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Ove Andersson
	; Ove Andersson at the Monaco Grand Prix 2002
	World Rally Championship record
Nationality	Swedish
Active years	1973 – 1982
Teams	Toyota, Toyota Team Europe
Rallies	28
Championships	0
Rally wins	1
Podium finishes	7
Stage wins	20
Total points	32
First rally	1973 Monte Carlo Rally
First win	1975 Safari Rally
Last rally	1982 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire

For persons with a similar name, see Ove Andersen.

Ove Andersson (January 3, 1938 – June 11, 2008) was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 program. His nickname was "Påven" ("the Pope").

[edit] Career

The Toyota F1 team paid tribute to Andersson at the 2008 French Grand Prix by adding a "black band" to the car's livery in front of the cockpit. Jarno Trulli scored a podium finish, which was dedicated to Andersson.

In 1971, Andersson won the Monte Carlo Rally, Rallye Sanremo, Österreichische Alpenfahrt and Acropolis Rally with an Alpine A110, taking Alpine-Renault to the International Championship for Manufacturers title. After the inauguration of the World Rally Championship in 1973, Andersson, driving mainly a Toyota Celica, achieved seven podium places in his 28 outings in the series and won the 1975 Safari Rally in a Peugeot 504, co-driven by Arne Hertz.

In the early 1970s, Andersson was also the owner of his own rally team Andersson Motorsport,^[1] which later became the Toyota Team Europe and achieved much success in the World Rally Championship.

Andersson was the first head of Toyota's F1 program, debuting in 2002. He retired from that position in 2003, but still worked as a consultant to Toyota Motorsports.^[2]