Mikkel Bech Jensen (born 31 December 1994) is a Danish racing driver. He is a Peugeot Sport factory driver currently competing in the World Endurance Championship, having previously been a factory driver for BMW.

Early career

Karting Jensen began karting in 2010 at the age of 15, having been gifted a kart by his father, and raced in his native Denmark for the next two years.

Single-seaters Following a successful first test for the ADAC Formel Masters series, Jensen decided to pursue a career in racing. He made his debut in the series in 2013, driving with the Lotus-monikered Motopark Academy team. Jensen finished tenth in the championship with podiums at Spa and the Sachsenring. Jensen remained in the series in 2014, moving to the Neuhauser Racing team. He achieved ten wins at Oschersleben, Zandvoort, Spielberg, the Slovakia Ring, the Nürburgring and Hockenheim on his way to the championship title.

In 2015, Jensen graduated to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, joining Mücke Motorsport. With a pair of podiums at Monza being his best result, Jensen ended up tenth in the standings. He remained with Mücke for the 2016 season. Despite being in his second year, he could only take one podium finish on his way to twelfth overall.

Sportscar career

2016 saw Jensen make his sportscar racing debut in the European Le Mans Series, as he joined Formula Racing for the round at Le Castellet. Piloting a Ferrari 458 Italia GT2, Jensen and teammates Mikkel Mac and Johnny Laursen finished second.

After exiting Formula 3, Jensen switched to the LMP3 category of the ELMS, driving alongside Alexander Talkanitsa Sr. and Jr. for AT Racing. The trio ended up sixth in the standings, with Jensen being a deciding factor in a lone victory at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit and scoring three pole positions and fastest laps respectively across the season. Additionally, Jensen won the 6 Hours of Rome as part of the AF Corse outfit.

In 2018, BMW Team MTEK confirmed Jensen as their reserve driver for the 2018–19 World Endurance Championship campaign, a year after BMW signed to their junior programme. The Dane went on to compete with another BMW-affiliated squad, namely BMW Team Schnitzer, in the ADAC GT Masters with Timo Scheider. Three podiums earned the pair sixth place overall at year's end.

Ahead of the 2019 season, BMW promoted Jensen from junior driver to works driver, running him in all five races of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. Parallel to his GT commitments, he drove for Eurointernational in the ELMS's LMP3 category. Partnering Jens Petersen, Jensen would have a standout year, winning the championship after amassing three victories at Monza, Silverstone, and Spa, where Jensen overtook two drivers on the final lap. The title was decided in controversial fashion, as Jensen and Pedersen would inherit the championship following a penalty for Inter Europol, whose bronze-ranked driver had undercut their mandated driving time.

Going into 2020, Jensen progressed to the LMP2 category, driving in the ELMS for G-Drive Racing alongside Roman Rusinov and Nyck de Vries. The team scored three podiums including a win at the season finale, though the Dane put G-Drive out of the title picture when he crashed out of the lead late on at Spa, before a water leak at Monza gave the title to United Autosports. Thanks to the win at Portimão the outfit finished third in the standings. He also took part in two races of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, winning the Petit Le Mans event in class for Tower Motorsport By Starworks.

At the start of 2021, it was announced that Jensen would become part of the Peugeot Sport Le Mans Hypercar outfit for the 2022 WEC season. For his main campaign in 2021, Jensen drove in all seven races of the IMSA SCC together with bronze-ranked Ben Keating at PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports. The duo went on to control the championship despite a retirement at Daytona, as they won at Sebring, Watkins Glen, and Laguna Seca to win the LMP2 title. In 2022, the Dane would join Keating and Scott Huffaker for the IMSA endurance rounds, whilst also competing in the LMGTE class of the ELMS for Car Guy Racing by Kessel Racing. In the former, the trio scored two wins and took home the Michelin Endurance Cup title, whilst Jensen and teammate Frederik Schandorff narrowly missed out on the title at the final round, having gone on charge to pass Michelle Gatting for the victory at Spa. During the latter half of the year, Jensen completed the final three races of the WEC campaign together with Paul di Resta and Jean-Éric Vergne.

The following year, the trio of Jensen, di Resta and Vergne returned to the World Endurance Championship, driving the Peugeot 9X8. Though the year proved to be challenging, the trio managed to score the marque's first podium with the new car by finishing third at Monza, leading them to finish eighth in the drivers' standings. In addition to his WEC commitments, Jensen drove in IMSA for TDS Racing, finishing third in LMP2 together with Steven Thomas after winning two races.

