Rasmus Lindh
{{short description|Swedish racing driver (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Rasmus Lindh
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| nationality = {{flagicon|SWE}} Swedish
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|7|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden
| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver
| current series = IMSA SportsCar Championship
| first year = 2021
| current team = United Autosports USA/DragonSpeed
| car number = 22/81
| former teams = JDC–Miller MotorSports, Andretti Autosport, Performance Tech Motorsports
| starts = 20 (20 entries)
| wins = 1
| poles = 4
| fastest laps = 2
| best finish = 5th
| year = 2021
| prev series = European Le Mans Series
Indy NXT
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
| prev series years = 2024
2021, 2023
2019
2018
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|podiums=5}}
Rasmus Mathias Lindh{{cite web |url=https://www.hitta.se/rasmus+lindh/kullavik/person/yLxRwnoooK |title=Rasmus Lindh |author= |website=hitta.se|access-date=22 May 2024}} (born 6 July 2001) is a Swedish racing driver who currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship driving for United Autosports in LMP2.{{Cite web |last=O’Connell |first=R. J. |date=2025-01-08 |title=United Autosports Fills Out Daytona LMP2 Roster |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/01/08/united-autosports-fills-out-daytona-lmp2-roster.html |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=www.dailysportscar.com |language=en-GB}} He competed in Indy NXT in 2023 for Juncos Hollinger Racing in the #76 car, after switching from HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing. Lindh previously competed in the then Indy Lights for Juncos.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-08 |title=Lindh rejoins Juncos for rest of Indy Lights season |url=https://racer.com/2021/09/08/lindh-rejoins-juncos-for-rest-of-indy-lights-season/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=RACER |language=en-US}}
Career
=Karting=
Born in Gothenburg, Lindh began his career in karting at the age of six before going professional in 2009, collecting numerous titles in his native Sweden as well as partaking in the CIK-FIA European championships with the likes of Birel ART and Ricciardo Kart Racing.{{cite web|url=https://www.pabstracing.com/single-post/2018/01/16/PABST-RACING-ANNOUNCES-SWEDISH-ROOKIE-RASMUS-LINDH-FOR-THE-2018-COOPER-TIRES-USF2000-CHAMPIONSHIP-POWERED-BY-MAZDA|title=PABST RACING ANNOUNCES SWEDISH ROOKIE RASMUS LINDH FOR THE 2018 COOPER TIRES USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY MAZDA|date=January 16, 2018|accessdate=November 18, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pragaglobal.com/rasmus-lindh-moves-to-official-praga-racing-team/|title=RASMUS LINDH MOVES TO OFFICIAL PRAGA RACING TEAM|date=June 12, 2013|accessdate=November 18, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://birelart.com/racing/junior/drivers/rasmus-lindh|title=Rasmus Lindh - Birel ART|accessdate=November 18, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119010823/http://birelart.com/racing/junior/drivers/rasmus-lindh|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://birelart.com/news/great-competitiveness-and-bad-luck-ricciardo-kart-uk|title=Great competitiveness and bad luck for Ricciardo Kart in the UK|date=June 24, 2015|accessdate=November 18, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119010903/http://birelart.com/news/great-competitiveness-and-bad-luck-ricciardo-kart-uk|url-status=dead}}
=Road to Indy=
==USF2000==
In October 2017, Lindh partook in the USF2000 category of the Chris Griffis Memorial Test with Team BENIK.{{cite web|url=https://www.usf2000.com/news/team-benik-on-form-at-indy-test|title=TEAM BENIK ON FORM AT INDY TEST|date=October 25, 2017|accessdate=November 18, 2018}} Three months later, it was confirmed Lindh would make his single-seater debut in the 2018 season with Pabst Racing Services.{{cite web|url=https://www.usf2000.com/news/pabst-racing-adds-swedish-rookie-rasmus-lindh-to-lineup|title=PABST RACING ADDS SWEDISH ROOKIE RASMUS LINDH TO LINEUP|date=January 15, 2018|accessdate=November 18, 2018}} Despite coming away without a win, Lindh achieved three pole positions and five podiums to finish as vice-champion to Kyle Kirkwood.
