Draft:Linus Granfors

Linus Granfors
NationalitySweden Sweden
Born (2007-07-30) July 30, 2007 (age 18)
Sweden
GB4 Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamFortec Motorsport
Formula Nordic
TeamsGranforce Racing
Starts30
Championships2023
Wins14
Podiums25
Poles9
Fastest laps13
Best finish1st in 2023
Previous series
2020-2022
2022-2023		Aquila Formula 1000 Sweden
Formula Nordic
Championship titles
2021
2023
2024		Aquila Formula 1000 Sweden
Formula Nordic
GB4 Championship

Linus Granfors (born 30 July 2007) is a Swedish racing driver. He most recently competed in the 2024 GB4 Championship with Fortec Motorsport.[1]

Career

Karting

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

2022

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

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

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 eventually won the championship, with six wins across the 20 races.[16]

Personal life

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

Season Series Team Position
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

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 Aquila Synergy Cup Sweden Granforce Racing 12 0 1 0 0 198 5th
2021 Aquila Formula 1000 Sweden 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 12 4 2 4 6 240 2nd
2024 GB4 Championship Fortec Motorsport 20 6 6 3 10 467 1st

Complete GB4 Championship results

(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
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

  1. ^ "Linus Granfors". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  2. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  3. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  4. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  5. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  6. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  7. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-06-04). "Danish F4 and FNordic drivers put on a combined show at Karlskoga". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  8. ^ Series, Feeder (2023-12-31). "2023 Feeder Series Hall of Fame". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  9. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  10. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-03-25). "Formula Nordic champion Linus Granfors joins Fortec for GB4 opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  11. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-04-01). "Granfors wins wild reversed-grid GB4 race, McCaughan and Palmowski retire". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  12. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-04-27). "Linus Granfors is the GB4 winner in Silverstone thriller". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  13. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-04-28). "Granfors completes Silverstone double in delayed GB4 race two". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  14. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-05-25). "Granfors scores fourth straight win in GB4 opener at Donington Park". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  15. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-07-27). "Granfors reclaims GB4 points lead with victory in Silverstone opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  16. ^ "GB4 Standings". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  17. ^ "Teamets Förare". Granforce Racing. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Driver: Linus Granfors | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  19. ^ "Granfors Linus". Kartcom. Retrieved 2024-08-08.

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