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Linus Lundqvist

Linus Lundqvist
Linus Lundqvist in 2024
NationalitySweden Swedish
BornLinus Hans Fredrik Lundqvist
(1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 25)
Tyresö, Sweden
IndyCar Series career
20 races run over 2 years
Team(s)No. 8 (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Best finish16th (2024)
First race2023 Music City Grand Prix
(Streets of Nashville)
Last race2024 Music City Grand Prix
(Nashville Superspeedway)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 2 1
Previous series
2021–22
2020

2019		Indy Lights
Formula Regional Americas Championship
Euroformula Open Championship
Championship titles
2022
2020		Indy Lights
Formula Regional Americas Championship

Linus Hans Fredrik Lundqvist[1] (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈliːnɵs ˈlɵnːd.kvɪsːt]; born 26 March 1999) is a Swedish racing driver who currently competes for Chip Ganassi Racing in the IndyCar Series. He previously competed in Indy Lights driving for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing, having won the 2022 championship.[2] He is also the 2020 Formula Regional Americas Champion. He made his IndyCar debut in 2023 driving the #60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda.

Career

Karting

Born in Tyresö, Lundqvist began karting at the age of six during a holiday in Finland and from there contested numerous championships in his native Sweden and across Europe and won numerous titles.[3][4]

Lower formulae

In 2015, Lundqvist made his single-seater debut in the Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic championship with Team TIDÖ, where he claimed fourth in the Nordic championship, second in the JSM standings and third in the NEZ championship.[5] The following year, Lundqvist returned to the renamed Formula STCC Nordic championship with the LL Motorsport Junior Team, where he dominated proceedings to claim ten wins and finish as Drivers and NEZ champion.[6][7]

Lundqvist at the Knockhill round of the 2017 F4 British Championship

In 2017, Lundqvist moved across to the British F4 championship with Double R Racing.[8] In the championship, he claimed five victories but a string of inconsistent performances meant he could only achieve fifth in the drivers' standings.[9][10]

BRDC F3 Championship

In July 2017, Lundqvist made his debut in the BRDC British Formula 3 championship, again with Double R.[11] There he achieved three points finishes, the highest being a seventh in the third race.[12]

In February 2018, Double R announced Lundqvist would contest the championship full-time.[13] There he claimed seven wins and three pole positions to claim the title at Silverstone after a season-long battle with Nicolai Kjærgaard.[14]

GP3 Series

In November 2018, Campos Racing confirmed they would run Lundqvist in the post-season test at Yas Marina.[15]

Euroformula Open Championship

After taking part in the winter series and pre-season testing with Campos Racing, Lundqvist once again teamed up with Double R to compete in the Euroformula Open Championship.[16][17]

Formula Regional Americas

In April 2020, Global Racing Group announced Lundqvist would race with them in the 2020 championship.[18] In a dominant display, Lundqvist claimed sixteen of the eighteen race wins on offer and took the championship title at the penultimate round at Homestead.[19][20]

Indy Lights

As part of winning the Formula Regional Americas title, Lundqvist received a Honda-backed scholarship to contest the 2021 championship.[21] In January 2021, Lundqvist announced he would join the grid with GRG with HMD Motorsports.[22] He scored three wins and 11 podiums in 20 races, finishing third in points.

The Swede entered the 2022 Indy Lights season driving for HMD with Dale Coyne Racing. He earned five wins and nine podiums in 14 races to claim the title with a 92-point margin.

IMSA SportsCar Championship

In November 2018, Lundqvist won the Sunoco Whelen Challenge and received a drive for the 24 Hours of Daytona for 2019 with Precision Performance Motorsports.[23] On 5 January 2022, Alegra Motorsports announced that Lundqvist would compete alongside Maximilian Götz, Daniel Morad and Michael de Quesada in the #28 Mercedes for the 2022 24 Hours of Daytona.[24]

IndyCar Series

On 1 November 2021, Lundqvist took part in his first IndyCar test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Andretti Autosport.[25][26] His next test would come at the Texas Motor Speedway with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in April 2023, which was his first oval test.[27] In June, he completed another test at Sebring.[28]

