Lars Gunther Oliver Söderström (born 30 June 1998) is a Swedish racing driver competing for Comtoyou Racing in GT World Challenge Europe.

Career Born into a family that had ties to racing for over a century, Söderström took up karting at the age of seven. Following a karting career headlined by finishing second in the 2012 Gunnar Nilsson Memorial Trophy in KF3, Söderström made his single-seater debut for Scuderia Nordica in Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic in 2013. Returning to Scuderia Nordica and Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic for 2024, Söderström scored his maiden win in single-seaters at the Audru Ring, which helped him finish eighth in the Nordic standings at season's end. Söderström remained with Scuderia Nordica for 2015 to remain in Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic, winning the title after taking eight wins in the seven-round season.

In 2016, Söderström joined ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg to race in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. In his first season in the series, he took a best result of tenth at Hockenheimring, but his season was headlined by him running away from Robin brezina after the pair crashed out of the race. Söderström remained with the team for his sophomore season, scored a best result of second at Oschersleben, which turned out to be his only podium of the season as he ended the year 18th in points.

Söderström switched to TCR competition for 2018, joining Lestrup Racing to compete in the TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship. After finishing 11th in points, Söderström raced in GT4 Scandinavia for 2019, finishing runner-up in the Pro-Am standings by thirteen points. The following year, Söderström returned to the STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship. Taking his maiden series win in the season-opening round at Karlskoga, Söderström then scored two more podiums as he closed out the year fifth in points. Staying with Lestrup Racing for 2021, Söderström scored five podiums with a best result of second at Mantorp Park as he closed out the year fourth in points. Söderström remained with Lestrup Racing for a third consecutive season in the STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship. After finishing on the podium in the first five races, Söderström won at Karlskoga and Mantorp Park on his way to fifth in points.

The following year, Söderström joined Target Racing to race in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe, taking a lone win at Vallelunga en route to a sixth-place points finish. Staying in Super Trofeo Europe and Target Racing for 2024, Söderström won at Imola and Barcelona to end the year runner-up in points.

Söderström switched to GT3 competition full time in 2025, joining Walkenhorst Motorsport to race in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as a candidate for the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy. In his maiden season in the series, Söderström won the 24 Hours of Spa the Silver Cup class, which helped him end the year 13th in the class standings. Remaining with Aston Martin machinery for 2026, Söderström joined Comtoyou Racing for a dual program in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. In the latter, Söderström took a lone Silver Cup win at Zandvoort and two other podiums to secure fourth in the class standings.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2011Kristianstad KK Grande Finale – Mini 11th2012Swedish Karting Championship – KF3 18thGöteborgs Stora Pris – KF3 16thGunnar Nilsson Memorial – KF3Förenade Racing 2nd 2013Tom Trana Trophy – KF3 15thSources:

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/laps Podiums Points Position2013 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic Scuderia Nordica 11 0 0 0 0 47 9th Formula Renault 1.6 NEC 6 0 0 0 0 88 10th2014 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic Scuderia Nordica 11 1 0 0 2 108 8th Formula Renault 1.6 NEC 15 0 0 0 0 177 7th2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup Fragus BR Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 43rd Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic PWR Junior Team 15 8 8 3 11 2821st Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ Championship 4 3 2 1 3 751st 2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 21 0 0 0 0 1 28th2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 21 0 0 0 1 27 18th Italian F4 Championship BWT Mücke Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC2018 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship Lestrup Racing Team 12 0 0 0 0 30 11th GT4 European Series – Pro-Am 6 0 0 0 0 20 22nd2019 GT4 Scandinavia – Pro-Am Lestrup Racing Team 12 4 2 0 5 1722nd GT4 European Series – Silver 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2020 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship Lestrup Racing 11 1 1 0 3 108 5th 24H TCE Series – TCE 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2021 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship Lestrup Racing Team by Volkswagen Stockholm 18 0 0 2 5 220 4th2022 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship Lestrup Racing 16 2 1 1 8 204 5th 24H TCE Series – TCE 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Target Racing 12 1 0 0 3 45 6th Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro 2 0 0 0 1 12 4th2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Target Racing 11 1 0 0 6 1112nd Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro 2 0 0 0 0 11 6th Italian GT Endurance Championship – GT3 Pro-Am AKM Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2025GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupWalkenhorst Motorsport5 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 1 0 1 1 30 13th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – VT2-FWD+4WD 2 0 0 0 1 14 NC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 1 3 NC24 Hours of Nürburgring – GT3 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2026 6H of Portimão Comtoyou Racing 1 0 0 0 0 4th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup10 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 1 2 0 3 67 4thSources:

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points 2016 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. OSC11 OSC12 OSC13 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 28th 1 2017 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. OSC11 OSC12 OSC13 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 18th 27

Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points 2017 BWT Mücke Motorsport MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MUG11 MUG12 MUG13 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 MUG21 MUG22 MUG23 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 NC 0

Complete Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2018 Lestrup Racing Team Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR KNU1 KNU2 AND1 AND2 FAL1 FAL2 KAR1 KAR2 RUD1 RUD2 MAN1 MAN2 11th 30 2020 Lestrup Racing Team Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR KAR1 KAR2 KAR3 SKE1 SKE2 SKE3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 KNU1 KNU2 KNU3 5th 108 2021 Lestrup Racing Team by Volkswagen Stockholm Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR LJU1 LJU2 LJU3 SKE1 SKE2 SKE3 KAR1 KAR2 KAR3 AND1 AND2 AND3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 KNU1 KNU2 KNU3 4th 220 2022 Lestrup Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) LJU1 SKE1 SKE2 SKE3 KNU1 KNU2 KNU3 KAR1 KAR2 KAR3 AND1 AND2 AND3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 5th 204

Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2018 Lestrup Racing BMW M4 GT4 Pro-Am ZOL1 ZOL2 BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 22nd 20 2019 Lestrup Racing BMW M4 GT4 Silver IMO1 IMO2 BRH1 BRH2 LEC1 LEC2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 NC 0

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2025 Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Silver LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 13th 30 2026 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Silver LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG 7th* 38*

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2026 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 4th 67

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