Another Magnussen in F1? Kevin’s brother graduates to single-seaters

Kevin Magnussen's 15-year-old brother 🐠is stepping up to single-seaters in 2025.

Luca Magnussen (MSV)
Luca Magnussen (MSV)

Ex-F1 driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen’s youn♏ger brother has entered sing𒉰le-seater racing.

15-year-old Luca Magnussen will graduate from karting to contest a season in the UK-based GB4 championship. He will race foౠr Fortec Motorsport.

GB4 is an entry-level championship for aspiring F1 drivers which is a significan🍨tly cheaper alt♔ernative to the FIA British Formula 4 series.

A £50,000 prize is awarded to the winner of the series if they choose🙈 to compete in either the British F4 championship, or GB3, for t🧔he following year.

Luca is theꦐ latest member coming from Denmark’s most famous racing family, following in the footsteps of his father Jan Magnussen, and brother Kevin.

Both Jan and Kevin have raced in F1, and Luca will be targeting to make it three members of the M🐻agnussen family to race i൩n a grand prix in the future.

Luca has competed in karts since 2021, progressing through the Sydsve⭕nskans Kart Champion Cup (SKCC), X30 and OK Junior karts, and selected events in the FIA Karting World and European championships in 2023.

In 2024, he raced 𒆙in both ROK Cup Italy and the Danish Karting League. He also♈ represented Denmark in karting at the FIA Motorsport Games in Valencia last October.

“I’m incred🐼ibly happy to take the next step in my career and proud to team up with such a renowned and experienced team like F✨ortec Motorsports,” Magnussen said.

“The team has already given me a warm welcome, and now I’m just excited to get started and show what I can do. A year full of big challenges and even more competition awaits me. A huge thank you to a🔯ll my sponsors and to my family, who have supported me all the way.”

Fortec Motorsport’s team principal Oliver Dutton said: “We are thrill🥀ed to welcome Luca Magnussen to our team for the GB🐻4 Championship in 2025.

“Luca has shown incredible potential during his karting caree✅r and particularly impressed us during his test at Donington Park.

“His dedication and skill mak𝔍e him a valuable addition to our line-up, and we are confident he will make significant strides this season.”

Kevin was dropped by Haas at the end of the 20💫24 F1 season and will race in sportscars for BMW this year. 

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