Martin Schanche, a.k.a. "Mister Rallycross", is a former Norwegian motorsport contestant. He started his racing career rather late, only in 1972 when he was already 27 years old. In 1975 he won a silver medal in the Norwegian Ice Racing Championships. Between 1976 and 2001 he competed in Rallycross, and became the FIA European champion of 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1991 and 1995. Schanche is still yet the record holder concerning the amount of overall victories in rounds counting towards the FIA European Championships for Rallycross Drivers. Schanche was born in Trondheim, but grew up at Leirpollskogen in Tana. Today he lives in Dr�bak, together with his German-born wife Birgit and their daughter Melissa. Martin Schanche has also two other children from a former marriage, a daughter, Elisabeth, and a son, Martin junior. Since retiring from motorsport he has embarked on a second career as a municipality politician in Frogn for the Progress Party. 

January 1st, 1945 in Trondheim (Age 79)