- Marcus Ericsson will join the
exclusive club of Indy 500 winners
- Ericsson secured victory in his fourth career Indy 500
start, topping his previous best of 11th place last
year
- BorgWarner's Engineered for Racing (EFR™) turbochargers
featured on all NTT INDY CAR SERIES© racecars
INDIANAPOLIS, May 31, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Greeted in Victory Circle at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, Marcus Ericsson of
Sweden, the 2022 Indianapolis 500
winner, was presented with the Borg-Warner Trophy® by BorgWarner
President and CEO, Frédéric Lissalde. Ericsson who drives for Chip
Ganassi Racing, led 13 of 200 laps and averaged 175.428 mph. His
was awarded $3.1 million for his
thrilling victory in front of nearly 250,000 cheering, enthusiastic
fans on a warm, sunny Indiana
afternoon.
Keeping up with 85 years of tradition, Ericsson will have his
face sculpted and permanently affixed onto the Borg-Warner Trophy.
Commissioned in 1935, the Borg-Warner Trophy was introduced at a
dinner hosted by the previous Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner,
Eddie Rickenbacker in 1936. Since
then, the trophy, designed by Robert J.
Hill and Spaulding-Gorham, Inc. of Chicago, has been an iconic symbol of
outstanding racing performance and achievement.
"BorgWarner is honored to present the 2022 Indianapolis 500
winner, Marcus Ericsson, with one of
the biggest accomplishments in racing – the Borg-Warner Trophy,"
said Lissalde. "This victory represents years of dedication and
hard work, which has been exemplified by Ericsson during his
career. We are thrilled to be a part of this significant milestone
and continue our legacy of helping power this phenomenal motorsport
event."
Ericsson will now join the exclusive club of drivers who have
had their face sculpted permanently on the 110-pound sterling silver trophy that stands 5
feet and 4 inches tall. With this accomplishment, winning The
Greatest Spectacle in Racing, Ericsson will be the 109th face on
the historic Borg-Warner Trophy. For Chip Ganassi Racing, it was
their fifth Indy 500 victory. Ericsson started the race in fifth
and took the checkered flag topping second place finisher
Pato O'Ward from Mexico and teammate Tony Kanaan who finished third. Defending race
winner Helio Castroneves, who was aiming for a record fifth Indy
500 win, finished 7th. Ericsson secured victory in his
fourth career Indy 500 start, topping his previous best of
11th place in 2021. Ericsson's victory marks the second
"500" victory for a Swede, following Kenny
Brack in 1999.
BorgWarner's involvement in the Indianapolis 500 goes further than presenting
the winner a trophy. Since 2012, BorgWarner's Engineered for Racing
(EFR™) turbochargers have been featured on every NTT INDYCAR
SERIES® car. The EFR turbochargers can reach speeds of more than
200 mph throughout the race and provide an incomparable capacity of
speed and power. BorgWarner's participation in the Indianapolis 500 has continuously raised the
bar for drivers and spectators as the game has forever been changed
with the best technology the industry has to offer.
About BorgWarner
For more than 130 years, BorgWarner has been a transformative
global product leader bringing successful mobility innovation to
market. Today, we're accelerating the world's transition to
eMobility — to help build a cleaner, healthier, safer future for
all.
The Borg-Warner Trophy, BorgWarner Championship Driver's Trophy,
and BorgWarner Championship Team Owner's Trophy are trademarks of
BorgWarner Inc.
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