Anton Marklund | |
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Anton Marklund in 2015
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Nationality | Swedish |
Born |
Boliden, Sweden |
19 December 1992
FIA European Rallycross Championship career | |
Debut season | 2011 |
Current team | Marklund Motorsport |
Car no. | 92 |
Starts | 25 |
Wins | 3 |
Podiums | 10 |
Best finish | 1st in 2012 (Touringcar) |
FIA World Rallycross Championship | |
Years active | 2014–2016 |
Former teams |
Volkswagen RX Sweden EKS RX Marklund Motorsport |
Starts | 37 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Best finish | 6th in 2014 |
Anton Marklund (born December 9, 1992) is a Swedish racing driver currently participating in the FIA World Rallycross Championship and the Audi Sport TT Cup. He has previously won the 2012 EuroRX TouringCar Championship.
Marklund raced the 2014 season for his fathers' team Marklund Motorsport in a Volkswagen Polo. 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 with Mattias Ekström's team, EKS RX. 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. Marklund also ran in the Audi Sport TT Cup, finishing 16th in the standings with 63 points and a best finish of 8th.
* Season still in progress.