The seventeen-year-old British-Swedish professional racer, Arvid Lindblad, currently turning heads on the road to Formula 1, began karting at the young age of five and captained multiple titles, including the WSK Super Master Series, WSK Euro Series and WSK Final Cup. Arvid made his official racing debut in Italian F4 in 2022 and has never looked back ever since.
Arvid claimed the prestigious 2023 Macau F4 Grand Prix and also made headlines after capturing the recent 2025 Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Owing to his path-breaking achievements on the racing track, Arvid is currently being hailed as Red Bull’s next massive hope in the world of Formula 1 racing.
In this article we will take a look at Arvid Lindblad’s early life, racing achievements and lesser-known facts that you probably don’t know about.
Meet Arvid Lindblad: The 17-Year-Old Red Bull Sensation Shattering Records on His Journey to F1
Early Life & Background
Born on 8 August 2007 in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, Arvid started off with motocross at the young age of three. At the age of five, his father, Stefan Lindblad, took him karting at Daytona Sandown Park, where he immediately developed a passion for motorsports. As soon as Arvid turned seven, he started working closely with the professional racer Oliver Rowland and achieved multiple titles, including the British Championship (2018), WSK Super Master Series (2020), WSK Euro Series and WSK Final Cup (2021).
Junior Racing Career
Arvid undoubtedly witnessed an extremely glorious junior racing career and clinched multiple prestigious titles, including the WSK Super Master Series (OKJ) in 2020 and both the WSK Euro Series and WSK Final Cup (OK) in 2021.
Formula Racing Career
Arvid made his single-seater Formula 4 debut in 2022 with Van Amersfoort Racing in Italian F4 and in 2023, the British-Swedish racer entered a full season with Prema Racing, claiming 3rd in Italian F4, 4th in Euro 4, and 5th in F4 UAE. Additionally, Arvid also clinched the prestigious Macau F4 Grand Prix in November 2023. At the age of 17 years and 243 days, Arvid established himself as the youngest racer to clinch the F2 race held in Jeddah.
Formula 1 Racing Career
Owing to his dominating performances in the past few years, Arvid is now hailed as one of the most potential future stars and a top candidate for a full-time F1 seat in 2026. If Arvid continues to perform with the same excellence in Formula 2, Red Bull could fast-track his promotion to Formula 1. Interestingly, if the reports are to be believed, Arvid could soon take the seat of either Yuki Tsunoda or Liam Lawson.
Here Are Some Lesser Known Facts About Arvid Lindblad That You Probably Don’t Know About
- The British-Swedish racer, Arvid seeked his first motorsport experience on a motocross bike at the young age of three years.
- Arvid clinched the prestigious British Cadet Championship at the young age of eight.
- As a child, Arvid boldly told F1 driver Lando Norris, “you’ll see me in F1 in five years”.
- While growing up, Ayrton Senna was one of his biggest inspirations in the world of racing.
- Arvid’s debut earned him a finalist spot for the prestigious 2024 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award.
