Sebastián Saavedra
| Sebastián Saavedra | |||||||
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 Sebastian Saavedra at the 2011 Indy 500 | |||||||
| Nationality |  Colombian | ||||||
| Born | 2 June 1990 Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold
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Juncos Racing) | |||||||
| Best finish | 21st (2013, 2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2010 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last race | 2017 Honda Indy Toronto (Toronto) | ||||||
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| Previous series | |||||||
| Awards | |||||||
| 2009 | Indy Lights Rookie of the Year | ||||||
Sebastián Saavedra (born 2 June 1990) is a Colombian racing driver from Bogotá. In 2014, he drove for KVSH Racing in the Verizon IndyCar Series before being replaced by former GP2 Series driver Stefano Coletti.
Racing career
Early career
After a childhood in
HS Technik Motorsport. He also competed in a number of Austria Formula 3 Cup
races and finished 9th in points.
Indy Lights and 2010 Indy 500
In 2009 he signed to drive in the American
streets of Toronto
.
He returned to the series in
2010 for Bryan Herta Autosport and made his IndyCar Series debut in the 2010 Indianapolis 500 driving for the same team.[2] Saavedra was on the bubble during most of qualifying during bump day, and crashed during practice laps while waiting for other drivers to attempt to qualify. While he was in the hospital being checked out, and with no working car to attempt to re-qualify, Saavedra appeared out of the race when Tony Kanaan bettered his time knocking him out of the field. However, when both Paul Tracy and Jay Howard withdrew their successful qualifying times and failed to re-qualify (both felt they would be knocked out by other drivers if they did not improve), Saavedra improbably ended up back in position thirty-three and in the race when time ran out for attempts.[3] Saavedra crashed out in a single car accident on lap 159 and was credited with 23rd place in the race. The following month, Saavedra captured Bryan Herta Autosport's second Indy Lights win in the AvoidTheStork.com 100 at Iowa Speedway
.
On 4 September 2010, Saavedra officially terminated his contract with Bryan Herta Autosport due to the team's inability to meet contract standards after a string of car failures and negative results.
IndyCar Series
Saavedra competed in the
2011 IndyCar Series season in the team's No. 34 car.[4] Driving for the single-car Conquest team, Saavedra's best finish was eleventh in the 2011 São Paulo Indy 300. Saavedra failed to qualify for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 while his one-off teammate Pippa Mann qualified for the race. He was replaced in the Conquest car by João Paulo de Oliveira for the Motegi race and Dillon Battistini at the Kentucky Speedway, but returned to the car for the season finale in Las Vegas, which was cancelled after Dan Wheldon
's fatal crash. Saavedra finished 25th in the final championship standings.
For 2012 Saavedra returned to AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport to race a full season in Indy Lights and also drove in the IndyCar Series in the 2012 Indianapolis 500 as well as the series' races at Sonoma Raceway and Auto Club Speedway.
For 2014, Saavedra signed with KV Racing Technology, racing under the KV/AFS banner. In the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis, Saavedra qualified 1st with a time of 01:23.8822. He stalled at the start and was struck by the cars of Carlos Muñoz and Mikhail Aleshin while still stationary. His best result throughout the year was 9th in Long Beach.
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In 2015, Saavedra joined Chip Ganassi Racing split time in the No. 8 with Sage Karam.[5] Saavedra ran the Indy 500 in a fifth car entered by Ganassi with the No. 17. During the race, Saavedra collided with Jack Hawksworth and hit the Turn 4 wall. After bouncing off, his car was hit just in front of the driver's cockpit by Stefano Coletti. Saavedra was unable to leave the accident under his own power; Saavedra's boot had to be cut off to remove him from the car, after which he was carried by the safety team into an ambulance. Saavedra participated in two more races during the season before being released by Ganassi at season end.
For 2017, Saavedra was signed to drive the
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, replacing Mikhail Aleshin for the race weekend.[7]
IMSA career
In 2019, Saavedra participated on
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) 24 Hours of Daytona race, winning the LMP2 class in the #18 DragonSpeed Oreca 07, piloted by Pastor Maldonado, Roberto Gonzalez, Ryan Cullen
and himself, overcoming an engine problem which nearly jeopardized his race.
