Michael Jensen (racing driver)
Danish racing driver (born 1975)
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Michael Jensen (born 5 February 1975) is a Danish racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series for Algarve Pro Racing.
| Michael Jensen | |
|---|---|
Jensen in 2022 | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 5 February 1975 Næstved, Denmark |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Categorisation | |
| Years active | 2022– |
| Teams | RLR MSport Team Virage Algarve Pro Racing |
| Starts | 24 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2024 (LMP3) |
| Previous series | |
| 2019–2021 2018 | Le Mans Cup 24H TCE Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024–25 2024 | Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 |
Jensen was the 2024 ELMS champion in the LMP3 class and then won the LMP2 class in the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series.[1][2]
Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CD Sport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DUB 1 7 |
DUB 2 6 |
ABU 1 Ret |
ABU 2 4 |
8th | 26 | ||
| 2022 | CD Sport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DUB 1 1 |
DUB 2 3 |
ABU 1 5 |
ABU 2 3 |
2nd | 65 | ||
| 2023 | CD Sport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DUB 1 3 |
DUB 2 9 |
ABU 1 8 |
ABU 2 7 |
6th | 27 | ||
| 2023–24 | CD Sport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | SEP 1 2 |
SEP 2 1 |
DUB 2 |
ABU 1 1 |
ABU 2 3 |
2nd | 101 | |
| 2024–25 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 4 |
SEP 2 1 |
DUB 1 1 |
DUB 2 5 |
ABU 1 1 |
ABU 2 4 |
1st | 109 |
| 2025–26 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 2 |
SEP 2 2 |
DUB 1 5 |
DUB 2 2 |
ABU 1 5 |
ABU 2 Ret |
3rd | 74 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | LEC 3 |
IMO 4 |
MON 4 |
CAT 6 |
SPA 9 |
ALG 5 |
4th | 59 |
| 2023 | Team Virage | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | CAT 8 |
LEC 8 |
ARA Ret |
SPA 5 |
ALG Ret |
POR 5 |
11th | 30 |
| 2024 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | CAT 4 |
LEC 1 |
IMO 4 |
SPA 4 |
MUG 2 |
ALG 2 |
1st | 99 |
| 2025 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P325 | Toyota V35A-FTS 3.5 L Turbo V6 | CAT 2 |
LEC Ret |
IMO Ret |
SPA 2 |
SIL 9 |
ALG 5 |
8th | 48 |
| 2026 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 1 |
LEC 11 |
IMO |
SPA |
SIL |
ALG |
3rd* | 25* |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 333 | 49th | 25th | ||
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 9th | ||||||
| 2025 | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 362 | 29th | 12th | ||
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 7th | ||||||
| Source:[6] | |||||||