Draft:Linus Granfors
Linus Granfors | |
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Nationality | Sweden |
Born | Sweden | July 30, 2007
GB4 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Fortec Motorsport |
Formula Nordic | |
Teams | Granforce Racing |
Starts | 30 |
Championships | 2023 |
Wins | 14 |
Podiums | 25 |
Poles | 9 |
Fastest laps | 13 |
Best finish | 1st in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2022-2023 | Formula Nordic |
Championship titles | |
2023 | Formula Nordic |
Linus Granfors (born 30 July 2007) is a Swedish racing driver. He currently competes in the 2024 GB4 Championship with Fortec Motorsport.[1]
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Granfors' spell in karting was a largely successful one. He mostly participated in Sweden, where he began in 2014 in the MKR Series Sweden.[2] He secured his first championship podiums in 2017, in both the Juniorfestivalen and the MKR Serien. These were achieved in the Micro Category.[3][4] In his final year in karting, Granfors secured his first national title, in the SMK Västerås, in the Junior 60 category.[5]
Formula Nordic
[edit]2022
[edit]Granfors debuted in Formula Nordic for the 2022 season, after winning the Aquila Formula 1000 series the year before. He scored a second-placed finish in his first start at Anderstorp, and followed that with three podiums at round two at the Falkenbergs Motorbana. Granfors ended the season with his first win in the series at Mantorp Park. Granfors ended the season in third place in the standings, with ten podiums and 247 points.[6]
2023
[edit]Granfors would return to the season for the 2023 season. His title chances were evident when he took three wins from three in round 1 at Mantorp Park. Granfors then went on to win every race in the championship in the next four rounds which were all held in Sweden. He also won the overall race at Karlskoga when the series joined forces with the F4 Danish Championship.[7] He then skipped the penultimate round at Rudskogen after securing the title, and finished the season at the final round at the Jyllands-Ringen.[8] Despite missing one round, Granfors comfortably took the championship title, beating his closest competitor Oscar Pedersen by 144 points. He secured 13 wins overall from the 15 races that he contested.[9]
GB4 Championship
[edit]After his successes in Formula Nordic, Fortec Motorsport signed Granfors for the 2024 GB4 Championship season.[10] He had a strong debut, winning race three in round 1 at Oulton Park.[11] Granfors then proceeded to win two races from two at Silverstone, and then scored two more wins at Donington Park, and at the second Silverstone round.[12][13][14][15] He currently sits at the top of the standings.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Granfors is the younger brother of fellow racing driver Joel Granfors. Their father Joakim also drives, and he also manages the team that has run the brothers in the past, Granforce Racing.[17]
Karting record
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2014 | MKR Series Sweden - Cadet | Katrineholms MK | NC |
2015 | MKR Series Sweden - Formula Micro | 18th | |
2016 | Göteborgs Stora Pris - Micro | 9th | |
MKR Series Sweden - Formula Micro | 5th | ||
2017 | Swedish Kart Championship - Junior 60 | 23rd | |
Juniorfestivalen - Formula Micro | 3rd | ||
MKR Serien - Micro | Katrineholms MK | 2nd | |
Raket Cup Sweden - Micro | 18th | ||
2018 | Swedish Championship - Invitational - Junior 60 | 8th | |
SverigeCupen - Junior 60 | 2nd | ||
Swedish Kart League - Junior 60 | 22nd | ||
2019 | South Garda Winter Cup - Mini Rok | Joakim Granfors | 46th |
Swedish Kart Championship - Junior 60 | 9th | ||
SMK Västerås - Höstrusket - Junior 60 | 1st | ||
Sources:[18][19] |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2020 | Aquila Synergy Cup Sweden | Granforce Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 5th |
2021 | Aquila Formula 1000 | Granforce Racing | 18 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 557 | 1st |
2022 | Aquila Formula 1000 Sweden | Granforce Racing | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 220 | 8th |
Formula Nordic | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 247 | 3rd | ||
2023 | Formula Nordic | Granforce Racing | 15 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 382 | 1st |
Aquila Formula 1000 Sweden – Overall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 18th | ||
NXT Gen Cup – Swedish Junior Championship | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 240 | 2nd | ||
2024 | GB4 Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 20 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 467 | 1st |
Complete GB4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
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2024 | Fortec Motorsport | OUL 1 7 |
OUL 2 4 |
OUL 3 18 |
SIL1 1 1 |
SIL1 2 1 |
SIL1 3 C |
DON1 1 1 |
DON1 2 4 |
DON1 3 96 |
SNE 1 4 |
SNE 2 4 |
SNE 3 Ret |
SIL2 1 1 |
SIL2 2 2 |
SIL2 3 84 |
DON2 1 4 |
DON2 2 1 |
DON2 3 64 |
BRH 1 3 |
BRH 2 2 |
BRH 3 38 |
1st | 467 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Linus Granfors". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-06-04). "Danish F4 and FNordic drivers put on a combined show at Karlskoga". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Series, Feeder (2023-12-31). "2023 Feeder Series Hall of Fame". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-03-25). "Formula Nordic champion Linus Granfors joins Fortec for GB4 opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-04-01). "Granfors wins wild reversed-grid GB4 race, McCaughan and Palmowski retire". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-04-27). "Linus Granfors is the GB4 winner in Silverstone thriller". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-04-28). "Granfors completes Silverstone double in delayed GB4 race two". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-05-25). "Granfors scores fourth straight win in GB4 opener at Donington Park". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-07-27). "Granfors reclaims GB4 points lead with victory in Silverstone opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "GB4 Standings". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Teamets Förare". Granforce Racing. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Driver: Linus Granfors | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Granfors Linus". Kartcom. Retrieved 2024-08-08.