Jarvis came to the fore in his second year of Formula Renault at the age of 21, clinching the title in the season finale. This is what Autosport magazine wrote about him at the time...
Oliver Jarvis could barely have wished for the success that 2005 has brought him. He's gone from being largely unknown at the beginning of the year to Formula Renault UK champion, BRDC Rising Star, and now McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner in just nine months. The Award caps off what has been a dream season for the 21-year-old from Burwell, Cambridgeshire as he turned himself into a winner, a champion, and one of the brightest lights in British motorsport.
Looking back, it was on the cards from the outset. He elevated himself almost beyond reach of his FRenault rivals in the first half of the season with four wins and three second places from the first seven races. From then on, it was just a matter of bringing it home later in the year, where he chalked up another win - his best drive of the season - in front of the World Series by Renault fraternity at Donington Park.