==Pro Mazda/Indy Pro 2000==
In September 2018, Lindh partook in the Pro Mazda category of the Chris Griffis Memorial Test with Juncos Racing.{{cite web|url=https://www.promazdachampionship.com/news/rasmus-lindh-caps-off-2018-season-with-pro-mazda-debut-at-chris-griffis-open-test|title=RASMUS LINDH CAPS OFF 2018 SEASON WITH PRO MAZDA DEBUT AT CHRIS GRIFFIS OPEN TEST|date=September 25, 2018|accessdate=November 18, 2018}} In February 2019, it was announced Lindh would race with Juncos in the newly re-branded Indy Pro 2000 Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.indypro2000.com/news/juncos-racing-signs-lindh-for-2019-campaign|title=JUNCOS RACING SIGNS LINDH FOR 2019 CAMPAIGN|date=February 14, 2019|accessdate=February 14, 2019}} In the first race at the Indianapolis GP, Lindh claimed his maiden single-seater win after starting from pole position.{{cite web|url=https://www.indypro2000.com/news/sweden-s-lindh-grabs-long-overdue-first-road-to-indy-win|title=SWEDEN'S LINDH GRABS LONG OVERDUE FIRST ROAD TO INDY WIN|date=May 10, 2019|accessdate=May 11, 2019}} He achieved one final victory in the second race at Laguna Seca and once again finished as championship runner-up to Kirkwood.{{cite web|url=http://www.formulascout.com/lindh-wins-ip2000-finale-after-frost-off-kirkwood-taken-out-after-sealing-title/54763|title=Lindh wins IP2000 finale after Frost off, Kirkwood taken out after sealing title|last=Allen|first=Peter|work=FormulaScout|date=September 23, 2019|accessdate=January 12, 2020}}
==Indy Lights==
In October 2019, Lindh was named as one of Andretti Autosport's entrants in the Chris Griffis Memorial test.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/indylights/news/andretti-autosport-indy-lights-test/4558553/|title=Andretti Autosport reveals four drivers for Indy Lights test|last=Malsher|first=David|work=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|date=October 15, 2019|accessdate=October 15, 2019|archive-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015175353/https://www.motorsport.com/indylights/news/andretti-autosport-indy-lights-test/4558553/|url-status=dead}} Two months later, Lindh joined HMD Motorsports for the second test at Sebring, setting the fastest time of the test.{{cite web|url=https://www.indylights.com/news/lindh-narrowly-fastest-at-sebring-test|title=SWEDEN'S LINDH NARROWLY FASTEST AT SEBRING INDY LIGHTS TEST|date=December 12, 2019|accessdate=January 12, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214003308/https://www.indylights.com/news/lindh-narrowly-fastest-at-sebring-test|url-status=dead}} In March 2020, it was announced Lindh would partake in the Spring Training session at Homestead with Belardi Auto Racing who subsequently named him as their first driver signing for the 2020 season, which would subsequently be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.indylights.com/news/road-to-indy-heads-to-homestead-for-spring-training|title=ROAD TO INDY HEADS TO HOMESTEAD FOR SPRING TRAINING|date=March 4, 2020|accessdate=March 8, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929173245/https://www.indylights.com/news/road-to-indy-heads-to-homestead-for-spring-training|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indylights.com/news/lindh-joins-belardi-auto-racing-in-2020|title=LINDH JOINS BELARDI AUTO RACING IN 2020|date=March 7, 2020|accessdate=March 8, 2020|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624040810/https://www.indylights.com/news/lindh-joins-belardi-auto-racing-in-2020|url-status=dead}} On 8 September 2021, it was reported on the RACER web site that Lindh had rejoined Juncos Hollinger Racing for rest of the 2021 Indy Lights season.
Lindh will return to Indy Lights, rebranded as Indy NXT, in 2023 with a full-time seat at HMD Motorsports in the #10 car sponsored by GarageXYZ.{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Ida|date=17 October 2022|title=Rasmus Lindh returns to Indy Lights with HMD|url=https://formulascout.com/rasmus-lindh-returns-to-indy-lights-with-hmd/99902|access-date=18 October 2022|website=Formula Scout|language=en-GB}}
Racing record
=Career summary=
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! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |
2018
|align=left| U.S. F2000 National Championship |align=left| Pabst Racing Services | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 238 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd |
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rowspan="2" | 2019
|align=left| Indy Pro 2000 Championship |align=left| Juncos Racing | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 417 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd |
align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
|align=left| Mtech Competition |2 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |NC† |
rowspan="3" | 2020
|align=left| IMSA Prototype Challenge |align=left| Performance Tech Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 12th |
align=left| Indy Pro 2000 Championship
|align=left| Turn 3 Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20th |
align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
|align=left| Fragus Motorsport |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC† |
rowspan=3| 2021
|align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 |align=left rowspan=2| Performance Tech Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1790 | 5th |
align=left| IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3-1
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1540 | 4th |
align=left| Indy Lights
|align=left| Juncos Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 14th |
rowspan="2" | 2022
| rowspan="2" align="left" | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 |align=left| Andretti Autosport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | rowspan="2" | 922 | rowspan="2" | 16th |
align=left| Performance Tech Motorsports
|3 |0 |0 |1 |2 |
rowspan="4" | 2023
| rowspan="2" align="left" | Indy NXT |align=left| HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |rowspan="2"|210 |rowspan="2"|14th |
align=left| Juncos Hollinger Racing
|9 |0 |0 |0 |1 |
rowspan="2" align="left" | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3
|align=left| Andretti Autosport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | rowspan="2"| 532 | rowspan="2"| 21st |
align=left| JDC-Miller MotorSports
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
rowspan="3" | 2024
|align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | rowspan="2" align="left" | DragonSpeed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 492 | 35th |
align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 67th |
align=left| European Le Mans Series - LMP2
|align=left| Duqueine Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
rowspan=2| 2025
|align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 |align=left| United Autosports USA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 643 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd* |
align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro
|align=left| DragonSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 29th* |
* Season still in progress.
