David Oxton
| David Oxton | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Born | 22 December 1945 |
| Retired | 1987 |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1986 |
| Teams | David Oxton |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 17th in 1986 |
| Previous series | |
| 1968-75 1970 1970-72 1970-74, 1977-78, 1981-82 1973 1973 1977, 1980-84 1977-84 1986 |
Tasman Series Formula A Continental NZ Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Gold Star British Formula Atlantic Championship Formula 5000 Great Britain Formula Atlantic Canada NZ International Formula Pacific Series Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Touring Car Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 1970-71 1971-72 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1980-81 1981-82 |
NZ Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Gold Star NZ Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Gold Star New Zealand Gold Star NZ Formula Pacific Series NZ Formula Pacific Series New Zealand Gold Star |
David Oxton (born 22 December 1945) is a former New Zealand racing driver. Oxton spent the majority of his career racing open wheel cars in New Zealand and Australia but did drive touring cars late in his career.
Oxton's career started in the late 1960s, driving a Daimler Dart in New Zealand motorsport events and in 1968 he made the move to open-wheel racing. Oxton won two consecutive New Zealand Formula Ford Championships from 1970 to 1972 and in 1971 he debuted in both the New Zealand Gold Star Championship and the Tasman Series. During the 1970s Oxton would go on to win three New Zealand Gold Stars but did not achieve the same success in the Tasman Series, with a best finish of eighth in 1972 and 1974.
In 1973 Oxton travelled to the United Kingdom to compete in Formula Atlantic and Formula 5000 but he did not achieve great success on his overseas venture. He also competed in the BRDC International Trophy, a non-championship Formula One race, at Silverstone the same year, but failed to finish. Oxton competed in Formula Atlantic in Canada in 1977, a year in which he also began competing in the New Zealand International Formula Pacific Series. He finished tenth in the series in 1977 but would go on to win the title in the 1980-81 season and finish runner-up in 1983. Oxton won his fourth New Zealand Gold Star in the 1981-82 season.
The 1980s saw Oxton begin racing touring cars, starting with the Benson & Hedges Saloon Car Series in 1982, finishing 2nd at Pukekohe with star Australian driver Peter Brock in a HDT Special Vehicles Holden VC Commodore.
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