Mads Østberg

Mads Østberg
Personal information
Nationality Norwegian
Born October 11, 1987 (1987-10-11) (age 24)
World Rally Championship record
Active years 2006–present
Teams Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team
Rallies 41
Championships 0
Rally wins 0
Podiums 2
Stage wins 6
Total points 114
First rally 2006 Swedish Rally

Mads Østberg (born October 11, 1987) is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Jonas Andersson.

Østberg competed in his first rally in 2004. His first World Rally Championship event was the 2006 Swedish Rally, in which he finished 31st in his Subaru Impreza WRC. In the 2006 season, he competed in two more WRC rallies; retiring at the Rally Finland and finishing 23rd at the Wales Rally GB.

In the 2007 season, Østberg continued with an Impreza WRC and competed in six world rallies for the Prodrive-supported Adapta team. He took his first stage win on a super special stage of the 2007 Swedish Rally,[1] and later achieved his first WRC point by finishing eighth at the 2007 Rally Finland.[2] Østberg also contested the Norwegian Rally Championship and won the national title.[3]

In 2008, Østberg continued to race with Adapta Motorsport in the WRC, using a Subaru Impreza WRC. He did not score any championship points in his seven events. In the 2009 season, Østberg scored points on three WRC rounds and recorded his best-ever finish at the Rally Portugal, finishing sixth. His Adapta AS team was supported by Prodrive because of Subaru's withdrawal from the championship.

In the following season, Østberg contested four WRC rallies in an Impreza and two in a Ford Fiesta S2000. For the second year in running, he placed 11th in the drivers' world championship. In November 2010, it was confirmed that Østberg and Adapta Motorsport will race in the 2011 WRC with a Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2006 Mads Østberg Subaru Impreza WRC MON SWE
31		 MEX ESP FRA ARG ITA GRE GER FIN
Ret		 JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL - 0
Adapta GBR
23
2007 Adapta AS Subaru Impreza WRC MON SWE
9		 NOR
37		 MEX POR
Ret		 ARG ITA
Ret		 GRE FIN
8		 GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR
11		 21st 1
2008 Adapta AS Subaru Impreza WRC MON SWE
9		 MEX ARG JOR ITA
11		 GRE
24		 TUR FIN
Ret		 GER NZL ESP
14		 FRA
9		 JPN GBR
Ret		 - 0
2009 Adapta AS Subaru Impreza WRC2008 IRE NOR
9		 CYP POR
6		 ARG ITA
7		 GRE
7		 POL
Ret		 FIN
Ret		 AUS ESP GBR
Ret		 11th 7
2010 Adapta AS Subaru Impreza WRC2007 SWE
8		 MEX JOR TUR NZL BUL FIN
7		 ESP GBR
9		 11th 18
Subaru Impreza WRC2008 POR
7
Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Fiesta S2000 GER
16		 JPN FRA
41
2011 M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC SWE
2		 MEX
5		 POR
31		 JOR
13		 ITA
5		 ARG
5		 GRE
12		 FIN
6		 DEU
Ret		 AUS FRA
7		 ESP
6		 GBR
2		 6th 88

References

  1. ^ "Swedish Rally: Subaru leg two summary". Motorsport.com. http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=243115. Retrieved 2008-02-09. 
  2. ^ "Ostberg gets first point at top level". Crash.net. http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~4~id~152564.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-09. 
  3. ^ "Mads Østberg ble norgesmester" (in Norwegian). NRK. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostfold/1.2851790. Retrieved 2008-02-09. 

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