Emil Bergkvist
![]() Bergkvist during Dakar 2025 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Born | 17 June 1994 Sweden |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2015–2019 - 2021 |
| Rallies | 20[a] |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 1 |
| First rally | 2015 Rally Sweden |
| Last updated on: 1.3.2021. | |
| Emil Bergkvist | |
|---|---|
| Dakar Rally | |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Teams | Audi Sport, M-Sport Ford |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2025 |
Emil Bergkvist (born 17 June 1994) is a Swedish rally driver.[1] He has competed in the World Rally Championship since 2015.
Bergkvist is the 2018 Junior World Rally Champion[2][3] and the 2015 Junior European Rally Champion.[4]
Since 2021 Emil Bergkvist is a rally-raid co-driver for Swedish driver Mattias Ekström. Together they have entered Dakar Rally as works crew for Audi. Since 2025 Bergkvist together with Ekström are racing for Ford M-Sport.
Career results
WRC results
As driver
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Emil Bergkvist | Opel Adam R2 | MON | SWE 32 | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | NC | 0 | ||||||
| ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team | GER 22 | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Emil Bergkvist | Citroën DS3 R5 | MON | SWE 17 | MEX | ARG | POR Ret | ITA | POL Ret | FIN 51 | GER | CHN C | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | Emil Bergkvist | Citroën DS3 R5 | MON 17 | SWE 17 | MEX | FRA 32 | ARG | POR Ret | ITA | POL | FIN | GER 19 | ESP | GBR Ret | AUS | NC | 0 | |
| 2018 | Emil Bergkvist | Ford Fiesta R2T | MON | SWE 24 | MEX | FRA 22 | ARG | POR 34 | ITA | FIN 20 | GER | TUR 17 | GBR | ESP | AUS | NC | 0 | |
| 2019 | Emil Bergkvist | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE 14 | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR 10 | ITA WD | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C | 27th | 1 |
As co-driver
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mattias Ekström | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | MON | ARC 19 | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | BEL | GRE | FIN | ESP | MNZ | NC | 0 |
WRC-2 results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Emil Bergkvist | Citroën DS3 R5 | MON | SWE 7 | MEX | ARG | POR Ret | ITA | POL Ret | FIN 13 | GER | CHN C | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS | 35th | 6 |
| 2017 | Emil Bergkvist | Citroën DS3 R5 | MON 6 | SWE 6 | MEX | FRA 9 | ARG | POR Ret | ITA | POL | FIN | GER 10 | ESP | GBR Ret | AUS | 17th | 19 | |
| 2019 | Emil Bergkvist | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON | SWE 4 | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL | POR 2 | ITA WD | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C | 15th | 30 |
WRC-3 results
As driver
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Emil Bergkvist | Ford Fiesta R2T | MON | SWE 2 | MEX | FRA 3 | ARG | POR 5 | ITA | FIN 2 | GER | TUR 1 | GBR | ESP | AUS | 3rd | 86 |
As co-driver
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mattias Ekström | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | MON | ARC 5 | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | BEL | GRE | FIN | ESP | MNZ | 36th | 12 |
JWRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Emil Bergkvist | Ford Fiesta R2T | SWE 2 | FRA 3 | POR 5 | FIN 2 | TUR 1 | 1st | 138 |
ERC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team | Opel Adam R2 | JÄN | LIE 7 | IRE 10 | AZO 19 | YPR Ret | EST 11 | CZE 16 | CYP | GRE | 11th | 32 | |
| Saintéloc Junior Team | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | VAL 4 |
ERC Junior results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team | Opel Adam R2 | LIE 1 | IRE 1 | AZO 4 | YPR Ret | EST 2 | CZE 1 | 1st | 147 |
Dakar Rally results
| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Light Prototype | DNF | 0 | |
| 2022 | Car | 9th | 1 | |
| 2023 | 14th | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 26th | 2 | ||
| 2025 | 3rd | 1 |
Notes
- ^ Bergkvist has started 19 rallies as a driver and one as a co-driver.
References
- ^ "Emil Bergkvist". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Junior WRC in Turkey: Bergkvist secures title".
- ^ "FIA Junior World Rally Champion 2018". Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Bergkvist and Opel celebrate ERC Junior title - FIA ERC | European Rally Championship". Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
