Solberg also made history in Latvia in May 2019 when, aged 17, he became the youngest winner of an FIA European Rally Championship event by winning Rally Liepāja on his debut in the Rally2-based Junior ERC category.
The son of 2003 world champion Petter Solberg led the high-speed gravel event from start to finish in his Pirelli-equipped Volkswagen Polo GTI R5, posting the fastest time on 10 of the 13 stages alongside co-driver Aaron Johnston.
Heading reigning ERC champion Alexey Lukyanuk by 9.7sec at the end of the first leg, Solberg was able to ncrease his advantage on the final day and finished up 22.7sec clear of his rival.