Kevin Magnussen
Danish racing driver
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| 2025 | Competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with BMW M Team WRT and IMSA SportsCar Championship with BMW M Team RLL. |
| March 2025 | Komatsu acknowledged that Magnussen had not yet signed Haas' proposed offer. Magnussen stated in an interview that he had 'no desire to return to F1 or be associated with a team'. |
| 2025 | Kevin Magnussen will become a works driver for BMW M Motorsport, marking his return to either the IMSA SportsCar Championship or FIA World Endurance Championship. |
| 2025 | Magnussen's first race with BMW M Team RLL was the Rolex 24 at Daytona, where the team finished fourth in the race. |
| January 2025 | Ayao Komatsu confirmed Kevin Magnussen would continue with Haas as a simulator driver for Toyota and participate in the team's previous car testing programme. |
| 2024 | Magnussen announced that he would leave Haas at the end of the season. |
| 2024 | Became the first driver since Romain Grosjean in 2012 to be banned from a Formula One race, with Oliver Bearman substituting for him. |
| 2024 | Finished 7th in the Mexico City Grand Prix, his best finish since 2022. |
| 2024 | Received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Pierre Gasly, which resulted in accumulating penalty points leading to a one-race ban. |
| December 2024 | BMW M Motorsport announced Kevin Magnussen would become a works driver for their LMDh program, marking his return to WeatherTech Championship racing since the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona. |
| November 2024 | Magnussen was unwell ahead of the São Paulo Grand Prix and was replaced by Oliver Bearman for the entire weekend to ensure recovery. |
| September 2024 | During the Singapore Grand Prix, Magnussen's race ended when he hit the wall on lap 50, leading to a retirement due to damage and a right-rear puncture. |
| July 2024 | At the Austrian Grand Prix, Magnussen finished 8th and assisted his teammate Hülkenberg in finishing 6th. |
| June 2024 | Magnussen finished 12th in the Canadian Grand Prix after having a strong start in 4th place but losing time during a pit stop. |
| May 2024 | Magnussen crashed on the opening lap of the Monaco Grand Prix after colliding with Sergio Pérez; the incident was classified as a racing incident. |
| March 2024 | Kevin Magnussen finished 10th in the Australian Grand Prix, contributing to Haas's first double points finish since the 2022 British Grand Prix. |
| 2023 | Throughout the 2023 season, Magnussen finished in points paying positions three times, achieving tenth place at the Saudi Arabian, Miami, and Singapore Grands Prix. |
| 2023 | Kevin Magnussen continued to compete in Formula One with the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team. |
| 2023 | Magnussen is set to move back to sportscar racing in 2025, joining BMW as a factory driver. |
| 2023 | Kevin Magnussen's second daughter was born. |
| October 2023 | During the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, Kevin Magnussen achieved the record for the most races without leading a lap in Formula One. |
| September 2023 | Magnussen qualified sixth at the Singapore Grand Prix, showcasing improved performance despite challenges with the Haas VF-23. |
| May 2023 | Kevin Magnussen received the Crypto.com Overtake of the Month award for May 2023, recognizing an outstanding overtaking maneuver during the Formula One season. |
| April 2023 | Kevin Magnussen achieved a strong qualifying performance, securing fourth place at the Miami Grand Prix. |
| January 2023 | Kevin Magnussen was confirmed to compete alongside his father in the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona in a new Porsche 911 GT3 R, run by MDK Motorsports. |
| January 2023 | Kevin Magnussen withdrew from the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona a week prior to the event due to necessary hand surgery. |
| 2022 | Returned to Formula One with Haas F1 Team, competing in 22 races and achieving 1 pole position. |
| 2022 | Kevin Magnussen was awarded the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy for his contributions and performances in motorsport. |
| 2022 | Following the Formula One season finale at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, it was confirmed that Magnussen would race alongside his father Jan at the 2022 Gulf 12 Hours at the Yas Marina Circuit. |
| 2022 | In the 2022 Gulf 12 Hours, Magnussen qualified 15th on the grid and finished seventh overall, less than a second behind sixth place after a clean race. |
| 2022 | In 2022, he received a race ban, becoming the first driver to do so since his former teammate Romain Grosjean in 2012. |
| 2022 | Magnussen competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2022 as the third driver in the No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing DPi car alongside Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn. |
| November 13 2022 | Magnussen retired from the São Paulo Grand Prix on the opening lap due to a collision with Daniel Ricciardo after finishing the sprint race in 8th position. |
| November 13 2022 | At the São Paulo Grand Prix, Magnussen achieved his and Haas' first pole position in Formula One by qualifying first after a red flag incident. |
| July 10 2022 | During the Austrian Grand Prix, Magnussen and Schumacher scored points again, despite Magnussen experiencing engine issues during the race. |
| July 3 2022 | At the Silverstone Grand Prix, Magnussen finished 10th, while his teammate Mick Schumacher finished 8th, giving Haas a first double-point finish since Germany 2019. |
| March 2022 | Kevin Magnussen returned to Haas F1 Team, replacing Nikita Mazepin following the termination of his contract, and signed a multi-year deal. |
| March 27 2022 | Magnussen qualified 10th for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, and finished the race in 9th place, helping Haas achieve consecutive points for the first time since 2019. |
| March 20 2022 | In his first race back with Haas at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Magnussen started 7th and finished 5th, contributing one of only five top five finishes in Haas's history at that time. |
| 2021 | Magnussen moved to the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Cadillac and won the Detroit Classic. |
| 2021 | He contested one round of the IndyCar Series with Arrow McLaren. |
| 2021 | Kevin Magnussen's first daughter was born. |
| 2021 | Concluded the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season with four consecutive podium finishes, ultimately placing 7th in the championship points standings. |
| June 2021 | In June 2021, Kevin Magnussen was drafted in by Arrow McLaren SP to replace the injured Felix Rosenqvist at the Grand Prix of Road America, where he qualified 21st but retired due to mechanical issues. |
| June 12 2021 | Kevin Magnussen won his first race at the Detroit Grand Prix while competing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing DPi car. |
| April 2021 | It was announced that Kevin Magnussen would drive the No. 49 High Class Racing LMP2 car at the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans, alongside his father Jan Magnussen and Anders Fjordbach. |
| February 8 2021 | It was announced that Kevin Magnussen would be a part of the driver line-up for Peugeot Sport in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship season. |
| 2020 | Kevin Magnussen continued driving for Haas, partnering with Romain Grosjean, during the 2020 Formula One season. |
| 2020 | He was involved in a multi-car accident during the 2020 season, marking his fifth retirement in nine races. |
| 2020 | In the opening rounds of the championship at the Red Bull Ring, Magnussen faced difficulties as the Haas VF-20 was off the pace. Despite this, he managed to finish the first race in ninth place, which was later demoted to tenth due to a ten-second penalty for breaking team radio rules. |
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