Shadow racing cars
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| Surname | Shadow racing cars |
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| Companies | Advanced Vehicle Systems |
| Company headquarters | |
| Team boss | Don Nichols |
| statistics | |
| First Grand Prix | South Africa 1973 |
| Last Grand Prix | France 1980 |
| Race driven | 112 |
| Constructors' championship | 0 |
| Drivers World Championship | 0 |
| Race wins | 1 |
| Pole positions | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Points | 67.5 |
Shadow Racing Cars was an American / British Formula 1 , Can-Am , and sports car team. Until 1975 Shadow drove under an American license, from 1976 with a British license.
history
In 1971 Don Nichols founded Advanced Vehicle Systems , but named his cars Shadow. The first Shadow was the Mk.1, an advanced Can-Am car with small tires for low drag . In 1974 Jackie Oliver won the Can-Am Championship in a Shadow DN4A Chevrolet, while his team-mate George Follmer came second.
In 1973 , the team made their Formula 1 debut at the South African Grand Prix with a car designed by Tony Southgate . Two cars with drivers Jackie Oliver and George Follmer were used and Graham Hill started as a privateer.
In 1974 Peter Revson - son of the founder of the cosmetics company Revlon - had a fatal accident in a test drive for the South African Grand Prix in Kyalami in a Shadow Ford DN3 . The cause of the accident was a suspension defect.
At the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix , the team achieved its first and only victory with eventual world champion Alan Jones , after his predecessor Tom Pryce collided with a marshal in a Shadow DN8 in a Shadow DN8 in 1977 and was killed by the fire extinguisher a few months earlier was.
During the 1980 season , the team entered into a cooperation with Theodore Racing , but the team withdrew from Formula 1 after the French Grand Prix for financial and sporting reasons. Theodore had long been pursuing an independent Formula 1 project for the 1981 season and no longer gave the Shadow DN12 great development prospects.
Results
Victories in the sports car world championship
| year | run | vehicle | Driver 1 |
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| 1976 | 200 Mile Mosport Race | Shadow DN4 |
 Jackie Oliver
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