Jackie Oliver
Jackie Oliver | |
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Oliver at the 1969 German Grand Prix | |
| Born | Keith Jack Oliver 14 August 1942 Chadwell Heath, Essex, England |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | British |
| Active years | 1967–1973, 1977 |
| Teams | Lotus, BRM, McLaren, Shadow |
| Entries | 52 (50 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Career points | 13 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First entry | 1967 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1977 Swedish Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1968–1969, 1971 |
| Teams | Ford |
| Best finish | 1st (1969) |
| Class wins | 1 (1969) |
Keith Jack Oliver (born 14 August 1942) is a British former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One between 1967 and 1977. In endurance racing, Oliver won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1969, the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1969, and the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1971, all with J.W. Automotive. He was a co-founder of the Arrows team which competed in Formula One from 1978 to 2002.
During his early career, Oliver achieved several class victories in the British Saloon Car Championship between 1966 and 1968. Oliver contested 52 Formula One Grands Prix for Lotus, BRM, McLaren, and Shadow, achieving two podiums at the Mexican Grand Prix in 1968 and the Canadian Grand Prix in 1973. He won the Canadian-American Challenge Cup in 1974. Oliver was also the fourth person to complete the informal Triple Crown of endurance racing.