Joel Paul Granfors[1] (born 24 June 2005), is a Swedish racing driver currently competing in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport. He previously competed in the 2022 GB3 Championship with Fortec Motorsport, taking the runners-up position.[2]

Joel Granfors
NationalitySweden Swedish
Born (2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 19)
Eskilstuna, Sweden
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamExclusive Autosport
Car number92
Starts4 (4 entries)
Wins1
Podiums2
Fastest laps1
Best finishTBA in 2023
Previous series
2021
2021
2020
2020, 2019
F4 British Championship
Aquila Formula 1000
Formula Nordic
Aquila Synergy Cup Sweden
Championship titles
2020
2020
Formula Nordic
Aquila Synergy Cup Sweden

Career

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Karting

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Granfors began karting in 2013, in Sweden. Highlights of his 7 year karting career include winning the 2017 MKR Series Sweden in the Junior 60 category, the 2018 SverigeCupen in the OK Junior category, and finishing 6th in the OK Junior category of the 2018 Swedish Karting Championship. He competed in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship in 2019.

Aquila Synergy Cup Sweden

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Granfors made his car racing debut in the 2019 Aquila Synergy Cup Sweden, where he finished 5th in the standings with 5 wins and 8 podiums.

He continued in the championship in 2020, racing with his family team Granforce Racing alongside his younger brother Linus. With 9 wins and 11 podiums, he won the title.

Formula Nordic

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Granfors competed in the 2020 Formula Nordic Championship with his family team Granforce Racing, where he won the title with 8 wins and 9 podiums.

Aquila Formula 1000

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Granfors competed in the Kinnekulle Ring round of the 2021 Aquila Formula 1000 Championship, driving for Granforce Racing alongside his father Joakim and his brother Linus.

F4 British Championship

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Granfors competed in the 2021 F4 British Championship with Fortec Motorsport.[3][4] He finished 4th in the standings with 1 win.[5]

GB3 Championship

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Granfors moved to the GB3 Championship in 2022, continuing with Fortec Motorsport.[2] He took his maiden victory in the championship in the second round at the Silverstone Circuit.[6]

FIA Formula 3

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In September 2022, Granfors took part in FIA Formula 3 Championship post-season testing at Jerez, taking part in all three days of the test with the Carlin team.[7]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

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For 2023, Granfors moved to America to compete in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport.[8]

Personal life

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Joel’s younger brother Linus, is also a racing driver, as well as his father Joakim, who also manages the family team, Granforce Racing.[9]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2013 MKR Series Sweden - Cadet Katrineholms MK N/A
2014 MKR Series Sweden - Formula Micro 13th
2015 MKR Series Sweden - Formula Micro 3rd
Juniorfestivalen - Formula Micro 5th
2016 Swedish Karting Championship - Junior 60 GDS Competition 12th
Göteborgs Stora Pris - Junior 60 13th
MKR Series Sweden - Junior 60 5th
2017 Swedish Karting Championship - Invitational - Junior 60 7th
MKR Series Sweden - Junior 60 Katrineholms MK 1st
Raket Cup Sweden - Mini 41st
22° South Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROK 29th
2018 Swedish Karting Championship - OK Junior 6th
SverigeCupen - OK Junior 1st
2019 FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior Ward Racing N/A
WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior 37th
24° South Garda Winter Cup - OK Junior N/A

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 Aquila Synergy Cup Sweden 14 5 2 5 8 340 5th
2020 Formula Nordic Granforce Racing 12 8 2 7 9 264 1st
Aquila Synergy Cup Sweden 12 9 2 3 11 284 1st
2021 Aquila Formula 1000 Granforce Racing 1 0 1 1 1 45 15th
F4 British Championship Fortec Motorsport 29 1 0 4 8 240 4th
2022 GB3 Championship Fortec Motorsport 24 2 3 0 11 460.5 2nd
Aquila Formula 1000 Sweden Granforce Racing 15 12 3 9 14 477 2nd
2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport 13 1 0 1 3 206 10th

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2021 Fortec Motorsport THR1
1

2
THR1
2

2
THR1
3

8
SNE
1

8
SNE
2

5
SNE
3

Ret
BHI
1

83
BHI
2

8
BHI
3

6
OUL
1

11
OUL
2

53
OUL
3

10
KNO
1

2
KNO
2

Ret
KNO
3

2
THR2
1

7
THR2
2

19
THR2
3

3
CRO
1

2
CRO
2

86
CRO
3

4
SIL
1

4
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

Ret
DON
1

8
DON
2

84
DON
3

3
BHGP
1

4
BHGP
2

Ret
BHGP
3

WD
4th 240

Complete GB3 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2022 Fortec Motorsport OUL
1

6
OUL
2

3
OUL
3

153
SIL1
1

1
SIL1
2

2
SIL1
3

911
DON1
1

Ret
DON1
2

3
DON1
3

1110
SNE
1

3
SNE
2

2
SNE
3

165
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

2
SPA
3

165
SIL2
1

1
SIL2
2

3
SIL2
3

315
BRH
1

3
BRH
2

4
BRH
3

19
DON2
1

5
DON2
2

13
DON2
3

58
2nd 460.5

American open-wheel racing results

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USF Pro 2000 Championship

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2023 Exclusive Autosport STP
1

9
STP
2

8
SEB
1

2
SEB
2

9
IMS
1

Ret
IMS
2

1
IRP
2
ROA
1

15
ROA
2

6
MOH
1

4
MOH
2

9
TOR
1

4
TOR
2

19
COTA
1

COTA
1

POR
1

POR
2

POR
3

10th 206

*Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "Joel Granfors". hitta.se. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Fortec promotes F4 winner Joel Granfors to GB3". Formula Scout. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ "FNordic champion Joel Granfors moves to British F4 with Fortec". Formula Scout. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Fortec Motorsport new boy Joel Granfors looking for immediate British F4 success in 2021". theCheckeredFlag.co.uk. May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Granfors takes maiden British F4 victory after Pulling clash". Formula Scout. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Granfors beats Browning in opening GB3 contest at Silverstone". Formula Scout. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  7. ^ "JOEL GRANFORS JOINS FIA FORMULA 3 TEST IN SPAIN". joelgranfors.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  8. ^ Wood, Ida (20 January 2023). "GB3 runner-up Granfors to USFP2000 with Exclusive Autosport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Teamets Förare". Granforce Racing. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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