Oliver Jarvis

Oliver Jarvis
Born	Oliver Richard Benjamin Jarvis (1984-01-09) January 9, 1984 Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2002–present
Known for	Competing in FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series, Asian Le Mans Series; 2022 IMSA Championship title winner; 2022 24 Hours of Daytona winner
Notable work	Winner of Macau F3 Grand Prix (2007), A1 Grand Prix feature race winner for Great Britain, multiple endurance race victories including 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring

Oliver Richard Benjamin Jarvis (born 9 January 1984) is a British professional racing driver actively competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series, and Asian Le Mans Series with United Autosports.

In 2022, Jarvis clinched the IMSA Championship title, highlighted by a win at the 2022 24 Hours of Daytona while competing in the DPi class for Meyer Shank Racing.

Early life

Jarvis was born in Burwell, Cambridgeshire and received his education at King's Ely.

Early career

Jarvis’s introduction to motorsport came through his father Carl's participation in Formula Ford 1600. He began motocross racing at age six before transitioning to karting at eight. Over more than ten years in karting, he achieved notable success across British, European, and World Karting competitions as a Tony Kart factory driver.

At eighteen, Jarvis progressed to British single-seater racing, spending two seasons in Formula Ford before moving up to Formula Renault. In 2005, he claimed the Formula Renault UK crown with five wins, seven podium finishes, four pole positions, and was recognized as a BRDC Rising Star. That same year, he earned the distinguished McLaren Autosport Young Driver of The Year Award, presented by Sir Stirling Moss.

In 2006, Jarvis advanced to the British F3 International Series with Carlin Motorsport, securing two victories and finishing runner-up to Bruno Senna. The following year, he dominated the prestigious Macau F3 Grand Prix, leading every lap en route to a defining career triumph.

During the 2006–07 season, Jarvis represented A1 Team Great Britain in the A1 Grand Prix series. He made his debut at the Beijing International Street Circuit, finishing second in the feature race after strategic pit stops and several retirements ahead. At the Mexico round, he delivered Great Britain's inaugural A1 Grand Prix feature race victory.

DTM career

Jarvis stepped up to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2008 with Team Phoenix, driving an Audi A4 DTM 2007. He scored points on two occasions and ended the season 13th overall.

Retained by Team Phoenix for 2009, Jarvis partnered with Alexandre Prémat, improving to ninth in the championship standings. His highlights included two podium finishes—among them a second place at Zandvoort—and earning his first pole position.

In 2010, Jarvis switched to Abt Sportsline, achieving five top-six finishes and maintaining ninth place in the championship rankings.

He continued with Abt Sportsline throughout 2011, securing a podium at the Spielberg circuit but concluding the season tenth overall. Audi did not renew his contract for the 2012 campaign.

Sportscar career

At the Pokka 1000km event in Suzuka, Jarvis was part of a winning team alongside Juichi Wakisaka and André Lotterer, although he did not participate behind the wheel during the race itself.

In 2012, Jarvis competed in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Team WRT, partnering with Frank Stippler. The duo achieved five podiums and finished eighth in the overall standings. Additionally, he represented Audi at the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year.

The following year, Jarvis piloted an Audi R8 Grand-Am for Alex Job Racing at the 24 Hours of Daytona, capturing victory in his class. He also triumphed at the 2013 12 Hours of Sebring and secured third place overall at Le Mans driving an Audi R18 e-tron quattro.

Following Audi’s exit from WEC competition, Jarvis signed with Bentley for participation in the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and competed in LMP2 with Jackie Chan DC Racing in WEC. His efforts included a class win at Le Mans and finishing second overall in the championship.

In 2018, he joined Mazda Team Joest for competition in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

For the 2022 IMSA season, Jarvis partnered with Tom Blomqvist at Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian. Together they secured two victories including a prestigious win at the 2022 24 Hours of Daytona, culminating in winning the championship title.

Overview of Racing Career

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Season	Series	Team	Events	Victories	Pole Positions	Fastest Laps	Podium Finishes	Points Scored	Final Standing
2002	British Formula Ford Championship	Continental Racing	18	0	0	0	0	216	7th place
	Formula Ford Winter Series UK		4	0	0	?	3	111	3rd place
2003	British Formula Ford Championship	ComTec Racing	20	0	1	0	3	274	8th place
	Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series	Motaworld Racing	4	0	0	0	0	15	14th place
	Formula Ford Festival		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th place
2004	Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship	Motaworld Racing	17	0	0	0	0	253	8th place
	Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series	Manor Motorsport	4	1	0	0	2	99	3rd place
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship	Manor Motorsport	20	5	3	1	12	436	Champion
	Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands		2	0	0	0	0	21	20th place
2006	British Formula 3 International Series	Carlin Motorsport	22	2	5	3	11	250	Runner-up
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th place
	align=left Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	15th place
	align=left Formula Renault 3.5 Series	align=left Victory Engineering	2	0	0	0	0	0	37th place
	2006–07	A1 Grand Prix	A1 Team Great Britain	2	0	0	0	1	92‡	style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd place‡
2007	Super GT – GT500	Houzan Toyota Team TOM'S	1	1	0	0	1	20	16th place
	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	rowspan="2" align=left TOM'S	20	3	2	4	16	238	style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd place
	Macau Grand Prix	1	1	1	0	1	N/A	style="background:#FFFFBF;" Winner
	Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain	Porsche Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2007–08	A1 Grand Prix season	A1 Team Great Britain	10	1	0	1	4	126‡	style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd place‡
2008	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Team Phoenix	11	0	0	0	0	5	13th place
2009	Asian Le Mans Series – LMP1	Kolles	2	0	0	0	1	10	4th place
	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Team Phoenix	10	0	1	0	2	18	9th place
2010	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Abt Sportsline	11	0	0	0	0	18	9th place
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Kolles	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	Did Not Finish
2011	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Abt Sportsline	10	0	0	0	1	14	10th place

^† Guest competitor, not eligible for points. ^‡ Reflects team championship standings. ^* Season in progress.

Full British Formula 3 International Series Results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions; races in italics represent fastest laps)

Year	Team	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Final Position	Points
2006	Carlin Motorsport	Mugen	OUL 1 3rd	OUL 2 4th	DON 1 4th	DON 2 Retired	PAU 1 3rd	PAU 2 7th	MON 1 4th	MON 2 1st	SNE 1 4th	SNE 2 2nd	SPA 1 5th	SPA 2 12th	SIL 1 4th	SIL 2 3rd	BRH 1 4th	BRH 2 1st	MUG 1 'Retired'	MUG 2 '2nd'	SIL 3 '2nd'	SIL 4 '3rd'	THR 1 '2nd'	THR 2 < br / > '3rd'	Runner-up	250

Full Japanese Formula 3 Championship Results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are in italics)

Year	Team Name	Engine Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Standing	Total Points
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