Oliver Turvey
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| Oliver Turvey | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Date of Birth | April 1, 1987 |
| Place of Birth | Penrith, Cumbria (England) |
| 2008 British Formula Three Championship | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Carlin Motorsport |
| Car No. | 17 |
| Starts | 10 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Previous series | |
| 2004-2006 2007 2007 |
Formula BMW Italian Formula Renault European Formula Renault |
| Awards | |
| 2006 | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award |
Oliver Turvey (born April 1, 1987 in Penrith, Cumbria) is a British racing driver from England. He was a notable kart racer, with two national titles, and was the 2006 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner. He currently participates in the British Formula Three Championship for Carlin Motorsport.
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[edit] Career history
[edit] Karting
Like many aspiring junior racing drivers, Turvey began his karting career at eight years old. After three seasons, he progressed to the British Cadet Championship in 1999, in which he was placed fifth overall, and was selected as a member of the English National team, which won that year's Inter-nation Championship. In 2000, Turvey graduated to the Junior Yamaha National Championship and won the title. After a season in Junior TKM, he moved on to the Junior Rotax class in 2002 and added that title to his collection.
[edit] Car racing debut
Turvey made his formula single seater debut in the 2003 British Formula Renault Winter Series and spent the remainder of the season competing in Zip Formula, in which he was the highest-placed rookie. In 2004, he sidestepped into Formula BMW UK with Team SWR and achieved one race win. At the end of the season, he made a one-off Formula Three debut in the Promotion class of the Asian F3 Championship.
In the following season, Turvey stayed with Team SWR in Formula BMW, making eight appearances (each with two race starts) in the ten-round championship. Budgetary restrictions prevented him from entering more than seven rounds in 2006, but points scores in every race (including five wins) secured second place overall. At the Formula BMW World Final in Jerez, he was the highest-placed British finisher in sixth position. Turvey ended the year by beating five other finalists to win the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award.[1]
Although Turvey was expected to graduate to the British F3 Championship in 2007,[2] he has instead opted for the opportunity of competing in Europe. He will spend the season dovetailing a dual program in Italian Formula Renault and the Formula Renault Eurocup with the experienced Jenzer Motorsport organisation.[3]
[edit] Primary sources
- Oliverturvey.com – Oliver Turvey's official website
- Autosport.com
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Turvey is McLaren Autosport winner autosport.com, December 3, 2006. Retrieved on April 21, 2007.
- ^ Turvey expected to surprise in F3 autosport.com, December 4, 2006. Retrieved on April 21, 2007.
- ^ Turvey signs for Renault Eurocup oliverturvey.com. Retrieved on April 21, 2007.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Oliver Jarvis |
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2006 |
Succeeded by Stefan Wilson |
