News from Ole Christian Veiby.
May 31, 2023
Ole Christians second season in the FIA World Rallycross Championship kicks off on Saturday 3rd of June.
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June 19, 2022
Driving a brand new FC1-X electric rallycross car, Ole Christian finished P5 in Sunday’s finale.
June 15, 2022
Norwegian World Rally Championship ace Ole Christian Veiby will make his electric rallycross debut in the opening round of the Nitro Rallycross Championship this weekend at Lydden Hill, UK, driving a brand-new FC1-X for DRR JC (June 18-19).
June 11, 2022
Ole Christian Veiby we’re leading Aurskog-Høland Rally today, when a puncture on the penultimate stage dropped him down to 3rd O/A.
May 16, 2022
Finding the opportunity to combine RX with other plans, Ole Christian teamed up with JC Raceteknik for the 2022 RX Nordic. First two events took place at Höljes 14 & 15 May.
May 01, 2022
Ole Christian Veiby and Stig Rune Skjærmoen had a flawless day in the Volkswagen Polo and won Rally Sørland, round 4 of the Norwegian Rally Championship.
February 27, 2022
After an incredible close fight for victory, Ole Christian Veiby and Stig Rune Skjærmoen today drove into second place at Rally Sweden. – Our fight with Andreas Mikkelsen has been the coolest fight ever, said Ole Christian after the podium finish.
February 19, 2022
Ole Christain Veiby and Stig Rune Skjærmoen drove into victory today at Rally Numedal. – Amazing to win today, perfect warm-up ahead of Rally Sweden, said Ole Christian.
February 05, 2022
Leading from start to finish, Ole Christian won Rally Finnskog today. Based at Svullrya, 4 snow covered stages were, all well known as legendary Rally Sweden classics.
January 29, 2022
- Such a disappointment to not finish the rally today, said Ole Christian, who were leading the rally when he hit a rock on the final stage and had to retire from Rally Hadeland.
January 16, 2022
Etter 8 kjørte fartsetapper og en spennende fight om førsteplassen, kjørte Ole Christian Veiby og Stig Rune Skjærmoen inn til en andre plass på lørdagens Sigdalsrally.
January 11, 2022
Link to my Youtube-channel below. Enjoy!
November 14, 2021
First time on gravel with a world rally car, Ole Christian and Jonas drove in to victory today at Rallye Terre de Vaucluse in France.
September 19, 2021
That's the third victory in a row in the Norwegian Rally Championship. Ole Christian and Jonas also won the Power Stage and secured enough points to take second in the championship.
September 04, 2021
Victory today at Rally Sørland, that's the second win in a row in the Hyundai i20 R5 in the Norwegian Rally Championship. Fastest on 3 of the 4 stages and winners by 30 seconds.
August 22, 2021
Ole Christian and Jonas Andersson won Rally Grimstad today. Fastest on 8 of the 9 asphalt stages, they dominated the rally in their Hyundai i20 R5 and won by 28,9 seconds.
July 26, 2021
On to tarmac for our second round in the ERC. Rally Roma di Capitale kicked off with an amazing backdrop in the city of Rome. After some good progress on the Italian asphalt with the Hyundai i20 R5, we touched a concrete-block, damaged the radiator and were forced to retire.
July 04, 2021
Challenging weekend in Latvia for the first ERC event. Finishing 7th O/A with the Hyundai i20 R5.
May 09, 2021
In only his second outing in a World Rally Car, Ole Christian Veiby showed good pace and strong performance on Italian asphalt at the Targa Florio Rally. After a flawless weekend he ended up being only 0,5 second p/km slower than Thierry Neuville.
May 01, 2021
Competing in the Hyundai i20 R5 on demanding gravel stages in Portugal, Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson drove in to victory today.
March 01, 2021
Under perfect winter conditions with snowbanks and beautiful weather, the city of Rovaniemi hosted the Arctic Rally Finland 26-28 February.
December 18, 2020
Ole Christian Veiby continues a successful partnership with Hyundai Motorsport in the WRC for 2021 and are looking forward to another exciting year behind the wheels of a Hyundai i20 R5. – I’m happy to continue with Hyundai and I’m looking forward to competing another season with the i20, says Ole Christian, who will have a new team-mate for the 2021 season as Oliver Solberg joins the squad.
Etter ett godt gjennomført år med Hyundai Motorsport har Ole Christian Veiby fått fornyet tilliten som fabrikks-sjåfør og skal kjøre nok ett år i Rally-VM med Hyundai Motorsport. – Dette er like stort som i fjor, og jeg gleder meg til nok ett år, sier Ole Christian Veiby, som for 2021 får Oliver Solberg inn i teamet.
December 06, 2020
First time in a world rally car, Rally Monza was set to be big task for Ole Christian Veiby, who normally drives an R5-car in the championship. On the final event of the season young Veiby and co-driver Jonas Andersson were given the opportunity, to compete with a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC.
Det ble en utfordrende debut i WRC-bil under Rally Monza i helgen, hvor mye regn, snø og is gjorde løpet ekstremt krevende for Ole Christian Veiby. – Det å kjøre WRC-bil i helgens løp har vært spennende og moro, men aller mest krevende!
