Arvid Lindblad
Lindblad at Mugello Circuit in 2023
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2007-08-08) 8 August 2007
London, United Kingdom
Italian F4 Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamPrema Racing
Car number23
Former teamsVan Amersfoort Racing
Starts29 (29 entries)
Wins6
Podiums10
Poles4
Fastest laps3
Best finish3rd in 2023
Previous series
2023Formula 4 UAE Championship

Arvid Lindblad (born 8 August 2007) is a British racing driver with Indian and Swedish ancestry, who is currently set to drive in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for 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

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]

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 will also join Prema to compete in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship round at the Macau Grand Prix Circuit.[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]

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 * *
FIA Formula 3 Championship Prema Racing

* 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 F4 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

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		 YMC1
2		 YMC1
3		 YMC2
1		 YMC2
2		 YMC2
3		 DUB1
1		 DUB1
2		 DUB1
3		 YMC3
1		 YMC3
2		 YMC3
3		 DUB2
1		 DUB2
2		 DUB2
3		 TBD TBD

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
 BHR
FEA
 MEL
SPR
 MEL
FEA
 IMO
SPR
 IMO
FEA
 MON
SPR
 MON
FEA
 CAT
SPR
 CAT
FEA
 RBR
SPR
 RBR
FEA
 SIL
SPR
 SIL
FEA
 HUN
SPR
 HUN
FEA
 SPA
SPR
 SPA
FEA
 MNZ
SPR
 MNZ
FEA
 TBD TBD

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