Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen

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Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen
Nationality Flag of Denmark.svg Danish
Born (2008-09-30) 30 September 2008 (age 17)
Egernsund, Denmark
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Championship titles
2023 F4 Danish Championship

Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen (born 30 September 2008) is a Danish racing driver who most recently competed for DKR Engineering in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series.

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Career

Pedersen began karting at the age of six, competing until 2022. [1] In his karting career, Pedersen most notably was runner-up in the junior class of the Rotax Max Challenge Germany standings in 2022, [2] and also was third in the Karting Sprint Cup Junior discipline of the FIA Motorsport Games the same year while representing Denmark. [3]

In late 2022, Pedersen made his single-seater debut, racing in the final round of that year's F4 Danish Championship at Jyllands-Ringen for GP Racing, in which he scored a best result of fourth in race one. [4] Returning to the series the following year for BAR, [5] Pedersen began the season by winning twice in the opening round at Padborg Park and winning race two at Anderstorp Raceway to take an early championship lead. [6] [7] After winning race three at Karlskoga a round later, [8] Pedersen scored what turned out to be his final two wins of the season at Ring Djursland, [9] before scoring two podiums in the final two rounds to secure the series title by four points over Magnus Pedersen. [10]

Remaining in Formula 4 for 2024, Pedersen joined Drivex to compete in both the Formula Winter Series and the F4 Spanish Championship. [11] [12] In the former, Pedersen scored his only podium of the season in race three at Jerez by finishing second, [13] and scored four more points finishes to end the winter eighth in points. [14] In the latter, Pedersen scored points twice, taking a best result of eighth in race two at Aragón before leaving the team and the series with three rounds remaining. [15] After leaving Drivex, Pedersen made his prototype debut in the JS P4 class of the Ligier European Series for Team Virage at the season-ending round at Algarve alongside Brandon McCaughan. [16] The pair finished fourth and fifth in the two races. [17] At the same venue, Pedersen partook in the European Le Mans Series rookie tests with DKR Engineering as he tested LMP3 machinery for the first time. [18]

Stepping up to full-time LMP3 competition the following year, Pedersen joined DKR Engineering to race in the European Le Mans Series alongside Antti Rammo and Wyatt Brichacek. [19] In his rookie season in the series, Pedersen scored his maiden podium at the season-ending race at Algarve by finishing third, on his way to a 10th-place points finish. [20] During 2025, Pedersen also made a one-off appearance in the 24 Hours of Le Mans-supporting round of the Le Mans Cup in the LMP3 Pro-Am class for Rinaldi Racing, [21] and partook in the European Le Mans Series rookie tests with R-ace GP in the LMP3 class. [22]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2017Hungarian International Open - Micro MaxRS Competition39th
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Micro MaxTom Gaarde Pedersen27th
2018 WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniRS CompetitionNC
WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini90th
WSK Final Cup - 60 MiniBaby Race Driver Academy19th
2019 WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniBaby Race Driver Academy29th
WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini33rd
24° South Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROKNC
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini53rd
2020Rotax Max Challenge Germany - Junior13th
Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Junior MaxRS Competition30th
BNL Karting Series - Kick-Off - Junior Max33rd
2021Rotax Max Challenge Germany - Junior4th
Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Junior MaxRS Competition11th
Rotax Max Euro Golden Trophy - Junior MaxJJ Racing5th
2022Rotax Max Winter Trophy - Junior MaxJJ Racing10th
Rotax Max Challenge Germany - Junior2nd
Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Junior Max10th
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Junior Max4th
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Junior Max19th
FIA Motorsport Games Karting Sprint Cup Junior Team Denmark3rd
Sources: [23] [24] [25]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 F4 Danish Championship GP Racing300002216th
2023 F4 Danish Championship BAR17626112791st
Formula Nordic 720030NC†
2024 Formula Winter Series Drivex 110011558th
F4 Spanish Championship 120000323rd
Ligier European Series – JS P4 Team Virage200002213th
2025 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 DKR Engineering 600014110th
European Endurance Prototype Cup Racing Spirit of Léman 100000.563rd
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Pro-Am Rinaldi Racing20010428th
Sources: [26] [23]

As Pedersen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete F4 Danish Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819DCPoints
2022 GP Racing PAD1
1
PAD1
2
PAD1
3
STU
1
STU
2
STU
3
JYL1
1
JYL1
2
JYL1
3
DJU
1
DJU
2
DJU
3
DJU
4
PAD2
1
PAD2
2
PAD2
3
JYL2
1

4
JYL2
2

Ret
JYL2
3

5
16th22
2023 BAR PAD1
1

3
PAD1
2

1
PAD1
3

1
AND
1

2
AND
2

1
KAR
1

DNS
KAR
2

9
KAR
3

1
DJU
1

3
DJU
2

5
DJU
3

1
DJU
4

1
PAD2
1

2
PAD2
2

5
PAD2
3

3
JYL
1

Ret
JYL
2

7
JYL
3

5
1st279

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
2024 Drivex JER
1

8
JER
2

5
JER
3

2
CRT
1

DSQ
CRT
2

31
CRT
3

Ret
ARA
1

13
ARA
2

4
ARA
3

5
CAT
1

C
CAT
2

12
CAT
3

18
8th55

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2024 Drivex JAR
1

16
JAR
2

29
JAR
3

27
POR
1

33†
POR
2

12
POR
3

12
LEC
1

27
LEC
2

14
LEC
3

22
ARA
1

11
ARA
2

8
ARA
3

18
CRT
1
CRT
2
CRT
3
JER
1
JER
2
JER
3
CAT
1
CAT
2
CAT
3
23rd3

Complete Ligier European Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassis1234567891011RankPoints
2024 Team VirageJS P4 Ligier JS P4 CAT
1

CAT
2

LEC
1

LEC
2

LMS
SPA
1

SPA
2

MUG
1

MUG
2

ALG
1

4
ALG
2

5
13th22

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2025 DKR Engineering LMP3 Ginetta G61-LT-P3 Evo Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6 CAT
Ret
LEC
5
IMO
8
SPA
8
MUG
6
ALG
3
10th41

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

YearEntrantClassChassis1234567RankPoints
2025 Rinaldi RacingLMP3 Pro-Am Ligier JS P325 CAT
LEC
LMS
1

7
LMS
2

Ret
SPA
SIL
ALG
28th4

References

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  3. "FIA Motorsport Games 2022 – Karting Sprint: Peru and Belgium make history with Junior & Senior gold medals". kartcom.com. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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