Jackie Oliver is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Shadow. Oliver has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 51 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,133 ranks Oliver 981th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1977-06-19 | Scandinavian Raceway | P9 | +87 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | ▸Formula 1 | Shadow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +88 | 4,133 |
| 1973 | ▸Formula 1 | Shadow | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | P14 | −69 | 4,045 |
| 1972 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −44 | 4,114 |
| 1971 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +75 | 4,158 |
| 1970 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | P19 | −289 | 4,083 |
| 1969 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | P16 | −493 | 4,373 |
| 1968 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Ford | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | P13 | −48 | 4,865 |
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +113 | 4,913 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 5,522 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 5,923 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | 3,999 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 5,097 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx | 4,915 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 4,768 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇲🇽 Pedro Rodríguez | 5,220 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇨🇭 Jo Siffert | 5,058 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Peter Revson | 5,214 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 5,211 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
Jackie Oliver competed in Formula 1 between 1967 and 1977, accumulating 51 starts across eleven seasons without taking a victory. His two podium finishes came while driving for Shadow, and he averaged a finishing position of seventh across classified starts. His Racer Rating of 4,133 places him in the professional field's lower tier; he raced regularly against front-running drivers including three-time champions Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill, though he typically finished behind them. Against Stewart specifically, Oliver finished ahead in two of nine shared races; he also recorded wins over one-time champion Denny Hulme on three occasions and beat several strong professionals including Pedro Rodríguez across their encounters.[1]
Oliver's primary Formula 1 seat came through BRM, which accounted for 23 of his 51 starts. The team was a major constructor of the era, having claimed 17 race wins and fielded a substantial driver roster; Stewart was its strongest performer. While Oliver competed regularly in grand prix racing, his impact on the championship grid remained marginal, and he never mounted a threat to the grid's established leaders. His career in single-seaters gave way to an influential role off-track; from 1978 onwards, he co-founded and served as team principal of Arrows, a Formula 1 constructor that became a fixture in the championship. Since retirement from driving, Oliver has remained active in motorsport circles and the vintage racing community.[2]