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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Granfors competed in the 2021 F4 British Championship with Fortec Motorsport. He finished fourth in the standings with one win.
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.
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.
For 2023, Granfors moved to America to compete in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport.
JoelâÂÂs younger brother Linus, is also a racing driver, as well as his father Joakim, who also manages the family team, Granforce Racing.
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