Henning Solberg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Henning Solberg
Occupation	Rally Driver
Date Of Birth	Jan 8, 1973(1973-01-08)
Age	51
Country	Norway
Birth City	Askim
Horoscope	Capricorn

Henning Solberg Biography

Henning Solberg is one of the most popular and richest Rally Driver who was born on January 8, 1973 in Askim, Norway. Henning Solberg, born 8 January 1973, is a Norwegian rallycross and rallycross driver. He currently competes with Ilka Minor, his female co-driver, in the World Rally Championship (WRC), with M-Sport cars.

Solberg was signed by BP Ford World Rally Team (Ford’s factory WRC) for the 2005 season. Alongside Toni Gardemeister, Roman Kresta, Solberg competed in seven rounds. He won the Cyprus Rally with a fourth-place finish, beating team-mates Gardemeister & Kresta. Solberg was 14th in drivers’ world championship with nine points.

For 2007, Solberg was given a full-time drive with the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team. He achieved his second podium finish in the World Rally Championship by driving his Ford Focus RS WRC 06 to third place at his home event, the 2007 Rally Norway, when the rally was part of the WRC calendar for the first time. He later took his career third podium finish at the 2007 Rally Japan, and finished sixth in the drivers’ championship, ahead of Subaru’s Chris Atkinson and his young team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala.

Solberg retained his place at the Stobart team for the 2008 season. In Sweden he was on course for a podium finish before a puncture and a crash on the second day put him out of the points. For México Solberg was nominated to score points for the Munchi’s team. He achieved a fifth-place finish despite suffering two punctures. In the series’ first-ever Jordan Rally, he recorded his best result of the season by finishing fourth. After five more points- scoring finishes were followed by five rallies with no points, Solberg finished eighth overall in the drivers’ standings. At the 2008 Mountain Rally Norway, the first round in the 2008 Norwegian Rally Championship, Henning took first in his class driving a Ford Fiesta ST N3.

After competing in several WRC events, Solberg was offered a contract with Bozian Racing to drive the 2004 season. Solberg won his first WRC point by finishing sixth at the 2004 Swedish Rally. This was his best result, and the only point-finish of the season.

Henning Solberg Net Worth

Henning Solberg is one of the richest Rally Driver from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Henning Solberg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Henning Solberg was raised in Spydeberg, but was born in Askim. Henning began his career in bilcross (a Norwegian low-budget rallycross similar in style to Swedish folkrace or Finnish jokamiehenluokka), and then switched to rallying in mid-1990s. Henning was the Norwegian Rally Champion five times in a row between 1999 and 2003.

Solberg is the elder brother of Petter Solberg, 2003 FIA World Rally Champion and through his Swedish wife Maud the stepfather to Pontus Tidemand, Swedish rally driver.

In 2006, Solberg partnered Manfred Stohl at the OMV Peugeot Norway W.R.T., and drove the Peugeot 307 WRC in 12 of the 16 WRC rounds plus the non-WRC event Rally Norway. He achieved his first ever podium finish coming in third in the Rally of Turkey. With six other points-scoring positions to his name, he finished eighth in the drivers’ standings. Solberg also appeared in an edition of the BBC show Top Gear, where he rallied a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution in a downhill snow track in a race against the Norwegian bobsleigh team at Lillehammer. The Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track is 1365 meters long with 16 turns and an 8.5% average grade and Solberg’s route was equally challenging. With Top Gear presenter James May as his “co-driver,” Solberg made it 1:02:24 in the Evo while the bobsled (with presenter Richard Hammond in it) beat Solberg with a time of 59:68.

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Who is Henning Solberg Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Henning Ranked on the list of most popular Rally Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Henning Solberg celebrates birthday on January 8 of every year.

Top Facts about Henning Solberg

1. Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally and rallycross driver.
2. He was born on January 8, 1973.
3. Solberg has competed in the World Rally Championship (WRC).
4. He has won two WRC events in his career.
5. Solberg has also competed in the FIA World Rallycross Championship (WRX).
6. He has achieved four podium finishes in WRX.
7. Solberg’s best finish in the WRC drivers’ championship was fifth place.
8. He is the older brother of former WRC champion Petter Solberg.
9. Henning started racing at age 18 with a Ford Escort RS2000.
10. In 2019, he announced his retirement from professional rallying and rallycross racing.