Cato Menkerud

Cato Menkerud
Menkerud in 2006
Personal information
Nationality Norwegian
Born (1973-08-23) 23 August 1973
Lillehammer, Norway
World Rally Championship record
Active years1993, 1996, 1998, 20002012, 20172018
Driver Helge Menkerud
Birger Gundersen
Petter Solberg
Henning Solberg
Alexander Foss
Eyvind Brynildsen
Rallies97
Rally wins0
Podiums5
Stage wins31
First rally1993 Swedish Rally
Last rally2018 Rally Sweden

Cato Menkerud (born 23 August 1973 in Lillehammer, Norway) is a rally co-driver.[1] He started as a co-driver in 1992 for his father Helge Menkerud.[2] In addition to Henning Solberg, he has co-driven for Petter Solberg, Birger Gundersen, Thomas Kolberg, Alexander Foss and Henrik Lundgaard. After the 2009 World Rally Championship season, Menkerud split from Henning Solberg, and became the co-driver for Eyvind Brynildsen.[3] In addition to being a co-driver, he runs a gas station in Lillehammer, where he lives. He is married to Charlotte.[4]

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

  1. ^ "Henning Solberg and co-driver Cato Menkerud split | RallyBuzz". Retrieved 2010-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Menkerud til Brynildsen | tvedestrandsposten.no". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  3. ^ "Menkerud blir ny kartleser for Brynildsen". 13 January 2010.
  4. ^ Article title