Kennet 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. He ended his long association with Ford after the 2007 ERX season and used cars from Škoda until his retirement.
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.
Retirement He retired 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 POR4 AUT4 FIN5 FRA(7) IRE2 SWE3 BEL6 NED(16) NOR(8) GBR3 GER(9)5th95 1992 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 CosworthGBR(6) AUT POR FIN2 SWE1 FRA3 IRE3BEL(9) NED3 NOR3 GER13rd117
Division 2 Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ERX Points 1993Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS CosworthAUT POR FRAIRESWE3 FIN10 BEL11NEDNC NOR9GER71146 1994 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS Cosworth AUT5POR4 FRANC IRE GBR SWE FINBEL8 NED8NOR8GER119th58 1995 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS Cosworth AUT POR FRASWE5 GBR(8) IRE7 BEL3 NED6 NOR7FIN3CZE7 GER57th95 1996 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS CosworthAUT4POR2 FRA5 SWE(6) IRE4 GBR3 BEL(8)NED1 NOR(5)CZE3 GER(6)4th105
Division 1* Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ERX Points 1997 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS CosworthAUT(NC) FRA3 POR1GBR5 SWE5FIN4BEL(6) NOR(8) CZE3GER24th106 1998 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Escort RS Cosworth AUT5 POR3 FRA4SWE2 GBR(6)FINBEL3 NOR(6) GER4CZE14th105 1999 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus RS WRC CZE3 FRA4 POR11 SWE2 FIN(NC) BEL(NC) NED6 NOR5 GER105th81 2000 Jernberg MotorsportFord Focus RS WRC POR FRA CZE6 SWE6 BEL2NED2 NOR4POL3 GER116th90 2001 Jernberg MotorsportFord Focus RS WRC FRA PORAUT9 CZE7SWE6 BEL(NC) NED3NOR(8) POL1GER56th76 2002 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus RS WRC POR FRA11AUT7 CZE11SWE9BEL6NED9NOR(10) POL6GER36th75 2003 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus T16POR8 FRA(NC)AUT8CZE5 SWE12BEL4NED10NOR7POL11GER(NC)9th71 2004 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus T16POR(10)FRA9CZE4AUT5NOR4SWE3BEL(11) NED2 POL2 GER2 2nd 112 2005 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus T16 FRA3 POR3AUT(6)CZE1NOR5SWE1BEL1 NED2POL(6)GER6 2nd 130 2006Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus T16 POR11 FRA5CZE10 AUT11SWE5HUN3 BEL(NC) NED4 NOR1 POL3 GER66th111 2007 Jernberg Motorsport Ford Focus ST T16POR7 FRA1 HUN1AUT6 SWE(NC)NOR8 BEL1 NED4 POL10 CZE(NC)5th110 2008 Jernberg Motorsport Škoda Fabia T16POR5FRA4HUN2 AUT1NOR(6) SWE3BEL2 NED(NC)CZE8POL6GER4 3rd 127 2009 Jernberg Motorsport Škoda Fabia T16GBR6POR(11)FRA3HUN1AUT1SWE(6)BEL2GER3POL2CZE22nd132 2010 Jernberg Motorsport Škoda Fabia T16 POR1FRA1GBR(9) HUN2SWE5FIN6BEL3GER(11)POL4CZE44th121 * 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 T16IRW12IRW29SEA14SEA22PIK15 PIK27LA115 LA2154th81
Publications Michael Jernberg – Jakten på EM-guldet, by Michael Jernberg & Morgan Björk, 176 pages, Swedish language,
References
External links
Larsson Jernberg Motorsport Official website