Ole Kristian Temte

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Ole Kristian Temte
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Nationality Flag of Norway.svg Norwegian
Born (1975-09-23) 23 September 1975 (age 49)
Krokstadelva, Norway
Debut season 2015
Current teamOle Kristian Temte Norwegian Rallycross Team / OK Motorsport
Car number30
SpotterAnne Louise Krokdal
Starts93
Wins6
Podiums21
Best finish3rd Norwegian Championship [1] in 2018

Ole Kristian Temte (born 23 September 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 ]

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History

KNA-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  [ nb ]. 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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Norgesmesterskap 2018 Rallycross" (PDF). bilsport.no (in Norwegian). September 28, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ "RallyX Nordic". RallyX Nordic (in Swedish). Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "FIA World Rallycross Championship". fiaworldrallycross.com. 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  4. ↑ "FIA World Rallycross Championship". fiaworldrallycross.com. 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ole Kristian Temte, Norwegian Rallycross Team, kjører den 12. VM-runden i Italia". Motorsportavisen.no (in Norwegian). October 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kinch, Phil (March 7, 2017). "Entries for 2017 Euro RX Season Announced – Supercars". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

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