{"id":6492,"date":"2021-01-19T12:07:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T10:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/?p=6492"},"modified":"2021-01-19T16:00:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T14:00:33","slug":"linus-lundqvist-in-pa-indycar-arenan-klar-for-indy-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/archives\/6492","title":{"rendered":"Linus Lundqvist in p\u00e5 INDYCAR-arenan &#8211; klar f\u00f6r Indy Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Formula Regional Americas-m\u00e4staren tar&nbsp;viktigt&nbsp;karri\u00e4rkliv<\/em><\/li><li><em>Skriver p\u00e5 f\u00f6r Global Racing Group with HMD Motorsports<\/em><\/li><li><em>INDYCAR-avancemang p\u00e5 spel i fr\u00e4msta matarklassen<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Linus Lundqvist kommer att ta&nbsp;ett avg\u00f6rande steg mot den amerikanska formelbilstoppen n\u00e4r han avancerar till Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, INDYCAR-seriens&nbsp;fr\u00e4msta supportklass, under 2021.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Lundqvist \u00e4r regerande&nbsp;m\u00e4stare i den USA-baserade F3-serien Formula Regional Americas, d\u00e4r han f\u00f6rra \u00e5ret &#8211; under sin f\u00f6rsta s\u00e4song p\u00e5&nbsp;den amerikanska racingscenen &#8211; vann 15 av 17 race p\u00e5 sin v\u00e4g mot en eftertrycklig titel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I och med m\u00e4sterskapstriumfen bel\u00f6nades Tyres\u00f6-sonen ocks\u00e5 med ett stipendium fr\u00e5n motorleverant\u00f6ren Honda Performance Development (HPD) som nu delvis m\u00f6jligg\u00f6r avancemanget till Indy Lights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lundqvist har skrivit p\u00e5 f\u00f6r den nya teamkonstellationen&nbsp;<strong>Global Racing Group with HMD Motorsports<\/strong>, som sammanf\u00f6r tv\u00e5 tunga akt\u00f6rer p\u00e5 den amerikanska juniorracingscenen: Global Racing Group &#8211; som&nbsp;Lundqvist sj\u00e4lv&nbsp;t\u00e4vlade f\u00f6r i Formula Regional Americas i fjol &#8211; och Indy Lights-meriterade HMD Motorsports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8211; Det k\u00e4nns fantastiskt att \u00e4ntligen kunna presentera den h\u00e4r satsningen och att nu skifta fokus mot banan och att f\u00f6rs\u00f6ka vinna det h\u00e4r m\u00e4sterskapet,&nbsp;<\/em><strong>s\u00e4ger&nbsp;Linus Lundqvist<\/strong><em>. HMD Motorsports \u00e4r ett av de mest&nbsp;tongivande&nbsp;teamen i Road to Indy, och att jobba med dem parallellt med mitt m\u00e4sterskapsvinnande team fr\u00e5n&nbsp;f\u00f6rra \u00e5ret ger mig det b\u00e4sta av tv\u00e5 v\u00e4rldar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indy Lights \u00e4r placerat&nbsp;h\u00f6gst upp p\u00e5 den INDYCAR-sanktionerade karri\u00e4rstegen &#8221;Road to Indy&#8221;, som \u00e5rligen matar unga lovande f\u00f6rare upp genom ett seriesystem hela v\u00e4gen mot kungaklassen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RTI_StP_032020__0627.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RTI_StP_032020__0627.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RTI_StP_032020__0627-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RTI_StP_032020__0627-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RTI_StP_032020__0627-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00e4sterskapets relevans demonstreras av det faktum att 23 av de 33 f\u00f6rarna i f\u00f6rra \u00e5rets upplaga av Indianapolis 500 &#8211; kronjuvelen p\u00e5 INDYCAR-kalendern &#8211; passerat via Indy Lights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De tre fr\u00e4msta i \u00e5rets Indy Lights-m\u00e4sterskap kommer att bel\u00f6nas med ett INDYCAR-test, medan m\u00e4staren garanteras minst tre starter i INDYCAR under 2022; d\u00e4ribland i Indianapolis 500.