Tom Leonard Blomqvist (born 30 November 1993) is a British

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. He competes in the

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with

Meyer Shank Racing Meyer Shank Racing (MSR; formerly Michael Shank Racing) is an American motorsport organization that competes in the IndyCar Series and the IMSA SportsCar Championship. History Atlantic Championship Michael Shank, co-owner of Meyer Shank Racing ...

. Blomqvist also competes in the

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with United Autosports in the

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category. Blomqvist won the

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and

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with Meyer Shank and the 2018 24 Hours of Spa with

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. He is the son of 1984 Swedish World Rally Champion,

Stig Blomqvist Stig Lennart Blomqvist (born 29 July 1946) is a retired Swedish rally driver. He made his international breakthrough in 1971. Driving an Audi Quattro for the Audi factory team, Blomqvist won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1984 an ...

Early career

Junior career

Blomqvist began his racing career in

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, in which he competed between 2003 and 2008, winning eight Championship titles in New Zealand. In 2009, at the age of 15, he left his home in New Zealand and moved to Europe to compete in the Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden. The driver took five podium finishes and one victory from 14 races, finishing third in the standings. He also finished third in the Formula Renault NEZ Championship. At the end of the season, having to first apply for special permission to race as he was still only 15 years old, he competed in two of the four races of the

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Winter Series winning both of the races at the

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. In 2010, he competed in the full

season racing for

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, taking 12 podiums on his way to becoming the youngest ever champion in the series' history at the age of 16, beating the record set by

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who won the Championship aged 18. November 2010 saw Blomqvist compete in the iconic

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. Driving for

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he secured 3rd place with fastest lap time in the Formula BMW Pacific race. In December 2010, Blomqvist was a McLaren Autosport BRDC Award finalist as well as receiving the British Club Driver of the Year award. At the

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awards he received the

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award for the most outstanding performance by a rising star. On 30 November 2011, Blomqvist signed with MB Partners Ltd, owned by former F1 driver

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. Blomqvist was again a McLaren Autosport BRDC Award finalist at the end of 2011. In February 2012, Blomqvist joined the select group of young talent on the McLaren Driver Development Programme. In the same month, Blomqvist was one of six finalists in a large selection process as

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looked for two new junior drivers who would also be contesting the

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. Despite the accolade of being chosen as one of the drivers, Blomqvist elected to stay in single-seaters and a few weeks later, having been selected as a European F3 VW Factory Driver, he signed with ma-con motorsport to contest the F3 Euroseries.

Formula 3 (2010–2014)

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Because of his outstanding success at Macau in 2010, 2011 saw Blomqvist competing in German F3 with Performance Racing. Despite competing against stronger teams, he was 3rd in the Championship, when at the start of the race at

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he was hit by another car and propelled into a wall, prematurely ending his season and breaking his back at the same time. It would require several months of recuperation before Blomqvist was fit to drive again. Nonetheless,

invited Blomqvist to compete in the 2012 German F3 Championship, fitting the races around his F3 Euroseries schedule. Despite competing in only five rounds due to his prior injury, Blomqvist was 5th in the Championship having achieved an impressive 10 podiums, including five wins, and led by 16 points for these rounds. Blomqvist finished the season in 7th place for both the F3 Euroseries and the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, having competed with a team new to Formula 3. He entered the Macau F3 street circuit race in November 2012 where he and his team, Eurointernational, used a brand new car, but with no time to test beforehand, the results were disappointing. At the end of 2012, Blomqvist was selected to join the

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and competed in the newly formed FIA European Formula 3 Championship this year — billed as "the most competitive young talent series on the planet" – where he joined his former team

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as their lone driver for the 2013 season. Despite the team being new to Formula 3, Blomqvist finished the season in 7th place and

finished 5th in the Team Championship. Quite an achievement considering all their points were harvested by just one driver, Blomqvist, whereas the teams that finished ahead each had several drivers. 2014 F3 HockenheimringII Tom Blomqvist by 2eight 8SC1452

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In November 2013, Blomqvist entered the

, this time driving for his former team,

. The Red Bull Junior driver was back on pace and looking at starting on pole. However, in the dying minutes of the session Blomqvist was unable to get another clear lap, losing pole position and ending up sixth. During the qualifying race, the unfamiliar starting procedure of the Fortec car caused him to stall at the start. While waiting to be restarted, a distracted Harry Tincknell, who had also momentarily stalled, drove straight into the back of him, ending Blomqvist's day and causing him to start at the back of the grid for the final race. Blomqvist then went on to have a great race the following day. He charged his way through the 28-car field, and when the checkered flag was shown 15 laps later, Blomqvist came home in eighth place. For 2014, Blomqvist again competed in the European Formula 3 Championship driving for Carlin, along with his teammates,

