Quick Facts
Biography
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.
Despite the lack of title success in Europe, he managed to win the Swedish Rallycross Championship in 1995, 1998 and 2001.
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.
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