# Arvid Lindblad

Arvid Lindblad (born 8 August 2007) is a British and Swedish racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Campos Racing.
Lindblad began competitive kart racing aged seven, winning several national and continental titles. A protégé of Oliver Rowland, Lindblad graduated to junior formulae aged 15, competing in Italian F4 from 2022 to 2023, and finishing third in the latter with Prema. After winning in Formula 4 at the 2023 Macau Grand Prix, Lindblad progressed to FIA Formula 3 in 2024, achieving several wins and placing fourth. He then won his first title at the Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition. Lindblad has graduated to FIA Formula 2 with Campos for the 2025 season.
A member of the Red Bull Junior Team since 2021, Lindblad completed his first Formula One showrun in September 2024, driving the Red Bull RB8 in Houston.

## Early and personal life

Arvid Lindblad was born on 8 August 2007 in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. His father, Stefan Lindblad, is Swedish, while his mother, Anita Ahuja, is of Indian heritage. Lindblad was raised in Virginia Water and educated at the Royal Grammar School in Guildford.
Lindblad was first involved in motorsport when he was gifted a motocross bike aged three.

## Career
### Karting

Lindblad first started karting aged five at Daytona Sandown Park in Esher. He progress to competitive kart racing in 2015. Aged nine, Lindblad was taken under the wing of Oliver Rowland. In 2020 he won the WSK Super Master Series in the OKJ class. Signing to the Red Bull Junior Team in 2021, he won the WSK Euro Series and the WSK Final Cup for OK karts. He moved to shifter karting in 2022. A nasty accident occurred during the Champions of the Future Winter Series kart race where he crashed out during qualifying heat due to contact and suffered a broken thumb and extensive tissue damage.

### 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. He was able to amass three points finishes with his best finish being seventh place, putting him 17th in the standings with 12 points.

#### 2023

Ahead of the season Lindblad joined Hitech Grand Prix to compete in the Formula 4 UAE Championship. In race 3 of the opening round held at the Dubai Autodrome, Lindblad took his first Formula 4 win as he fended off Ferrari Driver Academy driver Tuukka Taponen from pole position. However, this proved a false dawn as Lindblad only scored 26 points in the following two rounds, which dropped him out of the hunt. Despite this, Lindblad notched up a podium during the season finale in Yas Marina, putting him fifth in the standings.
For his main campaign in Italian F4 Lindblad joined Prema Racing. He got off to a great start, taking his first win during the Imola opener inclusive of two other podiums. He then proceeded to secure a double win in Misano. An impressive feat followed after winning all three races at Monza Circuit he opened up his championship lead to over 80 points. However during the final three rounds, his Prema machinery began to struggle with a lack of pace, leading to Lindblad not even taking a podium finish. This allowed rivals Kacper Sztuka and teammate Ugo Ugochukwu to overhaul him in the standings, leading Lindblad to finish third in the standings.
In the Euro 4 Championship, Lindblad had a solid start as he secured pole for the opening Mugello round, where he went on to finish fourth. He then went on to take his only Euro 4 win during the final race in Monza, and another podium in Barcelona lifted him to fourth in the overall standings. In November, Lindblad joined Prema to compete in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship round at the Macau Grand Prix Circuit. In a chaotic qualifying, Lindblad was able to secure pole position, before following it up by winning the qualification race. His dominance continued the next day, where Lindblad was able to pull away and take home the victory in the main race. Lindblad's overall performances netted him as a finalist in the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award alongside Taylor Barnard, Callum Voisin and Joseph Loake.

### Formula Regional Middle East Championship

In the pre-season of 2024, Lindblad signed with Mumbai Falcons to participate in the first three rounds of the Formula Regional Middle East Championship. He impressed in the opening round in Yas Marina by winning the second race from reverse pole. Although he only scored three more points in the remaining two rounds, his performances placed him thirteenth overall in the standings.

