Kristian Kolby
{{short description|Danish racing driver}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2010}}
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.McKevitt, Greg (2001) "[http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2001/0429/faulkner.html Rookie Faulkner wins in impressive debut race] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605131217/http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2001/0429/faulkner.html |date=5 June 2011 }}", RTÉ Sport, 29 April 2001, retrieved 9 February 2010"[http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=172063&FS=CHAMPCAR CHAMPCAR/CART: Surfers Paradise: Conquest Racing race report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080806/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=172063&FS=CHAMPCAR |date=6 June 2011 }}", motorsport.com, 2004-10-24, retrieved 9 February 2010 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."[http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=53833&FS=TOURING DTC: Season finale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606080835/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=53833&FS=TOURING |date=6 June 2011 }}", motorsport.com, 2000-10-09, retrieved 9 February 2010
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.)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! DC ! Points |
| 2000
! DAMS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NUR |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MON |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAG |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| A1R |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA | | ! 23rd ! 2 |
| 2002
| INT | IMO | CAT | A1R | MON | NUR | SIL | MAG | HOC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ ! NC ! 0 |
| colspan="16"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Kristian Kolby Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/kristian-kolby/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=6 May 2022}}{{cite web|title=Kristian Kolby|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/kristian-kolby/|work=Motor Sport|access-date=6 May 2022}}}}}} |
|---|
=American open–wheel racing results=
(key)
==Indy Lights==
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! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Rank ! Points |
| 2001
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MTY |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LBH |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|TXS |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIL |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|POR | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | KAN |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MDO |GAT |ATL |LAG |FON |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|8th |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|80 |
=24 Hours of Le Mans results=
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| Year
! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class |
|---|
| align="center"
! {{24hLM|2000}} |align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Team DAMS |align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Goossens |align="left"| Cadillac Northstar LMP | LMP900 | 4 | DNF | DNF |
| colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|title=Complete Archive of Kristian Kolby|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Kristian-Kolby-DK.html|publisher=Racing Sports Cars|access-date=6 May 2022}}}}}} |
References
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{{Succession box|title=British Formula Ford Champion|before=Bas Leinders |after=Jacky van der Ende|years=1996}}
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Category:British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
Category:International Formula 3000 drivers
Category:Sportspeople from Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
Category:Conquest Racing drivers
Category:Scuderia Coloni drivers