Christian Rasmussen

Hans Christian Rhod Rasmussen (; born 29 June 2000) is a Danish race car driver from Copenhagen. He currently drives full-time for Ed Carpenter Racing in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 21 Chevrolet–Dallara.

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 moved up to the F4 Danish Championship, 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, 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 U.S. F2000 National Championship, 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, where he won the championship after winning seven races, earning two poles and getting twelve podium finishes.

On 6 December 2021, it was announced that Rasmussen would compete in Indy Lights for Andretti Autosport 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 Indy NXT, this time driving for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing, where he won the championship after winning five races, earning five poles and getting eight podium finishes.

IndyCar Series

On 25 October 2023, it was announced that Rasmussen would drive a partial schedule for Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) in the team's No. 20 entry in 2024, including the Indianapolis 500, where he would drive a third entry for the team. He earned a best finish of eighth at Mid-Ohio and finished 22nd in the final points standings.

For 2025, Rasmussen signed a contract with ECR. He won his first career IndyCar victory at the Milwaukee Mile on 24 August 2025.

Rasmussen remained with Ed Carpenter Racing for 2026 season. In June it was announced that Christian will stay with ECR on multiyear deal.

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) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points 2017 Magnussen Racing Experience JYL11 JYL12 JYL13 DJU11 DJU12 DJU13 PAD11 PAD12 PAD13 JYL21 JYL22 JYL23 PAD21 PAD22 PAD23 DJU21 DJU22 DJU23 JYL31 JYL32 JYL333rd292

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points 2018 Jay Howard's Motorsports Driver Development VIR1 VIR2 VIR3 ROA1 ROA2 ROA3 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 PIT1 PIT2 PIT3 NJMP1 NJMP2 NJMP3 COTA1 COTA2 3rd 196

American open–wheel racing results U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points 2019 Jay Howard Driver Development STP STP IMS IMS LOR ROA ROA TOR TOR MOH MOH POR POR LAG LAG 3rd 282 2020 Jay Howard Driver Development ROA ROA MOH MOH MOH LOR IMS IMS IMS MOH MOH MOH NJM NJM NJM STP STP 1st 394

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) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2022 Andretti Autosport STP ALA IMS IMS DET DET RDA MOH IOW NSH GTW POR LAG LAG6th440 2023 HMD Motorsports withDale Coyne Racing STP BAR IMS DET DET RDA MOH IOW NSH IMS GMP POR LAG LAG 1st 539

IndyCar Series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref 2024 Ed Carpenter Racing 20 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet STP THE LBH ALA IMS DET ROA LAG MOH IOW IOW TOR GTW POR MIL MIL NSH 22nd 163 33 INDY 2025 21 STP THE LBH ALA IMS INDY DET GTW ROA MOH IOW IOW TOR LAG POR MIL NSH 13th 313 2026 STP PHX ARL ALA LBH IMS INDY DET GTW ROA MOH NSH POR MRK WSH MIL MIL LAG 21st* 236*

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2024 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet 2412 Ed Carpenter Racing 2025 186 2026 1527

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.