Joel Eriksson (racing driver)

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Joel Eriksson
Eriksson in 2019
NationalitySweden Swedish
Born (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 25)
Tomelilla, Sweden
Formula E career
Debut season2020–21
Current teamEnvision Racing
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number6
Former teamsDragon / Penske Autosport
Starts8
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish25th in 2020–21
Finished last season25th (1 pts)
Previous series
2015
2015
2014		ADAC Formula 4
SMP F4 Championship
ADAC Formel Masters

Joel Eriksson (born 28 June 1998) is a Swedish racing driver currently a reserve driver for the Jaguar TCS Racing and Envision Racing.

Career[edit]

Karting[edit]

Eriksson began his karting career in 2007. He remained in karting until 2014.

Formula 4[edit]

In 2014, Eriksson made his debut in open-wheel racing in the ADAC Formel Masters. In 2015 he stayed in the series, now called ADAC Formula 4, and finished the season second in the standings.

F3 European Championship[edit]

In 2016, Eriksson moved to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Motopark. He won one race at Spa-Francorchamps and was 5th in the championship standings. He continued with the team into the 2017 season, where he was runner-up to Carlin's Lando Norris with 7 wins.

DTM[edit]

Two seasons in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters driving for BMW Team RBM followed. Eriksson achieved his maiden DTM victory in 2018 at Misano in a rain-drenched night race, becoming the second-youngest DTM race winner in the process.[1][2] He racked up a further two podiums the following year.

Formula E[edit]

Eriksson made his Formula E debut with Dragon at the 2021 Puebla ePrix.

Eriksson tested Formula E machinery for the first time in January 2018, driving for DS Virgin Racing in the 2018 rookie test at Marrakesh.[3]

Dragon Racing (2021)[edit]

Eriksson was named by Dragon Racing as its official test and reserve driver for the 2019–20 season, taking part in the March 2020 rookie test at Marrakesh.[4] He retained the role the following year as the team rebranded as Dragon / Penske Autosport. He made his debut in the championship at the 2021 Puebla ePrix, replacing regular driver Nico Müller, who left the team due to several clashing commitments.[5] He finished the 2021 season with one point in eight races.

Envision Racing (2024)[edit]

Eriksson is set to make his first start since the 2021 Berlin ePrix for Envision subing in for Robin Frijns who has commitments in the World Endurance Championship in the 2024 6 Hours of Spa for BMW Team WRT at the 2024 Berlin ePrix. Eriksson will be joined that double-header by Estonian Paul Aron who subs in for Sébastien Buemi who also is at the 6 Hours of Spa for Toyota GR Racing.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Joel Eriksson at 2019 Macau GP.

Eriksson is the younger brother of racing driver Jimmy Eriksson, who raced in the 2016 GP2 season.

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 ADAC Formel Masters Lotus 24 1 0 0 6 188 5th
2015 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Motopark 23 7 3 1 10 299 2nd
SMP F4 Championship Koiranen GP 3 0 0 0 1 30 12th
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 30 1 1 2 10 252 5th
Masters of Formula 3 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 30 7 5 4 14 388 2nd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 20 1 0 0 1 72 14th
International GT Open Senkyr Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 20 21st
Macau Grand Prix Motopark 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 17 0 0 0 2 61 11th
FIA GT World Cup FIST-Team AAI 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series - GT FIST-Team AAI 1 0 0 0 0 0 18th
Formula E GEOX Dragon Test/Reserve driver
2020 ADAC GT Masters Schubert Motorsport 13 0 0 0 0 8 37th
2020–21 Formula E Dragon / Penske Autosport 8 0 0 0 0 1 25th
2021 ADAC GT Masters KÜS Team Bernhard 8 0 0 0 1 57 17th
2022 British GT Championship - GT3 Century Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
24H GT Series - GT3 Leipert Motorsport
2022–23 Formula E Jaguar TCS Racing Reserve driver
2023 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Falken Motorsports 3 1 0 2 1 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 0 10th
2023–24 Formula E Envision Racing
2024 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Falken Motorsports 2 1 0 0 2 * *
Intercontinental GT Challenge Phantom Global Racing
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results[edit]

(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 DC Points
2015 Motopark OSC1
1
4 		OSC1
2
9 		OSC1
3
5 		RBR
1
1 		RBR
2
1 		RBR
3
Ret 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
1 		SPA
3
4 		LAU
1
EX 		LAU
2
1 		LAU
3
9 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
10 		NÜR
3
6 		SAC
1
2 		SAC
2
2 		SAC
3
6 		OSC2
1
1 		OSC2
2
1 		OSC2
3
9 		HOC
1
17 		HOC
2
8 		HOC
3
3 		2nd 299

