| Linus Lundqvist | |||||||
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.jpg) Lundqvist in 2024 | |||||||
| Nationality |  Swedish | ||||||
| Born | Linus Hans Fredrik Lundqvist (1999-03-26)26 March 1999 (age 26) Tyresö, Sweden | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 20 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 16th (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2023Music City Grand Prix (Streets of Nashville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024Music City Grand Prix (Nashville Superspeedway) | ||||||
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| 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:[ˈliːnɵsˈlɵnːd.kvɪsːt]; born 26 March 1999) is aSwedish racing driver who last competed forChip Ganassi Racing in theIndyCar Series. He previously competed inIndy Lights driving forHMD Motorsports withDale Coyne Racing, having won the2022 championship.[2] He is also the2020 Formula Regional Americas Champion. He made his IndyCar debut in 2023 driving the #60Meyer Shank RacingHonda.
Born inTyresö, 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]
In 2015, Lundqvist made his single-seater debut in theFormula 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] Thefollowing 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]
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In 2017, Lundqvist moved across to theBritish F4 championship withDouble 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]
In July 2017, Lundqvist made his debut in theBRDC 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 atSilverstone after a season-long battle with Nicolai Kjærgaard.[14]
In November 2018,Campos Racing confirmed they would run Lundqvist in the post-season test atYas Marina.[15]
After taking part in the winter series and pre-season testing withCampos Racing, Lundqvist once again teamed up with Double R to compete in theEuroformula Open Championship.[16][17]
In April 2020, Global Racing Group announced Lundqvist would race with them in the2020 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 atHomestead.[19][20]
As part of winning the Formula Regional Americas title, Lundqvist received a Honda-backed scholarship to contest the2021 championship.[21] In January 2021, Lundqvist announced he would join the grid with GRG withHMD 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 withDale Coyne Racing. He earned five wins and nine podiums in 14 races to claim the title with a 92-point margin.
In November 2018, Lundqvist won the Sunoco Whelen Challenge and received a drive for the24 Hours of Daytona for 2019 withPrecision Performance Motorsports.[23] On 5 January 2022, Alegra Motorsports announced that Lundqvist would compete alongsideMaximilian Götz,Daniel Morad and Michael de Quesada in the #28Mercedes for the 202224 Hours of Daytona.[24]
On 1 November 2021, Lundqvist took part in his firstIndyCar test at theIndianapolis Motor Speedway forAndretti Autosport.[25][26] His next test would come at theTexas Motor Speedway withRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in April 2023, which was his first oval test.[27] In June, he completed another test atSebring.[28]
Lundqvist made hisIndyCar debut withMeyer Shank Racing during the2023 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, taking over the Meyer Shank Racing #60 car whilst main driverSimon 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 the2023 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, the2023 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 byTom Blomqvist, as Pagenaud would not be fit to return.[36]
On 31 August, it was announced that Lundqvist had signed a multi-year contract withChip 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, eventually finishing sixteenth in the overall standings whilst winning Rookie of the Year.
Despite his success throughout the season, Lundqvist was not given a seat on the grid for the2025 season despite an ongoing multi-year deal.[38] The Swede later stated that he only knew his contract was terminated in mid-January.[39]
Lundqvist was invited to take part in theBerlinFormula E rookie test in April 2023 withAndretti Autosport.[40]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
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| 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 |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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| 2015 | Team TIDÖ | SKÖ 1 8 | SKÖ 2 4 | AND 1 5 | AND 2 5 | AND 3 9 | AHV 1 3 | AHV 2 3 | FAL 1 Ret | FAL 2 6 | FAL 3 Ret | KIN 1 2 | KIN 2 4 | SOL 8 | KNU 1 2 | KNU 2 2 | 4th | 150 |
| 2016 | LL Motorsport Junior Team | SKÖ 1 2 | SKÖ 2 1 | MAN 1 1 | MAN 2 EX | AND 1 1 | AND 2 1 | FAL 1 1 | FAL 2 2 | KAR 1 1 | KAR 2 1 | ALA 1 3 | ALA 2 1 | KNU 1 1 | KNU 2 1 | 1st | 319 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
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| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
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| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
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| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
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| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap) (Races withL 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 |
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| 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 | ||||||
| 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 |
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| 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 | [41] | |
| 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 | [42] |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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| 2024 | Dallara | Honda | 27 | 28 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
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| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
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| 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 LV8 | DAY 20 | SEB | LBH | LGA | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET | 69th | 135 |
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| 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 |
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