🇸🇪 Marcus Ericsson

Racing driver from Sweden. IndyCar, Wayne Taylor Racing.

Driver facts

Full name

Marcus Ericsson

Born

2 September 1990(b. 1990)

Nationality

Sweden

Current team

Wayne Taylor Racing

Series

IndyCar

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

188

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

5,236

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

5,236

RANK 196 / 12,285 INDEXED · +352 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Platinum

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 4H AGO

Marcus Ericsson is a Swedish racing driver who built his open-wheel career in Europe before moving into American motorsport. He competed in Formula One from 2014 to 2018, gaining experience at the sport's highest level, before transitioning to IndyCar, where he became a race-winning and championship-contending presence. His most notable achievement in American open-wheel racing came with victory in the Indianapolis 500 in 2022 while driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, a result that stands as the highlight of his career to date.[1]

In the IndyCar Series, Ericsson has amassed 188 career starts, four wins and 12 podium finishes, without yet securing a series championship. He currently drives for Wayne Taylor Racing and holds a Racer Rating of 5,236, placing him 257th among active drivers on a scale where the world's elite sit between roughly 10,000 and 11,500. In the 2026 season, through 10 rounds, he has recorded one podium and no wins, sitting sixth in the standings, reflecting his continued status as an active and competitive figure in the series.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Marcus Ericsson is a racing driver from Sweden who competes in IndyCar for Wayne Taylor Racing. Ericsson has recorded 4 wins and 12 podiums from 188 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,236 ranks Ericsson 196th of 12,285 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS

2026 form

LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED JUST NOW AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Points	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	IndyCar	Wayne Taylor Racing	10	0	1	0	0	P6	+379	5,236
	IMSA WeatherTech	Wayne Taylor Racing	1	0	0	0	0	P176	−27
2025	IndyCar	Wayne Taylor Racing	17	0	0	0	0	P6	−412	4,884
2024	IndyCar	Wayne Taylor Racing	17	0	1	0	0	P23	−613	5,297
	IMSA WeatherTech	Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti	1	0	0	0	0	P35	−101
2023	IndyCar	Wayne Taylor Racing	17	1	3	0	0	P1	+44	6,010
2022	IndyCar	Wayne Taylor Racing	17	1	3	0	0	P9	+243	5,967
2021	IndyCar	Wayne Taylor Racing	16	2	3	0	0	P8	+470	5,723
2020	IndyCar	Wayne Taylor Racing	14	0	0	0	0	P19	+48	5,254
2019	IndyCar	Wayne Taylor Racing	16	0	1	0	0	P20	−1,252	5,205
2018	Formula 1	Sauber	21	0	0	4	9	P17	+370	6,457
2017	Formula 1	Sauber	20	0	0	6	0	P21	−283	6,087
2016	Formula 1	Sauber	21	0	0	5	0	P21	−630	6,370

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES ERICSSON FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇳🇿 Scott Dixon	5,767	125	32	93	26%
🇺🇸 Josef Newgarden	5,476	125	44	81	35%
🇺🇸 Will Power	5,358	124	53	71	43%
🇺🇸 Graham Rahal	5,161	124	63	61	51%
🇺🇸 Alexander Rossi	5,246	123	57	66	46%
🇸🇪 Felix Rosenqvist	5,568	122	68	54	56%
🇲🇽 Pato O'Ward	5,994	115	43	72	37%
🇺🇸 Colton Herta	4,786	115	46	69	40%
🇨🇭 Romain Grosjean	4,689	113	55	58	49%
🇪🇸 Alex Palou	6,553	109	35	74	32%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 4H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia