Oliver Gavin

Who is Oliver Gavin?

Oliver Benjamin Gavin, 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.

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.

Currently, Oliver Gavin is driving for Corvette Racing in the American Le Mans Series with codriver Tommy Milner and endurance codriver Richard Westbrook.

His previous work included being the test driver for the ill-fated mid-90s Pacific Grand Prix team. He nearly drove for the team in the 1995 Australian Grand Prix, but he was not granted the required FIA Super Licence. Gavin also drove the safety car from 1997 to 1999 for the Formula One championship.