Pontus Tidemand

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.

Pontus Tidemand
Tidemand in 2015
Personal information
NationalitySweden Swedish
Born (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990
Charlottenberg, Värmland, Sweden
World Rally Championship record
Active years2012–present
TeamsŠkoda, M-Sport
Rallies55
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins1
Total points60
First rally2012 Rally Sweden
Last rally2020 Rally Monza
FIA World Rallycross Championship
Years active2014
Former teamsEKS RX
Starts7
Wins0
Podiums0
Best finish8th in 2014
FIA European Rallycross Championship
Years active2013–2014
Former teamsEKS RX
Volkswagen Dealer Team KMS
Starts5
Wins0
Podiums1
Best finish3rd in 2014 (Supercar)

Career
Tidemand at the 2020 Rally Sweden.
Tidemand at 2012 Rally Finland
Tidemand at the 2014 World RX of Finland
Tidemand at the 2020 Rally Sweden.

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

WRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2012 Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia S2000 MON SWE
18		 MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP NC 0
2013 Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE
Ret		 MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2014 Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE
8		 MEX 19th 6
Ford Fiesta R5 POR
11		 ARG ITA POL FIN GER
9		 AUS FRA
23		 ESP GBR
2015 Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE
17		 MEX ARG 24th 4
Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 POR
13		 ITA POL
13		 FIN
9		 GER AUS FRA
Ret		 ESP
9		 GBR
WD
2016 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE
11		 MEX ARG POR
9		 ITA POL
20		 FIN
Ret		 CHN
C		 FRA ESP
9		 AUS 17th 8
Škoda Motorsport II GER
8		 GBR
13
2017 Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 MON
11		 POL
13		 18th 4
Škoda Motorsport SWE
9		 MEX
10		 FRA ARG
10		 POR
11		 ITA FIN GER
12		 ESP GBR
11		 AUS
2018 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE
12		 MEX
7		 FRA ARG
10		 POR
8		 ITA FIN GER ESP AUS 16th 12
Škoda Motorsport II TUR
Ret		 GBR
10
2019 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON
20		 SWE
8		 MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN TUR
9		 GBR
7		 ESP AUS
C		 13th 12
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II GER
WD
2020 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE
15		 MEX
6		 EST
15		 TUR
8		 ITA
10		 MNZ
10		 12th 14

SWRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SWRC Points
2012 Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia S2000 MON SWE
3		 POR NZL FIN GBR FRA ESP 8th 15

WRC Academy/JWRC results
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points
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
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WRC-2 Points
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
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
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
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
2020 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE
3		 MEX
1		 EST
3		 TUR
1		 ITA
1		 MNZ
2		 2nd 108

Supercar
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ERX Points
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

Supercar
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WRX Points
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
  1. "Tidemand gets two WRC rounds with M-Sport". motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. Ridge, Hal (5 June 2014). "Audi DTM star Mattias Ekstrom's World Rallycross team in Hell debut". autosport.com. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
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