Anton Marklund
Anton Marklund (born December 9, 1992) is a Swedish racecar driver who won the 2017 FIA European Rallycross Championship.[1] He has competed most of his career for his father's team Marklund Motorsport.
| Anton Marklund | |
|---|---|
_(21171928672).jpg.webp) Anton Marklund in 2015 | |
| Nationality |  Swedish |
| Born | 9 December 1992 Boliden, Sweden |
| FIA ERX Supercar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Marklund Motorsport |
| Car number | 92 |
| Starts | 19 |
| Championships | 1 (2017) |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Finished last season | 2nd |
| FIA World Rallycross Championship | |
| Years active | 2014–2018 |
| Former teams | Volkswagen RX Sweden EKS RX Marklund Motorsport |
| Starts | 39 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2014 |
| FIA ERX TouringCar Championship | |
| Years active | 2011–2012 |
| Former teams | Marklund Motorsport |
| Starts | 15 |
| Championships | 1 (2012) |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 9 |
Career
Marklund entered five rounds of the 2011 European Rallycross Championship for Marklund Motorsport with a Ford Fiesta TouringCar, scoring a third place finish at Sweden. In the 2011 European Rallycross Championship he scored two wins and six second place finishes, claiming the TouringCar title.
For the 2013 European Rallycross Championship, Marklund moved to the Supercar to drive a Volkswagen Polo, finishing seventh in points.
Marklund raced the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship for Marklund Motorsport in a Volkswagen Polo Supercar. He made 5 finals, including a career-best 2nd in Canada. He ended the season 6th in the points, having scored points in every event.
In 2015, Marklund raced at the FIA World Rallycross Championship with Mattias Ekström's team, EKS RX, driving an Audi S1 at races except Canada, where he drove a Volkswagen Polo. He endured a tough start to the season, rolling in the season opener in Portugal and launched off Daniel Holten in Sweden. He finished the season strongly, with a 6th in Turkey and a 4th in Italy. Also in 2015, Marklund also ran in the Audi Sport TT Cup, finishing 16th in the standings with 63 points and a best finish of 8th.
For the 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Kristoffersson Motorsport and Marklund Motorsport combined their operations to participate under the brand Volkswagen RX Sweden. Driving a Volkswagen Polo Supercar, Marklund finished 13th in points, with best results of fourth at Belgium and Sweden.
He left the World Rallycross Championship in 2017, and returned to the European Rallycross Championship with Marklund Motorsport. He won the title with three wins in five races.
Racing record
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
(key)
TouringCar
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Marklund Motorsport | Ford Fiesta | GBR |
POR |
FRA |
NOR 10 |
SWE 3 |
BEL 11 |
NED 5 |
AUT |
POL |
CZE 4 |
8th | 53 |
| 2012 | Marklund Motorsport | Ford Fiesta | GBR 1 |
FRA 2 |
AUT 2 |
HUN 2 |
NOR (6) |
SWE 2 |
BEL 2 |
NED 1 |
FIN 2 |
GER (7) |
1st | 142 |
Supercar
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Marklund Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | GBR 7 |
POR 9 |
HUN 8 |
FIN 9 |
NOR 7 |
SWE 21 |
FRA 13 |
AUT 7 |
GER 9 |
7th | 102 |
| 2017 | Marklund Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | BAR 1 |
NOR 2 |
SWE 1 |
FRA 4 |
LAT 1 |
1st | 129 | ||||
| 2018 | Marklund Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | BAR 2 |
BEL 1 |
SWE 14 |
FRA 3 |
LAT 3 |
2nd | 101 | ||||
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
(key)
Supercar
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WRX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Marklund Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | POR 5 |
GBR 12 |
NOR 8 |
FIN 5 |
SWE 14 |
BEL 4 |
CAN 2 |
FRA 8 |
GER 17 |
ITA 6 |
TUR 4 |
ARG 7 |
6th | 173 | |
| 2015 | EKS RX | Audi S1 | POR 17 |
HOC 20 |
BEL 7 |
GBR 14 |
GER 11 |
SWE 25 |
NOR 8 |
FRA 9 |
BAR 15 |
TUR 6 |
ITA 4 |
ARG 11 |
12th | 78 | |
| Volkswagen Polo | CAN 14 |
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| 2016 | Volkswagen RX Sweden | Volkswagen Polo | POR 12 |
HOC 15 |
BEL 4 |
GBR 9 |
NOR 15 |
SWE 4 |
CAN 6 |
FRA 18 |
BAR 14 |
LAT 15 |
GER 15 |
ARG 11 |
13th | 76 | |
| 2018 | Marklund Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | BAR |
POR |
BEL |
GBR 17 |
NOR 11 |
SWE |
CAN |
FRA |
LAT |
USA 12 |
GER 9 |
RSA 8 |
14th | 35 | |
External links
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lars Øivind Enerberg |
European Rallycross TouringCar Champion 2012 |
Succeeded by Derek Tohill |
| Preceded by Kevin Hansen |
European Rallycross Supercar Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by Reinis Nitišs |