Michael Jernberg

Michael Jernberg

Jernberg in 2008
Nationality Sweden Swedish
Born Kennet Michael Jernberg
(1963-01-06) January 6, 1963
Kinna, Sweden
Retired 2011
FIA European Rallycross Championship
Years active 1991–2010
Teams Jernberg Motorsport
Starts 187
Wins 18
Podiums 64
Best finish 2nd in 2004, 2005 and 2009 (Division 1)

Michael Jernberg (born January 6, 1963) is a former rallycross driver from Kinna, Sweden.

Career

Jernberg made his debut in the European Rallycross Championship (ERX) in 1991, driving an ex-Stig Blomqvist Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth in Division 1, finishing fifth overall. He improved to third overall in 1992, winning the last round at Estering, Germany. In 1993 he switched to the more prestigious Division 2, driving a Ford Escort RS Cosworth, finishing eleventh in his first season. Over the next sixteen years he challenged for the title, but the closest him came was second overall in 2004, 2005 and 2009. After the 2007 ERX season he ended his long association with Ford and used cars from Škoda until his retierment.[1]

Despite the lack of title success in Europe, he managed to win the Swedish Rallycross Championship in 1995, 1998 and 2001.[1]

He took part in the inaugural season of the Global RallyCross Championship (GRC) in 2011, finishing fourth overall in the AWD class.

Retierment

He retiered after the 2011 GRC season and in 2014 he became team principal of Larsson Jernberg Motorsport (LJM). LJM currently runs an Audi A1 for Robin Larsson in the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[2][3]

Racing record

Complete European Rallycross Championship results

Division 1

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ERX Points
1991 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth POR
4		 AUT
4		 FIN
5		 FRA
(7)		 IRE
2		 SWE
3		 BEL
6		 NED
(16)		 NOR
(8)		 GBR
3		 GER
(9)		 5th 95
1992 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth GBR
(6)		 AUT
 POR
 FIN
2		 SWE
1		 FRA
3		 IRE
3		 BEL
(9)		 NED
3		 NOR
3		 GER
1		 3rd 117

Division 2

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ERX Points
1993 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS Cosworth AUT
 POR
 FRA
 IRE
 SWE
3		 FIN
10		 BEL
11		 NED
NC		 NOR
9		 GER
7		 11 46
1994 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS Cosworth AUT
5		 POR
4		 FRA
NC		 IRE
 GBR
 SWE
 FIN
 BEL
8		 NED
8		 NOR
8		 GER
11		 9th 58
1995 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS Cosworth AUT
 POR
 FRA
 SWE
5		 GBR
(8)		 IRE
7		 BEL
3		 NED
6		 NOR
7		 FIN
3		 CZE
7		 GER
5		 7th 95
1996 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS Cosworth AUT
4		 POR
2		 FRA
5		 SWE
(6)		 IRE
4		 GBR
3		 BEL
(8)		 NED
1		 NOR
(5)		 CZE
3		 GER
(6)		 4th 105

Division 1*

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ERX Points
1997 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS Cosworth AUT
(NC)		 FRA
3		 POR
1		 GBR
5		 SWE
5		 FIN
4		 BEL
(6)		 NOR
(8)		 CZE
3		 GER
2		 4th 106
1998 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS Cosworth AUT
5		 POR
3		 FRA
4		 SWE
2		 GBR
(6)		 FIN
 BEL
3		 NOR
(6)		 GER
4		 CZE
1		 4th 105
1999 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus RS WRC CZE
3		 FRA
4		 POR
11		 SWE
2		 FIN
(NC)		 BEL
(NC)		 NED
6		 NOR
5		 GER
10		 5th 81
2000 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus RS WRC POR
 FRA
 CZE
6		 SWE
6		 BEL
2		 NED
2		 NOR
4		 POL
3		 GER
11		 6th 90
2001 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus RS WRC FRA
 POR
 AUT
9		 CZE
7		 SWE
6		 BEL
(NC)		 NED
3		 NOR
(8)		 POL
1		 GER
5		 6th 76
2002 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus RS WRC POR
 FRA
11		 AUT
7		 CZE
11		 SWE
9		 BEL
6		 NED
9		 NOR
(10)		 POL
6		 GER
3		 6th 75
2003 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus T16 4x4 POR
8		 FRA
(NC)		 AUT
8		 CZE
5		 SWE
12		 BEL
4		 NED
10		 NOR
7		 POL
11		 GER
(NC)		 9th 71
2004 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus T16 4x4 POR
(10)		 FRA
9		 CZE
4		 AUT
5		 NOR
4		 SWE
3		 BEL
(11)		 NED
2		 POL
2		 GER
2		 2nd 112
2005 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus T16 4x4 FRA
3		 POR
3		 AUT
(6)		 CZE
1		 NOR
5		 SWE
1		 BEL
1		 NED
2		 POL
(6)		 GER
6		 2nd 130
2006 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus T16 4x4 POR
11		 FRA
5		 CZE
10		 AUT
11		 SWE
5		 HUN
3		 BEL
(NC)		 NED
4		 NOR
1		 POL
3		 GER
6		 6th 111
2007 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus ST T16 4x4 POR
7		 FRA
1		 HUN
1		 AUT
6		 SWE
(NC)		 NOR
8		 BEL
1		 NED
4		 POL
10		 CZE
(NC)		 5th 110
2008 Jernberg Motorsport Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 POR
5		 FRA
4		 HUN
2		 AUT
1		 NOR
(6)		 SWE
3		 BEL
2		 NED
(NC)		 CZE
8		 POL
6		 GER
4		 3rd 127
2009 Jernberg Motorsport Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 GBR
6		 POR
(11)		 FRA
3		 HUN
1		 AUT
1		 SWE
(6)		 BEL
2		 GER
3		 POL
2		 CZE
2		 2nd 132
2010 Jernberg Motorsport Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 POR
1		 FRA
1		 GBR
(9)		 HUN
2		 SWE
5		 FIN
6		 BEL
3		 GER
(11)		 POL
4		 CZE
4		 4th 121

* Division 2 was rebranded as Division 1 in 1997.

Complete Global RallyCross Championship results

Super AWD

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GRC Points
2011 Jernberg Motorsport Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 IRW1
2		 IRW2
9		 SEA1
4		 SEA2
2		 PIK1
5		 PIK2
7		 LA1
15		 LA2
15		 4th 81

Publications

Michael Jernberg – Jakten på EM-guldet, by Michael Jernberg & Morgan Björk, 176 pages, Swedish language, ISBN 9789197655491

References

  1. 1 2 Nilsson, L-G (19 December 2007). "Michael Jernberg växlar till Skoda i rallycross" (in Swedish). Auto, Motor und Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Johansson, Jerker (17 January 2014). "Robin Larsson kör Audi A1 i SuperCar i SM och EM i eget team" (in Swedish). Bilsport. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Larsson confirms World Championship entry". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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