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Arvid Lindblad
British and Swedish racing driver (born 2007) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arvid Anand Olof Lindblad (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎrːvɪd anɑːnd ˈûːlɔf ˈlɪnːdˌblɑːd]; born 8 August 2007) is a British and Swedish racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Campos Racing as part of the Red Bull Junior Team.
Born and raised in Virginia Water, England, to a Swedish father and a mother of Indian heritage, Lindblad began competitive kart racing aged seven, winning several national and continental titles. A protégé of 2024–25 Formula E World Champion Oliver Rowland, Lindblad graduated to junior formulae aged 15, competing in Italian F4 from 2022 to 2023, and finishing third in the latter with Prema. After winning in Formula 4 at the 2023 Macau Grand Prix, Lindblad progressed to FIA Formula 3 in 2024, achieving several wins and placing fourth. He then won his first title at the Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition. Lindblad graduated to FIA Formula 2 with Campos for the 2025 season, becoming the youngest winner in F2 history.
A member of the Red Bull Junior Team since 2021, Lindblad made his free practice debut in Formula One at the 2025 British Grand Prix.
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Early and personal life
Arvid Anand Olof Lindblad was born on 8 August 2007 in Virginia Water, Surrey, England.[1] His father, Stefan Lindblad, is Swedish, while his mother, Anita Lindblad (née Ahuja), is of Indian heritage.[2][3] He has a younger brother called Amil.[4] Lindblad was raised in Virginia Water and educated at the Royal Grammar School in Guildford.[2][3]
Lindblad was first involved in motorsport when he was gifted a motocross bike aged three.[2]
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Karting (2015–2022)
Lindblad first started karting aged five at Daytona Sandown Park in Esher.[2] He progressed to competitive kart racing in 2015.[5] Aged nine, Lindblad was taken under the wing of Oliver Rowland.[2] In 2020 he won the WSK Super Master Series in the OKJ class.[6] Signing to the Red Bull Junior Team in 2021,[7] he won the WSK Euro Series and the WSK Final Cup for OK karts.[8][9] He moved to shifter karting in 2022.[9] A nasty accident occurred during the Champions of the Future Winter Series kart race where he crashed out during qualifying heat due to contact and suffered a broken thumb and extensive tissue damage.[10][11]
Formula 4 (2022–2023)
2022: Junior formulae debut
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In 2022, Lindblad made his debut single-seater racing by joining Van Amersfoort Racing ahead of the fifth round of the Italian F4 Championship after testing outside of race weekends throughout the year.[12][13][14] He was able to amass three points finishes with his best finish being seventh place, putting him 17th in the standings with 12 points.[15]
2023: Maiden victories
F4 UAE
Ahead of the season, Lindblad joined Hitech Grand Prix to compete in the Formula 4 UAE Championship.[16] In race 3 of the opening round held at the Dubai Autodrome, Lindblad took his first Formula 4 win as he fended off Ferrari Driver Academy driver Tuukka Taponen from pole position.[17] [18] However, this proved a false dawn as Lindblad only scored 26 points in the following two rounds, which dropped him out of the hunt.[19][20] Despite this, Lindblad notched up a podium during the season finale in Yas Marina, putting him fifth in the standings.[21]
Italian F4
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For his main campaign in Italian F4 Lindblad joined Prema Racing.[5] He got off to a great start, taking his first win during the Imola opener inclusive of two other podiums.[22] He then proceeded to secure a double win in Misano.[23] An impressive feat followed after winning all three races at Monza Circuit he opened up his championship lead to over 80 points.[24] However during the final three rounds, his Prema machinery began to struggle with a lack of pace, leading to Lindblad not even taking a podium finish.[25] This allowed rivals Kacper Sztuka and teammate Ugo Ugochukwu to overhaul him in the standings, leading Lindblad to finish third in the standings.[26]
Euro 4
In the Euro 4 Championship, Lindblad had a solid start as he secured pole for the opening Mugello round, where he went on to finish fourth.[27] He then went on to take his only Euro 4 win during the final race in Monza, and another podium in Barcelona lifted him to fourth in the overall standings.[28]
Macau F4 Race
In November, Lindblad joined Prema to compete in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship round at the Macau Grand Prix Circuit.[29] In a chaotic qualifying, Lindblad was able to secure pole position,[30][31] before following it up by winning the qualification race.[32][33] His dominance continued the next day, where Lindblad was able to pull away and take home the victory in the main race.[34][35] Lindblad's overall performances netted him as a finalist in the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award alongside Taylor Barnard, Callum Voisin and Joseph Loake.[36]
Formula Three (2024–2025)
2024: Rise to prominence in F3
Formula Regional Middle East
In the pre-season of 2024, Lindblad signed with Mumbai Falcons to participate in the first three rounds of the Formula Regional Middle East Championship.[37] He impressed in the opening round in Yas Marina by winning the second race from reverse pole.[38] Although he only scored three more points in the remaining two rounds, his performances placed him thirteenth overall in the standings.
