Indycar veteran oriol servia named to indycar pace car driver. Oriol servia to drive for panther in indycar texas and iowa races. Oriol servia is the third driver within the past couple of. All of the latest ntt indycar series and indy lights news with a specialty in liveriespaint schemes and photography. In a series of tweets tuesday night, servia defended his actions, which he said were permitted by indycar rules his driving wasnt penalized by. Oriol servia, the veteran of 10 indianapolis 500s and 203 indy car races. Oriol servia, 43, will likely enter his eighth straight indianapolis 500 and his 10th overall this season as a driver for rahal letterman lanigan racing in one of their hondapowered cars like he has done in. Everything in moderation please, even moderation itself.
Apr 06, 2018 oriol servia, a veteran of 202 indy car races dating back to his rookie season in 2000, on friday was named to the pace car driver team for the verizon indycar series. Driver oriol servia and his team from panther racing, including owner john barnes, spent several hours at the usometro fort meade center signing autographs, showing off. Speaking of oriol servia, i wonder if he would ever write a book about his experiences in indycar, in racing, testing and so forth. Servia brings experience and new team coowner to indy 500 entry. Oriol servia back to indycar with rahal for at least indy 500. Heading into wednesdays indycar test sessions at indianapolis motor. He has competed in the champ car singleseat championship from 2000 to.
Oriol servia sits in his car during practice for the 2015 indianapolis 500. European coverage of alonsos indy 500 effort mindblowing. Oriol servia i imbers born july 1974 in pals, catalonia is a spanish racing driver, who. May 24, 2017 the anticipation is building for oriol servia and palm beach driving club for sundays 101st running of the indianapolis 500. Oriol servia, pbdc gearing up for indianapolis 500. My wife and i will be going from belgrade to dubrovnik in early october this year and would like to hire a car and driver for the one way trip. Driver oriol servia 2008 indycar series results racing.
Heres the reason bill murray is on oriol servias indy 500. Kyle kaiser born march 5, 1996 is an american racing driver from santa clara, california, and won the 2017 indy lights championship with juncos racing. Servia, juan pablo montoya got first shot driving the new car on tuesday. Brian spurlock, usa today sports verizon indycar series driver oriol. Oriol servia holding his unique helmet designed for the 103rd. Oriol servia signs with rahal letterman lanigan racing for. Mar 09, 2018 oriol servia has been confirmed as rahal letterman lanigan racings third driver for the 102nd running of the indianapolis 500 in a joint effort with scuderia corsa this may. It goes without saying that we are very pleased to have oriol back with us for our fifth indy 500 together, rahal letterman lanigan racing coowner bobby rahal said when servia was announced last month as the teams third driver alongside graham rahal and 2017 indy 500 winner takuma sato.
Max esterson racing with team pelfrey f1600 in 2020. Lat service photo a year ago, oriol servia said he should be baltimores favorite driver because. Heres the reason bill murray is on oriol servias indy 500 helmet. Veteran indy car driver oriol servia will compete in selected races this season for rahal letterman lanigan racing. Juan pablo montoya, oriol servia to test 2018 indycar vehicles for series. Indycar names veteran servia as second pace car driver. Pilots start your engines and get ready to meet ms. Oriol servia to return to indycar with rll racing at indy 500. Servia and munoz on their indy 500 chances indycar videos.
Indy car driver oriol servia visits fort meade article. Apr 06, 2018 oriol is a pro and was a pleasure to work with last year when we did our new car testing. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover oriol s. Rahal letterman lanigan racing driver oriol servia will start in th place from row 5 in the indianapolis 500, and hell be driving with a perfect caricature of the legendary talk show host. He is also currently enrolled in classes parttime at santa clara university in santa clara, california. Oriol servias indy 500 car features amazing tribute to. Oriol servia to enter indy 500 with scuderia corsa, rahal. Veteran oriol servia returns to the indy 500 with scuderia corsa, which will make its indycar debut. Oriol servia and scuderia corsa enter the indy 500. Indy car driver oriol servia walks the red carpet during the 2016 maxim indy 500 party, held at the pavilion at pan. Find out more information and new updates regarding oriol servia. Watch live races and get the nascar schedule, race results, rumors and more on. Oriol servia, 43, will likely enter his eighth straight indianapolis 500 and his 10th overall this season as a driver for rahal letterman lanigan racing in one of their hondapowered cars like he. Mar 09, 2018 scuderia corsa announced friday that it will enter the indianapolis 500 with oriol servia, under a technical partnership with rll racing.
