David Ovey
David Ovey is a retired British racing car driver .
Racing career
David Ovey was active as a sports car driver in the early 1980s . In 1983 he drove a Porsche 930 in the World Sports Car Championship . He achieved the best placement with eleventh place and a class win at the Le Mans 24-hour race . He achieved further results in the final classification with 13th place in the 1000 km race of Silverstone , the 1000 km race of Spa-Francorchamps and the 1000 km race of Mugello and 15th place in the 1000 km race from Brands Hatch .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1983 | Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 930 | Paul Smith | John Cooper | 11th place and class win | |
1984 | Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 930 | Paul Smith | Margie Smith-Haas | failure | Oil leak |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 1983 Silverstone 1000 km race
- ^ 1000 km race of Spa-Francorchamps 1983
- ^ Mugello 1000 km race in 1983
- ^ 1983 Brands Hatch 1000 km race
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ovey, David |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |