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Saleen/Allen Speedlab, five-time GTO Champion in sports car racing, announced at the Birmingham Auto Show that Oliver Gavin, former Formula One test driver and British Formula 3 Champion, would be joining the team for the 2001 American Le Mans Series (ALMS). Gavin will compete with 2000 Grand-Am GTO Co-Champions Terry Borcheller and Ron Johnson, as well as Tommy Kendall, the winningest sports car driver of all time, in the entire ALMS season. In addition, the Speedlab team will contest the classic endurance races at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Like most young professional racers, Oliver Gavin has driven many different cars in many different series in his career, but few have had Olly's success!
Early in his career, Gavin received the prestigious McLaren Autosport "Young Driver of the Year" award from the late Ayrton Senna for winning 11 out of 12 races and the National Formula First Championship in 1991.
The following year, Gavin was the runner up in 1992 British Vauxhall Lotus Championship with three wins and two fastest laps for the John Village Automotive Team. In 1993, Gavin moved up to the British Formula 3 Championship where he was again runner up with Edenbridge Racing winning five races with two poles and five fastest laps.
After competing in the FIA Formula 3000 and Formula 3 Championships in 1994, Gavin finally broke through in 1995 with a dominating season in the British Formula 3 Championship. Gavin was the British Formula 3 Champion with six victories, three poles and five fastest laps.
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