Christian Lundgaard
Christian Lundgaard | |||||||
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![]() Lundgaard in 2021 | |||||||
Nationality | ![]() | ||||||
Born | Hedensted, Denmark | 23 July 2001||||||
Related to | Henrik Lundgaard (father) Daniel Lundgaard (brother) Kasper Lundgaard (cousin) Thomas Lundgaard (cousin) | ||||||
IndyCar Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Team(s) | No. 45 (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) | ||||||
Best finish | 37th (2021) | ||||||
First race | 2021 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix (Indianapolis) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
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FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |||||||
Debut season | 2019 | ||||||
Car number | 9 | ||||||
Former teams | Trident, ART Grand Prix | ||||||
Starts | 39 (39 entries) | ||||||
Wins | 2 | ||||||
Podiums | 9 | ||||||
Poles | 1 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 3 | ||||||
Best finish | 7th in 2020 | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
2019 2018 2018 2018 2017 2017 2017 | FIA Formula 3 Championship GP3 Series Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 NEC SMP F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship F4 Danish Championship | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
2017 2017 | SMP F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship |
Christian Lundgaard (born 23 July 2001) is a Danish racing driver who is driving the No. 30 Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the IndyCar Series in 2022. He was a member of the Alpine Academy from 2017 until 2022.
Junior career[]
Karting[]
Lundgaard began karting professionally in 2012. He competed all across Europe and collected three major titles along the way.[1] In December 2016, Lundgaard was ranked fifth on a list compiled by Motorsport.com of the top ten karting drivers with future potential.[2]
Lower formulae[]
In 2017, Lundgaard made his single-seater debut in the SMP F4 and Spanish F4 championships with MP Motorsport.[3] In SMP F4, he claimed nine victories, seven pole positions and ten fastest laps and claimed the championship with one round to go.[4] Lundgaard also became champion in the Spanish Championship.
Formula Renault Eurocup[]
In 2018, after testing with them at the post-season test, Lundgaard reunited with MP for the Eurocup championship.[5] Claiming four wins across the season, Lundgaard claimed the title of rookie champion and finished as vice-champion to fellow Renault junior Max Fewtrell.[6]
GP3 Series[]
In June 2018, Lundgaard joined MP for the third round of the 2018 championship at Paul Ricard.[7] In December, he returned for the final post-season test, driving for ART Grand Prix.[8]
FIA Formula 3 Championship[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Christian_Lundgaard_Macau_2019.jpg/220px-Christian_Lundgaard_Macau_2019.jpg)
Following his success in Formula Renault, Lundgaard was linked with a seat at ART for the inaugural FIA Formula 3 Championship.[9] In January 2019, the French outfit confirmed Lundgaard would race with them.[10] Lundgaard took his first podium in F3 on 11 May 2019 in Barcelona, finishing second. Lundgaard won on track but was given a 5-second time penalty after falling too far behind the safety car earlier in the race. He won his first F3 race later that year at the Hungaroring, in Hungary, on August 3, 2019.[11]
Lundgaard reunited with ART to contest the Macau Grand Prix, which saw him finish third in the qualification race and fourth in the main event.[12][13]
FIA Formula 2 Championship[]
In November 2019, it was announced Lundgaard would partake in the season finale at Yas Marina with Trident.[14]
Lundgaard drove for ART Grand Prix in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 season.[15]
He was retained by ART Grand Prix for the 2021 FIA Formula 2 season.[16]
Formula One[]
In March 2017, Lundgaard was signed to the Renault Sport Academy.[17]
Lundgaard was included in the lineup of the team's academy when it was rebranded to Alpine F1 Team in 2021.
