The father and son combination claimed three out of four heat wins against an American team comprising of Nascar legend Jimmie Johnson and IndyCar driver Colton Herta.
Petter Solberg, who took victory in the Nations Cup as part of Team Nordic in 2014, won the opening bout as Johnson’s Polaris Pro XP Side-by-Side suffered mechanical woes off the line, while Oliver fended off Herta in the second heat.
Johnson recovered to win the third heat against Oliver in the rear-wheel-drive Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport but a mistake from Herta in the final heat gave Norway the victory.
“The motivation for this [came] when I saw Sebastien Loeb win in Monte Carlo, which made me think that it can’t be so difficult,” said Petter Solberg after the final race.
“I was so ready for this race and to do it together with Oliver was a big dream.”
Norway had earlier disposed of host nation Sweden in the quarter finals before beating defending champions Nordic in the semis.
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