Oliver
Solberg
Sweden
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WRC
About Oliver Solberg
Born into rallying royalty, Oliver Solberg has been immersed in the sport from the very beginning. The son of 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg and former rally driver Pernilla Walfridsson, it was inevitable that he’d follow in their footsteps.
Solberg first found success in crosskarting, winning multiple Norwegian and Nordic titles before stepping into rallying at just 15. His rapid rise saw him dominate the Latvian Rally Championship before clinching the RallyX Nordic title in 2018.
In 2019, Solberg exploded onto the international rally scene. He stunned the European Rally Championship field by winning Rally Liepāja on debut and took three wins from six starts in the American Rally Championship. His WRC debut followed later that year at Wales Rally GB.
The momentum continued in 2020 as he secured his first WRC class win in WRC3 at Rally Estonia, before being signed by Hyundai Motorsport in 2021. He made his top-flight WRC debut at Arctic Rally Finland, finishing seventh. However, after a mixed 2022 campaign, Solberg and Hyundai parted ways.
He returned to WRC2 in 2023 with a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2, making history by becoming the first Rally2 driver to end a WRC day inside the overall top three. A serious title challenger, he racked up multiple rally wins but fell short in the championship fight.
Solberg continued his WRC2 campaign into 2024, but was ultimately pipped to the title by Sami Pajari.
Alongside his WRC2 campaign in 2025, Solberg stunned when he was handed the keys to a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 for a one-off outing and won the rally.