Marcus Ericsson is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on September 2, 1990 in Kumla, Örebro County, Sweden. He was a race car driver who won in 2009 the All-Japan Formula Three Championship. Throughout his career, he has been involved with racing teams such as Fortec Motorsport or Super Nova.
Both he and Germany’s He and Germany’s Adrian Sutil both competed in the 2014 Formula One season. competed in 2014 Formula One.
Marcus Thorbjörn Ericsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmǎr:kʉs ˈtɔ̂r:bjøːɳ ˈêːrɪk:sɔn] ; born 2 September 1990) is a Swedish racing driver and former Formula One racing driver. Ericsson competed in Formula One between 2014 and 2018. He is currently set to drive the No. 8 Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series.
In 2006 Ericsson’s career got backing from former Champ Car driver and 1999 Indianapolis 500 winner Kenny Bräck. “I spotted Marcus at a race in Gothenburg” Bräck said, “He didn’t win the race because his engine blew up with two laps to go but he was clearly the best out there. He didn’t get caught in any battles when passing – he’d just wait for the right opportunity, then he pounced and he was away. He has such patience but when he does go for it, it measures so perfectly. He reminded me of watching Alain Prost” Bräck added.
Tomas, his father, bought him his first Kart.
