Pontus Tidemand
 Tidemand in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Swedish |
| Born | 10 December 1990 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2012–present |
| Teams | Škoda Motorsport |
| Rallies | 31 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 1 |
| Total points | 18 |
| First rally | 2012 Rally Sweden |
| Last rally |
2016 Rally Deutschland |
| 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) |
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Pontus Johan Tidemand (born 10 December 1990) is a Swedish rally and rallycross driver. He is the son of the in Scandinavia wellknown former rally and rallycross driver Thomas Tidemand from Charlottenberg and Maud Solberg. Therefore, he is also known for being the stepson of WRC veteran and five-time Norwegian Rally Champion Henning Solberg.
Career
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 is set to make 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.[1]
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 |
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| 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 |
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* Season still in progress.
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 |
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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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* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
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 | ||||
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
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 14 |
FIN 13 |
SWE 10 |
BEL 6 |
CAN |
FRA 5 |
GER 4 |
ITA 13 |
TUR |
ARG |
8th | 84 |
References
- ↑ 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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