| Oliver Turvey | |
|---|---|
 Turvey in 2012 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | (1987-04-01)1 April 1987 (age 37) Penrith, Cumbria, England |
| Formula E career | |
| Debut season | 2014–15 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Former teams | NIO Formula E Team |
| Starts | 86 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 10th in2017–18 |
| Finished last season | 18th (6 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2004–06 2007 2007 2008 2009 2009–10–2011 2011 2013 | Formula BMW UK Italian FRenault Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 British Formula 3 Formula Renault 3.5 Series GP2 Asia Series Blancpain Endurance Series European Le Mans Series |
| Awards | |
| 2006 2008 | McLaren Autosport Award Cambridge Full Blue |
Oliver Jonathan Turvey (born 1 April 1987) is aBritish professional racing driver, who most recently competed inFormula E, and is currently signed toDS Penske as a reserve driver and a sporting advisor. He was a notablekart racer, with two national titles, and was the 2006McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner. His career has been supported by theRacing Steps Foundation.[1]
Like many aspiring junior racing drivers,Penrith-born Turvey began hiskarting 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.
Turvey made hisformulasingle 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-placedrookie. In 2004, he sidestepped intoFormula BMW UK with Team SWR and achieved one race win. At the end of the season, he made a one-offFormula Three debut in the Promotion class of theAsian 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 Valencia, he was the highest-placed British finisher in sixth position. Turvey ended the year by beating five other finalists to win theMcLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award.[2]
Although Turvey was expected to graduate to theBritish F3 Championship in 2007,[3] he has instead opted for the opportunity of competing in continental Europe. He spent the season dovetailing a dual program in Italian Formula Renault and the Formula Renault Eurocup with the experienced Jenzer Motorsport organisation.[4] In 2008, he was runner-up in theBritish Formula 3 Championship, behind teammateJaime Alguersuari.
Turvey competed in theWorld Series by Renault for2009, where he was once again paired with Alguersuari at Carlin.[5] He won a single race and finished the championship as top rookie, in fourth position. He competed in the2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season and took part in the2010 GP2 Series season for theiSport International team.[1]
On 16 November 2010 he took part in theFormula One young drivers test in Abu Dhabi driving forMcLaren. Turvey set the second fastest time, 1.1 seconds slower than the quickest time set byRed Bull'sDaniel Ricciardo.[6]
With hisRacing Steps Foundation backing having expired at the end of 2010, Turvey was unable to raise a budget for another GP2 season in 2011. However, he was drafted by Carlin—the team now competing in its first year of GP2—to replaceMikhail Aleshin for the third round of the championship inMonaco; Aleshin also struggling to find enough money for a full season.[7] He finished in the points in his comeback race, but was subsequently penalised due to jumping the start. He was replaced for the following round byÁlvaro Parente, and finished 25th in the championship. Prior to the start of the 2011 GP2 Series Turvey drove in the2011 GP2 Asia Series season forOcean Racing Technology.[8]
Aside from his GP2 drives, Turvey also competed in selected rounds of the2011 Blancpain Endurance Series season forCRS Racing, competing alongsideAndrew Kirkaldy andAlvaro Parente in aMcLaren MP4-12C GT3.[9]
Turvey joinedGary Paffett as a test driver forMcLaren for the2012 Formula One season.[10]
In 2013 Turvey stepped up from GTs to Sports Prototypes by signing a deal with Jota Sport to race theirLMP2Zytek Z11SN-Nissan in the2013 European Le Mans Series season and selected rounds of theFIA World Endurance Championship, including the2013 24 Hours of Le Mans.[11] Turvey qualified on pole position and won his first start in the car, at the opening rain-shortened ELMS round at Silverstone.[12]