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and Sean Gelael, driving under a new banner of Jagonya Ayam with Carlin in their Dallara-Volkswagens. After a thrilling season racing with the cream of junior motorsport's talent, Blomqvist managed to finish 2nd in the championship, despite incurring engine change penalties. In November 2014, Blomqvist entered the

driving his Jagonya Ayam with Carlin car. Despite being one of the quickest drivers on the track in practice and qualifying, Blomqvist's luck ran out within the first lap of the Grand Prix. After making a great start from 3rd, Blomqvist was challenging for the lead which he took after

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made a mistake a few corners in. As Blomqvist took the corner,

Esteban Ocon Esteban José Jean-Pierre Ocon-Khelfane (; born 17 September 1996) is a French racing driver who competes in Formula One for Haas F1 Team, Haas. Ocon won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix with Alpine F1 Team, Alpine. Born and raised in Normandy to ...

made an over optimistic move from behind, and the two collided. Although Ocon had damaged his suspension at San Francisco Bend, he managed to go on, but a powerless Blomqvist was driven into the barriers, ending his race. Due to the narrow track there was a multiple car pile-up behind, with Yu Kanamaru getting launched first over Jordan King and then Blomqvist, before landing on a wall at the side of the track. No one was hurt in the chaos, and after the race was restarted

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went on to become the 2014 winner.

DTM (2015–2017)

2015

On 2 February 2015, it was announced Blomqvist had secured a BMW DTM drive for multiple seasons, replacing the spot left vacant by the departure of

Joey Hand Joseph Alan Hand (born February 10, 1979) is an American professional racing driver who competes in sports car racing as a Ford factory driver. A former champion of the Star Mazda Series, Hand is the co-winner of the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona dri ...

. The announcement followed a selection test carried out by Blomqvist, Jack Harvey,

Robin Frijns Robin Christiaan Maria Frijns (born 7 August 1991) is a Dutch racing driver. He most recently raced in Formula E with Envision Racing, and in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Team WRT as part of the BMW in motorsport, BMW factory driver l ...

Lucas Luhr Lucas Luhr (born 22 July 1979) is a German racing driver. He is a staple of the American Le Mans Series during the 2000s and early 2010s, winning the GT class with Porsche in 2002, the LMP2 category in 2006, and taking the overall LMP1 champion ...

, Richie Stanaway,

Alex Lynn Alexander George Lynn (born 17 September 1993) is a British people, British racing driver who is from Great Dunmow. He currently competes in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship driving the No. 12 Cadillac V-Series.R for Jota Sport. Lynn h ...

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and Alex Gurney at Jerez in December 2014. Blomqvist joined the RBM Team alongside

Augusto Farfus Augusto Celestino Farfus dos Santos Jr. (born 3 September 1983) is a Brazilian professional racing driver, and BMW Motorsport works driver. He lives in Monaco. Early years Born in Curitiba, Farfus first tasted racing in minibike races and wo ...

and finished the season in a respectable 14th place, having made

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history as the youngest

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driver to win a race in his first season, at Oschersleben, and the second youngest race winner with any manufacturer.

2016

For the 2016 season, Blomqvist remained with the RBM Team but with a new teammate,

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. He concluded a successful 2016 DTM season in point-scoring fashion at the series' finale in Hockenheim, ending the season in sixth position in the Drivers' Championship, the youngest driver in the top ten of the season's final standings.

2017

2017 saw Blomqvist remain with BMW and Team RBM, but in the newly formed Team RBR, with ex Formula One driver

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as his stablemate.

Formula E (2017–2021)

2018 Punta del Este ePrix - Qualifying 04

2017–18 season

He participated in the 2017–18 Formula E season with the MS&AD Andretti Formula E team. This caused some confusion as he was confirmed by the official FIA entry list, rather than an announcement by the team. He made his debut at Marrakesh ePrix, replacing

Kamui Kobayashi is a Japanese racing driver and motorsport executive, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, Toyota and in Super Formula for KC Motorgroup, KCMG. Kobayashi competed in Formula One from to . In end ...

. His teammate was

António Félix da Costa António Maria de Mello Breyner Félix da Costa (born 31 August 1991) is a Portugal, Portuguese professional racing driver for the Porsche Formula E Team, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team and the 2019–20 Formula E Championship, 2019–20 Formul ...

, who had raced in Formula E since the inaugural 2014–15 season (with

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for 2014–15). Despite a strong debut in Marrakesh, finishing in 8th position, his results were not considered good enough by the team & he was replaced with

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for the final four races of the season. Blomqvist returned to the Formula E paddock for the 2019 Berlin ePrix, where he acted as a TV pundit, in place of the regular

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, who was attending the 2019 Indy 500.

