Shadow

Shadow Racing Cars was a Formula One constructor, founded and initially based in the United States although later Formula One operations were run from the British base in Northampton. The team held an American licence from to and a British licence from to , thus becoming the first constructor to officially change its nationality.1973 United States Grand Prix - Entry List1976 Italian Grand Prix - Entry List Their only F1 victory, at the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix, was achieved as a British team.1977 Austrian Grand Prix - Entry List
==History==
===Background===
===Prior to Formula One World Championship===
Shadow Racing started life as AVS (Advanced Vehicle Systems) in 1968. They decided to build cars for the CanAm series, and despite the corporate name, the cars were called "Shadows". Built in southern California, the first Shadow (the Mark I) had a seven liter V8 stuffed into a chassis not much larger than a go kart. The car made its debut in the 1970 season, where it was often blindingly fast, but the shoestring budget meant that the chassis was unsorted, and had a number of mechanical problems. They also had issues with scrutineering, when they tried to place the radiator within the rear wing, but the stewards kept ruling that was a violation.
The team was back in 1971 with the Mark II. This was more of a conventional chassis, with the radiators in normal locations, just ahead of the rear wheels. They did spend some time in a wind tunnel, resulting in a very aerodynamic chassis, and an adjustable front wing between the front wheels. But the team was not able to spend much time sorting the car, and the best that they could manage were a few top 5 finishes.
During this season, the team did find a primary sponsor in Universal Oil Products (UOP), a pioneer in catalytic converters and lead-free petroleum products. One of the selling points to the sponsor was a planned move into Formula One. This arrangement would last through the 1975 season, when the UOP management decided that the sponsorship deal was no longer providing benefits.
===Formula One World Championship===
====1973====
====1974====
====1975====
====1976====
====1977====
====1978====
====1979====
====1980====
==Driver Fatalities==
===Peter Revson (1974)===
Peter Revson was killed during a test session for the 1974 South African Grand Prix. Revson's car suffered a front suspension failure causing the car to crash into the Armco barrier of "Barbecue Bend".
Revson was then replaced by Tom Pryce.
===Tom Pryce (1977)===
Tom Pryce was killed on lap 21 of the 1977 South African Grand Prix. After the car of Renzo Zorzi caught fire in the final turn, two fire marshals were crossing the track. Pryce was driving directly behind Hans Joachim Stuck and did not see the marshals on the track. Pryce struck the second marshal, killing himself and the marshal. The 40lb fire extinguisher that the marshal was carrying struck Pryce's head, partially decapitating him.
Pryce's car traveled down the straight away. It came to a rest in Crowthorne corner, after colliding with Jacques Laffite at extremely high speeds.
==Key Personnel==
Position 	Name 	Nationality
Founder and owner	Don Nichols 	
Management 	Jackie Oliver 	
Team Principal 	Alan Rees 	
Designer 	Peter Bryant 	
Designer 	Tony Southgate 	
Mechanic 	Jo Ramírez 	
Driver 	George Follmer 	
Driver 	Peter Revson 	
Driver 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	
Driver 	Tom Pryce 	
Driver 	Alan Jones 	
Driver 	Clay Regazzoni 	
Driver 	Elio de Angelis 	
==Formula One Record==
===Team Names===
Years	Name
– 	UOP Shadow Racing
 	Lucky Strike Shadow Racing
 	Tabatip Shadow Racing
 	Ambrosio Tabatip Shadow Racing
 	Villiger Shadow Racing
 	Samson Shadow Racing
 	Interscope Shadow Racing
 	Shadow Cars
 	Theodore Shadow
===F1 Summary===
====Works====
Year	Chassis 	Engine 	Tyre	No.	Driver 	Rounds 	WCC Pts.	WCC Pos.	Report
 	DN1 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	 	Jackie Oliver 	3–15 	9 	8th 	Report
 	DN1 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	 	George Follmer 	3–15 	9 	8th 	Report
 	DN1 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	 	Brian Redman 	15 	9 	8th 	Report
 	DN1DN3 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Peter Revson 	1–2 	7 	8th 	Report
 	DN1DN3 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Brian Redman 	4–6 	7 	8th 	Report
 	DN1DN3 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Bertil Roos 	7 	7 	8th 	Report
 	DN1DN3 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Tom Pryce 	8–15 	7 	8th 	Report
 	DN1DN3 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	17 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1–2, 4–15 	7 	8th 	Report
 	DN3BDN5 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Tom Pryce 	All 	9.5 	6th 	Report
 	DN3BDN5 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	17 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1–11, 14 	9.5 	6th 	Report
 	DN7 	MS73 3.0 V12	 	17 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	12–13 	0 	— 	Report
 	DN5BDN8 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Tom Pryce 	All 	10 	8th 	Report
 	DN5BDN8 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	17 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	All 	10 	8th 	Report
 	DN5BDN8 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Tom Pryce 	1–3 	23 	7th 	Report
 	DN5BDN8 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Renzo Zorzi 	4–5 	23 	7th 	Report
 	DN5BDN8 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Riccardo Patrese 	6–7, 9–11, 13–14, 16–17	23 	7th 	Report
 	DN5BDN8 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Jackie Oliver 	8 	23 	7th 	Report
 	DN5BDN8 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Arturo Merzario 	12 	23 	7th 	Report
 	DN5BDN8 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	15 	23 	7th 	Report
 	DN5BDN8 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	17 	Renzo Zorzi 	1–3 	23 	7th 	Report
 	DN5BDN8 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	17 	Alan Jones 	4–17 	23 	7th 	Report
 	DN8DN9 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	16 	Hans-Joachim Stuck	All 	6 	11th 	Report
 	DN8DN9 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	17 	Clay Regazzoni 	All 	6 	11th 	Report
 	DN9 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	17 	Jan Lammers 	All 	3 	10th 	Report
 	DN9 	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	18 	Elio de Angelis 	All 	3 	10th 	Report
 	DN11DN12	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	17 	Stefan Johansson 	1–2 	0 	— 	Report
 	DN11DN12	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	17 	Geoff Lees 	3–7 	0 	— 	Report
 	DN11DN12	DFV 3.0 V8 	 	18 	David Kennedy 	1–7 	0 	— 	Report
====Privateers====
Year	Entrant 	Chassis	Engine 	Tyre	No.	Driver 	Rounds
 	Embassy Racing 	DN1 	DFV 3.0 V8	 	 	Graham Hill 	3–15
 	Team P.R. Reilly 	DN3 	DFV 3.0 V8	 	40 	Mike Wilds 	9
 	Interscope Racing	DN9 	DFV 3.0 V8	 	39 	Danny Ongais	4, 13
===List of race wins===
Win Number	Event 	Driver
1 	1977 Austrian Grand Prix	Alan Jones
===Statistics===
===Complete Formula One Results===
==Notes==
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