Fresh from a decade-long stint in Formula 1, Kevin Magnussen will switch to the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2025, with the official confirmation that the Dane will form part of BMW M Team WRT’s assault in the headlining Hypercar category.
It was announced last week that Magnussen had been recruited as a BMW M works driver and would race the podium-finishing BMW M Hybrid V8 next year, but at the time, it was not specified in which series. Now, it has been revealed that the former F1 pole-sitter and veteran of 185 grand prix starts will join Dries Vanthoor and Raffaele Marciello in the German manufacturer’s #15 entry in FIA WEC, replacing IMSA-bound Marco Wittmann.
The son of multiple 24 Hours of Le Mans class-winner Jan Magnussen sensationally reached the rostrum on his F1 debut in Melbourne in 2014, and is no stranger to endurance racing either. The 32-year-old gained experience from a full campaign in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2021, achieving one victory and five podiums in its top-tier DPi category. The same year, he also competed in the LMP2 class at Le Mans alongside his father.
The crew of BMW’s #20 Hypercar remains unchanged, as Robin Frijns, René Rast and Sheldon van der Linde join forces once more for the Bavarian brand’s sophomore campaign at the international pinnacle of the discipline.
The 2025 FIA WEC campaign will get underway with the Qatar 1812km on 28 February.
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