Tommy Rustad

Tommy Rustad
Rustad with his 2015 ERX trophy
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1968-09-03) 3 September 1968 (age 48) Oslo, Norway
FIA European Rallycross Championship career
Debut season	1989
Current team	Albatec-HTB Racing
Car no.	24
Former teams	HTB Racing-Marklund Motorsport HTB Racing
Starts	38
Wins	5
Podiums	16
Best finish	1st in 2015 (Supercar)
FIA World Rallycross Championship
Years active	2014–2016
Former teams	Münnich Motorsport HTB Racing-Marklund Motorsport HTB Racing
Starts	10
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Best finish	18th in 2015 (Supercar)

Tommy Rustad (born 3 September 1968 in Oslo) is a Norwegian auto racing driver. He currently drives in the FIA European Rallycross Championship and occasionally in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. Tommy is the son of former well known Norwegian racer Ola Rustad.

Rustad started his motor sport career in karting before racing in the Norwegian Rallycross Championship, winning the so-called Supernasjonal title for six years in a row between 1987 and 1992. On 14 June 1992 he claimed overall victory in the Irish round of the European Rallycross Championship at Mondello Park, racing one of the two 650bhp strong Ford RS200 Group B cars of his compatriot and mentor Martin Schanche.

In 1993 he switched to circuit racing, becoming the Swedish Formula Opel Champion in his first year. He drove in the Formula Opel Euroseries in 1994, finishing fifth in points, and finished sixth in the 1995 Eurocup Formula Renault. In 1996 he was in the Italian Formula Three Championship finishing ninth, and the Renault Spider Eurocup, finishing second in his first year, and was champion in 1997.

In 1998 Rustad got a drive in the British Touring Car Championship. He drove a Renault Laguna for the DC Cook Motorsport team in the Michelin Independents Cup, despite getting some backing from the Renault works team. With five class wins throughout the seasons, he was crowned independent champion. A sixteenth place overall finish saw him one place ahead of works Peugeot driver Tim Harvey.