Oriol Servia

Oriol Servia is a race car in the Champ Car World Series, originally from the Catalonia providence in Spain.

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Race car - Champ Car World Series - Catalonia - Spain

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Like many drivers, Servia started his career in go-karts before racing in several Formula 3 championships. In 1998, he moved to the Dayton Indy Lights series in America. In 1999, Servia won the Indy Lights championship over closest rival Casey Mears. He had no wins that year but five runner-up finishes.

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Go-karts - Formula 3 - Dayton Indy Lights - Casey Mears

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In 2000, Servia joined the PPI Motorsports team in the Champ Car series, as teammate to Cristiano da Matta. Servia moved on to race for the Sigma Autosport, Patrick Racing, and Dale Coyne Racing teams. After starting the 2005 season for Dale Coyne, Servia moved to the Newman/Haas Racing team after two races to replace injured Bruno Junqueira. On August 28, 2005, Servia picked up his first-ever Champ Car victory at the Molson Indy Montreal at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal. The win was controversial, as Timo Glock, gambling on fuel, was forced to pull over and allow Servia to take the lead on the final lap after blocking Oriol a second time. Glock had been warned about an earlier attempt.

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PPI Motorsports - Champ Car - Cristiano da Matta - Sigma Autosport - Patrick Racing - Dale Coyne Racing - Newman/Haas Racing - Bruno Junqueira - August 28 - Molson Indy Montreal - Gilles Villeneuve Circuit - Montreal - Timo Glock

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