Arvid Lindblad

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Arvid Lindblad
FIA F3 Austria 2024 Nr. 3 Lindblad.jpg
Lindblad driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2024 Spielberg Formula 3 round
Born (2007-08-08) 8 August 2007 (age 17)
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish
via dual nationality
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current team Prema
Car number3
Starts18 (18 entries)
Wins4
Podiums5
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish4th in 2024
Previous series
2024
2024
2023
2023
20222023
FIA Formula 3
FR Middle East
Euro 4
F4 UAE
Italian F4
Championship titles
2023 Macau F4 Race

Arvid Lindblad (born 8 August 2007) is a British and Swedish racing driver, who is set to compete in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Campos.

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Born and raised in Virginia Water to a Swedish father and a mother of Indian heritage, [1] Lindblad began competitive kart racing aged seven, winning several national and continental titles. A protégé of Oliver Rowland, [2] 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 four wins and placing fourth in the standings. Lindblad graduated to Formula 2 with Campos for the 2025 season.

A member of the Red Bull Junior Team since 2021, [3] Lindblad completed his first Formula One showrun in September 2024, driving the Red Bull RB8 in Houston. [4]

Career

Karting

Lindblad started karting in 2015. [5] In 2020 he won the WSK Super Master Series in the OKJ class. [2] In 2021 he won the WSK Euro Series and the WSK Final Cup for OK karts. [6] [7] In the 2022 Champions of the Future Winter Series kart race he crashed out during qualifying heat due to contact and suffered a broken thumb and extensive tissue damage. [8] [9]

Formula 4

2022

Lindblad driving in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring F4 Italy 2022 Nr. 31 (1).jpg
Lindblad driving in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring

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. [10] [11] [12]

2023

Lindblad driving in the 2023 Italian F4 Championship at Mugello Circuit F4 Italy 2023 Mugello Nr. 23 Lindblad (1).jpg
Lindblad driving in the 2023 Italian F4 Championship at Mugello Circuit

For the 2023 Italian F4 Championship he joined Prema Racing. [5] Ahead of the season he also joined Hitech Grand Prix to compete in the Formula 4 UAE Championship. [13] In race 3 of the opening round Lindblad took his first Formula 4 win and ultimately finished the season in fifth. [14] [15] In the Italian championship Lindblad also got off to a great start, taking six wins from the first four rounds. After winning all three races at Monza Circuit he opened up his championship lead to over 80 points. [16] After struggling for pace at Mugello Circuit he lost his championship lead and ultimately finished the championship in third behind Kacper Sztuka and Ugo Ugochukwu. [15] [17]

In November Lindblad joined Prema to compete in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship round at the Macau Grand Prix Circuit where he’d win both races. [18]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

In October 2023, Lindblad signed to race with Prema Racing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering single-seater champions Gabriele Minì and Dino Beganovic. [15] Lindblad got off to a great start by winning the Bahrain sprint race and picking up 2nd place in the Australia sprint race.

Lindblad continued to pick up points in Imola and Monaco before he took his first feature race victory in Spain. In July 2024, he became the first driver to do the double (Sprint and Feature Race win) at Silverstone, his home race. The double win promoted him to 2nd in the championship 6 points behind teammate Gabriele Mini with 3 rounds to go putting Lindblad firmly in the title fight.

However that would be Lindblad's last points of the season as a string of poor qualifying results at Hungary and Spa and the season finale in Monza resulted in Lindblad failing to score points in all of the last 6 races of the season meaning he finished the season 4th in the championship with 113 points, 40 points behind champion Leonardo Fornaroli. Despite this Lindblad ended the 2024 F3 season as the highest scoring rookie as well as taking 4 race wins, 1 other podium and 1 fastest lap and helping his team Prema win the teams championship scoring 32.19 percent of the teams total points that season.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In September 2024, Lindblad announced that he would be promoted to Formula 2 with Campos Racing for 2025. [19]

Formula One

For the 2021 season Lindblad joined the Red Bull Junior Team as a Red Bull-supported driver. [8] [20] Ahead of the 2022 season he became a full member of the Red Bull Junior Team. [7]

Personal life

Lindblad was born on 8 August 2007 and raised in Virginia Water. His father, Stefan Lindblad, is Swedish, while his mother, Anita Ahuja, is of Indian heritage, making him mixed-race. [1] [21] Lindblad was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford.

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2015LGM Series — IAME Cadet48th
2016LGM Series — IAME Cadet21st
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet8th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet16th
Super 1 National Championship — IAME CadetZip Team12th
2017LGM Series — IAME Cadet3rd
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet Oliver Rowland Motorsport 11th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet2nd
Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet2nd
2018LGM Series — IAME Cadet1st
WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini33rd
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 MiniTeam Driver Racing Kart2nd
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet Oliver Rowland Motorsport 5th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet7th
British Kart Championship — IAME Cadet1st
2019 WSK Champions Cup  OKJ Forza Racing2nd
South Garda Winter Cup OKJ 14th
WSK Super Master Series  OKJ 8th
WSK Euro Series  OKJ 5th
Italian ChampionshipOKJ 6th
CIK-FIA European Championship  OKJ Forza Racing14th
CIK-FIA World Championship  OKJ 34th
WSK Open Cup OKJ KR Motorsport9th
WSK Final Cup  OKJ 10th
IAME International Final — X30 JuniorNC
2020IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior Oliver Rowland Motorsport 14th
WSK Champions Cup  OKJ KR Motorsport5th
South Garda Winter Cup OKJ 3rd
WSK Super Master Series  OKJ 1st
WSK Euro Series  OKJ 4th
WSK Open Cup OKJ 2nd
CIK-FIA European Championship  OKJ 2nd
CIK-FIA World Championship  OKJ 5th
2021 WSK Champions Cup  OK KR Motorsport3rd
WSK Super Master Series  OK 3rd
WSK Euro Series  OK 1st
WSK Open Cup OK 3rd
Champions of the Future — OK 2nd
CIK-FIA European Championship  OK 3rd
CIK-FIA World Championship  OK 3rd
WSK Final Cup  OK 1st
2022 WSK Euro Series  OK KR Motorsport10th
CIK-FIA European Championship  OK 16th
CIK-FIA European Championship  KZ2 SP Motorsport8th
CIK-FIA World Championship  OK KR Motorsport32nd
CIK-FIA World Cup  KZ2 SP Motorsport3rd


Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

YearTeamClass12345678DCPoints
2019Forza Racing OKJ ANG
QH
30
ANG
R
22
GEN
QH
8
GEN
R
8
KRI
QH
26
KRI
R
13
LEM
QH
28
LEM
R
7
14th23
2020KR Motorsport OKJ ZUE
QH
1
ZUE
R

(5)
SAR
QH
(4)
SAR
R
3
WAC
QH
2
WAC
R
1
2nd60
2021KR Motorsport OK GEN
QH
1
GEN
R

2
AUB
QH
(8)
AUB
R

(3)
SAR
QH
5
SAR
R
3
ZUE
QH
3
ZUE
R
2
3rd80
2022KR Motorsport OK PRT
QH
PRT
R
ZUE
QH
10
ZUE
R

9
KRI
QH
13
KRI
R

8
FRN
QH
FRN
R
16th16
SP Motorsport KZ2 GEN
QH
4
GEN
R
5
CRM
QH
17
CRM
R
29
8th18

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 800001217th
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship Hitech Grand Prix 1511131075th
Italian F4 Championship Prema Racing 2164310263.53rd
Euro 4 Championship 911241244th
Macau Formula 4 Race SJM Theodore Prema Racing 22222N/A1st
2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 910013313th
FIA Formula 3 Championship Prema Racing 2040151134th
2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship Campos Racing 000000TBD

* Season still in progress.
As Lindblad was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2022 Van Amersfoort Racing IMO
1
IMO
2
IMO
3
MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
VLL
1
VLL
2
VLL
3
RBR
1

15
RBR
2

15
RBR
3
RBR
4

22
MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

9
MNZ
3

C
MUG
1

21
MUG
2

Ret
MUG
3

8
17th12
2023 Prema Racing IMO
1
IMO
2

2
IMO
3

2
IMO
4

1
MIS
1

2
MIS
2

1
MIS
3

1
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

3
SPA
3

Ret
MNZ
1

1
MNZ
2

1
MNZ
3

1
LEC
1

8
LEC
2

4
LEC
3

6
MUG
1

5
MUG
2

31†
MUG
3

10
VLL
1

6
VLL
2

9
VLL
3

14
3rd263.5

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415PosPoints
2023 Hitech Grand Prix DUB1
1

8
DUB1
2

3
DUB1
3

1
KMT1
1

5
KMT1
2

33
KMT1
3

7
KMT2
1

Ret
KMT2
2

16
KMT2
3

5
DUB2
1

Ret
DUB2
2

19
DUB2
3

4
YMC
1

3
YMC
2

5
YMC
3

Ret
5th107

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789DCPoints
2023 Prema Racing MUG
1

4
MUG
2

4
MUG
3

5
MNZ
1

2
MNZ
2

2
MNZ
3

1
CAT
1

2
CAT
2

10
CAT
3

11
4th124

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011PosPoints
2023 Theodore Racing ZZIC1
1

ZZIC1
2

ZZIC1
3

MAC
1

1
MAC
1

1
SEP1
1

SEP1
2

SEP1
3

SEP2
1

SEP2
2

SEP2
3

NC†0

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2024 Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited YMC1
1

10
YMC1
2

1
YMC1
3

8
YMC2
1

15
YMC2
2

9
YMC2
3

27†
DUB1
1

15
DUB1
2

10
DUB1
3

24†
YMC3
1
YMC3
2
YMC3
3
DUB2
1
DUB2
2
DUB2
3
13th33

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2024 Prema Racing BHR
SPR

1
BHR
FEA

8
MEL
SPR

2
MEL
FEA

11
IMO
SPR

8
IMO
FEA

7
MON
SPR

Ret
MON
FEA

4
CAT
SPR

9
CAT
FEA

1
RBR
SPR

Ret
RBR
FEA

7
SIL
SPR

1
SIL
FEA

1
HUN
SPR

15
HUN
FEA

28†
SPA
SPR

15
SPA
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

12
MNZ
FEA

16
4th113

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728DCPoints
2025 Campos Racing MEL
SPR

MEL
FEA

BHR
SPR

BHR
FEA

JED
SPR

JED
FEA

IMO
SPR

IMO
FEA

MON
SPR

MON
FEA

CAT
SPR

CAT
FEA

RBR
SPR

RBR
FEA

SIL
SPR

SIL
FEA

SPA
SPR

SPA
FEA

HUN
SPR

HUN
FEA

MNZ
SPR

MNZ
FEA

BAK
SPR

BAK
FEA

LSL
SPR

LSL
FEA

YMC
SPR

YMC
FEA

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