Mads Østberg
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Rallies | 139 |
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Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 1 |
Podiums | 18 |
Stage wins | 65 |
Total points | 815 |
First rally | 2006 Swedish Rally |
First win | 2012 Rally de Portugal |
Mads Østberg (born 11 October 1987) is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Torstein Eriksen.
Career
Østberg competed in his first rally in 2004. His first
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In 2012, Østberg reverted to Adapta Motorsport, despite continued to race with a Fiesta RS WRC. After a 3rd place in Sweden, he won his first rally at the 2012 Rally de Portugal after Mikko Hirvonen was disqualified.[4] This made him the first non-French/Finnish driver to win a rally since 2005 and the second Norwegian event winner in WRC history. Østberg followed this up with a third place in Rally Argentina before going on to finish the season in fourth place.
Østberg returned to
In 2014, Østberg got four podiums, topping at the second place. He got the fifth rank at the drivers championship.
In 2015, Østberg continued to drive for the Citroën World Rally Team. After four competitions, he got two second places and ranked second at the drivers championship. He finally ended the season as the "best of the rest", ranked fourth in the championship behind the trio of VW drivers.
At the end of the 2015 season, it was announced that Østberg would return to M-Sport for 2016, this time driving the Evolution version of the Fiesta RS WRC. He would be partnered by Andreas Mikkelsen's former co-driver Ola Fløene. Østberg got two third places and finished seventh in the standings.
Østberg announced he would take on a limited schedule in a private entry for 2017 (shared with Martin Prokop) as he and wife Beate welcomed his first child in late February.
WRC victories
# | Event | Season | Co-driver | Car |
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1 | 46° Rally de Portugal | 2012
|
Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
Rally results
WRC results
WRC-2 results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
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2017
|
Adapta | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA
|
POL | FIN | GER WD |
ESP
|
GBR | AUS | NC | 0 |
2020
|
PH Sport | Citroën C3 R5
|
MON 1 |
SWE 1 |
MEX | EST 1 |
TUR | ITA 4 |
MNZ 1 |
1st | 112 | ||||||
2021
|
TRT World Rally Team | Citroën C3 R5
|
MON | ARC
|
CRO 1 |
POR 3 |
ITA 2 |
KEN | EST 2 |
BEL | GRE 8 |
FIN 2 |
ESP 4 |
MNZ | 2nd | 126 |
WRC-2 Pro results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
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2019
|
Citroën Total WRT | Citroën C3 R5
|
MON | SWE 1 |
MEX | FRA | ARG 1 |
CHL 2 |
POR 3 |
ITA 3 |
FIN | GER 4 |
TUR | GBR 5 |
ESP 1 |
AUS C |
2nd | 145 |
ERC results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
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2016 | RMC Motorsport | Ford Fiesta R5 | CAN Ret |
IRE
|
ACR | AZO | YPR | EST | RZE | ZLI
|
LIE
|
CYP | NC | 0 |
2017 | Adapta | Ford Fiesta R5 | AZO | CAN | ACR | CYP | RZE Ret |
ZLI
|
RMC | LIE
|
NC | 0 | ||
2021 | Citroën Rally Team Hungary | Citroën C3 R5
|
POL | LAT | ITA | CZE | PRT1 | PRT2 | HUN 1 |
ESP | 15th | 37 | ||
2023 | Bilteknik TRT Citroën Rally Team | Citroën C3 Rally2
|
PRT 2 |
CAN 16 |
POL 4 |
LAT 3 |
SWE 8 |
ITA | CZE 39 |
HUN 1 |
3rd | 115 | ||
2024 | TRT Rally Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | HUN DNS |
CAN 8 |
SWE |
EST |
ITA | CZE |
GBR |
POL |
14th* | 11* |
References
- ^ "Swedish Rally: Subaru leg two summary". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ "Ostberg gets first point at top level". Crash.net. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ "Mads Østberg ble norgesmester". NRK (in Norwegian). 30 June 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ Evans, David (1 April 2012). "Mikko Hirvonen excluded from Rally of Portugal victory, giving win to Mads Ostberg". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 17 December 2018.