October 12, 2020
Ole Christian Veiby completed Rally Italia Sardegna second of the WRC 2 entrants after a weekend of highs and lows for the Hyundai Motorsport crew. Together with co-driver Jonas Andersson, he battled through numerous punctures over the weekend to finish 28.8-seconds from the eventual winner in his Hyundai i20 R5. He finished the 16-stage event second in the WRC 2 category, equalling his best result of the season from Rally Sweden earlier in the year.
October 11, 2020
Etter en rally-helg hvor punkteringene nesten sto i kø, kjørte Kongsvinger-gutten allikevel i dag inn til 2. plass i VM-runden på den italienske middelhavsøya Sardinia. – Jeg er veldig fornøyd med å ta andre-plassen i dag, sier Ole Christian.
September 06, 2020
After the stage win on the opening stage on Saturday, Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson suffered a frustrating weekend with various issues on the opening day, and a crash on Sunday’s penultimate stage.
March 17, 2020
Third at Rally Mexico and second podium of the season. Veiby and Andersson finished third on Saturday evening, despite having struggled with brake-problems early in the rally. – I’m pleased we managed to take 3rd in the end and secure important points for the team. But very disappointed the braking-problems kept us out of the fight for victory, Ole said after the finish.
February 22, 2020
Ole Christian won Numedalsrally for the third time in a row today. Together with co-driver Jonas Andersson he led the rally from start to finish and finished nearly half a minute ahead of P2.
February 16, 2020
Ole Christian and co-driver Jonas Andersson secured their first podium of the season today, when they claimed second at Rally Sweden. The guys won 2 of the 9 stages over the weekend, also being the fastest R5-car through the same stages.
January 27, 2020
Ole Christian Veiby and co-driver Jonas Andersson showed impressive and consistent pace and was in an exciting battle for victory this weekend but retired on the final morning. – It’s was not the ending that we wanted, but at least we showed some good pace the rest of the rally, Ole Christian said after the finish.
January 14, 2020
Ole Christian Veiby have signed a contract with Hyundai Motorsport and will compete in a Hyundai i20 R5 for at least 8 WRC-events in 2020.
October 28, 2019
The 23-year-old Norwegian finished Rally Spain in fourth place after a competitive performance over the weekend.
October 08, 2019
Go behind-the-scenes of my Wales Rally GB campaign with my vlog on YouTube.
Ole Christian Veiby got off to a great start at Wales Rally GB, but unfortunately, he was forced to retire already Friday morning. He restarted again on Saturday morning, and continued his positive attack, to set top 3 times on nearly all the remining stages.
September 23, 2019
Ole Christian Veiby and codriver Jonas Andersson was fastest today with their Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 and won Rally Hedemarken, the final round in the Norwegian Championhip. With this victory Ole Christian also took home the Championship title.
August 25, 2019
Impressive victory for Ole Christian Veiby and co-driver Jonas Andersson at Rally Grimstad today, their third in the Norwegian Championship this year. – Everything went smooth and perfect today, we had an awesome day in the Polo, Ole Christian said after the finish.
June 16, 2019
After the fire-incident at Rally Portugal, Ole Christian Veiby had his eyes set on victory on the Mediterranean island. Unfortunately, the victory was hindered by car problems, but the young Norwegian still managed prove his talent in the car. – It didn’t quite turn out as we wanted, but at least we managed to show we can be both smart and fast when everything is working, Ole Christian says. He managed to be the fastest WRC2 car on 7 of the 19 stages.
June 11, 2019
It’s been a quick turnaround after the fire-incident at Rally Portugal, but both Ole Christian Veiby and his Polo are now ready for another WRC gravel event. – The car has been rebuilt completely and we are fully prepared as ever and ready for Rally Italia Sardegna, one of my favorite events actually.
June 10, 2019
As a one off, Ole Christian will do the iconic tarmac rally in Belgium in a Hyundai i20 R5. He competed there for the first time in 2018 and is thrilled that he is once again given the chance to be one of the contenders in Ypres.
June 01, 2019
Ole Christian Veiby were holding a solid lead in the WRC2 class, when his car suddenly caught fire on a stage in Rally Portugal. – We noticed the smoke in the car, and when I saw flames in the mirror, we had no other option than to stop, Ole Christian explains.
May 29, 2019
From victory at the Rally Sørland in Norway, it’s time for the first proper WRC event on gravel for Ole Christian Veiby in the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. – I’m very much looking forward to this, says the Norwegian.
May 05, 2019
Ole Christian Veiby with victory at Rally Sørland, after leading the event from start to finish. – Everything worked perfectly from the start, we took the lead early and controlled it to the finish-line!
April 01, 2019
The young Norwegian were holding a podium-position when he unfortunately had to retire on Sunday morning. – We gave it our best push to climb another step on the podium, we didn’t come here for third, Ole Christian said afterwards.
March 27, 2019
Nearly 6 weeks after the victory in Sweden, it’s finally time for another WRC event for Ole Christian Veiby and his co-driver Jonas Andersson. This weekend they head to the beautiful Mediterranean island of Corsica, to compete on asphalt with the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5.
February 17, 2019
After leading Rally Sweden almost from the start, Ole Christian and Jonas secured victory in the WRC2 category today. They were also the fastest R5 car of the weekend, nearly two minutes quicker than the winner in the WRC2pro class
