Olsbergs MSE, which also competes under the title OMSE, is an
auto racing
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team founded by Swedish former rally champion
Andréas Eriksson as Motorsport Evolution (MSE) in 2005. In 2008 it ran under the name ''Ford Team RS Europe'', while in 2009 Swedish electro-hydraulic control systems manufacturer
Olsbergs bought 50% of the team and it was renamed Olsbergs MSE.
The team has been competing in
rallycross since its creation, and was backed by
Ford Performance
Ford Performance (formerly Ford Racing) is the high-performance division of the Ford Motor Company and the multinational name used for its motorsport and racing activity.
History
* 1896 – Henry Ford reached a top speed of 20 mph in his ...
until 2015, and again in 2018.
The team is racing in the 2016 and 2017
Global Rallycross
The TitansRX International Series (formerly known as Red Bull Global Rallycross or Global Rallycross) is a group of rallycross series, currently organised by racing driver Max Pucher and businessman Chip Pankow. The initial series was series ru ...
series with
Honda Civic Coupé's, backed by
Honda Performance Development
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and Red Bull. OMSE is also main Promoter of FIA World Rallycross Championship support RX2 Series (previously RX Lites).
Racecar constructor
Racing record
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
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key
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Division 1
Supercar
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
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key
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Supercar
* Season still in progress.
RX Lites Cup
RX2 International Series
* Season still in progress.
Complete Global Rallycross results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
)
AWD
Supercar
GRC Lites
Gallery
Andreas Eriksson 2008-07-06 002.jpg, Andréas Eriksson in action during the 2008 Euro RX of Sweden
Andreas Eriksson Ford Fiesta Rallycross 2009 002.jpg, Andréas Eriksson in action during the 2009 European Rallycross Championship
Pontus Tidemand 2011-03-26 001.jpg, Pontus Tidemand
Pontus Johan Tidemand (born 10 December 1990) is a Swedish Rallying, rally and Rallycross, rallycross driver. He is the 2017 WRC-2 champion and a previous M-Sport World Rally Team, M-Sport and Škoda Motorsport driver. Pontus is the son of Swedi ...
in action during the Irwindale round of the 2011 GRC
Marcus Grönholm Ford Fiesta GRC 2012-05-15 003.jpg, Marcus Grönholm
Marcus Ulf Johan Grönholm (born February 5, 1968) is a Finnish former rally and rallycross driver, being part of a family of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland lineage. His son, Niclas Grönholm, is an upcoming FIA World Rallycross Champ ...
s 2012 Ford Fiesta Global RallyCross car
Tanner Foust Lydden Hill 2013 002.jpg, Tanner Foust
Tanner Foust (born June 13, 1973) is an American professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack, hill climb and rallycross with multiple podium placements, national championshi ...
in action during the 2013 Euro RX of Great Britain
Reinis Nitišs Ford Fiesta MK6 Lydden Hill 2014 001.jpg, Reinis Nitišs
Reinis Nitišs (born 16 December 1995) is a rallycross driver from Jēkabpils, Latvia. He is the winner of the Super1600 division in the European Rallycross Championship in 2013 and is the youngest event winner in FIA World Rallycross Championshi ...
in action during the 2014 World RX of Great Britain
WRX 2015 Barcelona 001.jpg, Andreas Bakkerud
Andreas Bakkerud (born 10 October 1991) is a rallycross driver from Bergen, Norway. He has competed in the FIA Rallycross Supercar class since 2013 in both Euro RX and World RX, and Nitro Rallycross since 2021. He became European Champion in 2021 ...
in action during the 2015 World RX of Barcelona
Joni Wiman GRC 2015 R1 002.jpg, Joni Wiman
Joni Wiman (born October 9, 1993) is a rallycross driver from Finland. Wiman won the 2014 Global RallyCross Championship. In 2013 he won the Global RallyCross lites championship. Wiman won gold at the X Games Los Angeles 2013 in X Games Los A ...
in action during the Florida round of the 2015 GRC
-68 Niclas Grönholm - Ford Fiesta ST Supercar - World Rallycross 2016 - Lydden Hill (26707937963).jpg, Niclas Grönholm
Niclas Grönholm (born 29 May 1996) is a Finnish racing driver currently participating in the FIA World Rallycross Championship racing for GRX-SET World RX Team. He is the son of two time World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm.
Racing record
C ...
in action during the 2016 World RX of Great Britain
References
External links
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Swedish auto racing teams
2005 establishments in Sweden
World Rallycross Championship teams
Red Bull sports teams
Car manufacturers of Sweden
Global RallyCross Championship teams
Racecar constructors
Auto racing teams established in 2005