Joel Eriksson (racing driver)

Joel Eriksson
Eriksson in 2019
NationalitySweden Swedish
Born (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26)
Tomelilla, Sweden
Formula E career
Debut season2020–21
Current teamEnvision Racing
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number4
Former teamsDragon / Penske Autosport
Starts9
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 2023–24
Finished last season24th (2 pts)
Previous series
2015
2015
2014
ADAC Formula 4
SMP F4 Championship
ADAC Formel Masters

Joel Daniel Andreas Eriksson[1] (born 28 June 1998) is a Swedish racing driver currently a reserve driver for the Jaguar TCS Racing.

Career

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Karting

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

Formula 4

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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

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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

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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.[2][3] He racked up a further two podiums the following year.

Formula E

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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.[4]

Dragon Racing (2021)

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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.[5] 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.[6] He finished the 2021 season with one point in eight races.

Envision Racing (2024)

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Eriksson made his first start since the 2021 Berlin ePrix for Envision subbing in for Robin Frijns who had commitments in the World Endurance Championship in the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps for BMW Team WRT at the 2024 Berlin ePrix. Eriksson was joined that double-header by Estonian Paul Aron who subbed in for Sébastien Buemi who was also at the 6 Hours of Spa for Toyota GR Racing.[7]

Personal life

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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

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Career summary

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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 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
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 2 0 0 0 0 2 24th
Jaguar TCS Racing Reserve driver
2024 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Falken Motorsports 2 1 0 0 2 * *
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9
Intercontinental GT Challenge Phantom Global Racing
Falken Motorsports
GT World Challenge Asia Phantom Global Racing 2 0 0 ? 0 24 24th
AAS Phantom Global Racing 8 0 0 ? 0
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Phantom Global Racing

* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formel Masters results

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(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
2014 Lotus OSC
1

6
OSC
2

9
OSC
3

10
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

13
ZAN
3

6
LAU
1

7
LAU
2

6
LAU
3

7
RBR
1

3
RBR
2

7
RBR
3

1
SVK
1

8
SVK
2

6
SVK
3

2
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

4
NÜR
3

6
SAC
1

2
SAC
2

4
SAC
3

10
HOC
1

4
HOC
2

3
HOC
3

5
5th 188

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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(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

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(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

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(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

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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

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(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
Ret
BER
9
SIC
SIC
POR
POR
LDN
LDN
24th 2

Complete British GT Championship results

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(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

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  1. ^ "Joel Eriksson". hitta.se. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Joel Eriksson to test for DS Virgin Racing". automobilsport.com. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "GEOX DRAGON announces Joel Eriksson as test and reserve driver". Dragon Racing. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Eriksson called up for Formula E race debut at Puebla". The Race. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ "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