Pontus Tidemand
Pontus Johan Tidemand is a Swedish rally and rallycross driver. He is the 2017 WRC-2 champion and a previous M-Sport [World Rally Team|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 [World Rally Championship season|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 season|2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship].