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Mads Østberg
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Mads Østberg at 2014 Rallye Deutschland.
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 37) Våler, Østfold, Norway
World Rally Championship record
Active years	2006–2021
Co-driver	Ragnar Engen Ole Kristian Unnerud Veronica Gulbæk Engan Jonas Andersson Ola Fløene Torstein Eriksen Emil Axelsson
Teams	Stobart Ford, Adapta, M-Sport, Citroën
Rallies	139
Championships	0
Rally wins	1
Podiums	18
Stage wins	65
Total points	815
First rally	2006 Swedish Rally
First win	2012 Rally de Portugal
Last win	2012 Rally de Portugal
Last rally	2021 Rally Catalunya

Mads Østberg (born October 11, 1987) is a professional Norwegian rally driver. He is known for his exciting driving style. Mads has competed in many top-level rally events around the world. His current co-driver is Torstein Eriksen.

Mads Østberg's Rally Journey
WRC Victories
Rally Results
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Mads Østberg's Rally Journey

Mads Østberg at the 2007 Wales Rally GB.

Mads Østberg started his rally career in 2004. His first big event was the 2006 Swedish Rally. He drove a Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 and finished 31st. Later in 2006, he raced in two more World Rally Championship (WRC) events. He had to stop early in Rally Finland but finished 23rd in the Wales Rally GB.

In 2007, Mads continued racing with a Subaru Impreza. He was part of the Adapta team. He won his first special stage at the 2007 Swedish Rally. A special stage is a timed section of a rally. He also earned his first WRC point by finishing eighth in 2007 Rally Finland. That same year, Mads won the Norwegian Rally Championship.

Mads kept racing with Adapta Motorsport in 2008. He used a Subaru Impreza WRC 2007. He did not score any points in his seven races that year. In 2009, he earned points in three WRC events. His best finish was sixth place at the 2009 Rally Portugal.

Mads Østberg at the 2010 Rally Finland.

In 2010, Mads raced in four WRC rallies with a Subaru. He also drove a Ford Fiesta S2000 in two other events. For the second year in a row, he finished 11th in the overall driver standings. In 2011, Mads joined the Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team. He drove a Ford Fiesta RS WRC. He finished second at the 2011 Rally Sweden after leading for much of the race. He got another second-place finish at the 2011 Rally GB. This helped him finish sixth in the drivers' championship.

In 2012, Mads returned to Adapta Motorsport. He still drove a Ford Fiesta RS WRC. After getting third place in Sweden, he won his first rally. This happened at the 2012 Rally de Portugal. The original winner, Mikko Hirvonen, was disqualified. This made Mads the first non-French or Finnish driver to win a rally since 2005. He was also only the second Norwegian to win a WRC event. Mads then finished third in Rally Argentina. He ended the 2012 season in fourth place overall.

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

Mads Østberg went back to Qatar M-Sport for the 2013 season. M-Sport became the main Ford team after Ford officially left in 2012. Mads achieved two podium finishes that year. He ended the season in sixth place. In December 2013, it was announced that Mads would join Citroën's factory team for 2014. His teammate was Kris Meeke.

In 2014, Mads earned four podium finishes, with his best being second place. He finished fifth in the drivers' championship. In 2015, Mads continued with the Citroën World Rally Team. He achieved two second-place finishes early in the season. He was ranked second in the championship for a while. He finished the season in fourth place overall. This made him the "best of the rest" behind the three Volkswagen drivers.

At the end of 2015, Mads announced he would return to M-Sport for 2016. He drove an updated version of the Ford Fiesta RS WRC. His co-driver was Ola Fløene. Mads secured two third-place finishes. He ended the season in seventh place in the standings.

Mads Østberg decided to race a limited schedule in 2017. He drove as a private entry. This was because he and his wife, Beate, welcomed their first child in February that year.

WRC Victories

Mads Østberg has won one World Rally Championship event:

#	Event	Season	Co-driver	Car
1	46° Rally de Portugal	2012	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC

Rally Results

Here are Mads Østberg's detailed results in various rally championships.

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 2003	MON	SWE 31	MEX	ESP	FRA	ARG	ITA	GRE	GER	FIN Ret	JPN	CYP	TUR	AUS	NZL		NC	0
2006	Adapta	Subaru Impreza WRC 2003																GBR 23	NC	0
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
	Adapta AS	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
2012	Adapta	Ford Fiesta RS WRC			MEX 4	POR 1	ARG 3	GRE 4	NZL	FIN 5	GER 4	GBR 4	FRA 5	ITA 4	ESP 4				4th	149
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
2017	Adapta	Ford Fiesta R5										GER WD							15th	29
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
2019	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën C3 WRC														AUS C			18th	6
2020	PH Sport	Citroën C3 R5	MON 10	SWE 12	MEX	EST 10	TUR	ITA 14	MNZ 9										21st	4
2021	TRT World Rally Team	Citroën C3 R5	MON	ARC	CRO 9	POR 9	ITA 6	KEN	EST 10	BEL	GRE 31	FIN 9	ESP 15	MNZ					14th	15

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
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
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
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 5	EST 4	ITA Ret	CZE	GBR	POL			7th	51
2025	TRT Rally Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	ESP 8	HUN 2	SWE 8	POL	ITA	CZE	GBR	CRO			3rd*	48*

* Season still in progress.

Mads Østberg facts for kids

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