# Marcus Ericsson
**Marcus Ericsson** (born 1990 in Kumla, Sweden) is a Swedish racing driver who competes full time in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES for Andretti Global in the No. 28 Honda and won the 2022 [Indianapolis 500](https://www.edgepedia.org/indianapolis-500) with [Chip Ganassi Racing](https://www.edgepedia.org/chip-ganassi-racing)[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson). Before moving to the United States he spent five seasons in Formula 1, driving for Caterham in 2014 and for Sauber from 2015 to 2018[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990, Kumla, Sweden; resides in Indianapolis, Indiana[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson) |
| Formula 1 | Five seasons, 2014 with Caterham and 2015–2018 with Sauber; first points with eighth at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson) • [2](https://www.formule1.nl/coureur/marcus-ericsson/) |
| Indy 500 | Won the 106th running in 2022; career record of 8 starts, 1 win, 2 top fives, and $7,096,434 in winnings[3](https://www.indycar.com/news/2022/05/05-29-field-notes) • [4](https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/marcus-ericsson) |
| IndyCar career | 132 starts, 5 wins, 1 pole, 25 top fives, 72 top 10s through the 2026 season[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson) |
| Junior titles | British Formula BMW champion 2007; Japanese Formula 3 champion 2009[5](https://www.ausmotive.com/downloads/F1/Sauber-C34-press-kit-2015.pdf) |
| 2026 season | Seventh in points with 429, one win (Markham) and one pole[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson) |
## Junior career in Europe and Japan
Ericsson began karting in 1999 and won Swedish and Nordic championships in the junior categories before stepping into cars in 2007[5](https://www.ausmotive.com/downloads/F1/Sauber-C34-press-kit-2015.pdf). In his rookie car-racing season he won the British Formula BMW title with Fortec Motorsport[6](https://www.formulaonehistory.com/drivers/marcus-ericsson/). He moved up through British Formula 3, finishing fifth in the 2008 championship, and then spent 2009 in Japan, where he won the Japanese Formula 3 title[5](https://www.ausmotive.com/downloads/F1/Sauber-C34-press-kit-2015.pdf).
Returning to Europe, he raced in GP2 (the series later renamed FIA Formula 2) from 2010 to 2013 for Super Nova, iSport, and DAMS, with a best championship finish of sixth in 2013[5](https://www.ausmotive.com/downloads/F1/Sauber-C34-press-kit-2015.pdf) • [6](https://www.formulaonehistory.com/drivers/marcus-ericsson/).
## Formula 1, 2014–2018
Ericsson made his Formula 1 debut at the 2014 [Australian Grand Prix](https://www.edgepedia.org/australian-grand-prix) with the Caterham team, and his best result that season was 11th at Monaco[5](https://www.ausmotive.com/downloads/F1/Sauber-C34-press-kit-2015.pdf). He joined Sauber for 2015 and scored his first championship points in his first race for the team, finishing eighth in Australia[2](https://www.formule1.nl/coureur/marcus-ericsson/). He remained with Sauber through 2018, a period in which the team generally ran in the midfield or lower, and he left the series at the end of that season[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson).
## Move to IndyCar and the 2022 Indianapolis 500
Ericsson joined the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2019 with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, teaming with [James Hinchcliffe](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-hinchcliffe)[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson) • [7](https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/static/production.zmags/noY_pdf_9e860c27ea4c475790d4ecdc9270c04f). He moved to Chip Ganassi Racing as the team's third driver for 2020[8](https://indyracingleague.fandom.com/wiki/Marcus_Ericsson).
**First wins.** His first series victory came in the 2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, and he won again at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville four races later[9](https://www.indycar.com/News/2022/03/03-23-Ericsson-Ovals). Early in 2022 he took his first oval podium, finishing third at [Texas Motor Speedway](https://www.edgepedia.org/texas-motor-speedway) after an offseason focused specifically on oval racing, work that included studying onboard videos of teammate [Scott Dixon](https://www.edgepedia.org/scott-dixon)[9](https://www.indycar.com/News/2022/03/03-23-Ericsson-Ovals).
**The 500.** On 29 May 2022 Ericsson won the 106th Indianapolis 500 in his fourth career start, holding off [Pato O'Ward](https://www.edgepedia.org/pato-oward) in a duel after a late red flag and restart on the 2.5-mile oval[3](https://www.indycar.com/news/2022/05/05-29-field-notes) • [10](https://www.indycar.com/News/2022/05/05-29-500-Race-Lead). He became the second Swedish winner of the race, after Kenny Bräck in 1999[3](https://www.indycar.com/news/2022/05/05-29-field-notes). Bräck later served as a mentor to Ericsson during his career[11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYy202dYwKk).
