Anton Marklund
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| Anton Marklund | |
|---|---|
_(21171928672).jpg) Anton Marklund in 2015 | |
| Nationality |  Swedish |
| Born | 9 December 1992 Boliden, Sweden |
| FIA ERX Supercar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | SET Promotion |
| Car number | 92 |
| Starts | 26 |
| Championships | 2 (2017, 2022) |
| Wins | 7 |
| Podiums | 12 |
| Finished last season | 1st |
| Current team | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport |
| FIA World Rallycross Championship | |
| Years active | 2014–2018 |
| Car number | 92 |
| Former teams | Volkswagen RX Sweden EKS RX Marklund Motorsport GCK Bilstein Marklund Motorsport |
| Starts | 64 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| 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 |
Anton Olof Alexander Marklund[1] (born 9 December 1992) is a Swedish racing driver who won the 2017 FIA European Rallycross Championship.[2] He has competed most of his career for his father's team Marklund Motorsport.
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.
