The popular Norwegian rally driver and WRC event winner has confirmed he’ll be competing in the FIA World Rally Championship’s WRC2 category with Citroën Racing and PH Sport in a C3 R5 in a customer car.
32-year-old Ostberg will contest eight rounds of the WRC season with official backing from Citroën Racing, Total and Michelin. He will be co-driven by Torstein Eriksen, and this pairing has enjoyed success in 2019 in this category and are aiming for the WRC2 title come the conclusion of the series in November.
Frenchman Yohan Rossel (24) has been signed to partner Ostberg for 2020 in the WRC2 and will be co-driven by Benoit Fulcrand will tackle six rounds of the WRC2 calendar. Much is expected from this young French driver in 2020.
Ostberg commented: “It’s great to be continuing with everyone in the team. We worked hard on the car’s development last year, with the main evolutions notably concerning its brakes, suspension and engine performance. That should give us a certain edge in 2020.
“Along with Torstein, our aim is to win as many rounds as possible and claim the title. I am very happy that our cooperation with Citroën is continuing and it’s nice to be joining forces with Yohan.
“It’s always positive to have a team-mate. I can hardly wait for this year’s Rallye Monte-Carlo to get the season under way. We will do our absolute best to come away with a strong result.”
