Marcus Ericsson | |||||||
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Born | Marcus Thorbjörn Ericsson 2 September 1990 Kumla, Örebro, Sweden | ||||||
IndyCar Series career | |||||||
97 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Team(s) | No. 28 (Andretti Global) | ||||||
Best finish | 6th (2021, 2022, 2023) | ||||||
First race | 2019 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Music City Grand Prix (Nashville Superspeedway) | ||||||
First win | 2021 Detroit Grand Prix, Race 1 (Belle Isle) | ||||||
Last win | 2023 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
Nationality | Swedish | ||||||
Active years | 2014–2018 | ||||||
Teams | Caterham, Sauber | ||||||
Car number | 9 | ||||||
Entries | 97 (97 starts) | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Podiums | 0 | ||||||
Career points | 18 | ||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
First entry | 2014 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||
Last entry | 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
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Awards | |||||||
2007, 2009 | Swedish Junior Racer of the Year | ||||||
Website | marcusericsson |
Marcus Thorbjörn Ericsson (born 2 September 1990) is a Swedish racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti. Ericsson competed in Formula One from 2014 to 2018. In American open-wheel racing, Ericsson won the Indianapolis 500 in 2022 with CGR.
Born and raised in Kumla, Ericsson began competitive kart racing aged nine, winning several national titles. After a successful debut in car racing in 2007 which saw him take the British Formula BMW title with Fortec Motorsport, he moved up into the British team's British Formula Three Championship squad. After finishing as one of the top rookies in the category, Ericsson turned his attentions to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship where he won the championship in his debut year. In 2010, he moved up to the GP2 Series where he secured one victory during his maiden campaign for Super Nova Racing. Between 2011 and 2012, Ericsson drove for iSport. Ericsson completed the 2013 GP2 season with DAMS, and debuted in Formula One in 2014 with Caterham F1.