# Jimmy Eriksson

Jimmy Joakim Eriksson (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 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, and most recently raced in Formula E in 2021.

## Racing career
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Motopark Academy | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 15th |
| 2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEZ | Motopark Academy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 10th |
| 2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden | Motopark Academy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9th |
| 2009 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Motopark Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† |
| 2010 | German Formula 3 Championship | Motopark Academy | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 6th |
| 2010 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Motopark Academy | 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 3 Championship | 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 |
| 2014 | Formula Acceleration 1 | Acceleration Team Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16th |
| 2014 | European Le Mans Series | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10th |
| 2015 | GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 5th |
| 2016 | GP2 Series | Arden International | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20th |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | HTP Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14th |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | HTP Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 3rd |
| 2017 | 24H Series - A6 | HTP Motorsport | | | | | | | |
| 2017 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2018 | ADAC GT Masters | Team Rosberg | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2019 | ADAC GT Masters | Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 11th |
| 2020 | ADAC GT Masters | Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 29th |
| 2024 | STCC Scandinavia Touring Car Championship | Brink Motorsport | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 185 | 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)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
| 2009 | Motopark Academy | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 18 | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 17 | ALA 1 1 | ALA 2 13 | OSC 1 15 | OSC 2 19 | ASS 1 10 | ASS 2 13 | MST 1 Ret | MST 2 18 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 16 | SPA 1 16 | SPA 2 12 | 15th | 113 |

### Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 | DC | Points |
| 2009 | Motopark Academy | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 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)
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 European Le Mans Series results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
| 2014 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | IMO | RBR | LEC | EST 1 | 10th | 25 |

### 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 |
| 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.

### Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
| 2017 | HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 20 | MIS CR 3 | BRH QR 17 | BRH CR 22 | ZOL QR 8 | ZOL CR 29 | HUN QR 11 | HUN CR 7 | NÜR QR 23 | NÜR CR 17 | 14th | 21 |