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. 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

Tidemand 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, Tidemand switched to rallycross, joining Mattias Ekström's new EKS RX team to drive an Audi S1 in the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship.

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 SWE18 MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP NC 0 2013 Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWERet MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0 2014 Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWE8 MEX 19th 6 Ford Fiesta R5 POR11 ARG ITA POL FIN GER9 AUS FRA23 ESP GBR 2015 Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE17 MEX ARG 24th 4 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 POR13 ITA POL13 FIN9 GER AUS FRARet ESP9 GBRWD 2016 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE11 MEX ARG POR9 ITA POL20 FINRet CHNC FRA ESP9 AUS 17th 8 Škoda Motorsport II GER8 GBR13 2017 Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 MON11 POL13 18th 4 Škoda Motorsport SWE9 MEX10 FRA ARG10 POR11 ITA FIN GER12 ESP GBR11 AUS 2018 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE12 MEX7 FRA ARG10 POR8 ITA FIN GER ESP AUS 16th 12 Škoda Motorsport II TURRet GBR10 2019 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON20 SWE8 MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN TUR9 GBR7 ESP AUS 13th 12 Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II GERWD 2020 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ 12th 14 Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN ESP POR ITA GRE EST FIN PAR CHL EUR JPN SAU NC 0

SWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SWRC Points 2012 Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia S2000 MON SWE3 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 POR3 1 GRERet 1 FIN2 6 GER6 FRA6 2 ESP2 7 3rd 84 2013 Pontus Tidemand POR1 5 GRE 2 8 FIN 3 6 GER 1 3 FRA 1 1 ESPRet 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 Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta R5 MON SWE MEX POR3 ARG ITA POL FIN GER1 AUS FRA4 ESP GBR 7th 52 Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE5 MEX ARG 4th 86 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 POR3 ITA POL2 FIN2 GER AUS FRARet ESP1 GBRWD Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE2 MEX ARG POR1 ITA POL7 FINRet GER CHNC FRA ESP2 AUS 5th 85 Škoda Motorsport II GBR2 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE1 MEX1 FRA ARG1 POR1 ITA FIN GER3 ESP GBR1 AUS 1st 143 Škoda Motorsport II POL2 Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE2 MEX1 FRA ARG1 POR1 ITA FIN GER ESP AUS 2nd 111 Škoda Motorsport II TURRet GBR2 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ 2nd 108 2025 Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 MON SWE KEN ESP POR ITA GRE EST FIN PAR CHL EUR JPN SAU 45th 4 Season still in progress.

Complete FIA European Rally Championship results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ERC Points 2023 MRF Tyres Dealer Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 PRT CAN POL LAT SWE ITA CZE HUN 34th 6

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 SWE26 BEL NED AUT POL 45th 0 2014 EKS RX Audi S1 GBR NOR6 BEL2 GER4 ITA6 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 NOR13 FIN13 SWE10 BEL5 CAN FRA5 GER4 ITA13 TUR ARG 8th 84