Mads Østberg

Mads Østberg (born 11 October 1987) is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Torstein Eriksen.

Mads Østberg
Mads Østberg at 2014 Rallye Deutschland.
Personal information
Nationality Norwegian
Born (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987
Våler, Østfold, Norway
World Rally Championship record
Active years2006–present
Co-driver Torstein Eriksen
TeamsStobart Ford, Adapta, M-Sport, Citroën
Rallies132
Championships0
Rally wins1
Podiums18
Stage wins65
Total points800
First rally2006 Swedish Rally
First win2012 Rally de Portugal

Career
Østberg at the 2007 Wales Rally GB.

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.

Østberg at the 2010 Rally Finland

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 moved to Stobart M-Sport Ford for the 2011 season, driving 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, 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.

Mads Østberg at the 2014 Rallye Deutschland, with his Citroën DS3 WRC.

Østberg returned to Qatar M-Sport for the 2013 season, this time M-Sport is a 'De Facto' Ford leading team after the American manufacturer's official withdrawal at the end of the 2012 season. Østberg secured two podium finishes and ended the season in sixth place of the drivers championship. In December of that year, it was announced that Østberg will move to Citroën's works team for 2014 with Kris Meeke as his team-mate.

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
1 46° Rally de Portugal 2012 Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC

Rally results

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 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
Stobart M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000 GER
16		 JPN FRA
41
2011 M-Sport Stobart 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 MEX
4		 POR
1		 ARG
3		 GRE
4		 NZL FIN
5		 GER
4		 GBR
4		 FRA
5		 ITA
4		 ESP
4
2013 Qatar M-Sport 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 Citroën DS3 WRC MON
4		 SWE
3		 MEX
9		 POR
3		 ARG
Ret		 ITA
2		 POL
Ret		 FIN
Ret		 GER
6		 AUS
16		 FRA
7		 ESP
4		 GBR
3		 5th 108
2015 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi Citroën DS3 WRC MON
4		 SWE
10		 MEX
2		 ARG
2		 POR
7		 ITA
5		 POL
9		 FIN
3		 GER
7		 AUS
WD		 FRA
6		 ESP
4		 GBR
7		 4th 116
2016 M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON
4		 SWE
3		 MEX
3		 ARG
5		 POR
7		 ITA
Ret		 POL
8		 FIN
6		 GER
6		 CHN
C		 FRA
9		 ESP
5		 GBR
8		 AUS
6		 7th 102
2017 M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC MON SWE
15		 MEX FRA ARG
9		 POR
8		 ITA
7		 POL
7		 FIN
10		 ESP
5		 GBR
38		 AUS 15th 29
Adapta Ford Fiesta R5 GER
WD
2018 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC MON SWE
6		 MEX FRA ARG POR
6		 ITA
5		 FIN
2		 GER
Ret		 TUR
23		 GBR
8		 ESP AUS
3		 10th 70
2019 Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 R5 MON SWE
11		 MEX FRA ARG
9		 CHL
9		 POR
24		 ITA
18		 FIN GER
17		 TUR GBR
45		 ESP
9		 18th 6
Citroën C3 WRC AUS
C
2020 PH Sport Citroën C3 R5 MON
10		 SWE
12		 MEX EST
10		 TUR ITA
14		 MNZ
9		 21st 4

WRC-2 results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Points
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

WRC-2 Pro results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
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
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

References
  1. "Swedish Rally: Subaru leg two summary". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  2. "Ostberg gets first point at top level". Crash.net. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  3. "Mads Østberg ble norgesmester". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  4. 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.
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