Personal information | |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Born | Uppsala, Sweden | 3 January 1938
Died | 11 June 2008 Oudtshoorn, South Africa | (aged 70)
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1973–1982 |
Co-driver | Jean Todt Piero Sodano Gunnar Häggbom Geraint Phillips Arne Hertz Claes Billstam Martin Holmes Henry Liddon Robert Gröndahl |
Teams | Toyota, 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 Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 programme.