Oliver Rasmussen

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Oliver Rasmussen
Oliver Rasmussen in 2023.jpg
Rasmussen in 2023
Nationality Flag of Denmark.svg Danish
Born (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24)
Grasse, France
WEC career
Debut season 2022
Current team Hertz Team Jota
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number28
Starts21
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish6th in 2023
Previous series
2021-2022
2020
2020
201819
2019
FIA Formula 3 Championship
FR European
Toyota Racing Series
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4

Oliver Rasmussen (born 6 November 2000) is a Danish racing driver currently competing in the World Endurance Championship for Jota. [1]

Contents

Early career

Italian F4

2018

Rasmussen started his single-seater career off with Jenzer Motorsport at the opening round of the 2018 Italian F4 Championship. [2] Rasmussen completed the first ten races with 4 retirements and a best finish of 11th, a string of 3 retirements in a row starting at Monza's 2nd race left Rasmussen the only one of the 6 Jenzer drivers without a point. In race 2 at the Misano round a season best finish of 8th ended Rasmussen's points drought, things were looking good for him until the 3rd race he sustained a heavy crash with Prema driver Amna Al Qubaisi. The closest Rasmussen got to the points was a 13th-place finish, he ended the season 24th and last of his teammates.

2019

He returned for the following season but this time for Prema Powerteam and with his first race of the season he beat his entire tally from the previous year. In the second race Rasmussen was handed a ten-second penalty for overtaking under the safety car resulting in a 14th-place finish. Despite a lot of good results, including three 4th places and a pole position at Imola it took until the final round of the season for Rasmussen to take a podium where he placed 3rd in the first and third race at Monza. Before his double podium Rasmussen was 10th in the championship but ended up finishing 7th, 6 points behind his nearest competitor. [3]

ADAC F4

Rasmussen raced with Prema Powerteam in the ADAC Formula 4 in 2019. [4] The first round of the season got off to a bad start, as he retired after he sustained damage crashing into Prema teammate Paul Aron. A handful of good results and points followed before he scored a career best 2nd and first podium of the season at Zandvoort due to Dennis Hauger and Gianluca Petecof crashing in the later stages of the race. [5] Rasmussen went on to finish on the podium once more and end the season in 12th behind Paraguayan Joshua Dürksen.

Toyota Racing Series

mtec Motorsport and Rasmussen joined forced as he entered the Toyota Racing Series for the first time in 2020. [6] He finished 11th with two podiums, one fastest lap and 158 points. His best result was 2nd, a race in which he shared the podium with FIA Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda and FIA Formula 3 driver Lirim Zendeli.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2021

Rasmussen at the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round FIA F3 Austria 2021 Nr. 15 Rasmussen.jpg
Rasmussen at the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round

On 5 February 2021, Rasmussen confirmed that he would be moving up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with HWA Racelab to partner Matteo Nannini and Rafael Villagómez. [7] He did not score any points and achieved a best finish of 12th, during sprint race 2 at Zandvoort.

2022

He then drove for Charouz Racing System and ART Grand Prix in the post-season test, but did not sign for either team in 2022, instead switching to the FIA World Endurance Championship. [8] [9] [10] On 4 April 2022, however, it was announced that Rasmussen would be joining teams' champions Trident from round 2 after an ill-fated Jonny Edgar pulled out of the championship. [11] In just his first time back, he achieved his first points finish by finishing seventh. [12] He would not score any more points for the feature race and the Barcelona round.

Rasmussen was replaced at Silverstone by Edgar after the Brit recovered from his health issues. [13] Rasmussen ranked 22nd in the standings with 4 points. [14]

Sportscar career

2022: WEC debut

On 12 January 2022, Jota Sport announced that Rasmussen would join the team and drive the 28 car alongside Ed Jones and Johnathan Aberdein in the FIA World Endurance Championship. [15] [16] The team started out with a fifth place at Sebring, before a retirement at Spa-Francorchamps posed a setback for Rasmussen and his teammates. [17] They would bounce back in strong fashion at the 24 Hours of Le Mans however, as the Jota 28 crew took a class podium, ending up third at the checkered flag. [18] [19] Rasmussen, Aberdein and Jones scored another third place at the penultimate race in Fuji and finished sixth in the teams' standings.

2023

For the 2023 season, Rasmussen remained with Jota, being partnered by Pietro Fittipaldi and David Heinemeier Hansson. [20] Following three finishes inside the top ten during the first half of the season, the #28 crew qualified second ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. [21] However, having run near the front during the evening, Rasmussen span and hit the barriers, damaging the front of his car and diminishing Jota's chances of victory. [22] Contact from another car saw Fittipaldi stranded in the gravel at the first Mulsanne Chicane four hours later, costing the team more time and leading them on to finish 13th in class. [23] [24]

