Joel Paul Granfors (born 24 June 2005), is a Swedish racing driver who most recently competed in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport. He previously raced in the 2022 GB3 Championship with Fortec Motorsport, taking the runners-up position.
Career Karting Granfors began karting in 2013, in Sweden. Highlights of his seven-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 sixth 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 Granfors made his car racing debut in the 2019 Aquila Synergy Cup Sweden, where he finished fifth in the standings with five wins and eight podiums.
Granfors continued in the championship in 2020, racing with his family team Granforce Racing alongside his younger brother Linus. With nine wins and eleven podiums, he won the title.
Formula Nordic Granfors competed in the 2020 Formula Nordic Championship with his family team Granforce Racing, where he won the title with eight wins and nine podiums.
Aquila Formula 1000 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 Granfors competed in the 2021 F4 British Championship with Fortec Motorsport. He finished fourth in the standings with one win.
GB3 Championship Granfors moved to the GB3 Championship in 2022, continuing with Fortec Motorsport. He took his maiden victory in the championship in the second round at the Silverstone Circuit.
FIA Formula 3 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.
USF Pro 2000 Championship For 2023, Granfors moved to America to compete in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport.
Personal life Granfors' younger brother Linus, is also a racing driver, as well as his father Joakim, who also manages the family team, Granforce Racing.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2013MKR Series Sweden - CadetKatrineholms MKN/A 2014MKR Series Sweden - Formula Micro 13th 2015MKR Series Sweden - Formula Micro 3rdJuniorfestivalen - Formula Micro5th 2016Swedish Karting Championship - Junior 60GDS Competition12thGöteborgs Stora Pris - Junior 60 13thMKR Series Sweden - Junior 60 5th 2017Swedish Karting Championship - Invitational - Junior 607thMKR Series Sweden - Junior 60Katrineholms MK1stRaket Cup Sweden - Mini 41st22° South Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROK 29th 2018Swedish Karting Championship - OK Junior 6thSverigeCupen - OK Junior1st 2019FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior Ward RacingN/AWSK Super Master Series - OK Junior 37th24° South Garda Winter Cup - OK Junior N/A
Racing record
Racing career summary 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 2641st Aquila Synergy Cup Sweden 12 9 2 3 11 2841st 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 Racing151239144772nd 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport13101320610th2025 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 R-ace GP200001415th * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Nordic results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678910111213141516DCPoints 2020 Granforce RacingFAL1FAL2FAL3KAR1KAR2KAR3SKE1SKE2SKE3AND1AND2AND3MAN1MAN2KNU1KNU2 1st
Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints 2021 Fortec Motorsport THR11 THR12 THR13 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 THR21 THR22 THR23 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 DON1 DON2 DON3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 4th 240
Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints2022Fortec MotorsportOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13DON11DON12DON13SNE1SNE2SNE3SPA1SPA2SPA3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON21DON22DON23 2nd 460.5
Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2025 R-ace GP LMP3 Duqueine D09 CAT LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA SIL ALG 15th 14 * Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results USF Pro 2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints2023 Exclusive AutosportSTP1STP2SEB1SEB2IMS1IMS2IRPROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2COTA1COTA1POR1POR2POR3 10th 206
References
External links