Kevin Magnussen wins Driver of the Year award at Danish awards ceremony

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15:00, 21 Jan 2019

Kevin Magnussen has won Driver of the Year at the Danish Motorsport Awards in Copenhagen. The Haas driver completed the 2018 Formula 1 season in 9th, his highest ever finish in the drivers' standings.

Magnussen's 2018 was famous for carrying all the points for Haas in the first half of the season. Critics believe he performs better at the start of the season, but boss Guenther Steiner attempted to shoot these down.

The Danish Motorsport awards take place every year either in January or February. Magnussen's triumph last night was the third time he has picked up the award.

This year's awards featured prizes in Rally, Speedway, Motocross, Karting and Road Racing.

Haas celebrated their driver's achievements within a tweet this afternoon.

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Congrats to @KevinMagnussen on collecting ‘Racing Driver of the Year’ at The Danish Motorsport Awards in Copenhagen at the weekend! Third time Kev’s landed the title! 🏎🇩🇰🏆🙌 #HaasF1 #F1 #KM20 📷: @jsjsfrede

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Kevin Magnussen wins Driver of the Year award at Danish awards ceremony

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