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Jimmy Eriksson

{{Short description|Swedish race car driver|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Jimmy Eriksson

| image = Jimmy Eriksson.JPG

| imagesize =

| caption = Jimmy Eriksson

| nationality = {{flagicon|SWE}} Swedish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|3|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tomelilla, Sweden

| racing licence = 12px FIA Gold {{small|(until 2021)}}
12px FIA Silver {{small|(2022–)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/11/10/fia-publish-provisional-2021-driver-rankings-2.html|title=Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published|website=Dailysportscar|last=Goodwin|first=Graham|date=10 November 2021|access-date=21 February 2025}}

| current series = GP2 Series

| first year = 2016

| current team =

| car number = 25

| former teams = Arden International

| starts = 18

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 20th

| year = 2016

| prev series = 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

| prev series years = 2010, 12
2010-11
2009
2009
2009
2009

2015

| titles = German Formula Three

| title years = 2012

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Jimmy Joakim Eriksson{{cite web |url=https://www.hitta.se/jimmy+eriksson/tomelilla/person/0TlP_w5554 |title=Jimmy Eriksson |author= |website=hitta.se|access-date=23 May 2024}} (born 14 March 1991 in Tomelilla) 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{{cite web|url=http://necup.com/racereport/renault_race1_001.pdf |title=Alastaro Rata-SM Formula Renault NEC Race 1 Race |last=Heinonen |first=Jarmo |date=2009-06-13 |work=necup.com |publisher=Renault Sport |access-date=2010-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002090953/http://necup.com/racereport/renault_race1_001.pdf |archive-date= 2 October 2011 }} along with fourteen point-scoring positions to finish sixteenth in championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/standings/304-2009/|title=Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2009|work=driverdb.com|publisher=Driver Database|access-date=2010-02-06}} 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=

File:Jimmy Eriksson F3-2011.jpg

In 2010, Eriksson stepped up to the German Formula Three Championship with the Motopark Academy team.{{cite news|url=http://motopark.com/de/rennserien/formel-3-euro-series/news/item/72-time-to-say-goodbye/72-time-to-say-goodbye.html|title=Time to say goodbye|work=motopark.com|publisher=Motopark Academy|access-date=18 June 2011|archive-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817140815/http://www.motopark.com/de/rennserien/formel-3-euro-series/news/item/72-time-to-say-goodbye/72-time-to-say-goodbye.html|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.gp3series.com/News/2014/March/Jimmy-Eriksson-joins-Koiranen-GP-for-2014-campaign/ |title=Jimmy Eriksson joins Koiranen GP for 2014 campaign |date=6 March 2014 |work=GP3 Series |publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited |access-date=6 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311172228/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2014/March/Jimmy-Eriksson-joins-Koiranen-GP-for-2014-campaign/ |archive-date=11 March 2014 }} 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, and most recently raced in Formula E in 2021.

Racing career

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! F/Laps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

rowspan=4| 2009

|align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

|align=left rowspan=4| Motopark Academy

| 16

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 113

| 15th

align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 NEZ

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 47

| 10th

align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 16

| 9th

align=left| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| NC†

rowspan=2| 2010

|align=left| German Formula 3 Championship

|align=left rowspan=2| Motopark Academy

| 17

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 3

| 43

| 6th

align=left| Formula 3 Euro Series

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| NC†

2011

|align=left| Formula 3 Euro Series

|align=left| Motopark Academy

| 27

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 93

| 9th

2012

|align=left| German Formula 3 Championship

|align=left| Lotus

| 27

| 8

| 8

| 9

| 17

| 408

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

2013

|align=left| GP3 Series

|align=left| Status Grand Prix

| 16

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 24th

rowspan=3| 2014

|align=left| GP3 Series

|align=left| Koiranen GP

| 18

| 2

| 2

| 0

| 5

| 134

| 4th

align=left| Formula Acceleration 1

|align=left| Acceleration Team Sweden

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 11

| 16th

align=left| European Le Mans Series

|align=left| Sébastien Loeb Racing

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 25

| 10th

2015

|align=left| GP3 Series

|align=left| Koiranen GP

| 18

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 3

| 118

| 5th

2016

|align=left| GP2 Series

|align=left| Arden International

| 18

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 10

| 20th

rowspan="4" | 2017

|align=left| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup

| rowspan="3" align="left" | HTP Motorsport

| 10

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 21

| 14th

align=left| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 52

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

align=left| 24H Series - A6

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align=left| Intercontinental GT Challenge