IndyCar[]
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (2021–)[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Christian_lundgaard_%2851383513394%29.jpg/220px-Christian_lundgaard_%2851383513394%29.jpg)
2021[]
In July 2021, Lundgaard tested an IndyCar with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at Barber Motorsports Park.[18] A month later, he joined the team for his IndyCar debut at the 2021 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[19] On debut, Lundgaard qualified fourth and finished the race in twelfth.[20][21]
2022[]
On 20 October 2021, it was announced that Lundgaard would join Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing on a multi-year IndyCar deal, starting from the 2022 season.[22] Lundgaard made his full time IndyCar debut at the 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, qualifying in 15th.[23] He went on to finish the race in 11th place, after slipping outside of the top 10 during the last few laps of the Grand Prix.[24]
Personal life[]
Lundgaard's father is 2000 European Rally champion Henrik Lundgaard. His brother, Daniel, raced alongside Christian in the 2017 F4 Danish Championship and now designs his race helmets.[25]
Karting record[]
Karting career summary[]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2011 | WSK Master Series — 60 Mini | Lundgaard Racing | NC |
2012 | Racehall of Champions — 60 kg | 8th | |
Kart Cup South Denmark — Cadet Junior | VKK | 1st | |
2013 | Racehall of Champions — 65 kg | 2nd | |
Danish Championship — Cadet Junior | 2nd | ||
2014 | South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | 24th | |
WSK Champions Cup — KFJ | Lundgaard Racing | 22nd | |
— KFJ | Lundgaard, Henrik | 24th | |
CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ | 13th | ||
WSK Final Cup — KFJ | Ward Racing | 6th | |
2015 | WSK Champions Cup — KFJ | Ward Racing | 2nd |
South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | 1st | ||
WSK Gold Cup — KFJ | 1st | ||
WSK Super Master Series — KFJ | 4th | ||
— KFJ | 1st | ||
Trofeo Industrie — KFJ | 2nd | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ | Energy Corse | 16th | |
SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Junior | Energy Corse America | 49th | |
2016 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | Energy Corse | 3rd |
WSK Super Master Series — OK | 14th | ||
Danish Championship — OK | 2nd | ||
— OK | Ricciardo Kart Racing | 11th | |
WSK Final Cup — OK | 4th | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 29th | ||
Sources:[26][27] |
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2017 | SMP F4 Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 292 | 1st |
F4 Spanish Championship | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 330 | 1st | ||
F4 Danish Championship | Lundgaard Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 11th | |
2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup | MP Motorsport | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 258 | 2nd |
Formula Renault NEC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 11th‡ | ||
GP3 Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | ||
2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 6th |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
FIA Formula 2 Championship | Trident | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
F3 Asian Winter Series | Pinnacle Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2020 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 149 | 7th |
2021 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 12th |
IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 37th | |
2022 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
‡ Lundgaard was ineligible for points from the third round onwards.
† As Lundgaard was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 | Pos | Points |
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2018 | MP Motorsport | LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 3 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 1 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 5 |
MON 1 5 |
MON 2 5 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 3 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 8 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 1 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 5 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 Ret |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 2 |
2nd | 258 |
Complete GP3 Series 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 | Pos | Points |
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2018 | MP Motorsport | CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
LEC FEA 12 |
LEC SPR 13 |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
23rd | 0 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
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2019 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 2 |
CAT SPR 6 |
LEC FEA Ret |
LEC SPR 15 |
RBR FEA 26 |
RBR SPR 17 |
SIL FEA 7 |
SIL SPR 5 |
HUN FEA 1 |
HUN SPR 5 |
SPA FEA 4 |
SPA SPR 4 |
MNZ FEA 13 |
MNZ SPR 9 |
SOC FEA 14 |
SOC SPR 9 |
6th | 97 |
Complete Macau Grand Prix results[]
Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
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2019 | ![]() |
Dallara F3 2019 | 4th | 3rd | 4th |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Trident | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
BAK FEA |
BAK SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
LEC FEA |
LEC SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA 14 |
YMC SPR 12 |
23rd | 0 |
2020 | ART Grand Prix | RBR FEA 4 |
RBR SPR 5 |
RBR FEA 6 |
RBR SPR 1 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 13 |
SIL FEA 4 |
SIL SPR 2 |
SIL FEA 2 |
SIL SPR 21 |
CAT FEA 11 |
CAT SPR 11 |
SPA FEA 17 |
SPA SPR 7 |
MNZ FEA 3 |
MNZ SPR 2 |
MUG FEA 6 |
MUG SPR 1 |
SOC FEA Ret |
SOC SPR 13 |
BHR FEA 19 |
BHR SPR 6 |
BHR FEA 21 |
BHR SPR 12 |
7th | 149 |
2021 | ART Grand Prix | BHR SP1 6 |
BHR SP2 2 |
BHR FEA 12 |
MCO SP1 Ret |
MCO SP2 Ret |
MCO FEA 12 |
BAK SP1 11 |
BAK SP2 Ret |
BAK FEA 9 |
SIL SP1 3 |
SIL SP2 13 |
SIL FEA 21 |
MNZ SP1 3 |
MNZ SP2 14 |
MNZ FEA 10 |
SOC SP1 7 |
SOC SP2 C |
SOC FEA 9 |
JED SP1 6 |
JED SP2 15 |
JED FEA 7‡ |
YMC SP1 15 |
YMC SP2 18 |
YMC FEA 15 |
12th | 50 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
American open-wheel racing results[]
(key)
IndyCar Series[]
(key)
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
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2021 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Dallara DW12 | 45 | Honda | ALA | STP | TXS | TXS | IMS | INDY | DET | DET | ROA | MDO | NSH | IMS 12 |
GTW | POR | LAG | LBH | 37th | 19 | |
2022 | 30 | STP 11 |
TXS |
LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY | DET | ROA | MDO | TOR | IOW | IOW | IMS | NSH | GTW | POR | LAG | -* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
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External links[]
- Christian Lundgaard career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Danish racing drivers
- Spanish F4 Championship drivers
- SMP F4 Championship drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- People from Hedensted Municipality
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- GP3 Series drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- FIA Formula 2 Championship drivers
- IndyCar Series drivers
- MP Motorsport drivers
- ART Grand Prix drivers
- Trident Racing drivers
- Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers