Christian Rasmussen (racing driver)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Danish29 June 2000
FIA Silver (until 2023)
FIA Gold (2024–)| Christian Rasmussen | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rasmussen's No. 18 car at the Watkins Glen International in 2023 | |||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||
| Born | Hans Christian Rhod Rasmussen 29 June 2000 Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||
| Racing licence | FIA Silver (until 2023) FIA Gold (2024–) | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 30 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Team | No. 21 (Ed Carpenter Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 13th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix (Barber) | ||||||
| First win | 2025 Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
| |||||||
| 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–Dallara.[4]
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.[cr 1]
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.[citation needed]
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
.jpg)
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]
