Shadow Racing Cars
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| Full name | Shadow Racing Cars Inc. |
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| Base |
 Northampton, United Kingdom
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| Founder(s) |
 Don Nichols
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| Noted staff |
Jackie Oliver Alan Rees Jo Ramírez
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| Noted drivers |
 Jean-Pierre Jarier Alan Jones Tom Pryce Peter Revson George Follmer
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| First entry | 1973 South African Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 112 |
| Constructors' Championships |
0 (Best finish: 6th in 1975) |
| Drivers' Championships |
0 (Best finish: Jones 7th in 1977) |
| Race victories | 1 |
| Pole positions | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Final entry | 1980 French Grand Prix |
Shadow Racing Cars was a Formula One and sports car racing team, founded and initially based in the United States although later Formula One operations were run from Britain. The team held an American licence from 1973 to 1975 and a British licence from 1976 to 1980, thus becoming the first constructor to officially change its nationality. Their only F1 victory was achieved as a British team.
The company was founded by Don Nichols in 1968 as Advanced Vehicle Systems; the cars were called Shadows, designed by Trevor Harris and entered under the Shadow Racing Inc. banner. The first Shadow, the Mk.I, was entered in the CanAm series with George Follmer and Vic Elford driving them. The Mk.1 featured an innovative design, using very small wheels for low drag and although the car was quick, it was not the most reliable car in the field
The team became more competitive the following year, replacing the Harris car with a Peter Bryant design owing some elements to his Ti22 'titanium car' with Jackie Oliver also arriving from this effort and finishing eighth in the CanAm championship. The team also found some financial backing in Universal Oil Products (UOP).
Shadow came to dominate the shortened 1974 series, although by this point they were competing largely against privateers, the works McLaren and Porsche efforts having left the series.
Towards the end of 1972, Nichols announced that he was entering his team into Formula One with UOP sponsored cars designed by Tony Southgate, who had designed the BRM that gave Jean-Pierre Beltoise victory at the Monaco Grand Prix the previous year.
The team debuted in Formula One at the 1973 South African Grand Prix with the Shadow DN1 chassis. Two cars were available for drivers Jackie Oliver and George Follmer, as well as a private entry for Graham Hill who ran his car under the Embassy Hill banner.
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