Jimmy Eriksson

Jimmy Eriksson
Jimmy Eriksson
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) Tomelilla, Sweden
GP2 Series career
Debut season	2016
Racing licence	FIA Gold (until 2021) FIA Silver (2022–) [1]
Car number	25
Former teams	Arden International
Starts	18
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	20th in 2016
Previous series
2010, 12 2010-11 2009 2009 2009 2009 2015	German Formula Three Formula 3 Euro Series Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault 2.0 NEZ Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Championship titles
2012	German Formula Three

Jimmy Joakim Eriksson ^[2] (born 14 March 1991 in Tomelilla) is a Swedish race car driver who drove in the GP2 Series for Arden International in the 2016 GP2 Series

Career

Karting

Eriksson made his karting debut in 2005, at the age of fourteen. In 2008 he was champion of the Swedish Formula Yamaha Championship.

Formula Renault

Eriksson began his car racing career by driving in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with Motopark Academy in 2009. He took a victory at Alastaro Circuit ^[3] along with fourteen point-scoring positions to finish sixteenth in championship. ^[4] Also he competed in some races of Formula Renault 2.0 NEZ, Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, all with Motopark.

Formula Three

Jimmy Eriksson in 2011

In 2010, Eriksson stepped up to the German Formula Three Championship with the Motopark Academy team. ^[5] finishing sixth in points. He moved to the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2011, finishing ninth. The Swede returned to German Formula Three in 2012, winning the championship with 8 wins and 17 podiums in 27 races.

GP3 Series

In 2013, Eriksson progressed to GP3 Series, scoring no points for Status Grand Prix. In 2014 he joined Koiranen GP, ranking fourth in the drivers' championship. Continuing with Koiranen in 2015, the driver finished fifth in points.

GP2 Series

On 29 April 2016, he was announced at driving at the GP2 Series for Arden International. He scored points once at the Austria feature race with a fifth-place finish, but missed the final two rounds due to financial setbacks.

GT racing

In 2017, Eriksson was signed by HTP Motorsport to drive a Mercedes-AMG GT3 at the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup. Partnering with Dominik Baumann, he finished fifth at the Misano feature race, and seventh at the Hungary feature race.

Personal life

Eriksson's younger brother, Joel Eriksson, is also a racing driver, and most recently raced in Formula E in 2021.

Racing career

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2009	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Motopark Academy	16	1	1	1	1	113	15th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEZ		4	0	0	0	1	47	10th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden		4	0	0	0	1	16	9th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		2	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC†
2010	German Formula 3 Championship	Motopark Academy	17	1	0	0	3	43	6th
	Formula 3 Euro Series		2	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC†
2011	Formula 3 Euro Series	Motopark Academy	27	0	0	0	0	93	9th
2012	German Formula 3 Championship	Lotus	27	8	8	9	17	408	1st
2013	GP3 Series	Status Grand Prix	16	0	0	0	0	0	24th
2014	GP3 Series	Koiranen GP	18	2	2	0	5	134	4th
	Formula Acceleration 1	Acceleration Team Sweden	2	0	0	0	0	11	16th
	European Le Mans Series	Sébastien Loeb Racing	1	1	0	0	1	25	10th
2015	GP3 Series	Koiranen GP	18	1	0	0	3	118	5th
2016	GP2 Series	Arden International	18	0	0	0	0	10	20th
2017	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	HTP Motorsport	10	0	0	0	1	21	14th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		5	0	0	0	2	52	3rd
	24H Series - A6
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2018	ADAC GT Masters	Team Rosberg	14	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2019	ADAC GT Masters	Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing	14	0	0	0	1	87	11th
2020	ADAC GT Masters	Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing	12	0	0	0	0	23	29th
2024	STCC Scandinavia Touring Car Championship	Brink Motorsport	10	4	3	3	7	185	2nd

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

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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	DC	Points
2009	Motopark Academy	ZAN 1 Ret	ZAN 2 18	HOC 1 11	HOC 2 17	ALA 1 1	ALA 2 13	OSC 1 15	OSC 2 19	ASS 1 10	ASS 2 13	MST 1 Ret	MST 2 18	NÜR 1 12	NÜR 2 16	SPA 1 16	SPA 2 12	15th	113

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	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	DC	Points
2010	Motopark Academy	Dallara F305/045	Volkswagen	LEC 1	LEC 2	HOC 1 11	HOC 2 Ret	VAL 1	VAL 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	BRH 1	BRH 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	HOC 1	HOC 2										NC†	N/A
2011	Motopark Academy	Dallara F308/099	Volkswagen	LEC 1 10	LEC 2 9	LEC 3 6	HOC 1 9	HOC 2 8	HOC 3 7	ZAN 1 9	ZAN 2 9	ZAN 3 7	RBR 1 9	RBR 2 5	RBR 3 6	NOR 1 5	NOR 2 4	NOR 3 7	NÜR 1 10	NÜR 2 Ret	NÜR 3 10	SIL 1 9	SIL 2 9	SIL 3 6	VAL 1 9	VAL 2 9	VAL 3 11	HOC 1 9	HOC 2 8	HOC 3 7	9th	93

Complete GP3 Series 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	D.C.	Points
2013	Status Grand Prix	CAT FEA 19	CAT SPR Ret	VAL FEA 18	VAL SPR 16	SIL FEA 18	SIL SPR 21†	NÜR FEA Ret	NÜR SPR 18	HUN FEA 13	HUN SPR 12	SPA FEA 17	SPA SPR 15	MNZ FEA 13	MNZ SPR Ret	YMC FEA 23	YMC SPR 26			24th	0
2014	Koiranen GP	CAT FEA 2	CAT SPR 6	RBR FEA 3	RBR SPR 2	SIL FEA 1	SIL SPR Ret	HOC FEA 7	HOC SPR 15	HUN FEA 10	HUN SPR 16	SPA FEA Ret	SPA SPR 19	MNZ FEA 1	MNZ SPR 8	SOC FEA 4	SOC SPR 16	YMC FEA 10	YMC SPR 5	4th	134
2015	Koiranen GP	CAT FEA 6	CAT SPR 2	RBR FEA 20†	RBR SPR 10	SIL FEA 5	SIL SPR 4	HUN FEA 6	HUN SPR 6	SPA FEA 13	SPA SPR 16	MNZ FEA 5	MNZ SPR 5	SOC FEA 8	SOC SPR 1	BHR FEA 5	BHR SPR 7	YMC FEA 3	YMC SPR 5	5th	118

^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the race distance.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	Rank	Points
2014	Sébastien Loeb Racing	LMP2	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL	IMO	RBR	LEC	EST 1	10th	25

Complete GP2 Series 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	22	DC	Points
2016	Arden International	CAT FEA 16	CAT SPR 19	MON FEA Ret	MON SPR 15	BAK FEA 11†	BAK SPR Ret	RBR FEA 5	RBR SPR 13	SIL FEA 15	SIL SPR 17	HUN FEA 21†	HUN SPR Ret	HOC FEA 12	HOC SPR 13	SPA FEA 15	SPA SPR 20	MNZ FEA 15	MNZ SPR 18†	SEP FEA	SEP SPR	YMC FEA	YMC SPR	20th	10

^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the race distance.

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
2017	HTP Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Pro	MIS QR 20	MIS CR 3	BRH QR 17	BRH CR 22	ZOL QR 8	ZOL CR 29	HUN QR 11	HUN CR 7	NÜR QR 23	NÜR CR 17	14th	21

References

1. Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021). "Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
2. "Jimmy Eriksson". hitta.se. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
3. Heinonen, Jarmo (13 June 2009). "Alastaro Rata-SM Formula Renault NEC Race 1 Race" (PDF). necup.com. Renault Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
4. "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
5. "Time to say goodbye". motopark.com. Motopark Academy. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Jimmy Eriksson career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Richie Stanaway	German Formula Three Champion 2012	Succeeded by Marvin Kirchhöfer