Apr 07, 2018 avondale, arizona friday, april 6, 2018 indycar announced that veteran racer oriol servia has been named a pace car driver for some verizon indycar series events this season, beginning with this weekends desert diamond west valley casino phoenix grand prix at ism raceway. Team scuderia corsa indycar driver orioleos servia 64 on qualification day for the indianapolis 500 at the indianapolis motor speedway on. We want to be able to enjoy the views along a scenic route but without driving ourselves and without. Take a close look at the baltimore orioles logo on indycar series driver oriol servia s helmet. On saturday, may 14, 1977, tom sneva drove into indy history by becoming the first driver to officially clear the 200mph barrier at the indianapolis motor speedway during a pole day qualification run. Servia credited rutherford, a threetime indy 500 winner, with developing the pace car duties into a role of ambassador for the sport, something fisher carries on today. Oriol servia racing career profile driver database. Servia, with 201 career indy car starts including nine in the indianapolis 500, will drive the no. Oriol has always been one of my most favorite drivers especially after 2011 where he was competing against the juggernaut teams for the championship driving for a relatively disadvantaged newmanhaas car. Oriol servia back to indycar with rahal for at least indy. Indycar veteran oriol servia to return to the indianapolis 500 this year as sports car team scuderia corsa makes its debut. Oriol servia, pbdc gearing up for indianapolis 500 palm.
On wednesdays episode, indycar driver oriol servia, joins the podcast to discuss his 11 th start in the indianapolis 500, but first start of the 2019 season. More than 300 of the worlds most exceptional vintage race cars will compete in 12 different sportscar vintage racing association svra classes on the 14turn, 2. Oriol servia named to third arrow schmidt peterson entry. The verizon indycar series champion will be crowned following the 85lap race on the 2. Mar 09, 2018 scuderia corsa, rll teaming up to put oriol servia in indy 500. Oriol servias hot girlfriend jaclyn becker bio, wiki. Several drivers with south florida connections will compete in the 101st indianapolis 500, including 2014 winner ryan hunterreay, and oriol servia. Oriol servia consultant business development duzy linkedin. Indycar driver servia calls 2018 car sexy, fast and safe.
Team penske brings in oriol servia as substitute driver. Servia also becomes the 36th entered driver in the indianapolis 500. Servia missed the detroit race last weekend after his panther drr team. Montoya and servia praise new indycar body kit after test. Oriol servia became the latest, and probably final driver officially named to the indianapolis 500 entry field as arrow schmidt peterson motorsports announced its. Coast autonomous announces indianapolis 500 sponsorship of. Oriol servia to drive for scuderia corsa and rahal. He raced for dragon racing in the 201415 formula e season, an. Added a custom oriol driver figure with helmet decals by me. Click on the site to see oriol servia s career results at that track glossary.
I dont know, for some reason i think he would have an interesting perspective. Aug 01, 2017 montoya, servia test 2018 indycar at midohio. Juan pablo montoya and oriol servia tested the 2018 roadcourse aerokit tuesday at the midohio sports car course. It will mark the threetime and defending imsa gt daytona. While running one lap down near the front of the pack in the 103rd indianapolis 500, servia was seen defending leadlap runner alexander rossi, who attempted to continue his run toward the top three. Servias sole indy car victory came at montreal in 2005, driving in the champ car series for newmanhaas racing.
Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for oriol servia on. Oriol servia, the veteran of 10 indianapolis 500s and 203 indy car races, will partner with team stange racing and arrow schmidt peterson motorsports for the 103rd running of the race may 26. Aug 28, 2015 the late justin wilsons no25 honda car will be driven by oriol servia at sonoma raceway this weekend. Oriol servia is one the more consistent drivers when it comes to finishing races, but even he has his exceptions. Servia was named as a driver for dragon racing after the final donington. Veteran servia named second indycar pace car driver. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Indycar driver oriol servia calls 2018 car sexy, fast and. Current plans call for servia to compete in the toyota grand prix of long beach, the honda indy grand prix of alabama, the grand prix of indianapolis and the indianapolis 500. Oriol servia i imbers born july 1974 is a spanish racing driver who competes parttime in the indycar series.
All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2017 firestone grand prix of st. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. After a fullday of somewhat deliberate and laborious testing of the 2018 universal aero kit tuesday, indycar test drivers juan pablo montoya of colombia and oriol servia of spain gave a very positive assessment of the new indy car. Scuderia corsa enters indy 500 with rll, servia sportscar365.
