1. Oliver Jonathan Turvey was born on 1 April 1987 and is a British professional racing driver, who most recently competed in Formula E, and is currently signed to DS Penske as a reserve driver and a sporting advisor.
19 Facts About Oliver Turvey
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Oliver Turvey was a notable kart racer, with two national titles, and was the 2006 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner.
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Oliver Turvey's career has been supported by the Racing Steps Foundation.
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In 2000, Oliver Turvey graduated to the Junior Yamaha National Championship and won the title.
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Oliver 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.
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Oliver Turvey ended the year by beating five other finalists to win the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award.
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Oliver Turvey spent the season dovetailing a dual program in Italian Formula Renault and the Formula Renault Eurocup with the experienced Jenzer Motorsport organisation.
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Oliver Turvey competed in the World Series by Renault for 2009, where he was paired with Alguersuari at Carlin.
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Oliver Turvey won a single race and finished the championship as top rookie, in fourth position.
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Oliver Turvey set the second fastest time, 1.1 seconds slower than the quickest time set by Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.
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Oliver Turvey finished in the points in his comeback race, but was penalised due to jumping the start.
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Oliver Turvey was replaced for the following round by Alvaro Parente, and finished 25th in the championship.
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Oliver Turvey joined Gary Paffett as a test driver for McLaren for the 2012 Formula One season.
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In 2013 Oliver Turvey stepped up from GTs to Sports Prototypes by signing a deal with Jota Sport to race their LMP2 Zytek Z11SN-Nissan in the 2013 European Le Mans Series season and selected rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship, including the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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However Oliver Turvey received a call up from the Jota squad to race at Le Mans when Jota and Audi reserve driver Marc Gene replaced Audi driver Loic Duval when the latter was injured in a practice crash.
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Oliver Turvey subsequently shared the LMP2 class win alongside his teammates.
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In January 2025, Oliver Turvey departed McLaren to join Williams as test and development driver.
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Oliver Turvey would make his Formula E debut for NEXTEV TCR at the 2015 London ePrix, partnering with Nelson Piquet Jr.
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Oliver Turvey completed his bachelor's degree in 2008 and was awarded the Full Blue by the university; the first ever racing driver to be awarded the accolade.