Ove Andersson
Toyota Team Europe | |
| Rallies | 28 |
|---|---|
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 7 |
| Stage wins | 20 |
| Total points | 32 |
| First rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
| First win | 1975 Safari Rally |
| Last rally | 1982 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire |
Ove Andersson (3 January 1938 – 11 June 2008), nicknamed Påven ("the Pope"), was a
Early life
Andersson was born in Uppsala and grew up on a remote farm. His father bought a 98cc motorbike, and Andersson said this was where he first fell in love with speed and machinery. He went on to begin studying engineering in Uppsala, and also began marshalling ice races. He dropped his engineering course and began working as an apprentice to a blacksmith in the city. He then went on to work in a car repair shop, the owner of which encouraged Andersson to begin racing after showing him his skills with a motorbike.[1]
In 1958, Andersson completed his
Rallying career
In 1963, Andersson drove for the first time as a
Despite being signed to
WRC victories
# Event Season Co-driver Car 1 
23rd Safari Rally
1975Arne Hertz Peugeot 504
Complete IMC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
Ford Escort Twin Cam | MON | SWE Ret |
ITA Ret |
KEN | AUT Ret |
GRE 3 |
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Alpine Renault
|
Alpine-Renault A110 1600
|
GBR Ret |
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| 1971 | Alpine Renault
|
Alpine-Renault A110 1600
|
MON 1 |
SWE Ret |
ITA 1 |
KEN | MAR | AUT 1 |
GRE 1 |
GBR Ret |
|
| 1972 | Alpine Renault
|
Alpine-Renault A110 1800
|
MON 28 |
MAR Ret |
GRE | AUT | ITA Ret |
USA | |||
Renault 12 Gordini
|
SWE 15 |
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Datsun 1800 SSS
|
KEN 12 |
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| Toyota Celica | GBR 9 |
Toyota Team Europe
In the early 1970s, Andersson was also the owner of his own rally team Andersson Motorsport,
TTE did not have regular rally victories until the 1980s with
In addition to the World Rally exploits of Toyota Motorsport, the team attempted to win the
Afterwards, the Cologne factory was sent into overdrive for a Formula One project. Andersson was set to oversee the new team, which designed and produced its first car in 2001. The Toyota TF101 was only a test prototype car to be used around the world before Toyota launched a formal attack on F1. It was driven by Mika Salo and Allan McNish who would also drive the car in its first competitive season, 2002. In charge for the troublesome first few years, Andersson retired in 2003 but was retained as a consultant to Toyota Motorsport.[7]
Death
Andersson died in a vintage rally crash on 11 June 2008 near
The Toyota F1 Team paid tribute to Andersson in a variety of ways. Toyota Motorsports director and its Formula One team chief at the time, Tadashi Yamashina, said he was shocked and saddened by the news.[9] While at the 2008 French Grand Prix, both Toyota's ran black stripes on the car. Jarno Trulli scored a podium finish at the event and he dedicated it to Andersson.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c "Ove Andersson 1938-2008". Grandprix.com. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ Alan Henry (12 June 2008). "Ove Andersson Obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Ove Andersson Profile". Grandprix.com. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ Marcus Bond. "TTE Ban". Freespace.virgin.net. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Illegal Air Restrictor". Forums.autosport.com. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Autosport". Forums.autosport.com. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ GrandPrix.com - "Andersson aims for big step forward" http://xserve2.com/ns/ns12373.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ove Andersson killed in rally crash". Autosport. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Toyota Mourn Andersson's death". Formula1.com. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
