Kristian Kolby
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Kristian Kolby (born 9 October 1978) is a
racing driver from Ringkøbing in Denmark
.
Career
Kolby was based in the United Kingdom for many years and was a successful junior single seater racer.
He was British
Indy Lights series.[1][2] His win in Indy Lights at Kansas is one of the world's closest motor race finishes as he narrowly beat Irishman Damien Faulkner
.
Before finishing in single seater racing he also competed in the Le Mans 24-hour race for the DAMS (Driot-Arnoux Motorsport) Cadillac team. He also competed in touring car races in the Danish Touring Car Challenge.[3]
Kolby retired from racing in 2003 at a young age due to his backers going into receivership.
He was also a founding member of the I.A.G.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000
|
DAMS | IMO 11 |
SIL 12 |
CAT Ret |
NUR DNQ |
MON DNQ |
MAG DNQ |
A1R DNQ |
HOC 5 |
HUN 20 |
SPA 15 |
23rd | 2 | ||
2002
|
European Minardi F3000
|
INT
|
IMO
|
CAT
|
A1R
|
MON | NUR | SIL | MAG | HOC | HUN 12 |
SPA 10 |
MNZ 11 |
NC | 0 |
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Conquest Racing | MTY 6 |
LBH 5 |
TXS 3 |
MIL 6 |
POR 8 |
KAN 1 |
TOR 10 |
MDO 4 |
GAT
|
ATL | LAG
|
FON
|
8th | 80 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 |  Team DAMS
|
 Marc Goossens Christophe Tinseau
|
Cadillac Northstar LMP | LMP900 | 4 | DNF | DNF |
Source:[6]
| |||||||
References
- ^ McKevitt, Greg (2001) "Rookie Faulkner wins in impressive debut race Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine", RTÉ Sport, 29 April 2001, retrieved 9 February 2010
- ^ "CHAMPCAR/CART: Surfers Paradise: Conquest Racing race report Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine", motorsport.com, 2004-10-24, retrieved 9 February 2010
- ^ "DTC: Season finale Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine", motorsport.com, 2000-10-09, retrieved 9 February 2010
- ^ "Kristian Kolby Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Kristian Kolby". Motor Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Complete Archive of Kristian Kolby". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 6 May 2022.