Andrej Pavicevic (born 26 May 1975 in
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
, 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 car racing, production cars. The championship was first contested in 1987 and from 2008 to 2015 the title was awarded to the most successful driver in th ...
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 race. In 1998 his major sponsor
Zepter entered him in the
British Formula 3 Championship
The British Formula Three Championship was an international motor racing series that took place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe. It was a junior-level feeder formula that used small single sea ...
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 event at
Zandvoort
Zandvoort () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is bordered by coastal dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park and the Amsterdam ...
. 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 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
Assen () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in ...
. 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, mos ...
with some success. He was diagnosed with
leukaemia
Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...
,
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
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Complete Italian Formula 3000 results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
See also
*
List of International Formula 3000 drivers
References
External links
Speedsport Profile*
Business webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pavicevic, Andrej
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 (racing team) drivers
Fortec Motorsport drivers
Racing drivers from New South Wales