2023 season

Lundqvist made his IndyCar debut with Meyer Shank Racing during the 2023 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, taking over the Meyer Shank Racing #60 car whilst main driver Simon Pagenaud continued to recover from his crash at Mid-Ohio.[29] Lundqvist qualified in an impressive 11th place. During the race he regularly ran inside the top 15 positions, until he made a mistake heading into turn 11 and crashed out with only twelve laps remaining. He was classified 25th, setting the fastest lap of the race.[30][31] Lundqvist continued his deputisation role for the next race during the 2023 Gallagher Grand Prix,[32] being the highest-finishing rookie in 12th place.[33] He drove the #60 car a third time at the following race, the 2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500, which was his first Indycar oval race.[34] Lundqvist finished 18th and set the fastest lap once again in the process.[35] Meyer Shank Racing announced that Lundqvist would be replaced in the #60 car for the remaining two rounds by Tom Blomqvist, as Pagenaud would not be fit to return.[36]

2024 season

Lundqvist at Mid-Ohio in 2024
Lundqvist at Mid-Ohio in 2024

On 31 August, it was announced that Lundqvist had signed a multi-year contract with Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2024 season and beyond.[37]

He achieved his first IndyCar pole position at the 2024 XPEL Grand Prix at Road America.

Formula E

Lundqvist was invited to take part in the Berlin Formula E rookie test in April 2023 with Andretti Autosport.[38]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2009 MKR Series Sweden — Formula Micro Södertälje KRC 10th
2010 MKR Series Sweden — Formula Micro Södertälje KRC 1st
Swedish Cup — Formula Mini 4th
Götesborgs Stora Pris — Formula Micro 10th
2011 Swedish Karting Championship — Junior 60 5th
MKR Series Sweden — Formula Mini Södertälje KRC 1st
Juniorfestivalen — Formula Mini 2nd
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK 33rd
2012 Swedish Karting Championship — KF3 11th
Rotax Max Challenge Sweden — Junior 6th
ROK Cup International Final — Junior ROK 32nd
2013 Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF3 Ward Racing 13th
Swedish Karting Championship — KFJ 3rd
NEZ Championship — KF3 6th
Tom Trana Trophy — KF3 4th
Götesborgs Stora Pris — KF3 26th
FIA Karting European Championship — KFJ 29th
2014 Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF Ward Racing 17th
Swedish Karting Championship — KF 11th
FIA Karting European Championship — KF 24th
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship — KF 14th

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic Championship Team TIDÖ 15 0 0 4 5 150 4th
Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ Championship 4 0 0 1 4 66 3rd
2016 Formula STCC Nordic Championship LL Motorsport Junior Team 14 10 8 10 13 319 1st
Formula STCC NEZ Championship 4 3 2 2 4 90 1st
2017 F4 British Championship Double R Racing 30 5 5 9 13 306.5 5th
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 32 21st
2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Double R Racing 23 7 3 4 13 531 1st
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia Mtech Competition 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2018–19 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 5 0 0 0 1 25 11th
2019 Euroformula Open Championship Double R Racing 18 0 1 1 2 144 5th
Euroformula Open Winter Series Campos Racing 2 1 0 0 1 37 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Precision Performance Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 13 65th
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia Mtech Competition 2 0 0 1 0 0 NC†
2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship Global Racing Group 17 15 6 14 16 401 1st
2021 Indy Lights GRG with HMD Motorsports 20 3 3 2 11 449 3rd
2022 Indy Lights HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing 14 5 7 3 9 575 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Alegra Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 135 69th
2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia Porsche Experience Racing 4 0 0 0 2 58 13th
IndyCar Series Meyer Shank Racing 3 0 0 2 0 35 31st
2024 IndyCar Series Chip Ganassi Racing 18 0 1 0 2 279 16th

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship 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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DC Points
2017 Double R Racing BRI
1
Ret 		BRI
2
Ret 		BRI
3
Ret 		DON
1
2 		DON
2
Ret 		DON
3
1 		THR
1
5 		THR
2
2 		THR
3
4 		OUL
1
3 		OUL
2
5 		OUL
3
C 		CRO
1
1 		CRO
2
4 		CRO
3
1 		SNE
1
3 		SNE
2
5 		SNE
3
3 		KNO
1
8 		KNO
2
Ret 		KNO
3
Ret 		KNO
4
6 		ROC
1
1 		ROC
2
Ret 		ROC
3
5 		SIL
1
6 		SIL
2
9 		SIL
3
5 		BHGP
1
1 		BHGP
2
8 		BHGP
3
2 		5th 306.5

