# Joel Eriksson (racing driver)

Joel Daniel Andreas Eriksson (born 28 June 1998) is a Swedish racing driver currently a reserve driver for Formula E team Jaguar TCS Racing.

## Career
### Karting

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

### Formula 4

In 2014, Eriksson made his debut in open-wheel racing in the ADAC Formel Masters. In 2015 he stayed in the series, now called ADAC Formula 4, and finished the season second in the standings.

### F3 European Championship

In 2016, Eriksson moved to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Motopark. He won one race at Spa-Francorchamps and was 5th in the championship standings. He continued with the team into the 2017 season, where he was runner-up to Carlin's Lando Norris with 7 wins.

### DTM

Two seasons in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters driving for BMW Team RBM followed. Eriksson achieved his maiden DTM victory in 2018 at Misano in a rain-drenched night race, becoming the second-youngest DTM race winner in the process. He racked up a further two podiums the following year.

## 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 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)

Eriksson made his first start since the 2021 Berlin ePrix for Envision subbing in for Robin Frijns who had commitments in the World Endurance Championship in the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps for BMW Team WRT at the 2024 Berlin ePrix. Eriksson was joined that double-header by Estonian Paul Aron who subbed in for Sébastien Buemi who was also at the 6 Hours of Spa for Toyota GR Racing.

## Personal life

Eriksson is the younger brother of racing driver Jimmy Eriksson, who raced in the 2016 GP2 season.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2014 | ADAC Formel Masters | Lotus | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 188 | 5th |
| 2015 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Motopark | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 299 | 2nd |
| 2015 | SMP F4 Championship | Koiranen GP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 12th |
| 2016 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Motopark | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 252 | 5th |
| 2016 | Masters of Formula 3 | Motopark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2016 | Macau Grand Prix | Motopark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2017 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Motopark | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 388 | 2nd |
| 2017 | Macau Grand Prix | Motopark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2018 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | BMW Team RBM | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 14th |
| 2018 | International GT Open | Senkyr Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 21st |
| 2018 | Macau Grand Prix | Motopark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd |
| 2019 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | BMW Team RBM | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 11th |
| 2019 | FIA GT World Cup | FIST-Team AAI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th |
| 2019–20 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | FIST-Team AAI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th |
| 2019–20 | Formula E | GEOX Dragon | Test/Reserve driver | Test/Reserve driver | Test/Reserve driver | Test/Reserve driver | Test/Reserve driver | Test/Reserve driver | Test/Reserve driver |
| 2020 | ADAC GT Masters | Schubert Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37th |
| 2020–21 | Formula E | Dragon / Penske Autosport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25th |
| 2021 | ADAC GT Masters | KÜS Team Bernhard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 17th |
| 2022 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Century Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
| 2022 | 24H GT Series - GT3 | Leipert Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2022–23 | Formula E | Jaguar TCS Racing | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver |
| 2023 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 | Falken Motorsports | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Falken Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th |
| 2023–24 | Formula E | Envision Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24th |
| 2023–24 | Formula E | Jaguar TCS Racing | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver |
| 2024 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 | Falken Motorsports | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | * | * |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Falken Motorsports | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Phantom Global Racing | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Falken Motorsports | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Asia | Phantom Global Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 24 | 24th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Asia | AAS Phantom Global Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 24 | 24th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Phantom Global Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27th |
| 2024–25 | Formula E | Jaguar TCS Racing | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver |
$^*$ 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 | OSC 1 6 | OSC 2 9 | OSC 3 10 | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 13 | ZAN 3 6 | LAU 1 7 | LAU 2 6 | LAU 3 7 | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 7 | RBR 3 1 | SVK 1 8 | SVK 2 6 | SVK 3 2 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 4 | NÜR 3 6 | SAC 1 2 | SAC 2 4 | SAC 3 10 | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 3 | HOC 3 5 | 5th | 188 |
| 2015 | Motopark | OSC1 1 4 | OSC1 2 9 | OSC1 3 5 | RBR 1 1 | RBR 2 1 | RBR 3 Ret | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 1 | SPA 3 4 | LAU 1 EX | LAU 2 1 | LAU 3 9 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 10 | NÜR 3 6 | SAC 1 2 | SAC 2 2 | SAC 3 6 | OSC2 1 1 | OSC2 2 1 | OSC2 3 9 | HOC 1 17 | HOC 2 8 | HOC 3 3 | 2nd | 299 |