FIA Formula 3
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In October 2023, Lindblad signed to race with Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for 2024, partnering single-seater champions Gabriele Minì and Dino Beganovic.[18] Qualifying ninth in Bahrain, Lindblad got off to a great start by winning the sprint race, where he managed his tyres early on before dispatching his rivals in the closing laps and crossing the line five seconds ahead.[39][40][41] In the feature race, Lindblad finished in a solid eighth place.[42] He qualified seventh in Melbourne,[43] and put up another overtaking masterclass in the sprint race, enabling him to score a second place podium; he overtook Christian Mansell and Laurens van Hoepen but was held at bay by eventual winner Martinius Stenshorne following a safety car restart.[44][45] Despite moving up to the top 5 in the first half of the race, he struggled with tyres and slipped back to eleventh at the flag.[46] Lindblad continued to pick up points in Imola where he finished the races in eighth and seventh having qualified fourth.[47] Lindblad's first retirement came in the Monaco sprint race, after he was involved in a multi-car collision on the opening lap.[48] The next day however, he secured his best feature race result up to that point with fourth place.[49] Lindblad secured a best qualifying result in Barcelona with a front row start.[50] After finishing ninth in the sprint race,[51] Lindblad overtook polesitter Mansell on lap 4 of the feature race and dominated from there onwards, becoming the youngest feature race winner in FIA F3 history.[52][53] His good qualifying continued into Austria where he secured another front row.[54] He retired from the sprint race due to a puncture sustained in a battle with Sami Meguetounif whilst fighting just outside the points.[55] Lindblad also suffered contact from Alex Dunne which caused him to drop to seventh place.[56][57]
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Silverstone became a standout for Lindblad, who first dominantly won the sprint race after taking the lead from Noel León at the start.[58][59] The next day, Lindblad made the correct decision to pit for dry tyres during the formation lap on a wet but drying track; progressing to second from where he would inherit the feature race win following a penalty for Callum Voisin.[60][61] In winning both races, Lindblad became the first driver in FIA F3 history to do the double — win both races of a two-race weekend — and put himself into second in the championship with three rounds remaining.[62][63] However, this would be Lindblad's last points finish of the season as a string of poor qualifying results at Hungary, Spa, and Monza contributed to finishes outside the top ten. Race-ending incidents with Matías Zagazeta and Christian Mansell contributed to his non-scores in the former two feature races. Additionally, a collision with Voisin in the last-named round, led to a penalty that demoted Lindblad from ninth to 16th in the feature race.[64] Despite dropping to fourth in the standings, Lindblad ended the season as the highest-scoring rookie and helped Prema to win the teams' championship for a third successive year.[65][66] Lindblad was again selected as a finalist for the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award for 2024, alongside Freddie Slater, Louis Sharp and Deagen Fairclough.[67]
2025: Maiden title in Formula Regional Oceania
In preparation for his Formula 2 campaign in 2025, Lindblad competed in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition.[68] He started the year off with three podiums in all three races at the season opener at Taupo International Motorsport Park, which included a pole position and win in the third race.[69] Lindblad continued his podium streak at Hampton Downs, this time scoring two poles and two victories in races 1 and 3 respectively, while he finished the second race in third.[70]
Lindblad won the first race at Manfeild, but his seven-race podium streak came to an end during a wet second race, finishing in fourteenth place following a safety car restart.[71] He bounced back in the third race to take his fifth pole and win of the year, expanding his gap to 40 points from nearest rival Nikita Johnson.[72] During race 1 of the Teretonga Park round, Lindblad achieved pole position and the fastest lap, finishing in second place behind teammate Matías Zagazeta.[73] Lindblad came in sixth during race 2 and claimed another victory in race 3, expanding his championship margin to 59 points ahead of Johnson.[74]
Lindblad clinched the champion at Highlands Motorsport Park, finishing the race in second place, due to the fact that he finished ahead of rivals Johnson and Zack Scoular.[75][76] Lindblad retired from race 2 after he was caught in an opening crash involving Zagazeta, Patrick Heuzenroeder, and Michael Shin.[75][77] Lindblad bounced back during the season-ending New Zealand Grand Prix, finishing third. Overall, Lindblad finished the season with six wins and 370 points. Additionally, he was able to gain 18 points for his FIA Super Licence for winning the championship.[75][78]
FIA Formula 2 (2025–present)
In September 2024, Lindblad announced that he would be promoted to FIA Formula 2 with Campos Racing for 2025.[79] Aged 17 years and 243 days, Lindblad became the youngest race winner in F2 history at the Jeddah sprint.[80] Six weeks later, he became the second-youngest polesitter in F2 history at Barcelona after Théo Pourchaire.[81] He successfully converted his pole to feature race victory in his team's home race.[82]
Formula One
For his 2021 campaign in kart racing, Lindblad joined the Red Bull Junior Team as a Red Bull-supported driver,[10][83] later becoming a full member ahead of his 2022 season, aged 14.[9] Lindblad first drove a Formula One car in September 2024, driving the Red Bull RB8 at a Houston showrun.[84] In February 2025, he completed his maiden private test in the AlphaTauri AT04 at Imola.[85] After that he completed another test in Imola with the same car in June, alongside Ayumu Iwasa.[86] He raced against three on-foot Leeds United F.C. players—Willy Gnonto, Largie Ramazani, and Isaac Schmidt—at Elland Road in the RB7 in June.[87] Upon request from Red Bull, Lindblad was granted an FIA Super License aged 17, similar to the request approved for Andrea Kimi Antonelli in 2024.[88] He again tested the AT04 at Imola in June 2025, ahead of his free practice debut for Red Bull at the British Grand Prix,[89] where he set the fourteenth-fastest time.[90]
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Karting record
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Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results
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* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Euro 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of the top-10 finishers)
* Season still in progress.
‡ Reduced points awarded as between 25% and 50% of race distance was completed.
Complete Formula One participations
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap; superscript indicates point-scoring sprint position)
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