53 Facts About Marcus Ericsson

Marcus Ericsson completed the 2013 GP2 season with DAMS, and debuted in Formula One in 2014 with Caterham F1.

Marcus Thorbjorn Ericsson was born on 2 September 1990 in Kumla, Orebro County, Sweden.

In 2006 Marcus Ericsson's career got backing from former Champ Car driver and 1999 Indianapolis 500 winner Kenny Brack, who said:.

Marcus Ericsson has such patience but when he does go for it, it measures so perfectly.

Marcus Ericsson was in the title race for the whole season, challenging Czech Josef Kral and Brit Henry Arundel.

Marcus Ericsson received with two pole positions and a handful of podium finishes, but no victories, which gave him fifth overall in the championship.

Marcus Ericsson said that he was more likely to gain the experience needed to win the Macau Grand Prix in comparison to competing further in the British championship.

Marcus Ericsson won the Japanese F3 championship and won races when making guest appearances back in British F3.

Marcus Ericsson consequently participated in the Macau Grand Prix where he qualified in pole position and finished the main race in the fourth position.

However, it was later confirmed that Marcus Ericsson would drive for Super Nova Racing in the 2010 GP2 Series, although he was replaced with Jake Rosenzweig for the final two rounds.

Marcus Ericsson returned to Super Nova for the GP2 Series, partnering Josef Kral and later Luca Filippi.

Marcus Ericsson took his first series victory at Valencia, but only scoring points on two further occasions restricted him to seventeenth place in the drivers' championship.

Marcus Ericsson switched to the iSport International team for 2011, alongside Sam Bird.

Marcus Ericsson finished sixth in the Asia series championship, and tenth in the main series championship.

Marcus Ericsson remained with iSport for 2012, alongside Jolyon Palmer.

Marcus Ericsson won at Spa, beginning a run of six consecutive points finishes to the end of the season, including two podium finishes.

On 21 November 2013, It was announced that Marcus Ericsson was a candidate to drive for the Caterham F1 Team in 2014 with Kamui Kobayashi as teammate.

Marcus Ericsson finished the race in 20th position, the last classified finisher.

Marcus Ericsson was penalised with two penalty points and had to start from the pit lane.

Marcus Ericsson finished in 11th place, just missing out on his and Caterham's first points.

Marcus Ericsson started 17th, but spun behind the safety car in heavy rain, and had to fight back from last place.

Marcus Ericsson finished 17th, in front of both Marussias and Kobayashi, but his performance was overshadowed by the crash of Bianchi.

Marcus Ericsson eventually finished the season in 19th position, highest of the Caterham drivers that took part in 2014.

Malaysia was the first time that Marcus Ericsson made it into Q3, qualifying 10th but was ultimately promoted to 9th.

Marcus Ericsson spun on the fourth lap after an unsuccessful overtaking attempt on Force India's Nico Hulkenberg which resulted in retirement.

In China, Marcus Ericsson again made it into Q3 in qualifying, again qualifying 10th.

Marcus Ericsson finished the race in the same position, scoring one point after Max Verstappen's engine failed with only a few laps remaining.

Marcus Ericsson scored one more point before the summer break, with a 10th-place finish in Hungary, followed by another 10th position in Belgium.

Marcus Ericsson was running 15th before vibrations forced his retirement in Australia and finished twelfth in Bahrain in the next round.

Marcus Ericsson ran just outside the points in China but steadily dropped to sixteenth, which was still enough to finish ahead of his teammate.

Marcus Ericsson ran close to the points in Malaysia and Suzuka, in front of his teammate in qualifying and the race.

Marcus Ericsson crashed out of the race in Brazil but finished 15th in Abu Dhabi.

Marcus Ericsson struggled to match his teammate Wehrlein in Bahrain with his race ending in another retirement caused by a gearbox failure.

Marcus Ericsson finished 15th in Russia, ahead of his teammate for the first time over the season.

Sauber started to struggle in Monaco with Marcus Ericsson crashing into the barrier while overtaking the safety car to get on the lead lap.

Marcus Ericsson finished 13th in Canada and would fail to score points for the rest of the season.

For 2018 Marcus Ericsson retained his seat at Sauber, which became the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 team in partnership with the Italian car maker.

At the Bahrain Grand Prix, Marcus Ericsson finished in ninth place, scoring his first points since the 2015 Italian Grand Prix, after a total of 49 races without scoring a point.

Marcus Ericsson then scored further points at the Austrian, German, Belgian, USA and Mexican Grands Prix.

At the Italian Grand Prix, Marcus Ericsson had a high speed accident in second practice, when his DRS system failed, causing the car to lose control into turn 1 and slam the wall.

Marcus Ericsson's car rolled three times before coming to rest on its wheels, but he was uninjured.

Just before the 2018 Russian Grand Prix it was announced that Marcus Ericsson was to be replaced at Sauber by Antonio Giovinazzi, but would remain with the team as their third driver and brand ambassador.

Marcus Ericsson moved to Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2020 IndyCar Series season.

Marcus Ericsson was confirmed for longer tenure with Chip Ganassi in October 2020, re-upping for at least another two seasons.

Marcus Ericsson scored his first win in IndyCar and his first win in any category since 2013 in GP2 when he won the first race of the doubleheader in Detroit, a race in which Marcus Ericsson benefited from the misfortune of race leader Will Power after Power's car refused to restart during a formation lap following a red flag incident at the end of the race.

Marcus Ericsson finished second to Josef Newgarden at Mid Ohio and picked up a second victory at the chaotic inaugural round at Nashville, putting him into contention of the series title.

Marcus Ericsson continued to show pace in his third season with Chip Ganassi Racing.

Marcus Ericsson recorded his first podium finish on an oval at the XPEL 375 at the Texas Motor Speedway with a third-place finish.

Marcus Ericsson, sporting a helmet painted in honor of his countryman and Formula One legend, Ronnie Peterson, won the 2022 Indianapolis 500 under caution after holding off Pato O'Ward on a late restart.

Marcus Ericsson became the second Swedish driver to win the Indianapolis 500, after Kenny Brack in 1999.

Marcus Ericsson started his 2023 campaign by winning the first race of the season in St Petersburg.

Marcus Ericsson finished second in the 2023 Indianapolis 500 after being overtaken by Josef Newgarden on the final lap.

On 23 August 2023 it was announced that Marcus Ericsson would be leaving Chip Ganassi Racing and joining Andretti Autosport for 2024.