|align=left| Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

2018

|align=left| ADAC GT Masters

|align=left| Team Rosberg

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

2019

|align=left| ADAC GT Masters

|align=left| Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 87

| 11th

2020

|align=left| ADAC GT Masters

|align=left| Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 23

| 29th

2024

|align=left| STCC Scandinavia Touring Car Championship

|align=left| Brink Motorsport

|10

|4

|3

|3

|7

|185

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2nd

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

=Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! DC

! Points

2009

!nowrap| Motopark Academy

|style="background:#efcfff;"|ZAN
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|ZAN
2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|HOC
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|HOC
2
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ALA
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ALA
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|OSC
1
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|OSC
2
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|ASS
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|ASS
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|MST
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|MST
2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|NÜR
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|NÜR
2
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|SPA
1
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|SPA
2
{{small|12}}

! 15th

! 113

=Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! DC

! Points

2009

!nowrap| Motopark Academy

|CAT
1

|CAT
2

|SPA
1

|SPA
2

|HUN
1

|HUN
2

|SIL
1

|SIL
2

|LMS
1

|LMS
2

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |NÜR
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |NÜR
2
{{small|14}}

|ALC
1

|ALC
2

! NC†

! 0

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

=Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

2010

! nowrap| Motopark Academy

! nowrap| Dallara F305/045

! Volkswagen

| LEC
1

| LEC
2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
2
{{small|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

! nowrap| Motopark Academy

! nowrap| Dallara F308/099

! Volkswagen

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LEC
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
3
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
3
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
3
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
3
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
3
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
3
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
3
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL
3
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
3
{{small|7}}

! 9th

! 93

=Complete GP3 Series results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! {{Tooltip|D.C.|Drivers' Championship position}}

! Points

2013

! nowrap| Status Grand Prix

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
FEA
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL
FEA
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL
SPR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
FEA
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
SPR
{{small|21†}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
SPR
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
FEA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
SPR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
FEA
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
SPR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
FEA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| YMC
FEA
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| YMC
SPR
{{small|26}}

|

|

! 24th

! 0

2014

! nowrap| Koiranen GP

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAT
FEA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
SPR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RBR
FEA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RBR
SPR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
FEA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
FEA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
SPR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
FEA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
SPR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
SPR
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MNZ
FEA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
SPR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SOC
FEA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SOC
SPR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| YMC
FEA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| YMC
SPR
{{small|5}}

! 4th

! 134

2015

! nowrap| Koiranen GP

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
FEA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAT
SPR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
FEA
{{small|20†}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
SPR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
FEA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
SPR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
FEA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
SPR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
FEA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
SPR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
FEA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
SPR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SOC
FEA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SOC
SPR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHR
FEA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHR
SPR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| YMC
FEA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| YMC
SPR
{{small|5}}

! 5th

! 118

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

=Complete European Le Mans Series results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! Rank

! Points

2014

! nowrap| Sébastien Loeb Racing

! LMP2

! nowrap| Oreca 03

! nowrap| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

| SIL

| IMO

| RBR

| LEC

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| EST
{{small|1}}

! 10th

! 25

=Complete GP2 Series results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

2016

! nowrap| Arden International

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
FEA
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
SPR
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON
SPR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BAK
FEA
{{small|11†}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BAK
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
FEA
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
SPR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
FEA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
SPR
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
FEA
{{small|21†}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
FEA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
SPR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
FEA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
SPR
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
FEA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
SPR
{{small|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.

=Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results=

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! Pos.

! Points

2017

! nowrap| HTP Motorsport

! nowrap| Mercedes-AMG GT3

! Pro

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIS
QR
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MIS
CR
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
QR
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
CR
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZOL
QR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL
CR
{{small|29}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
QR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
CR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
QR
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
CR
{{small|17}}

! 14th

! 21

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category|Jimmy Eriksson}}

  • {{Official website|http://www.jimmyracing.com/}}
  • {{DriverDB driver|jimmy-eriksson}}

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{{S-sports}}

{{succession box|title=German Formula Three Champion|before=Richie Stanaway|after=Marvin Kirchhöfer|years=2012}}

{{S-end}}

{{German F3 champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eriksson, Jimmy}}

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