Jimmy Eriksson
Jimmy Eriksson | |
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Nationality |
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Born |
Tomelilla, Sweden | 14 March 1991
GP2 Series career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | Arden International |
Car no. | 25 |
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 Eriksson (born 14 March 1991 in Tomelilla) is a Swedish race car driver who will be driving 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[1] along with fourteen point-scoring positions to finish sixteenth in championship.[2] 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
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In 2010, Eriksson stepped up to the German Formula Three Championship with the Motopark Academy team.[3] He joined Formula Renault team-mates Kevin Magnussen and Luís Felipe Derani at the team.
On the 29th of April 2016, he was announced at driving for Arden International in the upcoming GP2 season-
Personal life
Eriksson's younger brother, Joel Eriksson, is also a racing driver, having finished runner-up in ADAC Formula 4 set to make his debut in European Formula 3.
Racing career
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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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 Three | 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 Three | 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 |
European Le Mans Series | Sebastien Loeb Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
2015 | GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 5th |
2016 | GP2 Series | Arden International | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20th |
† As Eriksson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
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 |
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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 |
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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 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 |
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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.
References
- ↑ Heinonen, Jarmo (2009-06-13). "Alastaro Rata-SM Formula Renault NEC Race 1 Race" (PDF). necup.com. Renault Sport. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ↑ "Time to say goodbye". motopark.com. Motopark Academy. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jimmy Eriksson. |
- Official website
- Jimmy Eriksson career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Richie Stanaway |
German Formula Three Champion 2012 |
Succeeded by Marvin Kirchhöfer |