Oliver Jarvis was born on 9 January 1984 and is a British professional racing driver currently racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series.
13 Facts About Oliver Jarvis
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Oliver Jarvis was first introduced to motorsport from an early age when his father Carl was competing in Formula Ford 1600.
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Keen to try it for himself, and at just six years old, Oliver Jarvis enjoyed his first motorcross competition, albeit then two wheels not four.
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At the age of eight, Oliver Jarvis made the transition to race karts.
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Oliver Jarvis moved from European Karting when he was 18 to the highly competitive British single seater car championships racing in the Formula Ford category for two successful seasons before moving up to Formula Renault.
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Oliver Jarvis was an instant success, and won two races, beating Bruno Senna to 2nd in the standings.
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Oliver Jarvis went on to dominate the end of season Macau F3 Grand Prix in 2007, leading every lap and looking unchallenged throughout to take the biggest victory of his career.
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Oliver Jarvis did get his first chance at the Beijing International Streetcircuit in China, the third race weekend of the season.
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In 2008, Oliver Jarvis progressed to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, racing for Team Phoenix in an Audi A4 DTM 2007.
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Oliver Jarvis competed in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans for Audi.
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In 2013, Oliver Jarvis raced for Alex Job Racing with an Audi R8 Grand-Am in the 24 Hours of Daytona.
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Oliver Jarvis won the 2013 12 Hours of Sebring and came third at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans in an Audi R18 e-tron quattro.
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Oliver Jarvis raced in the WEC under Jackie Chan DC Racing in LMP2.