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Østberg competed in his first rally in 2004. His first [[World Rally Championship]] event was the 2006 [[Swedish Rally]], in which he finished 31st in his [[Subaru Impreza WRC|Subaru Impreza WRC 2003]]. In the [[2006 World Rally Championship season|2006 season]], he competed in two more WRC rallies; retiring at the [[Rally Finland]] and finishing 23rd at the [[Wales Rally GB]].
In the [[2007 World Rally Championship season|2007 season]], Østberg continued with an Impreza WRC 2005 and competed in six world rallies for the [[Prodrive]]-supported Adapta team. He took his first stage win on a [[super special stage]] of the [[2007 Swedish Rally]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Swedish Rally: Subaru leg two summary | work=Motorsport.com | url=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=243115 | access-date=2008-02-09 | archive-date=2011-06-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606154257/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=243115 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and later achieved his first WRC point by finishing eighth at the [[2007 Rally Finland]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Ostberg gets first point at top level | work=Crash.net | url=http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~4~id~152564.htm | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729010109/http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~4~id~152564.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-07-29 | access-date=2008-02-09 }}</ref> Østberg also contested the Norwegian Rally Championship and won the national title.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mads Østberg ble norgesmester | work=[[NRK]] | date=30 June 2007 | url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostfold/1.2851790 | access-date=2008-02-09 | language=no}}</ref>
In [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]], Østberg continued to race with [[Adapta Motorsport]] in the WRC, using a Subaru Impreza WRC 2007. He did not score any championship points in his seven events. In the [[2009 World Rally Championship season|2009 season]], Østberg scored points on three WRC rounds and recorded his best-ever finish at the [[2009 Rally Portugal|Rally Portugal]], finishing sixth. His Adapta AS team was supported by Prodrive because of [[Subaru World Rally Team|Subaru]]'s withdrawal from the championship.
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