The 2016 verizon indycar series was the 21st season of the indycar series and the 105th season of american open wheel racing. A parttime indycar driver who competed at the indy 500, the 43yearold servia has been a frequent pace car driver. Indycar veteran oriol servia named to indycar pace car. A journalist covering sundays las vegas indy 300 race at which driver dan wheldon was killed in. Eventually, a replacement pace car emerged, with oriol servia behind the wheel. I cant wait to jump in the car and team up with graham again. You can defend your position and defend against going a lap down and fight to get your lap back also, oriol is here for one race and its his job in the cockpit and his inclination as a racing driver to get every fraction of a second improvement that he can, every position, and. No doubt you dont want to read about the catalonian driver, you would rather read about his gal.
Business manager for rahalletterman and was the chief mechanic on oriol servias 2009 dafca indy 500 dallara. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of oriol servia. Takuma sato juan pablo montoya justin wilson buddy lazier helio castroneves fernando alonso scott dixon tony kanaan oriol servia graham rahal rocky moran jr. Servias best indy finish was fourth with panther racing in 2012, while he also qualified on the front row with newmanhaas in 11, finishing sixth. On thursdays episode, graham rahal, son of 1986 indianapolis 500 winner bobby rahal discusses his highprofile marriage to former nhra star courtney force. Brickyard vintage racing invitational the pedigree of the brickyard vintage racing invitational june 2021 at the indianapolis motor speedway is elite, for both machines and drivers. Car and driver for a trip from belgrade to dubrovnik. Gm executive crashes pace car before indycar race in. View oriol servia s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Oriol servia has been named a verizon indycar series pace car driver. Justin wilsons car to be driven at indycar season finale.
Team scuderia corsa indycar driver oriol servia 64 during practice for the indianapolis 500 at the indianapolis motor speedway on wednesday, may 16, 2018. For servia, a longtime veteran of cart, champ car and indycar, he couldnt have picked a better place to shake down the new car than at the 2. Oriol servia joins indy 500 field with arrow spm, team stange racing. Oriol servia is a driver in the ntt indycar series and the indy 500. Oriol servia will drive for panther racing in the texas motor speedway indycar race this weekend, the team has announced. He raced for dragon racing in the 201415 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.
A move to the indycar series followed, where servia stayed until 20. Oriol servia joins indy 500 field with arrow spm, team. Upon seasons end, simon pagenaud was crowned drivers champion, while chevrolet. Veteran race car driver goes driverless and qualifies for the indy 500. Mar 10, 2018 oriol servia to enter indy 500 with scuderia corsa, rll racing 0. Oriol servia 33 dreams of indy focused on the drivers. May 24, 2019 the driver was inspired after watching a documentary about the actors legendary appearances in everyday life.
Indycars oriol servia reveals why he opened his own poke place young hollywood heads to poking poke where we catch up with the owner, indycar driver oriol servia, who tells us why he decided to open his own poke restaurant and how he balances running an eatery, auto racing, and raising a family. For each question you will see an image and a list of drivers. Oriol servia will likely be the third indycar driver for rahal letterman lanigan racing in the 102nd running of the indianapolis 500 this may. Servia named indycar series pace car driver speed sport. Oriol servia, baltimores favorite driver, ready for. Indianapolis with 36 cars entered in the 103rd indianapolis 500, it was just a matter of time before spain s oriol servia was named to the third arrow schmidt peterson motorsports entry. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover oriols. View oriol servias profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Oriol servia, a veteran of 202 indy car races dating back to his rookie season in 2000, on friday was named to the pace car driver team for the verizon indycar series. Indycar has announced that veteran racer oriol servia has been named a pace car driver for some verizon indycar series events this season, beginning with this weekends desert diamond west valley casino phoenix grand prix at ism raceway. The deal was finally announced late monday afternoon at indianapolis motor speedway, where his no. Juan pablo montoya helped test the 2018 indycar aero package at indianapolis motor speedway on tuesday. Get the latest race results driver oriol servia on. Indycar driver oriol servia calls 2018 car sexy, fast and safe. Oriol servia drove for arrow schmidt peterson motorsports in the indycar open test at indianapolis motor speedway on wednesday. Oriol servia defends moves that drew controversy, criticism in indy 500. Get indycar series 2020 season stats, career statistics, race logs, sponsor info and more. It included the 100th running of the indianapolis 500. Indycar veteran oriol servia signed this week with rahal letterman lanigan racing for the 2017 indianapolis 500, and potentially more. Bridgestone presents the champ car world series powered by ford. Oriol servia left and justin wilson, seen here during practice for this years indy 500, were friends off the track, and this weekend, servia will honor his fallen friend after wilsons death.
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