In February 2014 it was announced that Turvey would partnerFabien Giroix andJohn Martin in an LMP2Oreca 03-Nissan run byDelta Motorsport and Millennium Racing for an assault on the2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season.[13] However the team's plans received a setback when they withdrew from the season-opening6 Hours of Silverstone due to delays in receiving funding.[14] They subsequently missed the second round of the WEC and the2014 24 Hours of Le Mans due to their financial problems.[15] However Turvey received a call up from the Jota squad to race at Le Mans when Jota and Audi reserve driverMarc Gené replaced Audi driverLoïc Duval when the latter was injured in a practice crash. Turvey subsequently shared the LMP2 class win alongside his teammates.[16]
In January 2025, Turvey departed McLaren to joinWilliams as test and development driver.[17]
Turvey would make hisFormula E debut forNEXTEV TCR at the2015 London ePrix, partnering withNelson Piquet Jr. He would finish ninth in both events.[18] He and Piquet Jr. would be retained for the2015–16 season, where he would place 14th in the final standings with 11 points alongside a best finish of sixth atBeijing. Turvey, now with a rebrandedNEXTEV NIO for the2016–17 season, would earn his first pole position inFormula E atMexico City afterDaniel Abt was penalised due to a tyre pressure infringment, but would ultimately retire from the race due to battery issues.[19] He would finish 12th in the final points standings with 26 points. For the2017–18 season, Turvey would partner withLuca Filippi in the once again rebrandedNIO Formula E Team, where would earn his first podium inMexico City with a second place finish.[20] He would finish tenth in the standings with 46 points despite withdrawing from theNew York ePrix due to suffering a hand injury during second practice.[21][22] Turvey would then partner withTom Dillmann for the2018–19 season, where he would only score seven points throughout the course of the season with a best result of eighth atSantiago. In the following season, he would partner withMa Qinghua at the beginning of the year and then withDaniel Abt for the final rounds atBerlin forNIO 333 FE Team, where he would 24th in the standings with no points.[23] He would then partner withTom Blomqvist for the2020–21 season, finishing 23rd in the standings with 13 points and a best result of sixth atDiriyah.[24] Turvey would partner with formerFormula 2 driverDan Ticktum for the2021–22 season, where he would only finish in the points once atRome with a seventh place finish.[25] He would finish 18th in the standings. Turvey would not be retained for the following season, and would joinDS Penske as the team's reserve driver as well as sporting advisor.[26]
Dec. 2006 –McLaren Autosport BRDC Award[27]
2008 – Sports Personality of the Year award at the 2008 Cumbria Sports Awards[28]
2008 –Daily Mirror Best British Driver in F3 Award[29]
2008 – Awarded the Dunhill Future Champion Award atGoodwood Festival of Speed[30]
2008 –University of Cambridge ExtraordinaryFull Blue for Motorsport (the first ever for the sport).[31][32]
2008 –British Racing Drivers' Club National Racing Driver of the Year[33]
Turvey attendedQueen Elizabeth Grammar School inPenrith, Cumbria in England andFitzwilliam College, Cambridge as an undergraduate, where he studied engineering. In late 2007, he applied to become a CambridgeFull Blue, the highest honour that can be awarded to a sportsman at the university. He 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.[31][32] HisMaster's will include a dissertation on F1 aerodynamics. He has a sister, called Lucie, who also attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School. Turvey currently lives in London.
