FIA European Formula 3 Championship runner-up and BMW factory driver Joel Eriksson will enjoy his first Formula E test in Marrakesh next 🍰Sunday, linking up with the DS Virgin Raci🐟ng team.

Eriksson, 20, finished second behind Lando Norris in last year♌'s F3 championship, securing himself a fa🗹ctory drive with BMW in DTM for the 2018 season.

The Swedish youngster will not turn his back on single-seaters immediately, though, hav🐟ing been named by DS Virgin as one of its two drivers for the Marrakesh Formula E rookie tes🦹t on January 14.

"Formula E has🅠 a wealth of very talented drivers so it’s great to be experiencing this first hand and getting my first taste of electric racing," said Eriksson.

"DS Virgin Racing are a proven race-winning team so I’m looking 💙forward to getting behind the wheel."

DS Virgin team boss Alex Tai added: "We’re delighted to have Joel testing f▨or us in the Formula E rookie test. DS Virgin Racing is passionate about nurturing new talent and Joel is one of the most up and coming ♈drivers on the scene right now.

"𒁏We’re looking forward to seeing what he can do in our race-winning machinery."