Joel Eriksson

Joel Daniel Andreas Eriksson (born 28 June 1998) is a Swedish racing driver who last competed in Formula E for Envision Racing. He is a four-time race winner in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, won a race in the 2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, and finished runner-up to Lando Norris in the 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship.

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

Formula 4 (2014–2015) Eriksson at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2015 ADAC F4 season. In 2014, Eriksson made his debut in open-wheel racing in the ADAC Formel Masters, driving for Motopark-run Lotus. He claimed one victory and finished fifth overall. Eriksson remained with Motopark in the now-renamed series in 2015, finishing second in the standings after winning seven races.

F3 European Championship (2016–2018) In 2016, Eriksson moved to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Motopark. He won one race at Spa-Francorchamps and was fifth in the championship standings. He continued with the team into the 2017 season, where he was runner-up to Carlin's Lando Norris with seven wins.

Eriksson took part in the 2018 Macau Grand Prix with Motopark Academy. Despite collecting a crashed Ukyo Sasahara in qualifying, Eriksson qualified in fourth place. He took second in the qualification race after passing Sacha Fenestraz and Callum Ilott, before finishing second in the main race behind teammate Dan Ticktum.

Sportscar career

DTM (2018–2019) Eriksson joined BMW Team RBM in 2018 to drive in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. During his debut season, Eriksson achieved his maiden DTM victory in a rain-drenched night race at Misano, making him the second-youngest DTM race winner in the process. He ended up 14th in the drivers' standings.

For the 2019 DTM season, Eriksson remained at Team RBM. At round 2 in Zolder, Eriksson held off Nico Müller to finish second in race 1. He scored another podium at the Norisring, claiming third place in race 1. After finishing 11th in the standings, Eriksson was excluded from BMW's DTM driver roster for the 2020 season.

ADAC GT Masters (2020–2021) Despite being overlooked for a place in the DTM, Eriksson remained with BMW in 2020, racing in the ADAC GT Masters with Schubert Motorsport and sharing his car with Aidan Read. The pair only scored points on three occasions during the season, resulting in 37th place in the drivers' standings.

After missing the opening three rounds of the 2021 season, Eriksson joined Porsche-fielding KÜS Team Bernhard. At the Nürburgring season finale, Eriksson and teammate Marco Holzer finished second during race 2.

British GT (2022) During 2022, Eriksson drove for Century Motorsport in three races of the British GT Championship.

Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (2022–2024) Having attained his Nordschleife Grade A permit during his time with BMW, Eriksson joined Falken Motorsports for the 6 Hours of the Nürburgring as part of the 2022 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie. Partnering Sven Müller, Eriksson took the lead from Patrick Assenheimer with two hours to go and extended his lead, thus taking a dominant victory in his first GT3 race at the Nordschleife. He then joined Müller, Alessio Picariello, and Jaxon Evans for the subsequent 12-hour race in Falken's No. 3 car. After running a clean race, the No. 3 claimed the win.

Eriksson reunited with Falken for the 2023 NLS campaign, partnering Müller for the NLS1 season opener. The duo finished 12th. Eriksson then ended NLS2 in ninth alongside Tim Heinemann while setting the fastest lap, before contesting the 24 Hours of Nürburgring alongside Heinemann, Nico Menzel, and Martin Ragginger in the No. 44 Falken. They ended the race tenth overall, two laps behind the leading car. At NLS5, Eriksson partnered David Pittard and claimed a dominant victory, setting the fastest lap in the process.

In 2024, Eriksson remained with Falken in the NLS. He and Nico Menzel won NLS1, with Eriksson pulling off the race-winning overtake on Porsche factory driver Laurens Vanthoor in the second half of the race. During NLS2 the following day, Eriksson and Tim Heinemann finished third. At that year's 24 Hours of Nürburgring, Falken once again fielded Eriksson, Heinemann, Menzel, and Ragginger in its No. 44 entry. The race was ended prematurely, resulting in the lineup's second successive tenth-placed finish. Eriksson ended his time at Falken Motorsports with an 11th place at the penultimate NLS race of 2024.

Formula E Eriksson tested Formula E machinery for the first time in January 2018, driving for DS Virgin Racing in the 2018 rookie test at Marrakesh.

Dragon Racing (2021) Eriksson made his Formula E debut with Dragon at the 2021 Puebla ePrix. 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. 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. He finished the 2021 season with one point in eight races.

Envision Racing (2024–2026) 2023–24 season Eriksson leading the DS Penske of Jean-Éric Vergne and the Nissan of Sacha Fenestraz at the 2024 Berlin ePrix.

Eriksson made his first start since the 2021 Berlin ePrix for Envision Racing at the 2024 Berlin ePrix, subbing in for Robin Frijns who had commitments in the World Endurance Championship. Having retired from race 1 following a collision, Eriksson scored points in race 2 by finishing ninth, thus ending the team's four-race points drought.

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. At the season-opening São Paulo ePrix, Eriksson qualified eighteenth, but moved up the order late in the race to finish seventh and in the points. Round three in Miami proved to be successful for the Swede, qualifying sixth in his maiden duel-stage qualifying appearance in the championship. Following the start, Eriksson moved up to fourth in the initial stages of the race, before being overtaken by Félix da Costa and Pascal Wehrlein, and fell further down to seventh following an overtake from Mitch Evans. A crash between Felipe Drugovich and Félix da Costa promoted Eriksson up to fifth place. In the final laps of the race, he overtook Nyck de Vries for fourth, where Eriksson remained until the finish, securing his best finish in the championship to date. At Madrid, Eriksson returned to a points paying position, finishing in tenth. He made a second appearance in the qualifying duels during qualifying two at Berlin, rounding off the session in fourth. This was Eriksson's best qualifying to date. During the initial stages of the race, Eriksson and teammate Buemi ran up at the front. However, a lack of available energy in the latter stages meant that Eriksson had to wind down his pace, having to cede positions to his competitors. He ultimately finished tenth. At Monaco, Eriksson qualified in seventh for race one, and finished the race in sixth. He had more difficulty in qualifying two, ending the session sixteenth. A well-executed race propelled Eriksson up into the points, finishing the race in seventh.

Prior to the season-ending London ePrix, Eriksson and Buemi were announced to be leaving the team following the conclusion of the season.

Personal life Eriksson is the younger brother of racing driver Jimmy Eriksson.

Racing record

Career summary 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) 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 OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SVK1 SVK2 SVK3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 5th 188 2015 Motopark OSC11 OSC12 OSC13 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 2nd 299

Complete SMP F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results (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 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 5th 252 2017 Motopark Volkswagen SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 2nd 388

Complete Masters of Formula 3 results

Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race 2016 Motopark Dallara F312 19th 15th DNF 2017 Dallara F317 1st 2nd DNF 2018 4th 2nd 2nd

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results (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 HOC1 HOC2 LAU1 LAU2 HUN1 HUN2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SPL1 SPL2 HOC1 HOC2 14th 72 2019 BMW Team RBM BMW M4 Turbo DTM HOC1 HOC2 ZOL1 ZOL2 MIS1 MIS2 NOR1 NOR2 ASS1 ASS2 BRH1 BRH2 LAU1 LAU2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 11th 61 † Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.

Complete Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie results †As Eriksson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete British GT Championship results (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 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 SPA1 BRH1 DON1 NC 0

Complete Formula E results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)