Christian Lundgaard
Twenty-two-year-old Christian, from Hedensted, Denmark, made his NTT INDYCAR SERIES debut in 2022. In 2021, he raced in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the primary Formula 1 support series and was also a member of the Alpine Academy, having joined the program in 2017 following an impressive career in European and World Karting Championships. Christian’s first year in single-seaters led to two Formula 4 titles – NEZ and Spanish – before he finished runner-up in the 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup as a rookie. In 2019, Christian stepped up to Formula 3, finishing sixth, before progressing to Formula 2 last year.
In 2020 he stepped up to Formula 2, securing two wins and made three Formula 2 podiums appearances in 2021. He finished second in Race 2 at the season opener in Bahrain before claiming third place in Race 1 in Great Britain in July. After his debut in INDYCAR in August 2021 where he qualified on the second row in fourth place -- a mere 3/100ths of a second off pole -- and finished 12th, he made a sensational charge from 19th on the grid to finish third in Monza in Race 1. He has tested the R.S.18 on one occasion this year at Silverstone. The final two races of the championship will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on December 2-4 and Yas Marina, United Arab Emirates, December 9-11.
In 2022, he was named NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the Year after earning a best finish of second place at Gallagher Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. He recorded two top-five and seven top-10 finishes en route to a 14th place, season-ending standing. In 2023, he earned his first pole and victory at the Honda Indy Toronto and also won pole for the GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis. He recorded four top-five and nine top-10 finishes on his way to a top-eight, season-ending rank.
