Eriksson with a BMW at the 2008 WEC Grand Prix of Italy.

Anders Eriksson (born 14 May 1973) is a Swedish enduro rider and a seven-time World Enduro Champion. He debuted in the World Enduro Championship with Kawasaki in 1991, and took his first world title with Husaberg in the 350 cc class in 1995. He then moved to Husqvarna for the 1996 season, and won the 400 cc world championship. In 2010, Eriksson was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.[1]

Debuting in the 500 cc category, Eriksson finished second to Kari Tiainen, and then beat him to the title in 1998 and 1999, despite not matching the Finn's win totals. After a third place in 2000, Eriksson edged Mika Ahola by one point to take his fifth world title in 2001. After winning the 500 cc world championship for the fourth time in 2002, he moved to the smaller 450 cc class for the 2003 season and became a seven-time world champion, equalling Tiainen's record. Eriksson continued with Husqvarna until the 2008 season, when he signed to the BMW team with a contract that runs through 2010.[2]

Career summary

Season Series Class Team Wins Final placing
1991 World Enduro Championship 125 cc Kawasaki 0 12th
1992 European Enduro Championship 125 cc Kawasaki  ? 2nd
1993 World Enduro Championship 350 cc Husaberg 3 2nd
1994 World Enduro Championship 350 cc Husaberg 1 4th
1995 World Enduro Championship 350 cc Husaberg 5 1st
1996 World Enduro Championship 400 cc Husqvarna 5 1st
1997 World Enduro Championship 500 cc Husqvarna 5 2nd
1998 World Enduro Championship 500 cc Husqvarna 6 1st
1999 World Enduro Championship 500 cc Husqvarna 3 1st
2000 World Enduro Championship 500 cc Husqvarna 1 3rd
2001 World Enduro Championship 500 cc Husqvarna 2 1st
2002 World Enduro Championship 500 cc Husqvarna 7 1st
2003 World Enduro Championship 450 cc Husqvarna 4 1st
2004 World Enduro Championship E3 Husqvarna 0 5th
2005 World Enduro Championship E2 Husqvarna 0 7th
2006 World Enduro Championship E3 Husqvarna 0 20th
2007 World Enduro Championship E3 Husqvarna 0 7th
2008 World Enduro Championship E3 BMW 0 10th

ISDE

Season Location Class Team Final placing
1992 Australia Cessnock, Australia Junior Trophy Sweden 1st
1993 Netherlands Assen, Netherlands World Trophy Sweden 19th
1994 United States Tulsa, United States World Trophy Sweden 2nd
1995 Poland Jelenia Góra, Poland World Trophy Sweden 15th
1996 Finland Hämeenlinna, Finland World Trophy Sweden 7th
1997 Italy Brescia, Italy World Trophy Sweden 16th
1998 Australia Traralgon, Australia World Trophy Sweden 2nd
1999 Portugal Coimbra, Portugal World Trophy Sweden 13th
2000 Spain Granada, Spain World Trophy Sweden 2nd
2001 France Brive-la-Gaillarde, France World Trophy Sweden 8th
2002 Czech Republic Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic World Trophy Sweden 2nd
2003 Brazil Fortaleza, Brazil World Trophy Sweden 17th
2004 Poland Kielce, Poland World Trophy Sweden 4th

References

  1. ↑ "FIM Legends" (PDF). fim-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Anders Eriksson byter stall". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2005-04-30. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
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