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8211; Vi \u00e4r mycket glada att ha Linus med oss \u00e4ven 2021 och att tillsammans kunna ta det h\u00e4r steget till Indy Lights,&nbsp;<\/em><strong>s\u00e4ger Christian&nbsp;Pedersen, teamchef Global&nbsp;Racing&nbsp;Group<\/strong><em>. Linus har ett tydligt&nbsp;m\u00e5l, och vi ser fram emot att hj\u00e4lpa honom&nbsp;uppn\u00e5&nbsp;det. Samarbetet med HMD Motorsports understryker hur beslutsamma vi \u00e4r att n\u00e5 framg\u00e5ng i det h\u00e4r,&nbsp;och Linus kommer att bli en viktig del i en stark fyrbilssatsning.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8211; Linus fart under 2020 var helt enast\u00e5ende,&nbsp;<\/em><strong>till\u00e4gger&nbsp;HMD Motorsports-\u00e4garen Henry&nbsp;Malukas<\/strong><em>. L\u00e5t&nbsp;oss&nbsp;s\u00e4ga att vi \u00e4r glada att han k\u00f6r f\u00f6r, och inte emot, oss den h\u00e4r&nbsp;s\u00e4songen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 \u00e5rs Indy Lights-kalender omfattar totalt tio delt\u00e4vlingar, samtliga inom ramarna f\u00f6r supportprogrammet till INDYCAR, och bjuder p\u00e5 en mix av traditionella banor, stadslopp och ovalrace. Det sistn\u00e4mnda kommer att bli en helt ny erfarenhet f\u00f6r Linus Lundqvist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8211; Vi p\u00e5 HPD \u00e4r mycket glada att kunna st\u00f6tta Linus i det&nbsp;h\u00e4r viktiga steget till Indy Lights,&nbsp;<\/em><strong>s\u00e4ger&nbsp;John Whiteman p\u00e5 HPD Honda<\/strong><em>. V\u00e5r intention med FR Americas-programmet \u00e4r att m\u00f6jligg\u00f6ra f\u00f6r talangfulla f\u00f6rare att utvecklas och n\u00e5 sina dr\u00f6mmar. Vi&nbsp;ser&nbsp;fram emot att f\u00f6lja Linus mot nya framg\u00e5ngar i INDYCAR-dep\u00e5n.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dagens tillk\u00e4nnagivande f\u00f6ljer efter att Lundqvist nyss avverkat tv\u00e5 testdagar bakom ratten p\u00e5 sin Dallara-byggda Indy Lights-bil p\u00e5 Laguna Seca-banan i Kalifornien. 21-\u00e5ringen kommer att genomf\u00f6ra ytterligare en handfull tester innan s\u00e4songspremi\u00e4ren p\u00e5 Barber Motorsports Park, Alabama, den 9-11 april. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">KALENDER 2021<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires<br><br>10-11 april:&nbsp;<\/strong>Barber Motorsports Park (USA)<br><strong>24-25 april:&nbsp;<\/strong>St. Petersburg (USA)<br><strong>14-15 maj:&nbsp;<\/strong>Indianapolis&nbsp;(USA)<br><strong>12-13 juni:<\/strong>&nbsp;Detroit Belle Isle (USA)<br><strong>19-20 juni:<\/strong>&nbsp;Road America&nbsp;(USA)<br><strong>3-4 juli:&nbsp;<\/strong>Mid-Ohio Sports&nbsp;Car Course&nbsp;(USA)<br><strong>10-11 juli:&nbsp;<\/strong>Toronto (Kanada)<br><strong>20-21 augusti:&nbsp;<\/strong>Gateway (USA)<br><strong>11-12 september:&nbsp;<\/strong>Portland (USA)<br><strong>18-19 september:&nbsp;<\/strong>Laguna Seca (USA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>MER INFORMATION<\/strong><\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indylights.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires<\/a><br><a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.globalracinggroup.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalracinggroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global Racing Group with HMD Motorsports<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-6492\" data-postid=\"6492\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-6492 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linus Lundqvist kommer att ta ett avg\u00f6rande steg mot den amerikanska formelbilstoppen n\u00e4r han avancerar till Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, INDYCAR-seriens fr\u00e4msta supportklass, under 2021&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nyhet","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"aioseo_notices":[],"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6492"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6520,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6492\/revisions\/6520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuslundqvistracing.se\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}