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Oriol Servià

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Servià and the second or maternal family name is Imbers.
Oriol Servià
Servià at the 2005 San Jose Grand Prix
NationalitySpain Spanish
BornOriol Servià Imbers
(1974-07-13) 13 July 1974 (age 50)
Pals, Catalonia, Spain
IndyCar Series career
79 races run over 9 years
Team(s)No. 16 (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
2016 position24th
Best finish4th (2011)
First race2002 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race2019 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 3 0
Champ Car career
126 races run over 8 years
Years active2000–2007
Team(s)PPI Motorsports (2000)
Sigma Autosport (2001)
PWR Championship Racing (2002)
Patrick Racing (2002–2003)
Dale Coyne Racing (2004)
Newman/Haas Racing (2005)
PKV Racing (2006)
Forsythe Championship Racing (2007)
Best finish2nd (2005)
First race2000 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead)
Last race2007 Gran Premio Tecate (Mexico City)
First win2005 Molson Indy Montreal (Montreal)
Last win2005 Molson Indy Montreal (Montreal)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 16 1
Previous series
2014–15
2011
2006–07
1998–99
1997
1997
1996–97
1994–95
1993
1993		Formula E
American Le Mans Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
Indy Lights
British Formula Three Championship
Renault Spider Europe
French Formula Three Championship
Championnat de France Formule Renault
Formula Campus by Renault and Elf
Spanish Touring Car Championship
Championship titles
1999Indy Lights

Oriol Servià Imbers (born 13 July 1974) is a Spanish racing driver who competes part-time in the IndyCar Series. He raced for Dragon Racing in the 2014–15 Formula E season, and left the series prior to the 2015 Miami ePrix to become managing director for the technical and commercial partnerships of Dragon Racing.[1] Servià holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Since 2018 he also serves as pace car driver at IndyCar races outside the Indianapolis 500.

Racing career

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Early career

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Born in Pals, Girona, Catalonia, Spain, Servià started his career in go-karts at a local kart track where he stayed until he was 19, before racing in several Formula Three championships. In 1998, he moved to the Dayton Indy Lights series in America. In 1999, Servià won the Indy Lights championship over closest rival Casey Mears. He had no wins that year but five runner-up finishes.

In 2000, Servià joined the PPI Motorsports team in the Champ Car series, as teammate to Cristiano da Matta. Servià moved on to race for the Sigma Autosport (for 2001), Patrick Racing (from the middle of 2002 to the end of 2003, finishing 6th in the championship that year), and Dale Coyne Racing (in 2004, scoring some of the underfunded team's best ever results) teams. Servià also practiced for the 2002 Indianapolis 500 for Walker Racing and Conquest Racing although he failed to get a car into the field.

2005–2006

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After starting the 2005 season for Coyne, Servià moved to the Newman/Haas Racing team after two races to replace injured Bruno Junqueira. On 28 August 2005, Servià picked up his first-ever Champ Car victory at the Molson Indy Montreal at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The win was controversial, as Timo Glock, gambling on fuel, was forced to pull over and allow Servià to take the lead on the final lap after cutting the final chicane while blocking Servià a second time. Glock had been warned about an earlier unfair attempt. Servià ultimately finished as championship runner-up behind team-mate Sébastien Bourdais. In 2006 he joined PKV Racing, alongside British rookie Katherine Legge, with team co-owner Jimmy Vasser scheduled to do a partial season (although Vasser only drove in the season opener at Long Beach). Servià ended the season 11th in the standings with one podium finish, a third at Cleveland.

2007

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Without a ride at the beginning of the 2007 season, Servià replaced the injured Paul Tracy at Forsythe Championship Racing. Despite little time in the new Panoz DP01 chassis, Servià earned a runner-up finish in his debut with the team. He then finished 4th in his second replacement start, which earned him a seat for the rest of the season, as he replaced teammate Mario Domínguez at Forsythe. For the season, Servià scored two podiums and four top-five finishes in 11 starts with Forsythe Racing. At San Jose, Servià earned a third-place finish after leading a race high 42 laps. But on 12 September 2007 it was announced that Forsythe Championship Racing had named Mexican driver David Martinez to drive the No. 7 INDECK Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone for the final two Champ Car World Series races of the season. Luckily for Servià in October he was named the new pilot of the No. 22 Pay By Touch PKV Racing Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone entry replacing Tristan Gommendy for these two races, because Gommendy had some unresolved business situation. The veteran driver finished in the top ten in all but one start this season, and despite missing the season opener, finished sixth in the Series standings.

2008

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Servià at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2008.
Oriol Servià in the KV Racing machine at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway

On 3 January 2008 PKV Racing announced that popular Spanish driver Servià, who had finished sixth in the 2007 Champ Car World Series, would return to the series for 2008 with PKV Racing.[2] However, following Champ Car's unification with the IndyCar Series, the team fields cars for Servià and Will Power in the unified IndyCar Series, under the KV Racing name following Dan Pettit's departure.

Servià finished 11th at the Indianapolis 500, impressive due to his 25th place start. He stayed in the top 15 for most of the race. A week later, he had a remarkable run at Milwaukee. After falling back to 26th position and losing a lap early in the race due to contact with Enrique Bernoldi, he immediately regained his lap on the restart and steadily moved through the field to finish 6th. Following unsuccessful races in Iowa and Texas, Servià improved his best finish in an IRL-spec race by finishing 4th in the Detroit Indy Grand Prix. The final race of the season at the Chicagoland Speedway brought in CDW as a new sponsor.

The season finished with Servià racking up seven top-10 finishes, five top-5 finishes, and a 4th-place best finish.

2009

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Servià was sidelined for the first three races of the IndyCar Series leading into the Indianapolis 500. He signed a deal with Rahal Letterman Racing to compete in the Indianapolis 500. He qualified on the third day of qualifying at an average speed of 220.984, and finished 26th in the race after dropping out with mechanical problems.[3]

He then signed on with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing for the Mid-Ohio race after serving as an advisor to Tony Kanaan at Andretti Green Racing.

2011

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Due to sponsorship issues at Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing, Servià sat out the 2010 IndyCar season. However, after picking up Telemundo and CDW as sponsors, Servià was able to make his return for the 2011 season. He had his best season since 2005, by finishing with three podiums, six top 5s, and eleven top 10s on his way to finishing 4th in the points.

Servià also finished runner-up in the controversial race at 2011 MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225. With just 10 laps remaining, the green flag was displayed, which resulted in multiple crashes. As the race was then red flagged, with Servià in front, race control decided to reverse the order and declared Andretti Autosport deifer Ryan Hunter-Reay as the winner. Newman/Haas Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing filed protests. After a hearing on 22 August, the result was upheld and the protests denied.

Three weeks later, Servià would score his second runner-up of the season in the Baltimore Grand Prix.[4]

2012

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The 2012 Indycar Season saw a change for Servià, as he moved to the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team. The season started rough for Servià, due to the use of a Lotus motor that was not competitive compared to the Chevrolet and Honda motors. At the Indianapolis 500, the team switched to Chevrolet power, and Servià's scored his first top 10 of the season. He went on to score three more top 5s to finish 13th in points.

2013

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Servià began the 2013 Indycar season with the same team as last year, where he scored one top 5 finish at the 2013 São Paulo Indy 300. However his team ran into sponsorship problems following the 2013 Indianapolis 500. Servià was later signed to drive the Panther Racing National Guard car for Texas and Iowa.

2015

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Servià's car in the garage after his collision with Ed Carpenter at the 2015 Indianapolis 500

Servià started the 2015 Indianapolis 500 in the 5th row in 13th place. He was unable to complete the race after a collision with Ed Carpenter and the official results had him in 29th place. After Justin Wilson's fatal crash at the ABC Supply 500, Servià took over his car at Sonoma.[5]

2017

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In 2017, Oriol was signed to a three-race deal with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.[6] He raced at the 2017 Indianapolis 500, and the Detroit doubleheader, finishing 21st, 20th, and 19th, respectively.

2019

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Servià drove in the 103rd running of the Indy 500 race in May with Team Stange Racing who worked with Schmidt Peterson Motorsport according to their own Instagram-page as well as their website.

Career results

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American open–wheel racing results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Indy Lights

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
1998 Dorricott Racing MIA
4 		LBH
19 		NAZ
13 		STL
16 		MIL
14 		DET
6 		POR
21 		CLE
6 		TOR
10 		MIS
5 		TRO
2 		VAN
19 		LS
2 		FON
25 		7th 73
1999 Dorricott Racing MIA
6 		LBH
12 		NAZ
2 		MIL
5 		POR
2 		CLE
2 		TOR
2 		MIS
5 		DET
2 		CHI
4 		LS
7 		FON
14 		1st 130

CART/Champ Car

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Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points Ref
2000 PPI Motorsports Reynard 2Ki Toyota RV8E V8 t MIA
19 		LBH
6 		RIO
25 		MOT
24 		NZR
9 		MIL
19 		DET
3 		POR
8 		CLE
23 		TOR
11 		MIS
8 		CHI
15 		MDO
10 		ROA
10 		VAN
11 		LS
17 		STL
5 		HOU
9 		SRF
9 		FON
20 		15th 60 [7]
2001 Sigma Autosport Lola B01/00 Ford XF V8 t MTY
14 		LBH
14 		TXS
NH 		NZR
9 		MOT
14 		MIL
14 		DET
16 		POR
9 		CLE
17 		TOR
23 		MIS
11 		CHI
18 		MDO
9 		ROA
10 		VAN
5 		LAU
5 		ROC
10 		HOU
26 		LS
17 		SRF
25 		FON
11 		19th 42 [8]
2002 PWR Championship Racing Lola B02/00 Toyota RV8F V8 t MTY
10 		LBH
11 		MOT
6 		MIL LS POR CHI TOR CLE                     16th 44 [9]
Patrick Racing Reynard 02i                   VAN
14 		MDO
10 		ROA
16 		MTL
16 		DEN
11 		ROC
4 		MIA
17 		SRF
16 		FON
5 		MXC
9
2003 Patrick Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8 t STP
12 		MTY
18 		LBH
12 		BRH
4 		LAU
5 		MIL
2 		LS
6 		POR
5 		CLE
6 		TOR
5 		VAN
16 		ROA
18 		MDO
18 		MTL
2 		DEN
3 		MIA
19 		MXC
13 		SRF
19 		FON
NH 		7th 108 [10]
2004 Dale Coyne Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8 t LBH
15 		MTY
14 		MIL
7 		POR
11 		CLE
4 		TOR
9 		VAN
12 		ROA
6 		DEN
6 		MTL
9 		LS
3 		LVG
12 		SRF
13 		MXC
7 		10th 199^ [11]
2005 Dale Coyne Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8 t LBH
11 		MTY
9 		                      2nd 288 [12]
Newman/Haas Racing     MIL
3 		POR
16 		CLE
3 		TOR
2 		EDM
2 		SJO
3 		DEN
4 		MTL
1 		LVG
2 		SRF
5 		MXC
4
2006 PKV Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8 t LBH
18 		HOU
12 		MTY
8 		MIL
5 		POR
10 		CLE
3 		TOR
12 		EDM
4 		SJO
8 		DEN
15 		MTL
16 		ROA
4 		SRF
13 		MXC
6 		11th 197 [13]
2007 Forsythe Championship Racing Panoz DP01 Cosworth XFE V8 t LVG LBH
2 		HOU
4 		POR
11 		CLE
7 		MTT
9 		TOR
10 		EDM
6 		SJO
3 		ROA
4 		ZOL
6 		ASN
8 		    6th 237 [14]
PKV Racing                         SRF
14 		MXC
3
  • ^ New points system implemented in 2004

IndyCar Series

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Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Pts Ref
2002 Walker Racing Dallara 15 Chevrolet HMS PHX FON NAZ INDY
DNQ 		TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH MIS KTY GAT CHI TXS NC – [15]
2008 KV Racing Technology 5 Honda HMS
12 		STP
7 		MOT1 KAN
11 		INDY
11 		MIL
6 		TXS
26 		IOW
16 		RIR
5 		WGL
23 		NSH
16 		MDO
5 		EDM
5 		KTY
12 		SNM
15 		DET
4 		CHI
17 		SRF2
5 		9th 358 [16]
Panoz DP01 Cosworth LBH1
5
2009 Rahal Letterman Racing Dallara 17 Honda STP LBH KAN INDY
26 		MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL TOR EDM KTY 21st 115 [17]
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 06 MDO
11 		SNM
6 		CHI
7 		MOT
4 		HMS
2011 Newman/Haas Racing 02 STP
9 		4th 425 [18]
2 ALA
5 		LBH
6 		SAO
5 		INDY
6 		TXS
21 		TXS
25 		MIL
3 		IOW
14 		TOR
12 		EDM
22 		MDO
8 		NHM
2 		SNM
11 		BAL
2 		MOT
5 		KTY
6 		LVS3
C
2012 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara DW12 22 Lotus STP
16 		ALA
13 		LBH
16 		SAO
11 		13th 287 [19]
Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet INDY
4 		DET
5 		TXS
20 		MIL
4 		IOW
21 		TOR
5 		EDM
24 		MDO
25 		SNM
19 		BAL
7 		FON
19
2013 STP
17 		ALA
15 		LBH
6 		SAO
4 		INDY
11 		DET DET 22nd 233 [20]
Panther Racing 4 TXS
19 		MIL IOW
7 		POC TOR TOR MDO
14 		SNM BAL
12 		HOU
19 		HOU
7 		FON
19
2014 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 16 Honda STP LBH
7 		ALA
20 		IMS
12 		INDY
11 		DET DET TXS HOU HOU POC IOW TOR TOR MDO MIL SNM FON 24th 88 [21]
2015 32 STP NLA LBH ALA IMS INDY
29 		DET DET TXS TOR FON MIL IOW MDO POC 32nd 46 [22]
Andretti Autosport 25 SNM
12
2016 Team Penske 12 Chevrolet STP
18 		PHX LBH ALA IMS 24th 72 [23]
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 77 Honda INDY
12 		DET DET RDA IOW TOR MDO POC TXS WGL SNM
2017 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 16 STP LBH ALA PHX IMS INDY
21 		DET
20 		DET
19 		TXS ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GTW WGL SNM 27th 61 [24]
2018 Scuderia Corsa w/
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 		64 STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY
17 		DET DET TXS RDA IOW TOR MDO POC GTW POR SNM 35th 27 [25]
2019 MotoGator Team Stange Racing w/
Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 		77 STP COA ALA LBH IMS INDY
22 		DET DET TXS RDA TOR IOW MDO POC GTW POR LAG 34th 16 [26]

* Season still in progress.

  • 1 Run on same day.
  • 2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
  • 3 The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Top 5s Top 10s Indianapolis 500
wins 		Championships
9 9 73 0 0 16 30 0 0

Indianapolis 500

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2002 Dallara Chevrolet DNQ Walker Racing
Dallara Infiniti DNQ Conquest Racing
2008 Dallara Honda 25 11 KV Racing Technology
2009 Dallara Honda 25 26 Rahal Letterman Racing
2011 Dallara Honda 3 6 Newman/Haas Racing
2012 Dallara Chevrolet 27 4 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2013 Dallara Chevrolet 13 11 Panther Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2014 Dallara Honda 18 11 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2015 Dallara Honda 13 29 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2016 Dallara Honda 10 12 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Marotti Racing
2017 Dallara Honda 12 21 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
2018 Dallara Honda 26 17 Scuderia Corsa with RLL
2019 Dallara Honda 19 22 MotoGator Team Stange Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson

Complete Formula E results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points
2014–15 Dragon Racing Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e BEI
7 		PUT
7 		PDE
9 		BUE
9 		MIA LBH MCO BER MSC LDN LDN 19th 16

References

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  1. ^ "Oriol Servia gives up Formula E seat to become partner and managing director for Dragon Racing". Fox News. Fox Entertainment Group. Associated Press. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. ^ Freeman, Glenn (3 January 2008). "Servia signs to race for PKV". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.indycar.com/stats/full_race_results.php?event_date=2009-05-24&year=2009 [dead link‍]
  4. ^ Viñals, Arnau (31 March 2020). "Oriol Servià y su último podio | El Baúl de FR". Formula Rapida Network. FormulaRapida.net. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. ^ Lewandoski, Dave (27 August 2015). "Servia to drive No. 25 car as tribute to Wilson". IndyCar Series. IndyCar. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Rahal signs Servia and ace engineer for 2017". 6 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2000 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2001 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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  10. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2003 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2004 Champ Car World Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2005 Champ Car World Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2006 Champ Car World Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2007 Champ Car World Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2008 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Oriol Servià – 2019 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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