In 2024, Jensen remained in the World Endurance Championship with Peugeot, paired with Jean-Éric Vergne and Nico Müller. That season, Peugeot introduced a new package of the 9X8 ahead of the second round of the championship at Imola. Jensen and Müller finished the season in 12th in the drivers' standings with a best result of third, the first podium for the new model, at the season finale in Bahrain. Jensen continued in IMSA driving for TDS Racing, finishing tenth in the LMP2 standings following wins at Indianapolis and Road Atlanta. He also won the Michelin Endurance Cup in LMP2 alongside Steven Thomas and Hunter McElrea.

2025 would mark the final season in the World Endurance Championship for Jensen driving for Peugeot, as he announced his departure from the team and series following the final race in Bahrain. He finished the season in 12th once again with Paul di Resta, scoring the 9X8's best result of second and fourth overall podium at Fuji. This would also be the last year that Jensen would drive for TDS Racing in IMSA, as he was announced to be pairing Phil Fayer, Ben Hanley, and Hunter McElrea at United Autosports for the 2026 Rolex 24 in the LMP2 category. He finished the season in seventh, with back-to-back wins at Indianapolis and Road Atlanta again. He would go on to win the Michelin Endurance Cup beside Steven Thomas and Hunter McElrea for the second year in a row.

Other racing Formula E In February 2025, Jensen took part in the Formula E rookie free practice at the Jeddah ePrix with Cupra Kiro, marking his first single-seater outing since 2016. He placed third and was said to have "greatly impressed" the team, which subsequently named him reserve driver.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2013 ADAC Formel Masters Lotus 24 0 0 0 2 94 10th 2014 ADAC Formel Masters Neuhauser Racing 24 10 8 12 17 377 1st 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Mücke Motorsport 32 0 1 0 2 115.5 10th Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 19th 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport 29 0 0 0 1 107 12th European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Formula Racing 1 0 0 0 1 18 14th 2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 AT Racing 5 1 3 3 1 54 6th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2018 ADAC GT Masters BMW Team Schnitzer 14 0 0 0 3 69 6th European Le Mans Series - LMP3 AT Racing 3 0 0 2 0 18 16th Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Eurointernational 2 1 1 0 1 20 15th International GT Open Senkyr Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Eurointernational 6 3 1 2 4 102 1st Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 7 28th Intercontinental GT Challenge 5 0 0 0 1 24 16th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Rowe Racing10000N/ADNF 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Car Guy Racing 1 0 0 0 1 18 14th 2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 5 1 0 2 3 61 3rd IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsport by Starworks 2 1 0 1 2 67 6th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Walkenhorst Motorsport10000N/A12th 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 7 3 5 4 6 2162 1st Asian Le Mans Series - GT Car Guy Racing 4 1 0 0 1 31.5 6th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 1 0 0 0 0 7 25th 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 4 2 3 0 2 1050 11th Asian Le Mans Series - GT Kessel Racing 2 0 0 0 0 2 14th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Car Guy Racing by Kessel Racing 6 1 1 2 3 78 2nd FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 3 0 0 0 0 12 10th 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 7 0 0 0 1 51 8th 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 TDS Racing 7 2 1 2 4 1942 3rd Asian Le Mans Series - GT Car Guy Racing 4 0 0 0 0 1 19th 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 8 0 0 0 1 42 12th IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 TDS Racing 6 2 0 3 3 1778 10th 2024–25 Formula E Cupra KiroReserve driver 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 8 0 0 0 1 44 12th IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 TDS Racing 6 2 1 2 4 1894 7th2025–26Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2United Autosports 6 0 5 0 0 37 7th 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 7 1 0 1 1 1835 8th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 United Autosports 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th † As Jensen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formel Masters 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 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2013 Lotus OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 SVK1 SVK2 SVK3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 10th 94 2014 Neuhauser Racing Team OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SVK1 SVK2 SVK3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 1st 377

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points 2015 kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ALG1 ALG2 ALG3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 9th 117.5 2016 kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 12th 107

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2016 Formula Racing LMGTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 14th 18 2017 AT Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 6th 54 2018 AT Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 16th 18 2019 Eurointernational LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 1st 102 2020 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC SPA LEC MNZ ALG 3rd 61 2021 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 25th 7 2022 Car Guy Racing byKessel Racing LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 2nd 78Source:

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