Ole Kristian Temte (born September 23, 1975) is a rallycross driver from Krokstadelva, Norway. His racing career started in 2009, and he switched to supercars in 2015. He has competed in the RallyX Nordic Championship,[2][not specific enough to verify] the FIA World Rallycross Championship,[3][4] and the European Rallycross Championship.[5] Temte was a permanent driver in the European Rallycross Championship 2017.[6][needs update]
| Ole Kristian Temte | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  Norwegian |
| Born | September 23, 1975 Krokstadelva, Norway |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Ole Kristian Temte Norwegian Rallycross Team / OK Motorsport |
| Car number | 30 |
| Spotter | Anne Louise Krokdal |
| Starts | 93 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podiums | 21 |
| Best finish | 3rd Norwegian Championship[1] in 2018 |
History
editKNA-Eiker introduced rallycross to Temte in 2008 by asking him to drive in a race. He bought his first rallycross car, a Volvo 240.
In 2010, a big crash almost ended his career during a race at Lyngås. Temte was out from racing for 11 months, and suffered a permanent damage to his left arm.
Temte has driven a Citroën C4 for supercars since 2015.
References
edit- ^ "Norgesmesterskap 2018 Rallycross" (PDF). bilsport.no (in Norwegian). September 28, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "RallyX Nordic". RallyX Nordic (in Swedish). Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ "FIA World Rallycross Championship". fiaworldrallycross.com. 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ "FIA World Rallycross Championship". fiaworldrallycross.com. 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ "Ole Kristian Temte, Norwegian Rallycross Team, kjører den 12. VM-runden i Italia". Motorsportavisen.no (in Norwegian). October 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Kinch, Phil (March 7, 2017). "Entries for 2017 Euro RX Season Announced – Supercars". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
External links
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