Pontus Tidemand
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Charlottenberg, Värmland, Sweden | 10 December 1990
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2012–present |
Teams | Škoda, M-Sport |
Rallies | 55 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 1 |
Total points | 60 |
First rally | 2012 Rally Sweden |
Last rally | 2020 Rally Monza |
FIA World Rallycross Championship | |
Years active | 2014 |
Former teams | EKS RX |
Starts | 7 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Best finish | 8th in 2014 |
FIA European Rallycross Championship | |
Years active | 2013–2014 |
Former teams | EKS RX Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS |
Starts | 5 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2014 (Supercar) |
Pontus Johan Tidemand (born 10 December 1990) is a Swedish rally and rallycross driver. He is the 2017 WRC-2 champion and a previous M-Sport and Škoda Motorsport driver.[1] Pontus is the son of Swedish rally driver Tomas Tidemand and ex-rally co-driver Maud Solberg, nowadays the wife of Norwegian rally driver Henning Solberg.
Career
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He made his World Rally Championship début in 2012, competing in the WRC Academy. He finished third in the WRC Academy championship behind winner Elfyn Evans and José Antonio Suárez. He also competed that years Rally Sweden in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, finishing third in the SWRC class. He made his World Rally Car début at the 2013 Rally Sweden in a Ford Fiesta RS WRC.
For 2014 he switched to rallycross, joining Mattias Ekström's new EKS RX team to drive an Audi S1 in the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship.[2]
Racing record
[edit]WRC results
[edit]SWRC results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | SWRC | Points |
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2012 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MON | SWE 3 |
POR | NZL | FIN | GBR | FRA | ESP | 8th | 15 |
WRC Academy/JWRC results
[edit]Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
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2012 | Pontus Tidemand | POR 3 1 |
GRE Ret 1 |
FIN 2 6 |
GER 6 |
FRA 6 2 |
ESP 2 7 |
3rd | 84 |
2013 | Pontus Tidemand | POR 1 5 |
GRE 2 8 |
FIN 3 6 |
GER 1 3 |
FRA 1 1 |
ESP Ret 1 |
1st | 132 |
WRC-2 results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WRC-2 | Points |
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2014 | Pontus Tidemand | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE | MEX | POR 3 |
ARG | ITA | POL | FIN | GER 1 |
AUS | FRA 4 |
ESP | GBR | 7th | 52 | |
2015 | Pontus Tidemand | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE 5 |
MEX | ARG | 4th | 86 | ||||||||||
Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | POR 3 |
ITA | POL 2 |
FIN 2 |
GER | AUS | FRA Ret |
ESP 1 |
GBR WD |
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2016 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE 2 |
MEX | ARG | POR 1 |
ITA | POL 7 |
FIN Ret |
GER | CHN C |
FRA | ESP 2 |
AUS | 5th | 85 | |
Škoda Motorsport II | GBR 2 |
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2017 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE 1 |
MEX 1 |
FRA | ARG 1 |
POR 1 |
ITA | FIN | GER 3 |
ESP | GBR 1 |
AUS | 1st | 143 | ||
Škoda Motorsport II | POL 2 |
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2018 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE 2 |
MEX 1 |
FRA | ARG 1 |
POR 1 |
ITA | FIN | GER | ESP | AUS | 2nd | 111 | |||
Škoda Motorsport II | TUR Ret |
GBR 2 |
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2020 | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | MON | SWE 3 |
MEX 1 |
EST 3 |
TUR 1 |
ITA 1 |
MNZ 2 |
2nd | 108 |
Complete FIA European Rally Championship results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ERC | Points |
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2023 | MRF Tyres Dealer Team | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | PRT 13 |
CAN | POL 13 |
LAT | SWE | ITA | CZE | HUN | 34th | 6 |
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
[edit]Supercar
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ERX | Points |
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2013 | Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS | Volkswagen Scirocco | GBR | POR | FRA | NOR | SWE 26 |
BEL | NED | AUT | POL | 45th | 0 |
2014 | EKS RX | Audi S1 | GBR |
NOR 6 |
BEL 2 |
GER 4 |
ITA 6 |
3rd | 50 |
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
[edit]Supercar
[edit]Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WRX | Points |
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2014 | EKS RX | Audi S1 | POR |
GBR |
NOR 13 |
FIN 13 |
SWE 10 |
BEL 5 |
CAN |
FRA 5 |
GER 4 |
ITA 13 |
TUR |
ARG |
8th | 84 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tidemand gets two WRC rounds with M-Sport". motorsport.com. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Ridge, Hal (5 June 2014). "Audi DTM star Mattias Ekstrom's World Rallycross team in Hell debut". autosport.com. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
External links
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Swedish rally drivers
- World Rally Championship drivers
- European Rallycross Championship drivers
- World Rallycross Championship drivers
- Global RallyCross Championship drivers
- Sportspeople from Värmland County
- Toksport WRT drivers
- M-Sport drivers
- Škoda Motorsport drivers
- European Rally Championship drivers