Michael Klitgaard Christensen (born 28 August 1990) is a Danish racing driver. He is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Porsche in the Hypercar class in the No. 5 Porsche 963.

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.Video from the accident He finished the season in sixth place and as the top rookie in the rookie standings.

Christensen 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 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

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position 2008 Formula BMW Europe Räikkönen Robertson Racing 15 0 0 1 1 158 6th Formula BMW Pacific Motaworld Racing 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC† Formula BMW World Final Josef Kaufmann Racing 1 0 0 0 1 0 2nd 2009 Formula BMW Europe Mücke Motorsport 16 4 5 4 6 233 4th 2010 GP3 Series MW Arden 16 0 0 0 0 0 31st 2011 GP3 Series RSC Mücke Motorsport 16 0 0 1 2 19 11th ADAC GT Masters Vulcan Racing – Mintgen Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Konrad Motorsport 16 1 0 1 2 148 7th Porsche Supercup 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2013 Porsche Supercup DAMS 9 1 1 1 3 95 6th ADAC GT Masters Tonino powered by Herberth Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 20 23rd Team Geyer & Weinig EDV-UnternehmensberatungSchütz Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 American Le Mans Series – GT CORE Autosport 1 0 0 0 0 7 29th Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Konrad Motorsport/Orbit 1 0 0 0 0 16 62nd Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Team 75 Motorsport GmbH 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC† 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pinta Team Manthey10000N/A? 2014 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTLM Porsche North America 10 1 1 0 4 303 6th 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro Porsche Team Manthey 7 3 0 1 4 127 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTLM Porsche North America 2 0 0 0 1 56 17th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP-Pro Wochenspiegel Team Manthey10??0N/ADNF 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro Dempsey-Proton Racing 9 0 0 0 0 74 8th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTLM Porsche North America 3 0 0 0 2 89 13th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Manthey Racing10000N/ADNF 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 9 0 1 0 3 67 11th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Alegra Motorsports 5 1 0 0 2 131 23rd Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 12 22nd Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 12 10th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Frikadelli Racing10000N/A6th 2018 Pirelli World Challenge Alegra Motorsports 19 2 1 1 9 364 3rd SprintX GT Championship Series 10 1 1 0 6 198 2nd 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 KÜS Team75 Bernhard10000N/A19th 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 8 2 1 1 6 155 1st 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup GPX Racing 1 1 0 0 1 25 10th Intercontinental GT Challenge 2 1 0 0 2 40 11th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 1 0 0 0 N/A 9th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Manthey Racing10001N/ADSQ 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 8 2 3 0 6 148 3rd 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 2 33rd Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 3 0 2 0 3 88 5th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTLM WeatherTech Racing 1 0 0 0 1 348 11th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Schnabl Engineering10000427th Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Manthey Racing11001N/A1st 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 6 1 2 0 4 132 2nd 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro10010N/A4th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GPX Martini Racing 1 0 0 0 0 6 29th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 * * 24 Hours of Nürburgring -SP9 Manthey Racing10000N/ADNF 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar Porsche Penske Motorsport 7 0 0 0 0 61 7th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTP 2 0 0 0 0 556 18th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Hypercar10000N/A9th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Manthey EMA10000N/ADNF 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar Porsche Penske Motorsport 8 0 2 0 4 104 5th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro AO Racing 4 1 1 0 2 1208 17th 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar Porsche Penske Motorsport 6 0 0 0 1 34 17th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro AO Racing 1 0 0 0 0 256 32nd2026Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9Hankook CompetitionDinamic GT 24 Hours of Nürbugring - SP910000N/A5thIMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD ProManthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 210 43rd † – As Christensen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete GP3 Series 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 DC Points 2010 MW Arden CATFEA CATSPR ISTFEA ISTSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 31st 0 2011 RSC Mücke MotorsportISTFEAISTSPRCATFEACATSPRVALFEAVALSPRSILFEASILSPRNÜRFEA26†NÜRSPRHUNFEAHUNSPRSPAFEASPASPRMNZFEAMNZSPR 11th 19Source:

Complete Porsche Supercup 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 DC Points 2012 Konrad Motorsport BHR BHR MON VAL SIL HOC HUN HUN SPA MNZ NC† 0† 2013 DAMS CAT MON SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ YMC YMC 6th 95 † As Christensen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2013 Pinta Team Manthey Klaus Bachler Michael Illbruck Robert RenauerPorsche 911 GT3 R (997) SP9 ? DNF DNF 2015 Wochenspiegel Team Manthey Oliver Kainz Jochen Krumbach Georg WeissPorsche 911 GT3 RSR SP-Pro 23 DNF DNF 2016 Manthey Racing Jörg Bergmeister Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) SP9 100 DNF DNF 2017 Frikadelli Racing Team Klaus Bachler Norbert Siedler Lucas Luhr Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) SP9 157 6th 6th 2018 KÜS Team75 Bernhard Jörg Bergmeister Matteo Cairoli André Lotterer Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) SP9 128 21st 19th 2019 Manthey Racing Earl Bamber Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) SP9 156 DSQ DSQ 2021 Manthey Racing Matteo Cairoli Kévin Estre Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) SP9 59 1st 1st 2022 Manthey Racing Kévin Estre Frédéric Makowiecki Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) SP9 22 DNF DNF 2023 Manthey EMA Kévin Estre Frédéric Makowiecki Thomas Preining Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) SP9 62 DNF DNF 2026 Dinamic GT Bastian Buus Loek Hartog Joel Sturm Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) SP9 155 6th 5th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank PointsRef 2014 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 6th 303 2015 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR COA PET 17th 56 2016 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET 13th 89 2017 Alegra Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 23rd 131 2021 WeatherTech Racing GTLM Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 11th 348 2023 Porsche Penske Motorsport GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 18th 556 2024 AO Racing GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 17th 1208 2025 AO Racing GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 32nd 256 2026 Manthey Racing GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 43rd 210Source:

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2015 Porsche Team Manthey LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 3rd 127 2016 Dempsey-Proton Racing LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 8th 74 2017 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 11th 67 2018–19 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 1st 155 2019–20 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS BHR 3rd 148 2021 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SPA ALG MNZ LMS BHR BHR 5th 88 2022 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 2nd 132 2023 Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar Porsche 963 Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 SEB ALG SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 7th 61 2024 Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar Porsche 963 Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 5th 104 2025 Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar Porsche 963 Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 17th 34Sources:

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results