Linus Lundqvist (born 26 March 1999) is a

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racing driver. He currently competes in

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driving for

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with

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. He is the

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champion. He is also the 2020 Formula Regional Americas Champion.

Career

Karting

Born in Tyresö, 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.

Lower formulae

In 2015, Lundqvist made his single-seater debut in the Formula 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. The following 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. In 2017, Lundqvist moved across to the British F4 championship with

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. In the championship, he claimed five victories but a string of inconsistent performances meant he could only achieve fifth in the drivers' standings.

BRDC F3 Championship

In July 2017, Lundqvist made his debut in the

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, again with Double R. There he achieved three points finishes, the highest being a seventh in the third race. In February 2018, Double R announced Lundqvist would contest the championship full-time. There he claimed seven wins and three pole positions to claim the title at

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after a season-long battle with Nicolai Kjærgaard.

GP3 Series

In November 2018,

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confirmed they would run Lundqvist in the post-season test at Yas Marina.

Euroformula Open Championship

After partaking in the winter series and pre-season testing with

, Lundqvist once again teamed up with Double R to partake in the

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Formula Regional Americas

In April 2020, Global Racing Group announced Lundqvist would race with them in the 2020 championship. In a dominant display, Lundqvist claimed sixteen of the eighteen race wins on offer and took the championship title at the penultimate round at

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Indy Lights

As part of winning the Formula Regional Americas title, Lundqvist received a Honda-backed scholarship to contest the 2021 championship. In January 2021, Lundqvist announced he would join the grid with GRG with

. 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 with

. He earned five wins and nine wins in 14 races to claim the title with a 92-point margin.

IMSA SportsCar Championship

In November 2018, Lundqvist won the Sunoco Whelen Challenge and received a drive for the

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for 2019 with

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. On January 5, 2022, Alegra Motorsports announced that Lundqvist would compete alongside

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and Michael de Quesada in the #28 Mercedes for the 2022

Racing record

Career summary

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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

American open–wheel racing results

Formula Regional Americas Championship

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

Indy Lights

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with ^L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lundqvist, Linus 1999 births Living people People from Tyresö Municipality Swedish racing drivers British F4 Championship drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Indy Lights drivers Indy Lights champions Sportspeople from Stockholm County MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers Formula Regional Americas Championship drivers Double R Racing drivers Dale Coyne Racing drivers Campos Racing drivers Karting World Championship drivers