Arvid Lindblad

Arvid Lindblad (born 8 August 2007) is a British and Swedish racing driver, who is contracted to compete in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Campos.

Born and raised in Virginia Water to a Swedish father and a mother of Indian heritage, 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.

[8] 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.

[23] 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.

[27] In November, Lindblad joined Prema to compete in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship round at the Macau Grand Prix Circuit.

[33][34] Lindblad's overall performances netted him as a finalist in the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award alongside Taylor Barnard, Callum Voisin and Joseph Loake.

[35] 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.

[17] 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.

[41] He qualified seventh in Melbourne,[42] 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.

[53][54] The next round became a standout for Lindblad, who first dominantly won the sprint race after taking the lead at the start and then 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.

[58] 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.

[63] 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.

[64] 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 driving in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring