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Swedish rally driver (born 1990)
Pontus Tidemand
Tidemand in 2015
Personal information
NationalitySweden Swedish
Born (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 34)
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)

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 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.

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 		GRE
Ret 		FIN
2 		GER
6 		FRA
6 		ESP
2 		3rd 84
2013 Pontus Tidemand POR
1 		GRE
2 		FIN
3 		GER
1 		FRA
1 		ESP
Ret 		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

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
13 		CAN POL
13 		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 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
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. 21 December 2018. 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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