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship 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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2017 Double R Racing OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		ROC
1 		ROC
2 		ROC
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		SPA
1
16 		SPA
2
9 		SPA
3
7 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		21st 32
2018 Double R Racing OUL
1
1 		OUL
2
88 		OUL
3
5 		ROC
1
2 		ROC
2
37 		ROC
3
1 		SNE
1
3 		SNE
2
411 		SNE
3
1 		SIL1
1
1 		SIL1
2
611 		SIL1
3
2 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
810 		SPA
3
1 		BHI
1
2 		BHI
2
113 		BHI
3
3 		DON
1
8 		DON
2
Ret 		DON
3
11 		SIL2
1
1 		SIL2
2
16 		SIL2
3
C 		1st 531

Complete Euroformula Open Championship 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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2019 Double R Racing LEC
1
4 		LEC
2
5 		PAU
1
5 		PAU
2
Ret 		HOC
1
5 		HOC
2
Ret 		SPA
1
9 		SPA
2
7 		HUN
1
5 		HUN
2
5 		RBR
1
5 		RBR
2
3 		SIL
1
7 		SIL
2
(10) 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
8 		MNZ
1
5 		MNZ
2
4 		5th 144

American open–wheel racing results

Formula Regional Americas Championship

(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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2020 Global Racing Group MOH
1
1 		MOH
2
1 		VIR
1
1 		VIR
2
1 		VIR
3
1 		BAR
1
1 		BAR
2
1 		BAR
3
1 		SEB
1
6 		SEB
2
1 		SEB
3
1 		HMS
1
1 		HMS
2
1 		HMS
3
2 		COA
1
1 		COA
2
1 		COA
3
1 		1st 401

Indy Lights

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rank Points
2021 Global Racing Group w/
HMD Motorsports 		ALA
1
1 		ALA
2
2 		STP
1
9 		STP
2
3 		IMS
1
1 		IMS
2
5 		DET
1
2 		DET
2
2 		RDA
1
4 		RDA
2
5 		MDO
1
4 		MDO
2
4 		GTW
1
9 		GTW
2
4 		POR
1
3 		POR
2
3 		LAG
1
2 		LAG
2
3 		MDO
1
6 		MDO
2
1 		3rd 449
2022 HMD Motorsports w/
Dale Coyne Racing 		STP
3 		ALA
1L* 		IMS
1
5L 		IMS
2
1L* 		DET
1
1L* 		DET
2
1L* 		RDA
4 		MDO
3 		IOW
4 		NSH
1L* 		GTW
2L* 		POR
3 		LAG
1
6 		LAG
2
4 		1st 575

IndyCar Series

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref
2023 Meyer Shank Racing Dallara DW12 60 Honda STP TXS LBH ALA IMS INDY DET ROA MDO TOR
 IOW
 IOW
 NSH
25 		IMS
12 		GTW
18 		POR
 LAG
 31st 35 [39]
2024 Chip Ganassi Racing 8 STP
21 		THE
6 		LBH
13 		ALA
3 		IMS
24 		INDY
28 		DET
22 		ROA
12 		LAG
17 		MDO
15 		IOW
21 		IOW
12 		TOR
13 		GTW
3 		POR
23 		MIL
6 		MIL
20 		NSH
8 		16th 279 [40]

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2024 Dallara Honda 27 28 Chip Ganassi Racing

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2019 Precision Performance Motorsports GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
18 		SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 65th 13
2022 Alegra Motorsports GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
20 		SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 69th 135

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Oliver Söderström
(Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic)
 Formula STCC Nordic
Champion
2016 		Succeeded by
Hugo Nerman
Preceded by
Oliver Söderström
(Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ)
 Formula STCC NEZ
Champion
2016 		Succeeded by
Hugo Nerman
Preceded by BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Champion
2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Stuart Middleton
 Sunoco Whelen Challenge
Winner
2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Dakota Dickerson
(F3 Americas Championship)
 Formula Regional Americas Championship
Champion
2020 		Succeeded by
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Lundqvist