A highlight of the campaign proved to be the race at Monza: the team took an early lead with Heinemeier Hansson at the wheel and ran at the front for a majority of the contest, with Rasmussen executing a pass on Fabio Scherer to momentarily take third. With fellow front runners WRT having to retire thirty minutes from the end, Jota were able to win unopposed, as Fittipaldi crossed the line to give Rasmussen his first victory in sportscar racing. [25] [26] [27] Another podium came at the final round in Bahrain, as the #28 crew benefited from a collision the #9 Prema suffered with a GT car. [28] [29] This helped the team towards a sixth place in the championship standings by the end of the year. [30]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2016Rotax International Open — Senior9th
Rotax Max Wintercup — SeniorJana Racing22nd
2017 WSK Final CupKZ2 Kosmic Racing Departement7th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipKZ2 25th
Swedish Karting ChampionshipKZ2 6th
2018 CIK-FIA European ChampionshipKZ2 Kosmic Racing Departement11th
WSK Master SeriesKZ2 45th

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018 Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 200000424th
2019 Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 2102121267th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 2000027612th
2020 Formula Regional European Championship Prema Powerteam 23653133433rd
Toyota Racing Series mtec Motorsport 15001215811th
2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship HWA Racelab 200000025th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jota 60002708th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing by APR 100000NC†
FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 40000422nd
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jota 71102846th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A13th
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team 30000615th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Hertz Team Jota 800002819th

† As Rasmussen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122PosPoints
2018 Jenzer Motorsport ADR
1

18
ADR
2

Ret
ADR
3

18
LEC
1

14
LEC
2

19
LEC
3

17
MNZ
1

11
MNZ
2

Ret
MNZ
3

Ret
MIS
1

Ret
MIS
2

8
MIS
3

Ret
IMO
1

18
IMO
2

Ret
IMO
3

20
VLL
1

14
VLL
2

19
VLL
3

14
MUG
1

13
MUG
2

Ret
MUG
3

25
24th4
2019 Prema Powerteam VLL
1

6
VLL
2

14
VLL
3

7
MIS
1

5
MIS
2

4
MIS
3

C
HUN
1

30
HUN
2

6
HUN
3

6
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

Ret
RBR
3

11
IMO
1

Ret
IMO
2

8
IMO
3

11
IMO
4

4
MUG
1

4
MUG
2

10
MUG
3

6
MNZ
1

3
MNZ
2

7
MNZ
3

3
7th126

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2019 Prema Powerteam OSC
1

Ret
OSC
2

12
OSC
3

5
RBR
1

9
RBR
2

10
RBR
3

8
HOC
1

7
HOC
2

11
ZAN
1

14
ZAN
2

2
ZAN
3

9
NÜR
1

12
NÜR
2

6
NÜR
3

3
HOC
1

9
HOC
2

8
HOC
3

Ret
SAC
1

14
SAC
2

12
SAC
3

12
12th76

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2020 mtec Motorsport HIG
1

6
HIG
2

2
HIG
3

17
TER
1

13
TER
2

11
TER
3

Ret
HMP
1

6
HMP
2

3
HMP
3

9
PUK
1

8
PUK
2

11
PUK
3

11
MAN
1

12
MAN
2

12
MAN
3

12
11th158

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPoints
2020 Prema Powerteam MIS
1

1
MIS
2

3
MIS
3

3
LEC
1

6
LEC
2

5
LEC
3

4
RBR
1

3
RBR
2

1
RBR
3

3
MUG
1

3
MUG
2

6
MUG
3

3
MNZ
1

4
MNZ
2

1
MNZ
3

4
CAT
1

1
CAT
2

1
CAT
3

5
IMO
1

DNS
IMO
2

6
IMO
3

6
VLL
1

3
VLL
2

C
VLL
3

1
3rd343

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2021 HWA Racelab CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

19
CAT
3

17
LEC
1

17
LEC
2

21
LEC
3

22
RBR
1

26
RBR
2

16
RBR
3

22
HUN
1

18
HUN
2

28
HUN
3

21
SPA
1

20
SPA
2

21
SPA
3

17
ZAN
1

18
ZAN
2

12
ZAN
3

26
SOC
1

Ret
SOC
2

C
SOC
3

25†
25th0
2022 Trident BHR
SPR
BHR
FEA
IMO
SPR

7
IMO
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

16
CAT
FEA

14
SIL
SPR
SIL
FEA
RBR
SPR
RBR
FEA
HUN
SPR
HUN
FEA
SPA
SPR
SPA
FEA
ZAN
SPR
ZAN
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MNZ
FEA
22nd4

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234567RankPoints
2022 G-Drive Racing by APR LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
5
SEB LGA MDO WGL ELK PET NC†0

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2022 Jota Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
5
SPA
Ret
LMS
3
MNZ
10
FUJ
3
BHR
7
8th70
2023 Jota LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
5
ALG
7
SPA
9
LMS
9
MNZ
1
FUJ
6
BHR
3
6th84
2024 Hertz Team Jota Hypercar Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 QAT
NC
IMO
11
SPA
Ret
LMS
9
SÃO
7
COA
10
FUJ
6
BHR
7
19th28

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jota Sport Flag of South Africa.svg Jonathan Aberdein
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23687th3rd
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jota Sport Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi
Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP231624th13th
2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hertz Team Jota Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hanson
Porsche 963 Hypercar3119th9th

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

YearTeamClassCarEngine12345Pos.Points
2023–24 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP
1

11
SEP
2

7
DUB
1

Ret
ABU
1
ABU
2
15th6

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