Oriol Servià

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Servià and the second or maternal family name is Imbers.

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.

Oriol Servià
Servià at the 2005 San Jose Grand Prix
Nationality	Spanish
Born	Oriol Servià Imbers (1974-07-13) 13 July 1974 (age 49) Pals, Catalonia, Spain
IndyCar Series career
79 races run over 9 years
Team(s)	No. 16 (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
2016 position	24th
Best finish	4th (2011)
First race	2002 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race	2019 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 3 0
Champ Car career
126 races run over 8 years
Years active	2000–2007
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 finish	2nd (2005)
First race	2000 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead)
Last race	2007 Gran Premio Tecate (Mexico City)
First win	2005 Molson Indy Montreal (Montreal)
Last win	2005 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
1999	Indy Lights

Racing career

Early career

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

American open–wheel racing results

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

Indy Lights

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

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

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	MOT^1		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	SRF^2 5	9th	358	^[16]
		Panoz DP01		Cosworth				LBH^1 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	LVS^3 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

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

(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

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.
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External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oriol Servià.

• Oriol Servià career summary at DriverDB.com
• IndyCar 36: Oriol Servià – IndyCar documentary

Sporting positions
Preceded by Cristiano da Matta	Indy Lights champion 1999	Succeeded by Scott Dixon