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Sweden has had many succesfull Formula One drivers in the past. Marcus Ericsson was the last Swedish Formula One driver. He was active as a driver from 2014 until 2018. In 2019 Marcus was only reserve (or 3rd driver) and never raced that year in F1. Marcus was the first since 23 years after Stefan […]

Marcus Ericsson (born 2 September 1990) is an active Formula One driver, participating in Formula One in 2015 for Sauber F1 after his debute in 2014 for Caterham F1. After a successful début in car racing in 2007 which saw him take the British Formula BMW title with Fortec Motorsport, he moved up into the […]

Stefan (Nils Edwin) Johansson (born 8 September 1956 in Växjö) participated in Formula One between 1980 and 1991. He drove in Formula One for Shadow, Spirit, Tyrrell, Toleman, Ferrari, McLaren, Onyx, AGS and Footwork. Having got himself into several front-running F1 cars, the likeable Johansson never quite managed to make the most of his opportunities. […]

Slim Borgudd (born November 25, 1946) participated in Formula One in 1981 and 1982.He raced for the ATS and Tyrrell teams. Once the drummer with Swedish pop band ABBA, Tommy ‘Slim’ Borgudd only began to race seriously when he was in his thirties, but that didn’t stop him impressing in both the Swedish and European […]

Conny Andersson (born 28 December 1939 in Alingsås, Sweden) participated in Formula One during 1976 and 1977 for the Surtees and BRM teams. The Stockholm racer must have thought he’d never get an F1 chance after spending seven years in Formula Three, but finally, after being pipped to the European title by a young Riccardo […]

Gunnar Nilsson (20 November 1948 (Helsingborg) – 20 October 1978) entered 32 Formula One Grand Prix races, qualifying for all of them. He won once, at the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix. He participated in Formula One during 1976 and 1977 for John Player Team Lotus. Gregarious Gunnar was a relative latecomer to motor racing, but […]

Torsten Palm (born July 23, 1947 in Kristinehamn) participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix with a rented Hesketh in 1975, the Monaco and Swedish GP. Like Roos, Palm’s sole F1 appearance came on home soil when he hired a Hesketh 308 to contest the 1975 Swedish Grand Prix. After failing to qualify […]

Bertil Roos (born October 12, 1943) participated in a single Formula One Grand Prix, his home race in 1974, from which he retired with transmission failure. Having made a name for himself in both European Formula Two and Formula Atlantic, Roos was invited to contest his home Grand Prix with Shadow in 1974. But the […]

Reine Wisell (born September 30, 1941) participated in 23 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, between 1970 and 1974. He drove for Lotus, BRM and March. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 13 championship points. A contemporary of Peterson, Wisell lived somewhat in the shadow of his more illustrious countryman, even though […]

Bengt Ronnie Peterson (14 February 1944 – 11 September 1978) participated in Formula One between 1970 and 1978. Known by the nickname ‘SuperSwede’, he was a two-time runner-up in the FIA Formula One World Drivers’ Championship. Peterson drove for March, Tyrrell and Lotus. A quiet man off the track, Ronnie Peterson favoured letting his driving […]