2019–20 season

Blomqvist returned to the race seat for the final two races of the 2019–20 season-ending 2020 Berlin ePrix, replacing

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's James Calado, who had other commitments.

2020–21 season

Blomqvist was then given a full-time seat at the NIO 333 FE Team for the

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, driving alongside fellow Briton Oliver Turvey. The car was one of the slowest on the grid, finishing in last place of the constructors, with Blomqvist accumulating 6 points, and Turvey 13. For the 2021–22 season, Blomqvist opted to leave NIO and joined

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as a reserve driver.

FIA World Endurance Championship (2018–present)

2018

In the

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, driving a

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GT3 for Team Walkenhorst Motorsport, Blomqvist, and teammates

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and Christian Krognes won the 2018 24 Hours of Spa.

2021

During the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship, Blomqvist, ex-teammate at Carlin in F3 Sean Gelael, and ex-Formula 1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne were driving an

Oreca 07 The Oreca 07 is a Le Mans Prototype built by French manufacturer Oreca to meet the 2017 FIA and ACO LMP2 regulations. It made its official race debut in the opening round of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the 24 Hours of Dayt ...

for

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team, in the

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2 class. They finished second in the class, collecting four podiums out of the five races, including a second place in the famous

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2023

Blomqvist will return to the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship with United Autosports in the

category alongside

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and Josh Pierson. He served as the replacement for

, who moved to the Hypercar class with

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. Blomqvist stated that a large part of his decision to take the drive was the presence of Jarvis, with whom he won the DPi class title in the IMSA SportsCar Championship the previous year.

IMSA (2019–present)

2019

Blomqvist made his debut in the 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship at the wheel of a BMW M8 GTE, at

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, in a one-off race appearance, and finished in a respectable 8th in the GT Le Mans category. In 2019, he stuck around for a full season, driving the BMW of M8 GTE of

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once again. He scored solid points all throughout the season, with his best finish coming in the season's finale at the 2019 Petit Le Mans, a third place podium. He ended the year 9th in the GT Le Mans category, with 258 points.

2022

Following his Formula E campaign, Blomqvist was announced in November 2021, as one of the driver's for

in the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship, driving the

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along with teammate

. He started the season with a win at the Rolex 24 and won again that season at

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. This would secure him and Jarvis the title that season MSR GTP WGI23 01

2023

For

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, Blomqvist was retained by

, this time driving the brand new

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in the revived GTP class, being partnered by

Colin Braun Colin James Braun ( "brown"; born September 22, 1988) is an American auto racing, racing driver. He is the 2014 and 2015 IMSA SportsCar Championship, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype Challenge Champion and currently drives the No. 60 M ...

. Blomqvist and Meyer Shank started the season in the same way as 2022, winning the Rolex 24. The pair would also go on to win the Chevrolet Sports Car Grand Prix at

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in the 2023 season.

2024

Despite Meyer Shank's departure from IMSA for the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship and Blomqvist's becoming a full-time IndyCar driver, he signed on to compete in the Michelin Endurance Cup races in the #31

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Cadillac V-Series.R

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alongside

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and

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IndyCar (2023–2024)

2022

Following his successful season in

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for

, he tested one of the team's cars in October 2022 in a private IndyCar driver evaluation test at Sebring. He was fastest out of the 5 participants.

2023

On 11 July 2023, Meyer Shank Racing announced Blomqvist would drive the #60 car at Toronto for

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, who was not cleared to race following an accident at

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. In his first Indycar race, Blomqvist qualified 20th out of 27 cars, but crashed out on the first lap as he was pushed into the wall by

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and Jack Harvey. On 11 August 2023, Meyer Shank Racing announced that Blomqvist will be a full-time driver on the Meyer Shank team for the

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, with

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moving to a part time role, including Castroneves's running in the 2024 Indianapolis 500.

2024

Blomqvist would start the

partnering

. The Brit scored two top-20 finishes during the opening rounds, though his season would end after a lap one crash at the

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involving himself,

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, and Pietro Fittipaldi, which caused him to be replaced by

for the next two races. He was replaced by David Malukas for the rest of the season.

Personal life

Blomqvist resides in

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having grown up in

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, and Saffron Walden, United Kingdom. He is a citizen of the United Kingdom, as well as of New Zealand and Sweden.

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Blomqvist was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault UK results

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

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

( key)

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

Complete Formula E results

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

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results

American open–wheel racing

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

IndyCar Series

Indianapolis 500

Complete European Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

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