Kristian Kolby (born 9 October 1978) is a Danish 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 Formula Ford champion for the Van Diemen team. He went on to become a race winner in the Formula Three series, finishing 4th in the British championship in 1999, and the American 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
Sources:[4][5]

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 France Team DAMS Belgium Marc Goossens
France Christophe Tinseau		 Cadillac Northstar LMP LMP900 4 DNF DNF
Source:[6]

References

  1. ↑ McKevitt, Greg (2001) "Rookie Faulkner wins in impressive debut race Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine", RTÉ Sport, 29 April 2001, retrieved 2010-02-09
  2. ↑ "CHAMPCAR/CART: Surfers Paradise: Conquest Racing race report Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine", motorsport.com, 2004-10-24, retrieved 2010-02-09
  3. ↑ "DTC: Season finale Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine", motorsport.com, 2000-10-09, retrieved 2010-02-09
  4. ↑ "Kristian Kolby Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kristian Kolby". Motor Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Complete Archive of Kristian Kolby". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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