Marcus Ericsson (born 2 September 1990[1] in Kumla, Kumla Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden) is a Swedish racing driver who drove for Sauber until the end of 2018. He made his début for the Caterham-Renault team at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. He previously drove in the GP2 Series.
In 2019, Ericsson made a switch to the IndyCar Series. He won the 2022 Indianapolis 500.
Formula One Career[]
Ericsson drove the Brawn BGP 001 at the 2009 Young Driver Test.
In 2014, Ericsson signed to drive for Caterham. After the Russian Grand Prix, the team went to administration, and Ericsson signed for Sauber for the 2015 season.
Ericsson started his second season at Sauber with an 8th place finish at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. He scored furthermore points, and he finished his 2015 season in 18th with 9 points.
Driving Style[]
Peter Windsor[]
Windsor conducted a driving analysis of the different Formula One drivers' during February 2015's pre-season testing.[2] Windsor watched the drivers' as they entered and exited the highly technical corners of turns two and three of the Circuit de Catalunya.[2]
He noted that Ericsson had a "very wide entry into three, he is probably leaning on the left rear quite a lot."[2] Windsor believing Ericsson's style meant he would be compromised further on in the lap.[2] Ericsson was described as "fun to watch", however would likely encounter "differences" in approach from the other drivers'.[2]
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
Year | Entrant | Team | Pts | WDC Pos. | Report |
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2009 | Brawn GP F1 Team | Brawn-Mercedes | Young Driver Test | ||
2010-2013: Did Not Compete | |||||
2014 | Caterham F1 Team | Caterham-Renault | 0 | 17th | Report |
2015 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber-Ferrari | 9 | 18th | Report |
2016 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber-Ferrari | 0 | 22nd | Report |
2017 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber-Ferrari | 0 | 20th | Report |
2018 | Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team | Sauber-Ferrari | 9 | 17th | Report |
Career Statistics[]
Correct as of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying
Entries | 97 |
Starts | 97 |
Pole Positions | 0 |
Sprint Poles | 0 |
Front Row Starts | 0 |
Race Wins | 0 |
Sprint Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Sprint Podiums | 0 |
Fastest Laps | 0 |
Sprint Fastest Laps | 0 |
Points | 18 |
Laps Raced | 4899 |
Distance Raced | 24,645 km (15,314 mi) |
Career Results[]
Complete Formula One Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pts | Pos | ||
2014 | 0 | 19th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ret | 14th | Ret | 20th | 20th | 11th | Ret | 18th | Ret | 18th | Ret | 17th | 20th | 15th | 17th | 19th | ||||||||||
2015 | 9 | 18th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8th | Ret | 10th | 14th | 14th | 13th | 14th | 13th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 9th | 11th | 14th | Ret | Ret | 12th | 16th | 14th | |||||||
2016 | 0 | 22nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ret | 12th | 16th | 14th | 12th | Ret | 15th | 17th | 15th | Ret | 20th | 18th | Ret | 16th | 17th | 12th | 15th | 14th | 11th | Ret | 15th | |||||
2017 | 0 | 20th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ret | 15th | Ret | 15th | 11th | Ret | 13th | 11th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 16th | 18th | Ret | 18th | Ret | 15th | Ret | 13th | 17th | ||||||
2018 | 9 | 17th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ret | 9th | 16th | 11th | 13th | 11th | 15th | 13th | 10th | Ret | 9th | 15th | 10th | 15th | 11th | 13th | 12th | 10th | 9th | Ret | Ret |
Key | |||||
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Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols |
Notes[]
- ↑ "Marcus Ericsson". INDYCAR. https://www.indycar.com/Series/IndyCar-Series/Marcus-Ericsson. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 FORMULA 1. (2015, March 13). Analysis of Turns Two and Three in Barcelona. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvqVtbwx5JQ
External links[]
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Seasons 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 | ||
Season Reports 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 | ||
Teams Caterham (2014) • Sauber (2015-2018) | ||
Teammates Kamui Kobayashi (2014) • Felipe Nasr (2015-2016) • Pascal Wehrlein (2017) • Charles Leclerc (2018) | ||
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