### FIA Formula 3 Championship

In October 2023, Lindblad signed to race with Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for 2024, partnering single-seater champions Gabriele Minì and Dino Beganovic. Qualifying ninth in Bahrain, Lindblad got off to a great start by winning the sprint race, where he managed his tyres early on before dispatching his rivals in the closing laps and cross the line five seconds ahead. In the feature race, Lindblad finished in a solid eighth place. He qualified seventh in Melbourne, and put up another overtaking masterclass in the sprint race, enabling him to score a second place podium; he overtook Christian Mansell and Laurens van Hoepen but was held at bay by eventual winner Martinius Stenshorne following a safety car restart. Despite moving up to the top 5 in the first half of the race, he struggled with tyres and slipped back to eleventh at the flag. Lindblad continued to pick up points in Imola where he finished the races in eighth and seventh having qualified fourth. Lindblad's first retirement came in the Monaco sprint race, after he was involved in a multi-car collision on the opening lap. The next day however, he secured his best feature race result up to that point with fourth place.
Lindblad secured a best qualifying result in Barcelona with a front row start. After finishing ninth in the sprint race, Lindblad overtook polesitter Mansell on lap 4 of the feature race and dominated from there onwards, becoming the youngest feature race winner in FIA F3 history. His good qualifying continued into Austria where he secured another front row. He retired from the sprint race due to a puncture sustained in a battle with Sami Meguetounif whilst fighting just outside the points. Lindblad also suffered contact from Alex Dunne which caused him to drop to seventh place. Silverstone became a standout for Lindblad, who first dominantly won the sprint race after taking the lead from Noel León at the start. The next day, Lindblad made the correct decision to pit for dry tyres during the formation lap on a wet but drying track; progressing to second from where he would inherit the feature race win following a penalty for Callum Voisin. In winning both races, Lindblad became the first driver in FIA F3 history to do the double — win both races of a two-race weekend — and put himself into second in the championship with three rounds remaining.
However, this would be Lindblad's last points finish of the season as a string of poor qualifying results at Hungary, Spa, and Monza contributed to finishes outside the top ten. Race-ending incidents with Matías Zagazeta and Christian Mansell contributed to his non-scores in the former two feature races. Additionally, a collision with Voisin in the last-named round, led to a penalty that demoted Lindblad from ninth to 16th in the feature race. Despite dropping to fourth in the standings, Lindblad ended the season as the highest-scoring rookie and helped Prema to win the teams' championship for a third successive year. Lindblad was again selected as a finalist for the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award for 2024, alongside Freddie Slater, Louis Sharp and Deagen Fairclough.

### Formula Regional Oceania Championship

In preparation for his Formula 2 campaign in 2025, Lindblad competed in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition. He started the year off with three podiums in all three races at the season opener at Taupo International Motorsport Park, which included a pole position and win in the third race. Lindblad continued his podium streak at Hampton Downs, this time scoring two poles and two victories in races 1 and 3 respectively, while he finished the second race in third.
Lindblad won the first race at Manfeild, but his seven-race podium streak came to an end during a wet second race, finishing in fourteenth place following a safety car restart. He bounced back in the third race to take his fifth pole and win of the year, expanding his gap to 40 points from nearest rival Nikita Johnson. During race 1 of the Teretonga Park round, Lindblad achieved pole position and the fastest lap, finishing in second place behind teammate Matías Zagazeta. Lindblad came in sixth during race 2 and claimed another victory in race 3, expanding his championship margin to 59 points ahead of Johnson.
Lindblad clinched the champion at Highlands Motorsport Park, finishing the race in second place, due to the fact that he finished ahead of rivals Johnson and Zack Scoular. Lindblad retired from race 2 after he was caught in an opening crash involving Zagazeta, Patrick Heuzenroeder, and Michael Shin. Lindblad bounced back during the season's last race (round 5 race 3), also known as the 2025 New Zealand Grand Prix, finishing on the podium on third. Overall, Lindblad finished the season with six wins and 370 points. Additionally, he was able to gain 18 points for his FIA Super Licence for winning the championship.

### FIA Formula 2 Championship

In September 2024, Lindblad announced that he would be promoted to Formula 2 with Campos Racing for 2025.

