# Pontus Tidemand

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

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 |
| 2014 | Pontus Tidemand | Ford Fiesta R5 | | | | POR 11 | ARG | ITA | POL | FIN | GER 9 | AUS | FRA 23 | ESP | GBR | | 19th | 6 |
| 2015 | Pontus Tidemand | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE 17 | MEX | ARG | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 4 |
| 2015 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | | | | | POR 13 | ITA | POL 13 | FIN 9 | GER | AUS | FRA Ret | ESP 9 | GBR WD | | 24th | 4 |
| 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 |
| 2016 | Škoda Motorsport II | Škoda Fabia R5 | | | | | | | | | GER 8 | | | | GBR 13 | | 17th | 8 |
| 2017 | Škoda Motorsport II | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON 11 | | | | | | | POL 13 | | | | | | | 18th | 4 |
| 2017 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | | SWE 9 | MEX 10 | FRA | ARG 10 | POR 11 | ITA | | FIN | GER 12 | ESP | GBR 11 | AUS | | 18th | 4 |
| 2018 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE 12 | MEX 7 | FRA | ARG 10 | POR 8 | ITA | FIN | GER | | | ESP | AUS | | 16th | 12 |
| 2018 | Škoda Motorsport II | Škoda Fabia R5 | | | | | | | | | | TUR Ret | GBR 10 | | | | 16th | 12 |
| 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 |
| 2019 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | | | | | | | | | | GER WD | | | | | 13th | 12 |
| 2020 | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | MON | SWE 15 | MEX 6 | EST 15 | TUR 8 | ITA 10 | MNZ 10 | | | | | | | | 12th | 14 |
| 2025 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON | SWE 16 | KEN | ESP | POR | ITA | GRE | EST | FIN | PAR | CHL | EUR | JPN | SAU | NC* | 0* |

#### 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 $^1$ | GRE Ret $^1$ | FIN 2 $^6$ | GER 6 | FRA 6 $^2$ | ESP 2 $^7$ | 3rd | 84 |
| 2013 | Pontus Tidemand | POR 1 $^5$ | GRE 2 $^8$ | FIN 3 $^6$ | GER 1 $^3$ | FRA 1 $^1$ | ESP Ret $^1$ | 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 |
| 2015 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | | | | | POR 3 | ITA | POL 2 | FIN 2 | GER | AUS | FRA Ret | ESP 1 | GBR WD | | 4th | 86 |
| 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 |
| 2016 | Škoda Motorsport II | Škoda Fabia R5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR 2 | | 5th | 85 |
| 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 |
| 2017 | Škoda Motorsport II | Škoda Fabia R5 | | | | | | | | POL 2 | | | | | | | 1st | 143 |
| 2018 | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | MON | SWE 2 | MEX 1 | FRA | ARG 1 | POR 1 | ITA | FIN | GER | | | ESP | AUS | | 2nd | 111 |
| 2018 | Škoda Motorsport II | Škoda Fabia R5 | | | | | | | | | | TUR Ret | GBR 2 | | | | 2nd | 111 |
| 2020 | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | MON | SWE 3 | MEX 1 | EST 3 | TUR 1 | ITA 1 | MNZ 2 | | | | | | | | 2nd | 108 |
| 2025 | Pontus Tidemand | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MON | SWE 8 | KEN | ESP | POR | ITA | GRE | EST | FIN | PAR | CHL | EUR | JPN | SAU | 16th* | 4* |

### 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 |