### 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 | LEC 1 6 | LEC 2 9 | LEC 3 3 | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 Ret | HUN 3 2 | PAU 1 14 | PAU 2 9 | PAU 3 6 | RBR 1 17 | RBR 2 14 | RBR 3 6 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 5 | NOR 3 Ret | ZAN 1 12 | ZAN 2 10 | ZAN 3 7 | SPA 1 14 | SPA 2 2 | SPA 3 1 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 3 | NÜR 3 6 | IMO 1 3 | IMO 2 2 | IMO 3 5 | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 2 | HOC 3 2 | 5th | 252 |
| 2017 | Motopark | Volkswagen | SIL 1 4 | SIL 2 1 | SIL 3 2 | MNZ 1 4 | MNZ 2 1 | MNZ 3 4 | PAU 1 1 | PAU 2 Ret | PAU 3 5 | HUN 1 10 | HUN 2 2 | HUN 3 1 | NOR 1 4 | NOR 2 10 | NOR 3 7 | SPA 1 9 | SPA 2 2 | SPA 3 2 | ZAN 1 2 | ZAN 2 12 | ZAN 3 12 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 9 | NÜR 3 8 | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 1 | RBR 3 1 | HOC 1 1 | HOC 2 4 | HOC 3 2 | 2nd | 388 |

### 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 | HOC 1 12 | HOC 2 4 | LAU 1 12 | LAU 2 9 | HUN 1 17 | HUN 2 6 | NOR 1 9 | NOR 2 12 | ZAN 1 9 | ZAN 2 11 | BRH 1 14 | BRH 2 13 | MIS 1 12 | MIS 2 1 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 6 | SPL 1 15 | SPL 2 5 | HOC 1 15 | HOC 2 9 | 14th | 72 |
| 2019 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 10 | ZOL 1 2 | ZOL 2 10 | MIS 1 Ret | MIS 2 6 | NOR 1 3 | NOR 2 13 | ASS 1 16 | ASS 2 16† | BRH 1 DNS | BRH 2 Ret | LAU 1 8 | LAU 2 13 | NÜR 1 8 | NÜR 2 11 | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 6 | | | 11th | 61 |
$^†$ Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.

### Complete Nürburgring Endurance Series results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Points |
| 2018 | Team Securtal Sorg Rennsport | BMW M235i Racing | SP8T | VLN 1 | VLN 2 | VLN 3 | VLN 4 | VLN 5 | VLN 6 | VLN 7 | VLN 8 1 | VLN 9 | 669th | 5 |
| 2019 | Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport | BMW M240i Racing | Cup5 | VLN 1 11 | VLN 2 | VLN 3 | VLN 4 | VLN 5 | VLN 6 | VLN 7 | VLN 8 | VLN 9 | 765th | 3 |
| 2022 | Falken Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | NÜR 4 WD | NÜR 5 1 | NÜR 6 | NÜR 7 | NÜR 8 | NÜR 9 | NC† | 0 |
| 2023 | Falken Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 9 | NÜR 3 | NÜR 4 | NÜR 5 1 | NÜR 6 | NÜR 7 | NÜR 8 | NÜR 9 | NC† | 0 |
| 2024 | Falken Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | SP9 | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 3 | 24H-Q1 | 24H-Q2 | NÜR 3 | NÜR 4 | NÜR 5 | NÜR 6 | | * | * |
$^†$As Eriksson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

### Complete Formula E results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
| 2020–21 | Dragon / Penske Autosport | Spark SRT05e | Penske EV-5 | DIR | DIR | RME | RME | VLC | VLC | MCO | PUE 17 | PUE 15 | NYC 17 | NYC 22 | LDN 16 | LDN 10 | BER 16 | BER 16 | | 25th | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Envision Racing | Formula E Gen3 | Jaguar I-Type 6 | MEX | DRH | DRH | SAP | TOK | MIS | MIS | MCO | BER Ret | BER 9 | SIC | SIC | POR | POR | LDN | LDN | 24th | 2 |

### 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 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 14 | SNE 2 29 | SPA 1 11 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | NC | 0 |