Ove Andersson

Ove Andersson at the Monaco Grand Prix 2002
Personal information
NationalitySweden Swedish
Born(1938-01-03)3 January 1938
Uppsala, Sweden
Died11 June 2008(2008-06-11) (aged 70)
Oudtshoorn, South Africa
World Rally Championship record
Active years1973–1982
Co-driverFrance Jean Todt
Italy Piero Sodano
Sweden Gunnar Häggbom
United Kingdom Geraint Phillips
Sweden Arne Hertz
Sweden Claes Billstam
United Kingdom Martin Holmes
United Kingdom Henry Liddon
Finland Robert Gröndahl
TeamsToyota, Toyota Team Europe
Rallies28
Championships0
Rally wins1
Podiums7
Stage wins20
Total points32
First rally1973 Monte Carlo Rally
First win1975 Safari Rally
Last rally1982 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.