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Andrè Faye Solvang

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Andrè Faye Solvang is a Norwegian powerboat racer and was born in Drammen in 2003.

Andrè Faye Solvang. Norwegian powerboat racer.

Early racing career

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He started racing in GT15 in 2017 and won his first championship in that class a year later.[1] In 2019 he won the UIM GT30 World Championship in Kotka, Finland.[2]

Signing for the Sharjah Team

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Solvang raced for his own team until the end of the 2023 season. Early 2024, he signed with the prestigious Formula 1 powerboat team, Team Sharjah, and began racing under their banner in the F4 series in 2024.[3]

A second UIM world championship win

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Solvang secured his second Union Internationale Motonautique world championship win and his first for the Sharjah Team after winning the 2024 UIM F4 World Championship.[4]

In the same season the Norwegian also won the UIM F4 European Championship.[5]

Honours

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Season Championship
2024 UIM F4 World Champion
2024 UIM F4 European Champion
2023 UIM F4 World Cup Champion
2019 UIM GT30 World Champion
2018 GT15 Norwegian Champion

References

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  1. ^ "Andrè Faye Solvang".
  2. ^ "GT30 World Championship win in Finland".
  3. ^ "Solvang secures dream deal".
  4. ^ "UIM Formula 4 World Championship".
  5. ^ "Solvang secures dream deal".