Jimmy Eriksson


Jimmy Eriksson 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 along with fourteen point-scoring positions to finish sixteenth in championship. 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

In 2010, Eriksson stepped up to the German Formula Three Championship with the Motopark Academy team. 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, having finished runner-up in ADAC Formula 4 set to make his debut in European Formula 3.

Racing career

Career summary

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

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627DCPoints
2010Motopark AcademyDallara F305/045VolkswagenLEC
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
2011Motopark AcademyDallara F308/099VolkswagenLEC
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		9th93

Complete GP3 Series results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718Points
2013Status Grand PrixCAT
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		24th0
2014Koiranen GPCAT
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		4th134
2015Koiranen GPCAT
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		5th118

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

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete GP2 Series results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2016Arden InternationalCAT
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		20th10

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

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results