Joel Eriksson (racing driver)

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Joel Eriksson
Joel Eriksson Macau 2019 (cropped).jpg
Eriksson in 2019
Nationality Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish
Born (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 27)
Tomelilla, Sweden
Formula E career
Debut season 2020–21
Current team Envision Racing
Racing licence FIA Platinum Driver.png FIA Platinum
Car number4
Former teams Dragon / 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 set to drive in Formula E for Envision Racing.

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Early career

Karting

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

Formula 4

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

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

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

Eriksson made his Formula E debut with Dragon at the 2021 Puebla ePrix. EFLT PueblaEPrix2021-4.jpg
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)

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)

2024–25 season

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]

2025–26 season

Eriksson was promoted to a full-time race seat for the 2025–26 season with Envision Racing, replacing Robin Frijns and partnering Sébastien Buemi. [8]

Personal life

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

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014 ADAC Formel Masters Lotus 2410061885th
2015 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Motopark 23731102992nd
SMP F4 Championship Koiranen GP 300013012th
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 30112102525th
Masters of Formula 3 11101N/A1st
Macau Grand Prix 10000N/ADNF
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 30754143882nd
Macau Grand Prix 10000N/ADNF
2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 2010017214th
International GT Open Senkyr Motorsport200012021st
Macau Grand Prix Motopark 10001N/A2nd
2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 1700026111th
FIA GT World Cup FIST-Team AAI10000N/A7th
2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series - GT FIST-Team AAI10000018th
Formula E GEOX Dragon Test/Reserve driver
2020 ADAC GT Masters Schubert Motorsport 130000837th
2020–21 Formula E Dragon / Penske Autosport 80000125th
2021 ADAC GT Masters KÜS Team Bernhard 800015717th
2022 British GT Championship - GT3 Century Motorsport 30000033rd
24H GT Series - GT3 Leipert Motorsport100000NC†
2022–23 Formula E Jaguar TCS Racing Reserve driver
2023 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Falken Motorsports 310210NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 10000010th
2023–24 Formula E Envision Racing 20000224th
Jaguar TCS Racing Reserve driver
2024 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Falken Motorsports 310020NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9
Intercontinental GT Challenge Phantom Global Racing
Falken Motorsports
GT World Challenge Asia Phantom Global Racing200?02424th
AAS Phantom Global Racing800?0
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Phantom Global Racing10000427th
2024–25 Formula E Jaguar TCS Racing Reserve driver
2025–26 Formula E Envision Racing 000000TBD

* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formel Masters/Formula 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
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		5th188
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		2nd299

Complete SMP F4 Championship results

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

Year123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2015 AHV
1
12		 AHV
2
4		 AHV
3
3		 MSC1
1 		MSC1
2 		MSC1
3 		SOC
1 		SOC
2 		SOC
3 		ALA
1 		ALA
2 		ALA
3 		AUD1
1 		AUD1
2 		AUD1
3 		MSC2
1 		MSC2
2 		MSC2
3 		AUD2
1 		AUD2
2 		AUD2
3 		12th30

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
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		5th252
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		2nd388

Complete Masters of Formula 3 results

YearTeamCarQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2016 Flag of Germany.svg Motopark Dallara F312 2nd1st1st

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

YearTeamCarQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2016 Flag of Germany.svg Motopark Dallara F312 19th15thDNF
2017 Dallara F317 1st2ndDNF
2018 4th2nd2nd

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
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		14th72
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		11th61

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

Complete Nürburgring Endurance Series results

YearTeamCarClass123456789Pos.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 		669th5
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 		765th3
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

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

YearTeamChassisPowertrain12345678910111213141516PosPoints
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		25th1
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 24th2

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
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 		NC0

References

  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.
  5. ↑ "GEOX DRAGON announces Joel Eriksson as test and reserve driver". Dragon Racing. 19 February 2020. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. 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.
  8. ↑ "Joel Eriksson joins Envision Racing to complete its driver line-up for Season 12". The Official Home of Formula E. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
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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