Oliver Tichy
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Oliver Tichy | |
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| Born | 6 May 1975 Vienna, Austria |
| Occupation | Former racing driver |
| Years active | 1992–2001 |
| International Formula 3000 | |
| Years active | 1992–2001 |
| Teams | |
| Best finish | 7th in 1997 |
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| Championship titles | |
| 1997 | Bologna Motorshow F3000 Sprint |
Oliver Tichy (born 6 May 1975) is an Austrian former racing driver from Vienna.
After a successful youth karting career, Tichy moved to the German Formula Ford championship in 1992 and to the EFDA Formula Ford 1600 Championship in 1993 where he finished fifth. In 1993, he also raced in Formula Ford 1800 Germany, winning three times. In 1994, he made his professional debut in the German Formula Three Championship, however, he only scored five points and finished 24th in the championship. In 1995, he stayed in German F3 but switched from Volkswagen to Opel and improved to 11th in points.
He moved up to International Formula 3000 in 1996 with the RSM Marko team and finished tenth in points, finishing on the podium in third at the season finale at Hockenheimring.[1] Tichy returned to the series in 1997 with Pacific Racing. He finished a career-best second at the Helsinki Thunder round but left the team after eight races.
He returned to the series with the Coloni Motorsport team for the season finale at Circuito de Jerez and delivered by again finishing in second place on the podium. He finished seventh in the championship despite missing a race. He was away from racing after that until midway through the 1998 season when he returned to the Coloni team. He failed to score points in any of his races with Coloni in 1998.
Tichy's final professional race appearance came in 2001 when he appeared in a single race in the FIA GT Championship.
References
[edit]- ↑ Pfundner, Martin (2003). Vom Semmering zum Grand Prix: der Automobilsport in Österreich und seine Geschichte [From Semmering to the Grand Prix: Motorsport in Austria and its history] (in German). Böhlau Verlag Wien. p. 381. ISBN 978-3-205-77162-3.
RSM Marko fielded two Lola-Zytec cars in the International Formula 3000 Championship, driven by German Jörg Müller and Austrian Oliver Tichy. With victories at Pau and Spa, along with five second-place finishes, Müller became the 1996 International Formula 3000 Champion for the Marko team. Following this success, he sought his fortune in the USA. Oliver Tichy managed to finish eighth in the championship, his best result being a third-place finish at Hockenheim.
External links
[edit]- Oliver Tichy career summary at DriverDB.com