Andrej Pavicevic (born 26 May 1975 in
Sydney
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, Australia) is an Australian race driver. He started racing in the NSW Street Sedan Championship in 1994 in a Suzuki Swift GTi. From there he moved to the
Australian Production Car Championship
The Australian Production Car Championship is an Australian motor racing title for production cars, sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS). The championship was first contested in 1987 and from 2008 to 2015 the title was ...
in 1995 have major success winning 3 class championships in 1995, 1996 and 1997 and he raced a Ford Mondeo in the
1997 Bathurst 1000
The 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000 was the 38th running of the annual Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 5 October 1997 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. It was the first Bathurst 1000 r ...
race. In 1998 his major sponsor
Zepter entered him in the
British Formula 3 Championship even though he had next to no open wheel Formula racing experience. As expected he had a tough year in 1998, starting 14 races and scored 19 points finishing 14th for the year and also entered the
1998 Masters of Formula 3
The 1998 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 was the eighth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 9 August 1998. It was won by David Saelens, for ASM Fina.
Drivers and teams
Format changes
With an entry of 47 cars, race organi ...
event at
Zandvoort. He then graduated to the FIA
International Formula 3000 Championship in 1999 where he completed the whole season, qualifying for only 4 events. In 2000 he was picked up by Durango for the
Italian Formula 3000
Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series.
The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...
Championship. He had a pole position in the season opener, but failed to score any points. The best finish he had was at the Non Championship race at
Assen. After 3 years in Europe he returned to Australia. On his return he started
Drag Racing
Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. The race follows a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance, most c ...
with some success. He was diagnosed with
leukaemia,
and after a long battle, beat the disease. He now lives in Sydney, preparing and racing Drag Cars from his Croydon Racing Developments workshop.
Career results
Complete International Formula 3000 results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Complete Italian Formula 3000 results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
See also
*
List of International Formula 3000 drivers
References
External links
Speedsport ProfileDriver Database profileBusiness webpage
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1975 births
British Formula Three Championship drivers
Auto GP drivers
International Formula 3000 drivers
Living people
Racing drivers from Sydney
Australian people of Serbian descent
Durango drivers
Fortec Motorsport drivers