Christian Lundgaard
Christian Lundgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈlɔnˀˌkɒˀ]; born 23 July 2001) is a Danish professional racing driver who is driving the No. 45 Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the IndyCar Series. He was the 2022 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year, and was a member of the Alpine Academy from 2017 until 2022.
| Christian Lundgaard | |||||||
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Lundgaard in 2021 | |||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||
| Born | 23 July 2001 Hedensted, Denmark | ||||||
| Related to | Henrik Lundgaard (father) Daniel Lundgaard (brother) Kasper Lundgaard (cousin) Thomas Lundgaard (cousin) | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 36 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Team(s) | No. 45 (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) | ||||||
| 2023 position | 8th | ||||||
| Best finish | 8th (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
| First win | 2023 Honda Indy Toronto (Exhibition Place) | ||||||
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| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2019 | ||||||
| Car number | 9 | ||||||
| Former teams | Trident, ART Grand Prix | ||||||
| Starts | 49 (50 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 | ||||||
Lundgaard began his single-seater career in 2017, where he won the F4 Spanish and SMP F4 Championship in his debut year. In 2018, he made a move to the Formula Renault Eurocup, where he placed runner-up to Max Fewtrell. He secured a promotion to ART Grand Prix in the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship where he ended 6th. Lundgaard continued with ART Grand Prix for the 2020 Formula 2 Championship and took two wins to place 7th overall. However, a poor 2021 season saw him make a switch to IndyCar for 2022.
He won his first IndyCar race at the 2023 Honda Indy Toronto, becoming the first Danish driver to ever win an IndyCar race.