Oliver Solberg is a Swedish rally driver. He became the 2018 RallyX Nordic Champion with 3 wins, sealing the title in the final race of the season at Tierp Arena. In 2019 Oliver got into R5 machinery, driving a VW Polo GTI R5 in the Latvian/Estonian/Baltic Rally Championship, and took to the increased power immediately - racking up 5 straight class wins on his way to the Championship title.
After making his WRC event debut at the 2019 Wales Rally GB, Oliver launched a whole WRC campaign in 2020 - driving his own VW Polo R5, and also a partial campaign with SKODA Motorsport. When the WRC restarted, he returned with a bang and scored his first WRC class win with a dominant drive to WRC3 victory at Rally Estonia. He followed it up with stellar performances in the FIA ERC, taking home the 2020 FIA ERC1 Junior Championship title!
After that Oliver signed a 2-year factory deal with Hyundai Motorsport, tackling a whole WRC2 campaign in 2021. Oliver ended the 2021 season by recording his best-ever result - 5th place at Rally Monza - on the current generation of WRC cars’ final ever event. 2022 will see Oliver join Hyundai Motorsport as the official third driver on selected events throughout the season as the sport enters a new hybrid-powered era.
Discipline: RallyX Nordic
Born: 2001
Interests
Motorsport, surfing, and football
Some Facts:
2020 FIA ERC1 Junior Champion, 2019 Latvian Rally Champion, 3rd - American Rally Championship 2019, 2018 RallyX Nordic Champion (3 wins), 2nd - R2 Latvian Rally Championship 2018, 2nd - RallyX Nordic 2017 (2 wins)
