Sebastian Saavedra
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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
Saavedra rode in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points after a childhood in karting. He has participated in two Formula BMW ADAC events and finished 32nd, and in the Formula BMW World Final. Despite only competing in 8 of 14 races, he converted teams in Formula BMW USA to Eurointernational and finished 12th in points and ended 12th in points. He competed in 6 Formula BMW Asia races, winning 3 races, two in Formula BMW ADAC, and placed 4th in the Formula BMW World Final. He won the ATS Formel 3 Cup in 2008 and finished 2nd in points with three wins for HS Technik Motorsport. He has also competed in a variety of Austria Formula 3 Cup races and finished ninth in points.
In 2009, he registered for the American Firestone Indy Lights Series as a member of team AGR-AFS Racing, alongside teammate J. R. Hildebrand. In the fourth race of the season and first on an oval, he won his first Indy Lights victory and first on an oval at Kansas Speedway in April. He was crowned from the pole on Toronto's streets in July.
He made his IndyCar Series debut in the 2010 Indianapolis 500 for the same team in 2010. During most of qualifying, Saavedra was on the bubble, and crashed during practice laps while waiting for other drivers to qualify. Saavedra appeared out of the competition when Tony Kanaan improved his time knocking him out of the field when he was in the hospital being investigated out and with no working vehicle to try to re-qualify. However, when both Paul Tracy and Jay Howard ran their good qualifying times and failed to re-qualify (both felt they would be knocked out by other drivers if they did not improve), Saavedra nevertheless fell back to position thirty-three and in the standings when time ran out for attempts. On lap 159, Saavedra was involved in a single car accident and was rated in 23rd position in the series. In the AvoidTheStork.com 100 at Iowa Speedway last month, Bryan Herta Autosport won his second Indy Lights victory.
Saavedra officially ended his contract with Bryan Herta Autosport on September 4th, 2010, citing a string of car failures and negative findings.
Saavedra appeared in the IndyCar Series season finale at Homestead Speedway for Conquest Racing. In the team's No. 108, he announced his return to Conquest for the full 2011 IndyCar Series season. Car No. 34 is a 34-car manufacturer. Saavedra's highest finish in the 2011 So Paulo Indy 300 was eleventh in the single-car Conquest team. Saavedra failed to qualify for the 2011 Indianapolis 500, but his one-off teammate Pippa Mann qualified for the event. Joo Paulo de Oliveira was recalled in the Conquest car and Dillon Battistini at the Kentucky Speedway, but he was back in the car for the season finale in Las Vegas, which was postponed due to Dan Wheldon's fatal accident. In the final championship standings, Saavedra came in 25th.
Saavedra returned to AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport for a full season in Indy Lights and also participated in the 2012 Indianapolis 500 as well as the series's races at Sonoma Raceway and Auto Club Speedway.
Saavedra joined KV Racing Technology in 2014, the KV/AFS banner being used to race. Saavedra ran 1st in the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis in 01:23.8822. He stalled at the start and was struck by Carlos Muoz and Mikhail Aleshin while still parked. In Long Beach, his best show of the year was the 9th.
Saavedra took the No. 2 in 2015 after winning Chip Ganassi Racing for the first time in the No. 10. Sage Karam's 8 was on the show. Saavedra took the Indy 500 in a fifth car entered by Ganassi with the No. 66. 17. Saavedra collided with Jack Hawksworth during the run and crashed into the Turn 4 wall at the Turn 4 wall. Stefano Coletti was struck by the driver's cockpit after bouncing off. Saavedra was unable to escape under his own power; Saavedra's boot had to be cut off to remove him from the vehicle, and after that, the safety team carried him into an ambulance. Saavedra appeared in two more races during the season before being released by Ganassi at the end of the season.
Saavedra had been inducted into the Indianapolis 500 for the new Juncos Racing team in 2017. There are 17 cars on the road. He came in 15th, his highest finish in the 500, beating his best finish in his career. Saavedra was signed to drive in Toronto in the No. 66 later this season. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has recalled Mikhail Aleshin for the race weekend after replacing him.
Saavedra won the LMP2 class in 2019, piloted by Pastor Maldonado, Roberto Gonzalez, Ryan Cullen, and himself, overcoming an engine problem that had almost ended his race.