=U.S. F2000 National Championship=
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! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Rank ! Points |
2018
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| STP |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STP |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMS |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IMS |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LOR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOR |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOR |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MDO |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MDO |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MDO |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POR !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 238 |
=Indy Pro 2000 Championship=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! Rank ! Points |
2019
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STP |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STP |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IMS |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IMS |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LOR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROA |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ROA |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TOR |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MDO |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MDO |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GTW |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PIR |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PIR |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LAG |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LAG | !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 417 |
2020
! Turn 3 Motorsport | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | MOH | LOR | GMP | IMS | IMS | IMS | MDO | MDO | NJM | NJM | NJM |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| STP |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STP !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 20th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34 |
=Indy NXT=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! Rank ! Points |
2021
| ALA | ALA | STP | STP | IMS | IMS | DET | DET | RDA | RDA | MDO | MDO | GTW | GTW |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POR |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAG |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LAG |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MDO |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MDO !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 81 |
rowspan="2"|2023
! HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| STP | BAR |colspan="18"| ! rowspan="2"style="background:#Cfcfff;"| 14th ! rowspan="2"style="background:#CFcfff;"| 210 |
Juncos Hollinger Racing
|colspan="2"| |col style="background:#cfeaff;"| IMS | style="background:#cfcfff;"| DET | style="background:#cfcfff;"| DET | style="background:#efcfff;"| RDA | style="background:#cfeaff;"| MDO | style="background:#ffdf9f;"| IOW | style="background:#cfeaff;"| NSH | style="background:#cfcfff;"| IMS | style="background:#cfcfff;"| GMP | POR | LAG | LAG | colspan=6| |
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=Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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! Year ! Entrant ! Class ! Make ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! Rank ! Points |
2021
! Performance Tech Motorsports ! LMP3 ! Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEB |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MDO |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WGL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WGL |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ELK |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PET | | | ! 5th ! 1790 |
rowspan=2| 2022
! rowspan=2| LMP3 ! rowspan=2| Ligier JS P320 ! rowspan=2| Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | colspan=9| ! rowspan=2 | 16th ! rowspan=2 | 922 |
Performance Tech Motorsports
| |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SEB |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MDO |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WGL | MOS | ELK | PET | | |
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rowspan=2| 2023
!rowspan=2| LMP3 !rowspan=2| Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY |SEB | | | | | | | | !rowspan=2| 21st !rowspan=2| 532 |
JDC-Miller MotorSports
| | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PET | | | |
rowspan=2| 2024
!rowspan=2| DragonSpeed USA ! LMP2 ! Oreca 07 | DAY |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WGL | MOS | ELK | | | ! 35th ! 492 |
GTD
! Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | | | LBH | LGA | | | | VIR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMS | PET ! 67th ! 190 |
rowspan=2| 2025
! LMP2 ! Oreca 07 ! Gibson GK428 V8 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB | | | WGL | MOS | ELK | | IMS | PET !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd* !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 643* |
DragonSpeed
! GTD Pro ! Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | | | LGA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DET | | | | VIR | | ! 8th* ! 251 |
colspan="17" |Source:{{Cite web |title=Rasmus Lindh Results |url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/rasmus-lindh/results |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=motorsportstats.com}} |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.
* Season still in progress.
=Complete European Le Mans Series results=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.rasmuslindhracing.com/}}
- {{DriverDB driver|rasmus-lindh}}
{{IMSA LMP2 teams|state=collapsed}}
{{Juncos Hollinger Racing}}
{{HMD Motorsports}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindh, Rasmus}}
Category:Sportspeople from Gothenburg
Category:Swedish racing drivers
Category:U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers
Category:Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
Category:24 Hours of Daytona drivers
Category:WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
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Category:Andretti Autosport drivers
Category:Karting World Championship drivers
Category:Dale Coyne Racing drivers
Category:HMD Motorsports drivers
Category:Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia drivers
Category:JDC Motorsports drivers
Category:European Le Mans Series drivers
Category:Duqueine Team drivers