A stocky little Canadian driver, Berg emerged from the 1982 North American Formula Atlantic series by way of the winter Pacific championship (which he won for New Zealand ex-racer Graeme Lawrence in a Ralt) to contest the 1983 British F3 championship. With no experience of F3 cars or, naturally, the circuits, he did a good job in this formative season, especially after switching to the Eddie Jordan Racing team. This was the year in which the Senna-Brundle axis dominated proceedings, but Alien was regularly leading the rest in pursuit of the star duo.

    Staying with EJR, hopes for success in 1984 were high, but a season of mishaps and frustrations saw him finish second in the standings to Johnny Dumfries. This left Berg's career in something of a vacuum, and it was a surprise when he scraped together sufficient finance to take over the unwieldy Osella in mid-1986 after Christian Danner had moved over to Arrows. This was a year without the pressures of having to qualify, so Alien was at least able get some experience and racing mileage under his belt.

    Berg subsequently tried his hand at the German touring car championship with his own car in 1991, but in subsequent seasons he found a happy hunting ground down Mexico way. He was Formula 2 champion in 1993 and took third place overall in the well-funded 1995 Formula 3 series.

(c) 'Who is Who' by Steve Small, 2000