Hans Christian Rhod Rasmussen (; born 29 June 2000) is a Danish

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from

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. He currently drives full-time for

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in the

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, driving the No. 21

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Career

In 2016, Rasmussen competed in the Danish Formula Ford Championship for Frederichsen Sport, where he finished runner-up in the standings with five wins and fifteen podium finishes. Afterwards, he the moved up to the

F4 Danish Championship Nordic 4, formerly known as F4 Danish Championship is a Danish motor racing series for open-wheel cars complying with FIA Formula 4 Gen1 regulations. The inaugural championship was contested in 2017. History In September 2016, the Dansk Automo ...

, where he drove for the Magnussen Racing Experience, where he third in the standings after winning two races and finishing on the podium twelve times. In 2018, Rasmussen moved to the United States to compete in the

Formula 4 United States Championship The Formula 4 United States Championship is an auto racing series that is held under FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America, in conjunct ...

, joining Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development. He finished third in the points after winning five races and finishing on the podium eight times. In 2019, Rasmussen remained with the now renamed Jay Howard Driver Development and went on to compete in the

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, where he finished third in the points after winning three races. He remained in the series the following year, where he won the championship, winning over half of all races and clinching the championship title at New Jersey Motorsports Park, two races before the end of the season. Across the year, he won nine races, including the first six races of the year, winning eight poles, and finished on the podium ten times. In 2021, Rasmussen remained with Jay Howard Driver Development and went on to compete in the

Indy Pro 2000 Championship The USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, formerly known as the Star Mazda Championship, Pro Mazda Championship, and later Indy Pro 2000 Championship, is an Open-wheel car, open-wheel racing series serving as the third step on the ...

, where he won the championship after winning seven races, earning two poles, and getting twelve podium finishes. On December 6, 2021, it was announced that Rasmussen would compete in

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for

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in 2022. He finished sixth in the final points standings after winning two races at Road America and Laguna Seca. In 2023, he remained in the now renamed

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, this time driving for

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with

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, where he won the championship after winning five races, earned five poles, and getting eight podium finishes.

IndyCar Series

On October 25, 2023, it was announced that Rasmussen would drive a partial schedule for

in the team's No. 20 entry, including the

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, where he would drive a third entry for the team.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Career summary

^* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Danish Championship results

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

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

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

American open–wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Indy Lights/Indy NXT

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with ^L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

IndyCar Series

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

Indianapolis 500

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key)(Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class) ^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rasmussen, Christian 2000 births Living people Danish racing drivers U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Indy NXT drivers Sportspeople from Copenhagen Andretti Autosport drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers Dale Coyne Racing drivers United States F4 Championship drivers Danish F4 Championship drivers HMD Motorsports drivers Indy NXT champions IndyCar Series drivers Ed Carpenter Racing drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers