Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Irvine akaramba ari paJaguar muna 2001 uye akabatanidzwa naLuciano Burti. Pasinei nekushungurudzika kwake, mukuru wechikwata cheJaguar Bobby Rahal akatsigira Irvine mwaka uri kuuya, kunyangwe Irvine anga asina chivimbo achitaura kusava nechokwadi kwake nezvechikwata chake chiri kukwikwidza icho chaakataura. Rahal akatanga kunetseka pamusoro pemafungiro aIrvine apo motokari yechikwata, Jaguar R2, yakanga isiri kushanda zvakanaka panguva yekuedzwa kwemwaka. Irvine akatsigira maonero ekudzingwa pakupera kwemwaka kana kuita kwake kusina kugutsa chikwata. Irvine akawana nzvimbo yechi11 mumutambo wokutanga muAustralia uye akakundikana kupedza mumakwikwi mana akatevedzana. Pamberi peSpanish Grand Prix, Burti akasiya Jaguar kuti apinde muchikwata cheProst saka Irvine akabatana naPedro de la Rosa. Irvine akakwanisa kupedza Grand Prix yeAustria
pachinzvimbo chechinomwe ndokutora nzvimbo yokutanga yechigaro cheJaguar nenzvimbo yechitatu mumutambo unotevera muMonaco. Muna June, kwakasimbiswa kuti Irvine naDe la Rosa vaizochengetwa neJaguar muna 2002.