† As Turvey was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jenzer Motorsport | ZOL 1 6 | ZOL 2 4 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 3 | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 9 | DON 1 18 | DON 2 12 | MAG 1 7 | MAG 2 4 | EST 1 11 | EST 2 13 | CAT 1 10 | CAT 2 DNS | 8th | 51 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Carlin Motorsport | CAT SPR 4 | CAT FEA 11 | SPA SPR 6 | SPA FEA 14 | MON FEA 1 | HUN SPR 8 | HUN FEA Ret | SIL SPR 3 | SIL FEA 3 | BUG SPR 3 | BUG FEA 10 | ALG SPR Ret | ALG FEA 6 | NÜR SPR 4 | NÜR FEA Ret | ALC SPR 2 | ALC FEA 5 | 4th | 93 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | iSport International | CAT FEA 5 | CAT SPR 5 | MON FEA 15 | MON SPR 15 | IST FEA 14 | IST SPR 18 | VAL FEA Ret | VAL SPR 12 | SIL FEA 8 | SIL SPR 2 | HOC FEA 8 | HOC SPR 2 | HUN FEA 4 | HUN SPR 5 | SPA FEA 6 | SPA SPR 5 | MNZ FEA 3 | MNZ SPR 6 | YMC FEA 2 | YMC SPR 17 | 6th | 47 |
| 2011 | Carlin | IST FEA | IST SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA 14 | MON SPR 8 | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | NÜR FEA | NÜR SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | 25th | 0 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | iSport International | YMC1 FEA 8 | YMC1 SPR 4 | YMC2 FEA 1 | YMC2 SPR 5 | BHR1 FEA 9 | BHR1 SPR 6 | BHR2 FEA 9 | BHR2 SPR 11 | 6th | 17 |
| 2011 | Ocean Racing Technology | YMC FEA 18 | YMC SPR 19 | IMO FEA 14 | IMO SPR 8 | 16th | 0 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Jota Sport | Simon Dolan Lucas Luhr | Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | LMP2 | 319 | 13th | 7th |
| 2014 | Jota Sport | Simon DolanHarry Tincknell | Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | LMP2 | 356 | 5th | 1st |
| 2015 | Jota Sport | Simon Dolan Mitch Evans | Gibson 015S-Nissan | LMP2 | 358 | 10th | 2nd |
| 2018 |  CEFC TRSM Racing | Alex BrundleOliver Rowland | Ginetta G60-LT-P1-Mecachrome | LMP1 | 137 | DNF | DNF |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Jota Sport | LMP2 | Zytek Z11SN | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 1 | IMO Ret | RBR 4 | HUN 3 | LEC 3 | 3rd | 71 |
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| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Drago Modulo Honda Racing | Honda NSX-GT | GT500 | OKA 6 | FUJ 8 | CHA 10 | FUJ 6 | SUZ 12 | SUG 7 | AUT 7 | MOT 7 | 12th | 26 |
| 2016 | Drago Modulo Honda Racing | Honda NSX-GT | GT500 | OKA 12 | FUJ 13 | SUG 7 | FUJ Ret | SUZ Ret | CHA | MOT | MOT | 19th | 5 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | NEXTEV TCR | SparkSRT01-e | SRT01-e | BEI | PUT | PDE | BUE | MIA | LBH | MCO | BER | MSC | LDN 9 | LDN 9 | 22nd | 4 | |||||
| 2015–16 | NEXTEV TCR | SparkSRT01-e | NEXTEV TCR FormulaE 001 | BEI 6 | PUT Ret | PDE 12 | BUE 9 | MEX 11 | LBH 12 | PAR 13 | BER 12 | LDN 15† | LDN 10 | 14th | 11 | ||||||
| 2016–17 | NEXTEV NIO | SparkSRT01-e | NEXTEV FormulaE 002 | HKG 8 | MRK 7 | BUE 9 | MEX Ret | MCO 13† | PAR 11 | BER 10 | BER 9 | NYC 6 | NYC 14 | MTL 15 | MTL 17 | 12th | 26 | ||||
| 2017–18 | NIO Formula E Team | SparkSRT01-e | NextEVNio Sport 003 | HKG 16 | HKG 6 | MRK Ret | SCL 14 | MEX 2 | PDE 7 | RME 12 | PAR 9 | BER 5 | ZUR 9 | NYC WD | NYC | 10th | 46 | ||||
| 2018–19 | NIO Formula E Team | SparkSRT05e | Nio Sport 004 | ADR 13 | MRK 16 | SCL 8 | MEX 12 | HKG 9 | SYX 12 | RME 13 | PAR 14 | MCO Ret | BER 18 | BRN 16 | NYC 10 | NYC 13 | 20th | 7 | |||
| 2019–20 | Nio 333 FE Team | SparkSRT05e | Nio FE-005 | DIR 15 | DIR DSQ | SCL 11 | MEX 13 | MRK 21 | BER 16 | BER 18 | BER 16 | BER 22 | BER 19 | BER 21 | 24th | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Nio 333 FE Team | SparkSRT05e | NIO 333 001 | DIR 10 | DIR 6 | RME DNS | RME 14 | VLC NC | VLC 8 | MCO 19 | PUE 11 | PUE Ret | NYC Ret | NYC Ret | LDN 15 | LDN 14 | BER 19 | BER 19 | 23rd | 13 | |
| 2021–22 | Nio 333 FE Team | SparkSRT05e | NIO 333 001 | DRH 19 | DRH 18 | MEX 14 | RME 17 | RME 7 | MCO 14 | BER 16 | BER 17 | JAK 12 | MRK 17 | NYC 15 | NYC 16 | LDN 15 | LDN 14 | SEO Ret | SEO 15 | 18th | 6 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | CEFC TRSM Racing | LMP1 | Ginetta G60-LT-P1 | Mecachrome V634P1 3.4 L Turbo V6 | SPA WD | LMS Ret | SIL | FUJ | SHA | SEB | SPA | LMS | NC | 0 |
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| Preceded by | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Autosport National Driver of the Year 2008 | Succeeded by |
