Kristian Kolby (born 9 October 1978) is a Danish

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from

Ringkøbing Ringkøbing (older spelling ''Ringkjøbing'') is a town in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality in Central Denmark Region, Region Midtjylland on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. It has a population of 9,830 (1 January 2025).

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Career

Kolby was based in the United Kingdom for many years and was a successful junior single seater racer. He was British

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champion for the

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team. He went on to become a race winner in the

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series, finishing 4th in the British championship in

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, and the American

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series.McKevitt, Greg (2001)
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Sport, 29 April 2001, 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

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. Before finishing in single seater racing he also competed in the Le Mans 24-hour race for the

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(Driot-Arnoux Motorsport)

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team. He also competed in touring car races in the Danish Touring Car Challenge.DTC: Season finale
", 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.)

American open–wheel racing results

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Indy Lights

24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolby, Kristian 1978 births British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers International Formula 3000 drivers Auto GP drivers Living people Formula Ford drivers Sportspeople from Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality Conquest Racing drivers DAMS drivers Scuderia Coloni drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers