Oliver Gavin

Oliver Gavin won the 1991 Autosport BRDC Award, a launchpad that marked him as a serious British talent, and while he also drove the Formula One safety car from 1997 to 1999, what truly impresses me is his endurance pedigree. With Corvette Racing he piled up five Le Mans class wins, six Sebring 12-hour wins and five American Le Mans Series titles. I have a soft spot for drivers who win not in a single sprint but over grueling hours, lap after disciplined lap. Gavin strikes me as a craftsman of concentration and stamina, the sort who stakes his career on one machine and never lets it down.

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Name (English)

Oliver Gavin

Name (Japanese)

オリバー・ギャビン

Reading

おりばー・ぎゃびん

Born

September 29, 1972 (age 54)

Origin

Huntingdon, United Kingdom

Occupation

racing automobile driver / Formula One safety car driver

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

Awards & achievements

• 1991 Autosport BRDC Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/olivergavin/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver%20Gavin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q507452

Tags

• racing automobile driver
• Formula One safety car driver

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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