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Oliver Jarvis: From two wheels to four rings

When the engines will start roaring at the Hockenheimring, on the morning of 11th April, this sound will represent the kick-off of his maiden DTM season, for Oliver Jarvis. The 24-year old Britain is going to contest the season at the wheel of a Team Phoenix entered 2007-spec Audi A4 DTM - the first tin-top racer in his career. His career to date: classic, straight-lined and successful.

Jarvis caught the motor-racing fever early, as his father, Carl, raced in the British Formula Ford. Jarvis junior, however, made his motor-racing debut - at the age of six - on two wheels, on a motocross bike. Two years later, now eight years old, Oliver switched to karting and in the following ten years, he secured numerous successes in British and European championships.

At the age of 18, he followed the footsteps of his dad and entered Formula Ford. In the meantime, Carl had proven to be a successful businessman, with his son now being responsible for the family's racing successes. 2005 turned out to be the first cornerstone in his still short career - and Oliver secured the title in the British Formula Renault Championship. In the same year, the young gun was awarded the British Racing Drivers Club's 'Rising Star' Award for up-and-coming drivers and the coveted 'McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award'. Ah award that was won in former years by the likes of David Coulthard and Jenson Button as well as DTM aces Jamie Green, Gary Paffett and Paul di Resta.

Afterwards, Jarvis' career kept on advancing at racing speed. In his maiden British Formula 3 Championship season, he secured three race wins and numerous other podiums to finish runner-up in the championship, thus proving to be the best rookie. In the off-season, he represented Great Britain in the A1 Grand Prix Series and secured a race win in Mexico.

Change of scenery: Oliver contested his second Formula 3 season in Far East, thus creating the basis for his biggest success to date. In the extremely competitive Japanese Formula 3 Championship, featuring 20 rounds, Jarvis finished third. And in the Macao Grand Prix, the prestigious world finale of the young-gun category, he outclassed all his rivals and won. "it felt just incredible to win in Macao 25 years after Ayrton Senna," he recalls. And numerous other famous names in the Macao record book demonstrate that winning in Macao truly is something special. The winners' list features names such as Michael Schumacher (1990), David Coulthard (1991), Ralf Schumacher (1995) and Oliver's future team-mate, Alexandre Prémat (2004).

Altogether, the course seems to be set for a successful DTM debut of Oliver Jarvis. Hence, it doesn't come as a surprised that he has set himself ambitious goals: "I will start every race trying to win," he says, "But that will be a major challenge. Hence, I also will be extremely happy with podiums and regular points finishes."

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