Mads Østberg
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Norwegian |
Born | 11 October 1987 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2006–present |
Teams | Stobart Ford, Adapta WRT, Qatar M-Sport, Citroën Abu Dhabi WRT |
Rallies | 58 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 1 |
Podiums | 6 |
Stage wins | 27 |
Total points | 309 |
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 Jonas Andersson.
Career
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 2003. 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 2005 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 2007. 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 WRC 2007 & 2008 and two in a Ford Fiesta S2000. For the second year in running, he placed 11th in the drivers' world championship. Østberg and Adapta Motorsport raced in the 2011 WRC with a Ford Fiesta RS WRC, attaining a second place in 2011 Rally Sweden after leading much of the rally. He gained another second-place finish at 2011 Rally GB, the final round, and ended sixth in the drivers championship.
In 2012, after a 3rd place in Sweden he won his first rally at the 2012 Rally de Portugal after Mikko Hirvonen was disqualified. 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 moved to Qatar M-Sport for the 2013 season. In a year dominated by Sébastien Ogier and Volkswagen Motorsport, Østberg secured two podium finishes and ended the season in sixth place. In December of that year, it was announced that Østbetg will move to Citroën's works team with Kris Meeke as his team-mate.
WRC results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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2006 | Mads Østberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | MON | SWE 31 |
MEX | ESP | FRA | ARG | ITA | GRE | GER | FIN Ret |
JPN | CYP | TUR | AUS | NZL | NC | 0 | |
Adapta | GBR 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Adapta AS | Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 | 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 2007 | MON | SWE 9 |
MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA 11 |
GRE 24 |
TUR | FIN Ret |
GER | NZL | ESP 14 |
FRA 9 |
JPN | GBR Ret |
NC | 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 |
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Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford Fiesta S2000 | GER 16 |
JPN | FRA 41 |
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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 |
GER Ret |
AUS | FRA 7 |
ESP 6 |
GBR 2 |
6th | 88 | |||
2012 | Mads Østberg | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON | SWE 3 |
4th | 149 | ||||||||||||||
Adapta World Rally Team | MEX 4 |
POR 1 |
ARG 3 |
GRE 4 |
NZL | FIN 5 |
GER 4 |
GBR 4 |
FRA 5 |
ITA 4 |
ESP 4 |
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2013 | Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON 6 |
SWE 3 |
MEX 11 |
POR 8 |
ARG 7 |
GRE 6 |
ITA 8 |
FIN 3 |
GER 9 |
AUS 5 |
FRA 8 |
ESP 6 |
GBR 4 |
6th | 103 | |||
2014 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | MON 4 |
SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | 5th* | 12* | |||
* Season in progress.
References
- ↑ "Swedish Rally: Subaru leg two summary". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ↑ "Ostberg gets first point at top level". Crash.net. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ↑ "Mads Østberg ble norgesmester". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-02-09.
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