majority of them for Donlavey Racing. He attempted the 1972 Daytona 500 but failed to qualify. Arrows At the end of 1977 he left Shadow along with financer Franco Ambrosio, designers Tony Southgate and Alan Rees, engineer Dave Wass and driver Riccardo Patrese to form the Arrows Grand Prix team. Arrows would become famous for competing in a record 382 Grands Prix without achieving a single victory. However, the team would always have well-presented cars which would usually be competitive, if not front-runners, and would often give breaks to talented drivers - besides Patrese, Thierry Boutsen, Gerhard Berger, Marc Surer and Martin Donnelly would all drive for the team early in their career. Oliver sold much of his stake to the Japanese Footwork Corporation in 1990, remaining as director, but the team failed to move forward and the company pulled out at the end of 1993 due to financial trouble. Oliver had his team back, but money was tight, and in 1996 he again sold most of his shares to Tom Walkinshaw's TWR group. Oliver remained on the board until 1999, when he sold his remaining shares. Racing record Complete British Saloon Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes. ^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) * Oliver was ineligible to score points in the 1967 German Grand Prix because he was driving a Formula Two car. Complete Formula One Non-Championship results (key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete Canadian-American Challenge Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) References Sources 1942 births Living people English Formula One drivers European Formula Two Championship drivers Formula One team owners Formula One team principals Team Lotus Formula One drivers BRM Formula One drivers McLaren Formula One drivers Shadow Formula One drivers Can Am drivers NASCAR drivers People from Chadwell Heath British Touring Car Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers Sportspeople from Essex 12 Hours of Sebring drivers Arrows Grand Prix International