| Jackie Oliver | ||
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| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality | {{{{{natflag}}}}} British 
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| Date of Birth | 14/08/1942[1] | |
| Début | Peter England Trophy (Brands Hatch) 1966 | |
| Championships | 0 (4th 1967) | |
| Previous Teams | DR Racing Alan Mann Racing | |
| Career Statistics | ||
| Total Entries | 0 (0 Starts) | |
| Pole Positions | 0 | |
| Fastest Laps | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 (0 in Class) | |
| Total Points | 0 | |
Jackie Oliver is a former British Saloon Car Championship driver, who competed in the late 1960s.
Background[]
Oliver began racing in club championships at the age of nineteen, competing in club championships in Britain from 1961.[2] He entered sports car races a year later, developing a certain affinity with a Marcos GT and later a Lotus Elan.[3][2] He also had a stint in Formula Three, where his talent was masked by numerous retirements (a factor which would affect him throughout his career.[2]
BTCC History[]
Oliver came to the BSCC in the second half of 1966, racing a Ford Mustang under the DR Racing banner.[4] A second place on his debut at Brands Hatch saw him in battle with Gawaine Baillie for second (unable to stay with race winner Roy Pierpoint).[4] He improved on this at the following race, taking victory at the Edward Lewis Trophy Meeting (again hosted at Brands), before taking a second victory at the final meeting of the year.[4] Oliver finished the year second in Class D with 22 points, beating Jack Brabham by two points.[4]
1967 saw Oliver compete for a full season, taking three wins and five podiums.[5] Frequently at the front of the field, Oliver could have been a title contender, but two retirements in the first four races cost him several points, finishing fourth overall and runner-up in Class D again.[5] DR Racing pulled out of the BSCC at the end of the season, and with Oliver obtaining a drive in Formula One for Team Lotus, it looked unlikely that he would compete in the championship again.[2] However, Alan Mann Racing invited Oliver to race one of their Ford Escort TCs at two races.[6] Two podium finishes saw Oliver claim ten points, but his attention was focused on Formula One, leaving the championship for good after his second race in 1968.[6]
BTCC Record[]
A table containing Jackie Oliver's best results in the BTCC. The figures after the information about the car used indicate Jackie Oliver's best finish at that meeting in his class.
| Jackie Oliver's BTCC Record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Pos | Pts | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 1966 | DR Racing | 10th | 22 | Ford Mustang | bgcolor="#FFA500" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|D | N | 2 | 1 | R | 1 | - | - | - | |||
| 1967 | 4th | 52 | R | 1 | 1 | R | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | |||
| 1968 | Alan Mann Racing | 10 | Ford Escort TC | N | 3 | N | 2 | N | ||||||||
References[]
- ↑ http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/jackie-oliver/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Oliver
- ↑ http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Jackie-Oliver-GB.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1966%20BSCC.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1967%20BSCC.html
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1968%20BSCC.html