### Formula One

For the 2021 season Lindblad joined the Red Bull Junior Team as a Red Bull-supported driver. Ahead of the 2022 season he became a full member of the Red Bull Junior Team. Lindblad completed his first Formula One showrun in September 2024, driving the Red Bull RB8 in Houston.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2015 | LGM Series — IAME Cadet | | 48th |
| 2016 | LGM Series — IAME Cadet | | 21st |
| 2016 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet | | 8th |
| 2016 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet | | 16th |
| 2016 | Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet | Zip Team | 12th |
| 2017 | LGM Series — IAME Cadet | | 3rd |
| 2017 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet | Oliver Rowland Motorsport | 11th |
| 2017 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet | Oliver Rowland Motorsport | 2nd |
| 2017 | Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet | | 2nd |
| 2018 | LGM Series — IAME Cadet | | 1st |
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | | 33rd |
| 2018 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | Team Driver Racing Kart | 2nd |
| 2018 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet | Oliver Rowland Motorsport | 5th |
| 2018 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet | Oliver Rowland Motorsport | 7th |
| 2018 | British Kart Championship — IAME Cadet | Oliver Rowland Motorsport | 1st |
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Forza Racing | 2nd |
| 2019 | South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | Forza Racing | 14th |
| 2019 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Forza Racing | 8th |
| 2019 | WSK Euro Series — OKJ | Forza Racing | 5th |
| 2019 | Italian Championship — OKJ | | 6th |
| 2019 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | Forza Racing | 14th |
| 2019 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | Forza Racing | 34th |
| 2019 | WSK Open Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 9th |
| 2019 | WSK Final Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 10th |
| 2019 | IAME International Final — X30 Junior | | NC |
| 2020 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior | Oliver Rowland Motorsport | 14th |
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 5th |
| 2020 | South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 3rd |
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 1st |
| 2020 | WSK Euro Series — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 4th |
| 2020 | WSK Open Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 2nd |
| 2020 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 2nd |
| 2020 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 5th |
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | KR Motorsport | 3rd |
| 2021 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | KR Motorsport | 3rd |
| 2021 | WSK Euro Series — OK | KR Motorsport | 1st |
| 2021 | WSK Open Cup — OK | KR Motorsport | 3rd |
| 2021 | Champions of the Future — OK | KR Motorsport | 2nd |
| 2021 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | KR Motorsport | 3rd |
| 2021 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | KR Motorsport | 3rd |
| 2021 | WSK Final Cup — OK | KR Motorsport | 1st |
| 2022 | WSK Euro Series — OK | KR Motorsport | 10th |
| 2022 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | KR Motorsport | 16th |
| 2022 | CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 | SP Motorsport | 8th |
| 2022 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | KR Motorsport | 32nd |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2023 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 263.5 | 3rd |
| 2023 | Euro 4 Championship | Prema Racing | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 124 | 4th |
| 2023 | 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 |
| 2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Prema Racing | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 113 | 4th |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Oceania Championship | M2 Competition | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 370 | 1st |
| 2025 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Campos Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th* |
* 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 |
† – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

### 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 | DC | 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 9 | CAT FEA 1 | RBR SPR Ret | RBR FEA 7 | SIL SPR 1 | SIL FEA 1 | HUN SPR 15 | HUN FEA 28† | SPA SPR 15 | SPA FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 12 | MNZ FEA 16 | 4th | 113 |

### Complete Formula Regional Oceania 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 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | M2 Competition | TAU 1 3 | TAU 2 3 | TAU 3 1 | HMP 1 1 | HMP 2 3 | HMP 3 1 | MAN 1 1 | MAN 2 14 | MAN 3 1 | TER 1 2 | TER 2 6 | TER 3 1 | HIG 1 2 | HIG 2 Ret | HIG 3 3 | 1st | 370 |

### Complete FIA Formula 2 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | Campos Racing | MEL SPR 10 | MEL FEA C | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | JED SPR | JED FEA | IMO SPR | IMO FEA | MON SPR | MON FEA | CAT SPR | CAT FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | SPA SPR | SPA FEA | HUN SPR | HUN FEA | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | BAK SPR | BAK FEA | LSL SPR | LSL FEA | YMC SPR | YMC FEA | 11th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.