1 7 | PAU 2 12 | PAU 3 9 | MNZ 1 2 | MNZ 2 3 | MNZ 3 Ret | SPA 1 7 | SPA 2 Ret | SPA 3 Ret | NOR 1 12 | NOR 2 6 | NOR 3 5 | ZAN 1 8 | ZAN 2 18 | ZAN 3 Ret | RBR 1 10 | RBR 2 9 | RBR 3 13 | ALG 1 8 | ALG 2 9 | ALG 3 DNS | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 10 | NÜR 3 Ret | HOC 1 19 | HOC 2 5 | HOC 3 8 | 10th | 115.5 |
| 2016 | kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | Mercedes | LEC 1 13 | LEC 2 4 | LEC 3 4 | HUN 1 10 | HUN 2 7 | HUN 3 11 | PAU 1 6 | PAU 2 8 | PAU 3 5 | RBR 1 4 | RBR 2 5 | RBR 3 Ret | NOR 1 7 | NOR 2 8 | NOR 3 Ret | ZAN 1 15 | ZAN 2 13 | ZAN 3 12 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 3 | SPA 3 9 | NÜR 1 15 | NÜR 2 13 | NÜR 3 17 | IMO 1 11 | IMO 2 10 | IMO 3 7 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 15 | HOC 3 DNS | 12th | 107 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Formula Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | SIL | IMO | RBR | LEC 2 | SPA | EST | 14th | 18 |
| 2017 | AT Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL 4 | MNZ | RBR 6 | LEC Ret | SPA 1 | ALG 7 | 6th | 54 |
| 2018 | AT Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | LEC | MNZ Ret | RBR 5 | SIL | SPA | ALG 6 | 16th | 18 |
| 2019 | Eurointernational | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | LEC 2 | MNZ 1 | CAT Ret | SIL 1 | SPA 1 | ALG 6 | 1st | 102 |
| 2020 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 2 | SPA Ret | LEC 2 | MNZ Ret | ALG 1 | 3rd | 61 | |
| 2021 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | RBR | LEC | MNZ 8 | SPA | ALG | 25th | 7 |
| 2022 | Car Guy Racing by Kessel Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 5 | IMO DSQ | MNZ 3 | CAT 4 | SPA 1 | ALG 3 | 2nd | 78 |
| Source:[37] | ||||||||||||
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |  G-Drive Racing | Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne | Aurus 01-Gibson | LMP2 | 367 | 9th | 5th |
| 2021 |  Kessel Racing |  Scott Andrews Takeshi Kimura | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am | 128 | DNF | DNF |
| 2022 | Kessel Racing | Takeshi Kimura Frederik Schandorff | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am | 336 | 45th | 12th |
| 2023 | Peugeot TotalEnergies |  Paul di Resta Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot 9X8 | Hypercar | 330 | 8th | 8th |
| 2024 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Nico Müller Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot 9X8 | Hypercar | 309 | 12th | 12th |
| Source:[37] | |||||||
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tower Motorsport By Starworks | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB | ELK | ATL | PET 1 | LGA | SEB 2 | 6th | 67 |
| 2021 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 7† | SEB 1 | WGL 2 | WGL 1 | ELK 3 | LGA 1 | PET 2 | 1st | 2162 |
| 2022 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 4† | SEB 1 | LGA | MDO | WGL 1 | ELK | PET 6 | 11th | 1050 |
| 2023 | TDS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 10† | SEB 2 | LGA 1 | WGL 7 | ELK 3 | IMS 1 | PET 8 | 3rd | 1942 |
| 2024 | TDS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 13 | SEB 2 | WGL 9 | MOS | ELK 12 | IMS 1 | PET 1 | 10th | 1778 |
| Source:[37] | |||||||||||||
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Hypercar | Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | SEB | SPA | LMS | MNZ Ret | FUJ 4 | BHR Ret | 10th | 12 | ||
| 2023 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Hypercar | Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | SEB 9 | ALG 7 | SPA 8 | LMS 6 | MNZ 3 | FUJ 8 | BHR 9 | 8th | 51 | |
| 2024 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Hypercar | Peugeot 9X8 | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | QAT DSQ | IMO 9 | SPA 10 | LMS 12 | SÃO 8 | COA 12 | FUJ 4 | BHR 3 | 12th | 42 |
| Source:[37] | ||||||||||||||
References
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External links
[edit]- Mikkel Jensen on Facebook
- Mikkel Jensen career summary at DriverDB.com