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2016 Motopark Volkswagen LEC
1
6 		LEC
2
9 		LEC
3
3 		HUN
1
3 		HUN
2
Ret 		HUN
3
2 		PAU
1
14 		PAU
2
9 		PAU
3
6 		RBR
1
17 		RBR
2
14 		RBR
3
6 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
5 		NOR
3
Ret 		ZAN
1
12 		ZAN
2
10 		ZAN
3
7 		SPA
1
14 		SPA
2
2 		SPA
3
1 		NÜR
1
7 		NÜR
2
3 		NÜR
3
6 		IMO
1
3 		IMO
2
2 		IMO
3
5 		HOC
1
6 		HOC
2
2 		HOC
3
2 		5th 252
2017 Motopark Volkswagen SIL
1
4 		SIL
2
1 		SIL
3
2 		MNZ
1
4 		MNZ
2
1 		MNZ
3
4 		PAU
1
1 		PAU
2
Ret 		PAU
3
5 		HUN
1
10 		HUN
2
2 		HUN
3
1 		NOR
1
4 		NOR
2
10 		NOR
3
7 		SPA
1
9 		SPA
2
2 		SPA
3
2 		ZAN
1
2 		ZAN
2
12 		ZAN
3
12 		NÜR
1
10 		NÜR
2
9 		NÜR
3
8 		RBR
1
2 		RBR
2
1 		RBR
3
1 		HOC
1
1 		HOC
2
4 		HOC
3
2 		2nd 388

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results[edit]

(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 19 20 Pos Points
2018 BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM HOC
1
12 		HOC
2
4 		LAU
1
12 		LAU
2
9 		HUN
1
17 		HUN
2
6 		NOR
1
9 		NOR
2
12 		ZAN
1
9 		ZAN
2
11 		BRH
1
14 		BRH
2
13 		MIS
1
12 		MIS
2
1 		NÜR
1
12 		NÜR
2
6 		SPL
1
15 		SPL
2
5 		HOC
1
15 		HOC
2
9 		14th 72
2019 BMW Team RBM BMW M4 Turbo DTM HOC
1
13 		HOC
2
10 		ZOL
1
2 		ZOL
2
10 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
6 		NOR
1
3 		NOR
2
13 		ASS
1
16 		ASS
2
16† 		BRH
1
DNS 		BRH
2
Ret 		LAU
1
8 		LAU
2
13 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
11 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
6 		11th 61

† Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.

Complete Nürburgring Endurance Series results[edit]

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos. Points
2018 Team Securtal Sorg Rennsport BMW M235i Racing SP8T VLN
1 		VLN
2 		VLN
3 		VLN
4 		VLN
5 		VLN
6 		VLN
7 		VLN
8
1 		VLN
9 		669th 5
2019 Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport BMW M240i Racing Cup5 VLN
1
11 		VLN
2 		VLN
3 		VLN
4 		VLN
5 		VLN
6 		VLN
7 		VLN
8 		VLN
9 		765th 3
2022 Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		NÜR
4
WD 		NÜR
5
1 		NÜR
6 		NÜR
7 		NÜR
8 		NÜR
9 		NC† 0
2023 Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 NÜR
1
12 		NÜR
2
9 		NÜR
3 		NÜR
4 		NÜR
5
1 		NÜR
6 		NÜR
7 		NÜR
8 		NÜR
9 		NC† 0
2024 Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) SP9 NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
3 		24H-Q1 24H-Q2 NÜR
3 		NÜR
4 		NÜR
5 		NÜR
6 		* *

†As Eriksson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula E results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2020–21 Dragon / Penske Autosport Spark SRT05e Penske EV-5 DIR DIR RME RME VLC VLC MCO PUE
17 		PUE
15 		NYC
17 		NYC
22 		LDN
16 		LDN
10 		BER
16 		BER
16 		25th 1
2023–24 Envision Racing Formula E Gen3 Jaguar I-Type 6 MEX
 DRH
 DRH
 SAP
 TOK
 MIS
 MIS
 MCO
 BER
 BER
 SIC
 SIC
 POR
 POR
 LDN
 LDN
 –* 0*

Complete British GT Championship results[edit]

(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 DC Points
2022 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		SIL
1 		DON
1 		SNE
1
14 		SNE
2
29 		SPA
1
11 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		NC 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Joel Eriksson celebrates his first DTM win in rain-drenched Misano – Alex Zanardi sensationally snatches fifth place". BMWgroup.com. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Joel Eriksson becomes second-youngest DTM race winner". joelerikssonracing.com. 27 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Joel Eriksson to test for DS Virgin Racing". automobilsport.com. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ "GEOX DRAGON announces Joel Eriksson as test and reserve driver". Dragon Racing. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Eriksson called up for Formula E race debut at Puebla". The Race. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Envision Racing announce update on driver line-up Berlin E-Prix weekend". Envision Racing. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Masters of Formula 3
Winner
2016 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Rookie Champion
2016 		Succeeded by

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