Gavin was raised in the village of
Felmersham, Bedfordshire. He attended the local Primary school, Pinchmill. At age nine he attended
Lincroft Middle School and then took his
GCSEs and
A-levels at
Sharnbrook Upper School and Community College. team. Born in
Huntingdon, Gavin was introduced to motor racing through the traditional karting route. After finishing as runner-up in the
1993 British F3 series to
Kelvin Burt, Gavin graduated to
Formula 3000 in 1994 with Omegaland. He failed to score any points in the five races he contested, and subsequently opted to drop back down to F3 for
1995. He managed to overcome rival
Ralph Firman in the final round to snatch the title. Gavin was test driver for the ill-fated mid-1990s
Pacific Grand Prix team. It was proposed that he would drive for the team in the
1995 Australian Grand Prix, but he was not granted the required
FIA Super Licence. Gavin also drove the
Safety Car from 1997 to 1999 for the
Formula One championship. the
12 Hours of Sebring five times (2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2013), and
Petit Le Mans another five times (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2010). Also, he won the ALMS GT1 titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007, plus the GT2 title in 2012. Gavin announced his retirement from professional racing on 31 October 2020, with the 2021 WEC
6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps being his final race. He placed fourth in the GTE Pro class with co-driver,
Antonio Garcia, and 18th overall. Gavin lives in a village east of
Northampton with his wife, Helen, and their three children. that he will be continuing his working relationship with Chevrolet with the formation of a new racing school, the Oliver Gavin Driving Academy, featuring Corvette C8 Stingrays as the primary instructional vehicle. ==Racing record==