Marcus Ericsson
Formula E and WEC have both proven popular destinations for drivers after F1 – but when Marcus Ericsson left the grid at the end of 2018, the Swede turned his attentions stateside as he made the move to IndyCar.
Ericsson had arrived into Formula 1 with the Caterham team back in 2014 before joining Sauber in the following season. And despite scoring six points finishes to enjoy his strongest campaign so far in 2018, the Swedish driver was outperformed by rookie team mate Charles Leclerc and found himself without a seat for 2019.
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As such, a move to IndyCar followed and Ericsson went on to claim his first victories for the Chip Ganassi Racing outfit in 2021. It was in 2022, however, that he went even better by winning the famous Indianapolis 500.
Ericsson came impressively close to repeating this feat one year later, but a last-lap pass for the lead by Josef Newgarden meant that he had to settle for second. Nonetheless, the 34-year-old remains one of a select number of F1 drivers to win the Indy 500, with others including Eddie Cheever and Alexander Rossi.
