Kristian Arthur Guy Lindbom (born 18 September 1989) is an Australian former racing car driver from Sydney, Australia. He now lives in Melbourne, Australia. Kristian is a driver coach for Fast Track Racing, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Aston Martin and Australian Formula Ford team Evans Motorsport Group.
Karts
Lindbom won multiple titles in Australia in his youth. In 2002, he won the AKA Australian Junior National Championship on dirt. In 2003, he moved to circuit karts and won the CIK/FIA Australian Junior Intercontinental A Championship. In 2004, he won two titles in the AKA Australian Junior Clubman and CIK/FIA Australian Junior Intercontinental A classes. In 2005, he was the AKA Australian Formula 100 Champion.
Formula Ford
Lindbom began competing in State level races, finishing second in the Victorianhttp://www.formulaford.org.au/images/stories/archive/2006/2006_Vic.pdf?phpMyAdmin=uTS0ZxlynM6qc7x09ddTmPcFQM7&phpMyAdmin=c5750c96f1816d29965e9341442577e7 2006 Victorian F.Ford pointscore Retrieved 13/10/2011 and fourth in the New South Waleshttp://www.formulaford.org.au/images/stories/archive/2006/2006_NSW.pdf?phpMyAdmin=uTS0ZxlynM6qc7x09ddTmPcFQM7&phpMyAdmin=c5750c96f1816d29965e9341442577e7 2006 NSW F.Ford Pointscore Retrieved 13/10/2011 Championships. He then competed in the Australian Formula Ford Championship from 2006 through to 2008 for Borland Racing Developments (2006–2007) and Sonic Motor Racing Services (2008). Over the three years, he won six races, 28 podiums, three pole positions and four fastest laps.
Formula 3
In the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Lindbom had showings in Formula 3 on three occasions with limited success due to a lack of testing laps prior to races.
In 2011, at the Hidden Valley Raceway round of V8 Supercars whilst working for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, a car capable of race wins became vacant. Fifteen minutes before the first qualifying session, Lindbom sat in the car for the first time and the first time in 14 months. He drove out of the garage in a formula car and finished the session in first place. He then went on to win the inaugural City of Darwin Cup.http://www.formula3.com.au/news.asp?id=821 City of Darwin Cup News Article
GP3 Series
On 2/3 December 2011, Lindbom tested competitively for the Tech 1 Racing in Jerez, Spain.http://www.gp3series.com/news/2011/Driver-list-Barcelona-test-Day-1/ GP3 News 30 November 2011speedcafe.com Speedcafe.com 28 November 2011speedcafe.com Speedcafe. 7 December 2011
Supercars
Lindbom tested with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport in August 2011, and later in September, he tested for Walkinshaw Racing at Winton.speedcafe.com 2011 V8 Supercar Test with Walkinshaw Racing Article, Speedcafe.com
In February 2012, it was announced that Lindbom would compete in Adelaide in the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, financed by Fast Track Communications. Lindbom raced competitively in his debut race and placed 10th.
In February 2013, it was announced that Lindbom would again compete in the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, this year for Evans Motorsport Group racing EMG’s FPR-built FG Falcon.
Lindbom entered the Dunlop Series Queensland Raceway round in 2014 with Dragon Motor Racing with a view to participating in the main series Enduro Cup that season. Lindbom retired from the weekend and the wildcard bid was unsuccessful.
Lindbom made a surprise return to the grid in 2018, with a one-off drive for Kali Motorsport at the 2018 Super2 Series finale in Newcastle.
Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/laps Podiums Points Position 2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship Borland Racing Developments 6 0 0 0 0 32 13th Victorian Formula Ford Championship 18 3 1 ? 11 476 2nd New South Wales Formula Ford Championship ? ? ? ? ? 301 4th 2007 Australian Formula Ford ChampionshipBorland Racing Developments 22 1 0 0 10 252 4th 2008 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sonic Motor Racing Services 20 1 0 0 7 297 3rd2009 Australian Drivers Championship Astuti Motorsport 2 0 0 0 2 30 10th 2010 Australian Drivers Championship Astuti Motorsport 6 0 0 2 2 43 9th 2011 Australian Drivers Championship Team BRM 3 1 0 0 3 3711th 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 5330th 2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series Evans Motorsport Group 13 0 0 0 1 80013th 2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series Dragon Motor Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0N/C 2018 Dunlop Super2 Series Kali Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 6026th
Complete Super2 Series results (key) (Round results only) Super2 Series results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Position Points 2012 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VE Commodore ADE BAR TOW QLD WIN BAT HOM 30th 53 2013 Evans Motorsport Group Ford FG Falcon ADE BAR TOW QLD WIN BAT HOM 13th 800 2014 Dragon Motor Racing Holden VE Commodore ADE WIN BAR TOW QLD BAT HOM N/C 0 2018 Kali Motorsport Holden VF Commodore ADE SYM BAR TOW SAN BAT NEW 26th 60
References
External References Official Website