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009
|
AGR-AFS Racing
|
STP1 26 |
STP2 2 |
LBH 8 |
KAN 1 |
INDY 5 |
MIL 3 |
IOW 15 |
WGL 18 |
TOR 1 |
EDM 3 |
KTY 2 |
MDO 18 |
SNM 7 |
CHI 6 |
HMS 3 |
3rd | 446 |
2010
|
Bryan Herta Autosport | STP 12 |
ALA 3 |
LBH 4 |
INDY 9 |
IOW 1 |
WGL 3 |
TOR 14 |
EDM 6 |
MDO 5 |
SNM 15 |
CHI 11 |
KTY | HMS
|
8th | 303 | ||
2012
|
Andretti Autosport
|
STP 3 |
ALA 1 |
LBH 2 |
INDY 5 |
DET 6 |
MIL 2 |
IOW 13 |
TOR 2 |
EDM 2 |
TRO 9 |
BAL 10 |
FON 14 |
4th | 383 |
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 | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010
|
Bryan Herta Autosport | Dallara IR-05 | 29 | Honda | SAO | STP | ALA | LBH | KAN | INDY 23 |
TXS
|
IOW | WGL
|
TOR | EDM | MDO
|
SNM | CHI | KTY | MOT | 33rd | 29 | [8] | |||
| Conquest Racing | 36 | HMS 16 |
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2011
|
34 | STP 13 |
ALA 26 |
LBH 14 |
SAO 11 |
INDY DNQ |
TXS 28 |
TXS 29 |
MIL 23 |
IOW 20 |
TOR 25 |
EDM 16 |
MDO 27 |
NHM 15 |
SNM 14 |
BAL 13 |
MOT | KTY | LVS1 C |
25th | 178 | [9] | ||||
2012
|
Andretti Autosport
|
Dallara DW12 | 17 | Chevrolet | STP | ALA | LBH | SAO | INDY 26 |
DET | TXS | MIL | IOW | TOR | EDM | MDO | SNM 15 |
BAL | FON 21 |
27th | 41 | [10] | ||||
2013
|
Dragon Racing
|
6 | STP 20 |
ALA 20 |
LBH 27 |
SAO 19 |
INDY 32 |
DET 22 |
DET 10 |
TXS 14 |
MIL 13 |
IOW 19 |
POC 23 |
TOR 16 |
TOR 15 |
MDO 19 |
SNM 21 |
BAL 8 |
HOU 14 |
HOU 12 |
FON 24 |
21st | 236 | [11] | ||
2014
|
KV Racing Technology | 17 | STP 11 |
LBH 9 |
ALA 18 |
IMS 23 |
INDY 15 |
DET 14 |
DET 22 |
TXS 17 |
HOU 15 |
HOU 17 |
POC 15 |
IOW 17 |
TOR 19 |
TOR 21 |
MDO 20 |
MIL 18 |
SNM 16 |
FON 17 |
21st | 291 | [12] | |||
2015
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 8 | STP | NLA | LBH 10 |
ALA | IMS 17 |
DET | DET | TXS | TOR 16 |
FON | MIL | IOW
|
MDO
|
POC | SNM 13 |
25th | 95 | [13] | ||||||
| 17 | INDY 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Juncos Racing
|
17 | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | INDY 15 |
DET | DET | TXS | ROA | IOW | 26th | 80 | [14] | ||||||||||
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
|
7 | Honda | TOR 11 |
MDO | POC 21 |
GTW 11 |
WGL | SNM | ||||||||||||||||||
- 1 The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldondied from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) |
Top 10s (Non-podium) |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dallara | Honda | 32 | 23 | Bryan Herta Autosport |
| 2011 | Dallara | Honda | DNQ | Conquest Racing | |
| 2012 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 24 | 26 | Andretti Autosport/AFS Racing
|
| 2013 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 27 | 32 | Dragon Racing
|
| 2014 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 32 | 15 | KV Racing Technology |
| 2015 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 28 | 23 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2017 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 31 | 15 | Juncos Racing
|
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Starworks Motorsport | P | Riley Mk XXVI DP | Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 | DAY 17 |
54th | 16 | [15] | ||||||||||
| Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo | SEB 17 |
LBH | LGA
|
DET | WGL | MOS | IMS | ELK | COA | PET | ||||||||
2018
|
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | P | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 12 |
SEB 11 |
LBH 11 |
MDO 6 |
DET 8 |
WGL 9 |
MOS 9 |
ELK 13 |
13th | 211 | [16] | |||
| Oreca 07 | LGA 8 |
PET 12 |
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2019
|
DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 1 |
SEB | MDO | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 8th | 35 | [17] | |||
| Source:[18] | ||||||||||||||||||
Complete Global RallyCross Championship results
Supercar
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | GRC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | AD Racing | Ford Fiesta ST | PHO1 11 |
PHO2 11 |
DAL DNS |
DAY1 WD |
DAY2 WD |
MCAS1 | MCAS2 C |
DC | AC | SEA | LA1 | LA2 | 20th | 3 |
References
- ^ Venkatesh, Tejas (15 May 2023). "When Sergio Perez Almost Lost His Life Due to Erratic Driving From a Competitor". thesportsrush.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Bryan Herta Autosport to contest Indy 500, AutoWeek, 24 February 2010, Retrieved 7 March 2010
- ^ Kanaan crashes again at practice, still makes cut at Indy CBSSports.com 23 May 2010
- ^ Saavedra Joins Conquest For 2011 Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Speed, 14 March 2011, Retrieved 15 March 2011
- ^ Glendenning, Mark (14 April 2015). "Sage Karam, Sebastian Saavedra to share fourth Ganassi Indycar". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Saavedra confirmed in Juncos' second 500 entry". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Malsher, David (13 July 2017). "Aleshin replaced by Saavedra for Toronto". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Sebastián Saavedra – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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- ^ "Sebastián Saavedra – 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Sebastián Saavedra – 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Sebastián Saavedra – 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Sebastián Saavedra – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Sebastián Saavedra – 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Sebastián Saavedra – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Sebastián Saavedra – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Sebastián Saavedra – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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