Kristian Lindbom

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Kristian Lindbom
NationalityAustralian
Born (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989 (age 34)
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series career
Debut season2012
Current teamKali Motorsport
Car number50
Former teams Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
Evans Motorsport Group
Dragon Motor Racing
Starts17
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2013
Previous series
2000-05
2006-08
2009-11
Karts
Australian Formula Ford
Australian Formula 3
Championship titles
2002
2003

2004
2004

2005
AKA Australian Junior National
CIK/FIA Australian Junior Intercontinental A
AKA Australian Junior Clubman
CIK/FIA Australian Junior Intercontinental A
AKA Australian Formula 100 Champion

Kristian Arthur Guy Lindbom (born 18 September 1989) is an Australian former racing car driver from Sydney, Australia. He now lives in Melbourne, Australia. Kristian is a driver coach for Fast Track Racing, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Aston Martin and Australian Formula Ford team Evans Motorsport Group.

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Karts

Lindbom won multiple titles in Australia in his youth. In 2002 he won the AKA Australian Junior National Championship on dirt. In 2003 he moved to circuit karts and won the CIK/FIA Australian Junior Intercontinental A Championship. In 2004 he won two titles in the AKA Australian Junior Clubman and CIK/FIA Australian Junior Intercontinental A classes. In 2005 he was the AKA Australian Formula 100 Champion.

Formula Ford

Lindbom began competing in State level races, finishing second in the Victorian [1] and fourth in the New South Wales [2] Championships. He then competed in the Australian Formula Ford Championship from 2006 through to 2008 for Borland Racing Developments (2006–2007) and Sonic Motor Racing Services (2008). Over the three years he won six races, 28 podiums, three pole positions and four fastest laps.

Formula 3

In the 2009 and 2010 seasons he had showings in Formula 3 on three occasions with limited success due to a lack of testing laps prior to races.

In 2011, at the Hidden Valley Raceway round of V8 Supercars whilst working for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, a car capable of race wins became vacant. Fifteen minutes before the first qualifying session, Lindbom sat in the car for the first time and the first time in 14 months. He drove out of the garage in a formula car and finished the session in 1st place. He then went on to win the inaugural City of Darwin Cup. [3]

GP3 Series

On 2/3 December 2011, Lindbom tested competitively for the Tech 1 Racing in Jerez, Spain. [4] [5] [6]

Supercars

Lindbom tested with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport in August 2011 and later in September he tested for Walkinshaw Racing at Winton. [7]

In February 2012 it was announced that Lindbom would compete in Adelaide in the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, financed by Fast Track Communications. [8] Lindbom raced competitively in his debut race and placed 10th.

In February 2013 it was announced that Lindbom would again compete in the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, this year for Evans Motorsport Group racing EMG’s FPR-built FG Falcon. [9]

Lindbom entered the Dunlop Series Queensland Raceway round in 2014 with Dragon Motor Racing with a view to participating in the main series Enduro Cup that season. [10] Lindbom retired from the weekend and the wildcard bid was unsuccessful. [11]

Lindbom made a surprise return to the grid in 2018, with a one-off drive for Kali Motorsport at the 2018 Super2 Series finale in Newcastle. [12]

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/lapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship Borland Racing Developments 600003213th
Victorian Formula Ford Championship1831 ?114762nd
New South Wales Formula Ford Championship ? ? ? ? ?3014th
2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship Borland Racing Developments 22100102524th
2008 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sonic Motor Racing Services2010072973rd
2009 Australian Drivers Championship Astuti Motorsport200023010th
2010 Australian Drivers Championship Astuti Motorsport60022439th
2011 Australian Drivers Championship Team BRM 310033711th
2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 200005330th
2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series Evans Motorsport Group13000180013th
2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series Dragon Motor Racing 100000N/C
2018 Dunlop Super2 Series Kali Motorsport200006026th

Complete Super2 Series results

(key) (Round results only)

Super2 Series results
YearTeamCar1234567PositionPoints
2012 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VE Commodore ADE
21
BAR TOW QLD WIN BAT HOM 30th53
2013 Evans Motorsport Group Ford FG Falcon ADE
4
BAR
5
TOW
10
QLD
20
WIN BAT
9
HOM 13th800
2014 Dragon Motor Racing Holden VE Commodore ADE WIN BAR TOW QLD
29
BAT HOM N/C0
2018 Kali Motorsport Holden VF Commodore ADE SYM BAR TOW SAN BAT NEW
15
26th60

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References

  1. http://www.formulaford.org.au/images/stories/archive/2006/2006_Vic.pdf?phpMyAdmin=uTS0ZxlynM6qc7x09ddTmPcFQM7&phpMyAdmin=c5750c96f1816d29965e9341442577e7%5B%5D 2006 Victorian F.Ford pointscore Retrieved 13/10/2011
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  3. http://www.formula3.com.au/news.asp?id=821 City of Darwin Cup News Article
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  7. http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/09/05/young-guns-get-walkinshaw-test-chance/ 2011 V8 Supercar Test with Walkinshaw Racing Article, Speedcafe.com
  8. "Dumbrell's team expands into the Dunlop Series". 22 February 2012.
  9. "Lindbom signs on for 2013 Dunlop Series assault". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  10. "Lindbom locked in for Dragon wildcard". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  11. "Dragon officially withdraws from Bathurst 1000". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  12. "Lindbom to race Kali Super2 Commodore in Newcastle". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

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