Cato Menkerud (born August 23, 1973 in Lillehammer,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

) is a

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co-driver A co-driver is the navigator of a rally car in the sport of rallying, who sits in the front passenger seat. The co-driver's job is to navigate, commonly by reading off a set of pacenotes to the driver (what lies ahead, where to turn, the severity ...

. He started as a co-driver in 1992 for his father Helge Menkerud. In addition to

Henning Solberg Henning Solberg (born 8 January 1973) is a Norwegian rally and rallycross driver. Together with his female co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship (WRC) with cars of M-Sport. Solberg is the older brother of ...

, he has co-driven for

Petter Solberg Petter Solberg (born 18 November 1974) is a Norwegian 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 ...

, Birger Gundersen, Thomas Kolberg, Alexander Foss and Henrik Lundgaard. After the 2009

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season Menkerud split from Henning Solberg, and became the co-driver for Eyvind Brynildsen. In addition to being a co-driver he runs a gas station in Lillehammer, where he lives. He is married to Charlotte.http://www.duemotori.com/news/rally/32774_Stobart_set_for_Eire_raid_to_kick_off_world_rally_season.php

Achievements

* 1997 – Gold in Norwegian Championship together with Birger Gundersen * 1998 – Silver in South Swedish Rally and Rally Lebanon * 2002 – Gold in South Swedish Rally * 2002 and 2003 – Gold in Norwegian Championship together with Henning Solberg

References

1973 births Living people Norwegian rally co-drivers World Rally Championship co-drivers Sportspeople from Lillehammer {{Europe-rally-bio-stub