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Arvid Lindblad (born 8 August 2007) is a British racing driver with Indian and Swedish ancestry, who is currently competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing. He previously raced in the Italian F4 Championship in 2022 and 2023, ending third in the latter season.[1][2] He is affiliated to the Red Bull Junior Team.[3] He is also a protege of Oliver Rowland.[4]

Career

Karting

Lindblad started karting in 2015.[5] In 2020 he won the WSK Super Master Series in the OKJ class.[4] 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.[1][8]

Formula 4

2022

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.[9][10][11]

2023

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.[12] In race 3 of the opening round Lindblad took his first Formula 4 win and ultimately finished the season in fifth.[13][14] In the Italian championship Lindblad also got off too 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.[15] 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.[14][16]

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. [17]

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.[14] in the 2024 season of 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship he got off to a great start and won the Bahrain sprint race

Formula One

For the 2021 season Lindblad joined the Red Bull Junior Team as a Red Bull-supported driver.[1][18] Ahead of the 2022 season he became a full member of the Red Bull Junior Team.[7]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2015 LGM Series — IAME Cadet 48th
2016 LGM Series — IAME Cadet 21st
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet 8th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet 16th
Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet Zip Team 12th
2017 LGM Series — IAME Cadet 3rd
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet Oliver Rowland Motorsport 11th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet 2nd
Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet 2nd
2018 LGM Series — IAME Cadet 1st
WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini 33rd
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini Team Driver Racing Kart 2nd
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet Oliver Rowland Motorsport 5th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet 7th
British Kart Championship — IAME Cadet 1st
2019 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Forza Racing 2nd
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 14th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 8th
WSK Euro Series — OKJ 5th
Italian Championship — OKJ 6th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ Forza Racing 14th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 34th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ KR Motorsport 9th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 10th
IAME International Final — X30 Junior NC
2020 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior Oliver Rowland Motorsport 14th
WSK Champions Cup — OKJ KR Motorsport 5th
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 Motorsport 3rd
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 Motorsport 10th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 16th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 SP Motorsport 8th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK KR Motorsport 32nd
CIK-FIA World Cup — KZ2 SP Motorsport 3rd


Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2019 Forza 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 		14th 23
2020 KR Motorsport OKJ ZUE
QH
1 		ZUE
R
(5) 		SAR
QH
(4) 		SAR
R
3 		WAC
QH
2 		WAC
R
1 		2nd 60
2021 KR 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 		3rd 80
2022 KR Motorsport OK PRT
QH
 PRT
R
 ZUE
QH
10 		ZUE
R
9 		KRI
QH
13 		KRI
R
8 		FRN
QH
 FRN
R
 16th 16
SP Motorsport KZ2 GEN
QH
4 		GEN
R
5 		CRM
QH
17 		CRM
R
29 		8th 18

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 8 0 0 0 0 12 17th
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship Hitech Grand Prix 15 1 1 1 3 107 5th
Italian F4 Championship Prema Racing 21 6 4 3 10 263.5 3rd
Euro 4 Championship 9 1 1 2 4 124 4th
Macau Formula 4 Race SJM Theodore Prema Racing 2 2 2 2 2 N/A 1st
2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 9 1 0 0 1 33 13th
FIA Formula 3 Championship Prema Racing 4 1 0 0 2 23* 5th*

* 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)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
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 		17th 12
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 		3rd 263.5

Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 Pos Points
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 		5th 107

Complete Euro 4 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 DC Points
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 		4th 124

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points
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)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
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 		13th 33

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
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
 CAT
FEA
 RBR
SPR
 RBR
FEA
 SIL
SPR
 SIL
FEA
 HUN
SPR
 HUN
FEA
 SPA
SPR
 SPA
FEA
 MNZ
SPR
 MNZ
FEA
 5th* 44*

* Season still in progress.

References

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