Rasmus Lindh

Rasmus Mathias Lindh^[1] (born 6 July 2001), is a Swedish racing driver who currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship driving for United Autosports in LMP2.^[2] He competed in Indy NXT in 2023 for Juncos Hollinger Racing in the No. 76 car, after switching from HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing.^[3] Lindh previously competed in the then Indy Lights for Juncos.^[4]

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.^[5][6][7][8]

Road to Indy

USF2000

In October 2017, Lindh partook in the USF2000 category of the Chris Griffis Memorial Test with Team BENIK.^[9] Three months later, it was confirmed Lindh would make his single-seater debut in the 2018 season with Pabst Racing Services.^[10] Despite coming away without a win, Lindh achieved three pole positions and five podiums to finish as vice-champion to Kyle Kirkwood.^{[citation needed]}

Pro Mazda/Indy Pro 2000

In September 2018, Lindh partook in the Pro Mazda category of the Chris Griffis Memorial Test with Juncos Racing.^[11] In February 2019, it was announced Lindh would race with Juncos in the newly re-branded Indy Pro 2000 Championship.^[12] In the first race at the Indianapolis GP, Lindh claimed his maiden single-seater win after starting from pole position.^[13] He achieved one final victory in the second race at Laguna Seca and once again finished as championship runner-up to Kirkwood.^[14]

Indy Lights

In October 2019, Lindh was named as one of Andretti Autosport's entrants in the Chris Griffis Memorial test.^[15] Two months later, Lindh joined HMD Motorsports for the second test at Sebring, setting the fastest time of the test.^[16] 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.^[17][18] 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.^[4]

Lindh would return to Indy Lights, rebranded as Indy NXT, in 2023 with a full-time seat at HMD Motorsports in the No. 10 car sponsored by GarageXYZ.^[3]

Racing record

Career summary

^* Season still in progress.

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Indy NXT

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

^† 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

1. ^ "Rasmus Lindh". hitta.se. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
2. ^ O’Connell, R. J. (2025-01-08). "United Autosports Fills Out Daytona LMP2 Roster". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
3. ^ Wood, Ida (17 October 2022). "Rasmus Lindh returns to Indy Lights with HMD". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
4. ^ "Lindh rejoins Juncos for rest of Indy Lights season". RACER. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
5. ^ "PABST RACING ANNOUNCES SWEDISH ROOKIE RASMUS LINDH FOR THE 2018 COOPER TIRES USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY MAZDA". January 16, 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
6. ^ "RASMUS LINDH MOVES TO OFFICIAL PRAGA RACING TEAM". June 12, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
7. ^ "Rasmus Lindh - Birel ART". Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
8. ^ "Great competitiveness and bad luck for Ricciardo Kart in the UK". June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
9. ^ "TEAM BENIK ON FORM AT INDY TEST". October 25, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
10. ^ "PABST RACING ADDS SWEDISH ROOKIE RASMUS LINDH TO LINEUP". January 15, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
11. ^ "RASMUS LINDH CAPS OFF 2018 SEASON WITH PRO MAZDA DEBUT AT CHRIS GRIFFIS OPEN TEST". September 25, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
12. ^ "JUNCOS RACING SIGNS LINDH FOR 2019 CAMPAIGN". February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
13. ^ "SWEDEN'S LINDH GRABS LONG OVERDUE FIRST ROAD TO INDY WIN". May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
14. ^ Allen, Peter (September 23, 2019). "Lindh wins IP2000 finale after Frost off, Kirkwood taken out after sealing title". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
15. ^ Malsher, David (October 15, 2019). "Andretti Autosport reveals four drivers for Indy Lights test". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
16. ^ "SWEDEN'S LINDH NARROWLY FASTEST AT SEBRING INDY LIGHTS TEST". December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
17. ^ "ROAD TO INDY HEADS TO HOMESTEAD FOR SPRING TRAINING". March 4, 2020. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
18. ^ "LINDH JOINS BELARDI AUTO RACING IN 2020". March 7, 2020. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
19. ^ "Rasmus Lindh Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

External links

• Official website