In 2005, Hansson was recognized by Google and O’Reilly with the Hacker of the Year award for his creation of Ruby on Rails. After graduating from the Copenhagen Business School and receiving his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Business Administration, Hansson moved from Denmark to Chicago, Illinois (2005). David Heinemeier Hansson cites photography and race car driving as his hobbies. He participated in the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans driving for OAK Racing and also drove a Morgan-Nissan P2 car for Conquest Racing in the American Le Mans Series, winning two races in the season. David Heinemeier Hansson joined OAK Racing full-time in 2013, taking five 2nd-place finishes to finish 2nd in the Trophy for LMP2 Drivers.
