Marcus Ericsson begins his large Indycar comeback after the brilliant result of St. Petersburg with Andretti

Marcus Ericsson started his Indycar campaign in 2025 with a P6 finish in the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday. The Andretti Global driver was very consistent all weekend and ended in every session in the top 7.

For Ericsson, this was the beginning of a turn in his Indycar career after going through a slump in his first year in his first year in his first year. The driver No. 28 started the race in St. Pete Seventh on the net after he had fallen almost 4 thousands in round 2 from qualifying in round 2 from qualifying in round 2 as Scott McLaughlin.

Ericsson went in the race to end a place above his starting position, his stations about both tire connections. In an interview after the race with reporter Tony Donohue, the former F1 driver happily described how satisfied he was with the P6 result and overall.

“It was a really solid weekend. We were actually every single session Top 7. So I think we had a very solid, clean weekend,” he said. “I think I didn't even type the wall … just a super clean weekend, and exactly what we talked about. We spoke this winter, we have to get the consistency back what my strength was in Indycar – solid drives, no mistakes, good results, and I think we felt again on the normal mark this weekend.

At the beginning of this week, Indycar Insider Bob Pockrass Marcus Ericsson described Indycar Championship Battle against defending champion Alex Palou in 2025. The Swedish driver was strong in this expectation and received 28 points for his efforts. His Andretti teammates Kyle Kirkwood and Colton Herta ended P5 and P16.

Marcus Ericsson's visual weekend in St. Petersburg

It was important that Marcus Ericsson started with a high note with the IndyCar season 2025. In 2024, the Swedish driver took the 15th place in the overall ranking with Andretti Global, a dark low, after three consecutive years in the sixth with chip ganassi racing.

In practice 1 in St. Petersburg on Friday, No. 28 driver took fifth place. He improved the result in training unit 2 on Saturday morning as the fastest driver of 27. Ericsson applied his form later on Saturday in the qualification to secure P7 on Saturday, a position of his qualification result from 2024 on the bumpy 1.8 mile street Circuit.

In 2024 Marcus Ericsson suffered a mechanical problem in his No. 28 Honda in St. Pete and ended his race in the middle of the 52-round mark. This time, however, there was no bad luck. His No. 28 team delivered well during the pit stops to ensure smooth sailing for a P6 finish.