Linus Lundqvist (R)
Nationality: Swedish
Languages spoken: Swedish, English
Height/weight: 5’10” / 154 lbs.
Education: High school graduate
Hobbies/interests: Training (martial arts), movies and reading
Favorite sports: Hockey (Sweden)
Driver training preferences: Martial arts
Favorite food: Sushi
Guilty food pleasure: Sandwiches
Best meal you can cook by yourself: Egg fried rice with chicken
The one talent I wish I had: Speak more languages
Person I would most like to meet: David Chapelle -- would be really interesting and inspiring to be able to sit down and just listen to him. And have a bit of a laugh
Bucket list: Travel to all continents
An interesting note about me: I climbed Africa’s tallest active volcano (Ol Doinyo Lengai) in 2011
Racing goal: Win
Racing hero: Kenny Brack
Career results:
2020
- Won the Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda with 15 wins, 16 podium finishes, 15 pole positions and 14 fastest laps in 17 races
2019
- Competed in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Rolex 24 At Daytona in the GTD class (his prize for winning the Sunoco/Whelen Challenge in 2018)
- Finished fifth in Euroformula Open with two podiums and a pole position
- Competed in two Euroformula Open Winter Series races with one victory
- Competed in five MRF Challenge Formula 2000 races with three top-10 finishes
2018
- Won the BRDC British F3 Championship capturing seven wins, 13 podiums, two poles and four fastest race laps in 23 races
- The championship title earned him entry into the Sunoco Whelen Challenge
- Competed as a guest driver in two Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia races
2017
- Finished fifth in the F4 British Championship with five victories, 11 podiums, four poles and nine fastest race laps in 30 races
- Competed in three BRDC British F3 Championship races earning two top-10 finishes
2016
- Won the Formula STCC (renamed from Formula Renault 1.6) Nordic and NEZ Championships with 13 wins from 18 races
2015
- Made the transition from karts to cars, finishing fourth in the Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic Championship and third in the Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ (North-East Zone) Championship
2009-2014
- Competed in numerous Swedish and European karting championships, winning the 2011 MKR series Sweden Formula Mini title.