Oliver Gavin
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
Oliver Gavin
 |
|
| Nationality |  British |
|---|---|
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 2001 - |
| Teams | Saleen-Allen Speedlab, Corvette Racing |
| Best finish | 4th overall (2006) |
| Class wins | 4 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006) |
Oliver Benjamin Gavin (born 29 September 1972 in Huntingdon),[1] is a GM factory racing driver from the United Kingdom. He was raised in the village of Felmersham, Bedfordshire. He attended the local Primary school, Pinchmill. At age nine he attended Lincroft Middle School and then took his GCSEs and A-levels at Sharnbrook Upper School and Community College. The school has produced other notable achievers, Matt Jackson, footballer for Luton, Norwich and Wigan; the athletics star and Women's marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe and former premiership rugby player Stuart Glover.
Gavin was introduced to motor racing through the traditional karting route. After finishing as runner-up in the 1993 British F3 series to Kelvin Burt, Gavin graduated to Formula 3000 in 1994 with Omegaland. He failed to score any points in the five races he contested, and subsequently opted to drop back down to F3 for 1995. He managed to overcome rival Ralph Firman in the final round to snatch the title.
His previous work included being the test driver for the ill-fated mid-90s Pacific Grand Prix team as well as driving the safety car from 1997 to 1999 for the Formula One championship. He has also won his class in Le Mans on a number of occasions. [2] He lives in a village east of Northampton with his wife, Helen, and their three children.[1]
|
Contents
|
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mad-Croc Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | ABU QR |
ABU CR |
SIL QR 13 |
SIL CR 14 |
BRN QR |
BRN CR |
PRI QR 19 |
PRI CR 19 |
SPA QR 18 |
SPA CR 17 |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
INT QR |
INT CR |
SAN QR |
SAN CR |
53rd | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "Corvette Racing Driver Profile: Oliver Gavin". Archived from the original on 2010-05-17. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corvetteracing.com%2Fdrivers%2Folivergavin%2Folivergavin.shtml&date=2010-05-17.
- ^ "FIA GT Championship Driver Biography: Oliver Gavin". Archived from the original on 2010-05-17. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistory.fiagt.com%2Fdriverbio.php%3Fcountkey%3D18&date=2010-05-17.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jan Magnussen |
British Formula Three Champion 1995 |
Succeeded by Ralph Firman |
| Preceded by Unknown |
F1 Safety Car Driver 1997-1999 |
Succeeded by Bernd Mayländer |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Gareth Rees |
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 1991 |
Succeeded by Dario Franchitti |
| Preceded by Kelvin Burt |
Autosport British Club Driver of the Year 1992 |
Succeeded by Dario Franchitti |
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||
|
|||||
 |
This biographical article related to English motor racing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Oliver Gavin.
Read more