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Ove Andersson

Rallye Driver

Born 1938 in Sweden

Profile Working as an automobile mechanic at his father's small garage. At the age of 20 he went as a soldier for United Nations to Suez channel and saved the money to buy his first rallye car: a used Saab. He became works driver for BMC-Sweden, later on Saab then Lancia. Driving for the Italian Team was very unusal for a foreigner thus people said it must have been the pope who interfered. This was the reason for his nickname "Paven" which means pope. Later he joined Ford. Very often he had to retire in the lead because of technical problems. In 1970 he became member of official Alpine Rallye Team and the French press celebrates him as the "le grand Suèdois" after his brilliant victory at Monte Carlo 1971. As a non-French driver he gets a white Berlinette instead of a blue one. But that cannot prevent him from winning another four rallyes to get the Championship for Alpine. He was the first driver succeeding in winnig four "classic" rallyes in a year. With his last rallye for Alpine he finished second at Monte Carlo before signing a contract with Toyota.
After acting as Team Director of Toyota Worldchampionship Rallye Team he is now managing Toyota's Formula One team.

Honour List Winner Rallye Monte Carlo, Alpenfahrt Austria, Rallye San Remo, Rallye Akropolis 1971

Born	1938 in Sweden
Profile	Working as an automobile mechanic at his father's small garage. At the age of 20 he went as a soldier for United Nations to Suez channel and saved the money to buy his first rallye car: a used Saab. He became works driver for BMC-Sweden, later on Saab then Lancia. Driving for the Italian Team was very unusal for a foreigner thus people said it must have been the pope who interfered. This was the reason for his nickname "Paven" which means pope. Later he joined Ford. Very often he had to retire in the lead because of technical problems. In 1970 he became member of official Alpine Rallye Team and the French press celebrates him as the "le grand Suèdois" after his brilliant victory at Monte Carlo 1971. As a non-French driver he gets a white Berlinette instead of a blue one. But that cannot prevent him from winning another four rallyes to get the Championship for Alpine. He was the first driver succeeding in winnig four "classic" rallyes in a year. With his last rallye for Alpine he finished second at Monte Carlo before signing a contract with Toyota. After acting as Team Director of Toyota Worldchampionship Rallye Team he is now managing Toyota's Formula One team.
Honour List	Winner Rallye Monte Carlo, Alpenfahrt Austria, Rallye San Remo, Rallye Akropolis 1971