Michael Christensen (racing driver)


Michael Klitgaard Christensen is a Danish racing driver. He is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Porsche in the Hypercar class in the #5 Porsche 963.
WWW michaelkchristensen.com

Early career

Karting

Born in Karlslunde, Christensen had a very successful karting career, winning the 2004 Nordic ICA Junior Championship. The following year he gathered both Nordic and European titles in ICA Junior class. For 2006, Christensen graduated to Formula A and he achieved a second place in the Formula A World Championship and was twice champion in the German Kart Championship Winner of the Macau Int. Kart Grand prix Formula A. In 2007, he repeated as German Kart Champion and also won the KF1 South Garda Winter Cup.

Formula BMW Europe

Christensen made his open-wheel racing debut in the 2008 Formula BMW Europe season at Barcelona which supported the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix, where he was involved in a potentially serious incident, flipping his car. He finished the season in sixth place and as the top rookie in the rookie standings.
He moved to Mücke Motorsport for the 2009 season. He started the season as the strongest candidate to win the championship, and a victory in the first race of the season was promising. He finished the season in fourth place, although he lost results from five races including three wins, after his team lost an appeal over a breach of technical regulations was rejected by the FIA.

GP3 Series

In 2010, Christensen became the first driver to join MW Arden for the 2010 GP3 Series season.

Sportscar career

Porsche

In 2012, Christensen joined the Porsche young driver program. He resulted seventh in the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and sixth in the 2013 Porsche Supercup.
Christensen became a factory driver in 2014, racing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship joining Patrick Long in the GTLM class, winning 12 Hours of Sebring and North American Endurance Cup. In 2015, he competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship together with Richard Lietz, joining the Manthey Racing team in the GTE-Pro class. Winning the manufactures championship, and finishing fourth in the drivers championship. In the 2018–2019 FIA World Endurance Championship, he in succeeded winning 24 Hours of Le Mans for Porsche.

Hypercar career

For the [2023 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA World Endurance Championship|2023 World Endurance Championship season], Christensen was named in the lineup for Porsche Penske Motorsport, partnering Dane Cameron and Frédéric Makowiecki. For the 2024 WEC season, Christensen would again drive the Porsche 963 for Penske, alongside Makowiecki and Matt Campbell.

Personal life

Christensen's hobbies are improving on personal fitness, and training, while his favourite driver is Michael Schumacher, and his favourite circuit is the Nürburgring.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesFLapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2008Formula BMW EuropeRäikkönen Robertson Racing1500111586th
2008Formula BMW PacificMotaworld Racing100010NC†
2008Formula BMW World FinalJosef Kaufmann Racing1000102nd
2009Formula BMW EuropeMücke Motorsport1645462334th
2010GP3 SeriesMW Arden160000031st
2011GP3 SeriesRSC Mücke Motorsport1600121911th
2011ADAC GT MastersVulcan Racing – Mintgen Motorsport600000NC
2012Porsche Carrera Cup GermanyKonrad Motorsport1610121487th
2012Porsche SupercupKonrad Motorsport200000NC†
2013Porsche SupercupDAMS91113956th
2013ADAC GT MastersTonino powered by Herberth Motorsport200002023rd
2013ADAC GT MastersTeam Geyer & Weinig EDV-Unternehmensberatung
Schütz Motorsport		200002023rd
2013American Le Mans Series – GTCORE Autosport10000729th
2013Rolex Sports Car Series – GTKonrad Motorsport/Orbit100001662nd
2013Porsche Carrera Cup GermanyTeam 75 Motorsport GmbH200010NC†
201324 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9Pinta Team Manthey10000N/A?
2014IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTLMPorsche North America1011043036th
2015FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE ProPorsche Team Manthey730141273rd
201524 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE ProPorsche Team Manthey10000N/A5th
2015IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTLMPorsche North America200015617th
201524 Hours of Nürburgring – SP-ProWochenspiegel Team Manthey10??0N/ADNF
2016FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE ProDempsey-Proton Racing90000748th
201624 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE ProDempsey-Proton Racing10000N/A8th
2016IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTLMPorsche North America300028913th
201624 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9Manthey Racing10000N/ADNF
2017FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE ProPorsche GT Team901036711th
201724 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE ProPorsche GT Team10000N/ADNF
2017IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTDAlegra Motorsports5100213123rd
2017Blancpain GT Series Endurance CupKÜS TEAM75 Bernhard100001222nd
2017Intercontinental GT ChallengeKÜS TEAM75 Bernhard100001210th
201724 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9Frikadelli Racing10000N/A6th
2018Pirelli World ChallengeAlegra Motorsports1921193643rd
2018SprintX GT Championship SeriesAlegra Motorsports1011061982nd
201824 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE ProPorsche GT Team11001N/A1st
201824 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9KÜS Team75 Bernhard10000N/A19th
2018–19FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE ProPorsche GT Team821161551st
2019Blancpain GT Series Endurance CupGPX Racing110012510th
2019Intercontinental GT ChallengeGPX Racing210024011th
201924 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE ProPorsche GT Team11000N/A9th
201924 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9Manthey Racing10001N/ADSQ
2019–20FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE ProPorsche GT Team823061483rd
2020GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupKCMG10000233rd
2020Intercontinental GT ChallengeKCMG100000NC
202024 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE ProPorsche GT Team10000N/A6th
2021FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE ProPorsche GT Team30203885th
202124 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE ProPorsche GT Team10001N/A3rd
2021IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTLMWeatherTech Racing1000134811th
2021GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupSchnabl Engineering10000427th
2021Intercontinental GT ChallengeSchnabl Engineering100000NC
202124 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9Manthey Racing11001N/A1st
2022FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE ProPorsche GT Team612041322nd
202224 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE ProPorsche GT Team10010N/A4th
2022GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupGPX Martini Racing10000629th
2022Intercontinental GT ChallengeGPX Martini Racing10000**
202224 Hours of Nürburgring -SP9Manthey Racing10000N/ADNF
2023FIA World Endurance Championship – HypercarPorsche Penske Motorsport70000617th
2023IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTPPorsche Penske Motorsport2000055618th
202324 Hours of Le Mans – HypercarPorsche Penske Motorsport10000N/A9th
202324 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9Manthey EMA10000N/ADNF
2024FIA World Endurance Championship – HypercarPorsche Penske Motorsport802041045th
2024IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD ProAO Racing41102120817th
2025FIA World Endurance Championship – HypercarPorsche Penske Motorsport600013417th
2025IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD ProAO Racing1000025632nd

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

Complete Porsche Supercup results

YearTeam12345678910DCPoints
2012Konrad MotorsportBHRBHRMON
20		VALSILHOC
8		HUNHUNSPAMNZNC†0†
2013DAMSCAT
5		MON
25		SIL
3		NÜR
1		HUN
10		SPA
3		MNZ
8		YMC
10		YMC
7		6th95

† As Christensen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.