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Petter Solberg

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Norwegian rally and rallycross driver

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Petter Solberg is a male Norwegian rally driver born on November 18, 1974, in Askim Municipality. He competes in the sport of rallying for Norway and has served as a member of the Subaru World Rally Team. His co-driver is Phil Mills. Solberg is the sibling of Henning Solberg and the father of Oliver Solberg. He speaks Norwegian and is associated with the nickname "Mr. Hollywood."

The driver has received the Aftenposten Gold Medal and the Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year award. He maintains an official website at pettersolberg.com.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
London
Active from
1989-12-11

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
62
Total plays
153

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Key facts

Nationality
Norwegian
Born
( 1974-11-18 ) 18 November 1974 (age 51) , Spydeberg , Norway
Relatives
Henning Solberg (brother), Oliver Solberg (son)
Current team
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden
Years active
2014 – 2018
Spotter
Pernilla Solberg
Former teams
SDRX, PSRX
Championships
2 ( 2014 – 2015 )
Finished last season
3rd
Best season finish in the championship s
8th in 2013
Active years
1998 – 2012 , 2018 – 2019
Co driver
Egil Solstad, Cato Menkerud , Phil Mills , Fred Gallagher , Chris Patterson , Veronica Gulbæk Engan
Teams
Ford , Subaru , Petter Solberg World Rally Team , Volkswagen
First rally
1998 Swedish Rally
First win
2002 Rally GB
Last win
2005 Rally GB
Last rally
2019 Wales Rally GB

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Encyclopedic overview

Petter Solberg (born 18 November 1974), nicknamed "Mr. Hollywood", is a Norwegian-Swedish former professional rally and rallycross driver.

Solberg debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999. The following year, Solberg started his successful partnership with the Subaru World Rally Team.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Petter Solberg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.