Kristian Kolby

Kristian Kolby (born 9 October 1978) is a Danish racing driver from Ringkøbing in Denmark.

Career

He 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]

Kristian retired from racing in 2003 at a young age due to his backers going into receivership.

Kristian 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

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

References

1. McKevitt, Greg (2001) "Rookie Faulkner wins in impressive debut race", RTÉ Sport, 29 April 2001, retrieved 2010-02-09
2. "CHAMPCAR/CART: Surfers Paradise: Conquest Racing race report", motorsport.com, 2004-10-24, retrieved 2010-02-09
3. "DTC: Season finale", motorsport.com, 2000-10-09, retrieved 2010-02-09