Following a strong  drive  in  the  earlier  Sprint Race which saw him net a 7^th placed finish, Oliver proved to be the class of the field in the main race. Jarvis’s  Feature  Race unfolded  when  starting  3^rd on the grid, he  pulled  off  a spectacular  overtaking  manoeuvre  on Team  Germany’s  Christian  Vietoris,  moving  up  into  2^nd position.  On  lap  4 he  quickly caught the  lead  car  of  South  Africa’s  Adrian  Zaugg.  

The team brought Oliver into the pits as soon as the first pit-stop window opened on lap eight and superb work by the crew gave him a crucial advantage.  He took the lead after South Africa’s pit-stop and managed to build a cushion to his nearest rivals, which he maintained through to the second pit stop and onwards to the chequered flag.

Oliver  Jarvis:   “That’s  the  start  to  the  A1GP year  I  was  anticipating  before  we  came here!   It was a fantastic race, which was very  tough  both physically  and  mentally.   Off the start, I managed to dive down the inside and get back past Neel Jani (A1 Team SUI) into corner one. And after that it was a case of pressurizing Germany who I knew were a lot slower than us and managed to pull off an overtaking move down the inside – that really made the race for me.  The team made all the right pit stop calls – we pitted as soon as the first pit stop window opened and then  pushed  hard  to  close  the  gap  and  try  to  jump  South  Africa which  we  achieved.   I  got  my head  down  as  it  was  then  a  case  of  controlling  the  race and  making  sure  I  didn’t  make  any mistakes.  It’s a special win for me with my whole family here, but for the team it’s a great start to the season.  I’m going home a very happy man!”