Joel Eriksson scores maiden Formula E world championship point
Joel Eriksson clinched the first point of his young ABB FIA Formula E World Championship career at this weekend’s London E-Prix.
Eriksson reached the milestone result with tenth place in Sunday’s concluding race of the British round, which took place on a unique indoor/outdoor circuit at the ExCeL exhibition centre in the capital city’s historic docklands.
In picking up the final point on offer, 23-year-old Eriksson becomes the first Swedish driver ever to score in an official world championship-status electric motor race.
The result comes in Eriksson’s sixth Formula E start.
“It’s obviously great to go away from London with a top ten result,” says Joel Eriksson. “It’s my first Formula E and world championship point, so it’s certainly a bit of a milestone. It has been a goal of mine in these races since joining the championship mid-season, and we know points are hard to come by in such a competitive field. Good job by the entire team to execute this race the way we did and take us through everything that went on – it’s just reward for the guys.”
Eriksson backed up his points-paying finish in Race 2 with 16th place in Saturday’s first race of the double-header meeting, in which he came home as the top DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT driver.
The London E-Prix marked the penultimate round of the 2020-21 Formula E campaign. The season finale takes place in the German capital of Berlin on August 14-15.
RESULTS
ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
London E-Prix (UK)
Race 1
Joel Eriksson: P16
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Race 2
Joel Eriksson: P10
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