Marcus Ericsson

2022 - 5 - 30

Marcus Ericsson wins 106th running of Indianapolis 500 (WFYI)

It was caused by his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, Jimmie Johnson, who lost control in turn two and hit the outside wall. IndyCar officials decided to red-flag ...

I'm extremely happy right now, struggling to sort of put words into how I feel," he said. "I got alongside him, but we all know how that ends up in the last lap," O'Ward said. The two were side by side going into turn one, but O'Ward backed out of the throttle to avoid a crash. "I even said to myself, 'Hey, this is the biggest race in the world, it's not going to be easy to win it. "The only thing that could stop us was a caution, and of course, that caution came." Then on Sunday, in the closing moments of the Indianapolis 500, it came to fruition.

How Marcus Ericsson went from F1 also-ran to Indy 500 king (crash.net)

Swedish driver Marcus Ericsson enjoyed the finest moment of his racing career to date by winning the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500. After an.

I had to do everything there and then to keep them behind. I felt you can never take anything for granted, and obviously there was two laps to go,” he said. But it was still hard, you know? After an unmemorable spell in F1, how did he resurrect his career stateside? With a handful of laps to go, Ericsson found himself in the lead of the Indy 500 with a comfortable three-second lead after overtaking the two Arrow McLaren SP cars of Felix Rosenqvist and Pato O’Ward. "The whole year has been my best in Formula 1, especially the improvement from the start of the season to now," Ericsson said.

Marcus Ericsson's girlfriend wasn't his only kiss after the 106th ... (The Indianapolis Star)

Chip Ganassi Racing driver Marcus Ericsson (8) celebrates after winning the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Indianapolis ...

Marcus Ericsson: 'People thought I was no good in F1... winning the ... (Motor Sport)

After five difficult years running at the back of the Formula 1 grid, Marcus Ericsson switched to IndyCar. Yesterday, he channelled the resilience he ...

How Ericsson achieved Indy immortality as Ganassi's main man ... (autosport.com)

Chip Ganassi Racing team was strong again in the Indianapolis 500, with poleman Scott Dixon and reigning champion Alex Palou leading almost three quarters ...

IndyCar sophomore Alex Palou stunned by overcoming team-mate Scott Dixon and the rest of a white-hot field in 2021. Romain Grosjean's swashbuckling rookie year in IndyCar captured the imagination of many in 2021. But when dominator Dixon was penalised for pitlane speeding, ex-Formula 1 driver Marcus Ericsson stepped up to score the biggest win of his career and seize the IndyCar points lead

Former F1 driver Marcus Ericsson stays firm on restart to earn first ... (Madison.com)

Marcus Ericsson became the second Swede to win the Indy 500 on Sunday when he held off some of the biggest names in North American auto racing in front of.

Ganassi had not won the 500 in 10 years and sent five legitimate contenders to Indy to end the drought. The New Zealander led 95 of the 200 laps, and his Honda was easily the fastest in the field — so fast that Dixon didn’t slow down enough on his final pit stop. “You’re going to have things happen in these 500-mile races and they’re not always going to fall your way. He signed a contract extension with Arrow McLaren SP on Friday and desperately wanted the win to celebrate his status as McLaren’s star. It is the fifth Indy 500 win for team owner Chip Ganassi, who caught a ride to the podium on the side of Ericsson’s car. But O’Ward finished second, falling just short as he tried to give Mexico a banner celebration on the biggest day in motorsports; Sergio Perez opened Sunday with a win in the Monaco Grand Prix. “First I was angry, then I just realized that won me the race. Karam was transported to a hospital for evaluation of muscular soreness. IndyCar is among the purest forms of motorsports and rarely throws artificial cautions or issues stoppages that might change the outcome. You don’t get a lot of credit running in the back. “Moved here, put my whole life into trying to become an IndyCar and mainly Indianapolis 500 champion. I did five years in Formula One, almost a hundred grand prixs, running for small teams, towards the back most of it.

Marcus Ericsson Leads The IndyCar Championship After His First ... (HotCars)

The Chip Ganassi racing driver drove an intelligent race, playing the long game to win the Indy 500 yesterday.

This meant a two-lap shootout for victory would decide the outcome of the Indy 500. But Ed Carpenter’s Rinus Veekay was a big threat to the Ganassi cars before he put it into the wall after the first round of pit stops. Ganassi driver Tony Kanaan finished in third after a strong final stint of the race.