## Andretti Global and the disqualifications
Ericsson joined Andretti Global for the 2024 season[12](https://apnews.com/article/df96b5a6b746b528291fa72e3a298e12). His 2024 Indianapolis 500 ended on the first lap, when a crash took out his car along with those of Tom Blomqvist and [Pietro Fittipaldi](https://www.edgepedia.org/pietro-fittipaldi)[13](https://apnews.com/article/af0fb6bd9f99433267893337e806209f).
His only annulled 500 result was his 2025 second place, as his 2023 second place stands[18](https://www.indycar.com/news/2023/05/05-28-500-lead). In 2023 he finished second for Chip Ganassi Racing, leading 30 laps, but he was not stripped of the placing over the post-race technical inspection[4](https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/marcus-ericsson) • [14](https://www.svt.se/sport/indycar/marcus-ericsson-darfor-gar-det-sa-bra-pa-ovaler) • [18](https://www.indycar.com/news/2023/05/05-28-500-lead). The same sequence repeated in 2025: he finished second for Andretti Global behind his former teammate [Álex Palou](https://www.edgepedia.org/alex-palou), and was stripped of the podium a day later after again failing the technical inspection[15](https://omni.se/a/eMgjQR) • [16](https://elpais.com/deportes/2025-05-25/alex-palou-se-convierte-en-el-primer-espanol-en-ganar-las-500-millas-de-indianapolis.html). The official record lists his 2023 finish as second and his 2025 finish as 31st[4](https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/marcus-ericsson).
His 2025 season was difficult, ending 20th in the standings[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson).
## 2026 season
Ericsson rebounded in 2026. In August he won the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham, charging late to pass [Romain Grosjean](https://www.edgepedia.org/romain-grosjean) for his first victory with Andretti Global, his fifth career IndyCar win, and the end of a 63-race winless stretch[17](https://www.indycar.com/news/2026/08/08-16-markham-race). He finished the season seventh in the championship with 429 points, one win, one pole, four top fives, and 153 laps led, an improvement of 13 positions from 2025[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson).
## Personal life
Ericsson married his wife Iris in 2025 and lives in [Indianapolis](https://www.edgepedia.org/indianapolis)[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson). He is a fan of professional hockey and cheers for Sweden[1](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson). He has described a dream of racing the Daytona 24 Hours with his younger brother Hampus, whom he mentors[11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYy202dYwKk).
## References
1. [Marcus Ericsson driver page, INDYCAR](https://www.indycar.com/Drivers/Marcus-Ericsson)
2. [Marcus Ericsson, Formule1.nl](https://www.formule1.nl/coureur/marcus-ericsson/)
3. [106th Indianapolis 500 Post-Race Notes, INDYCAR](https://www.indycar.com/news/2022/05/05-29-field-notes)
4. [Marcus Ericsson, Indianapolis 500 Historical Stats, Indianapolis Motor Speedway](https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/marcus-ericsson)
5. [Sauber C34 press kit 2015, Sauber F1 Team](https://www.ausmotive.com/downloads/F1/Sauber-C34-press-kit-2015.pdf)
6. [Marcus Ericsson Races, Wins and Teams, Formula One History](https://www.formulaonehistory.com/drivers/marcus-ericsson/)
7. [Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 2019 season guide](https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/static/production.zmags/noY_pdf_9e860c27ea4c475790d4ecdc9270c04f)
8. [Marcus Ericsson, Indy Racing League Wiki](https://indyracingleague.fandom.com/wiki/Marcus_Ericsson)
9. [Ericsson Wraps Head around Oval Racing with Third at Texas, INDYCAR](https://www.indycar.com/News/2022/03/03-23-Ericsson-Ovals)
10. [Ericsson Prevails in Late Mad Dash for Indy 500 Victory, INDYCAR](https://www.indycar.com/News/2022/05/05-29-500-Race-Lead)
11. [Marcus Ericsson: From F1 Struggles to Indy 500 Winner and Andretti Driver, FanAmp Insider (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYy202dYwKk)
12. [Michael Andretti hands over control of race team to business partner, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/df96b5a6b746b528291fa72e3a298e12)
13. [Newgarden goes back-to-back at Indy 500, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/af0fb6bd9f99433267893337e806209f)
14. [Marcus Ericsson: Därför går det så bra på ovaler, SVT Sport](https://www.svt.se/sport/indycar/marcus-ericsson-darfor-gar-det-sa-bra-pa-ovaler)
15. [Marcus Ericsson blir av med andraplatsen i Indy 500, Omni](https://omni.se/a/eMgjQR)
16. [Álex Palou se convierte en el primer español en ganar las 500 Millas de Indianápolis, El País](https://elpais.com/deportes/2025-05-25/alex-palou-se-convierte-en-el-primer-espanol-en-ganar-las-500-millas-de-indianapolis.html)
17. [Marcus Ericsson Undeniable in Markham to End 63-Race Drought, INDYCAR](https://www.indycar.com/news/2026/08/08-16-markham-race)
18. [Newgarden Earns First Indianapolis 500 Win in Wild Finish](https://www.indycar.com/news/2023/05/05-28-500-lead)
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