1. Gabriel Chaves was born on 7 July 1993 and is a Colombian-American racing driver, currently competing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Pilot Challenge.
18 Facts About Gabby Chaves
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Gabby Chaves raced in the IndyCar Series and is the 2014 Indy Lights Champion.
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Gabby Chaves brought his career to Europe in 2010, where he raced in the Italian Formula Three Championship with Eurointernational.
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Gabby Chaves finished 10th in points and captured rookie of the year honors.
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Gabby Chaves finished 19th in points with a best finish of fourth at the Valencia Street Circuit.
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Gabby Chaves finished second in points with wins at the final two races of the season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Road Atlanta.
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Gabby Chaves signed on with Belardi Auto Racing for the 2014 Indy Lights season and won the championship, capturing four wins and 11 podiums in 14 races.
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Gabby Chaves signed with Bryan Herta Autosport to race full-time at the IndyCar Series in 2015.
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Gabby Chaves led 31 laps at Pocono Raceway and had assumed the lead after leader and fellow rookie Sage Karam crashed, fatally injuring Justin Wilson in the process.
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Gabby Chaves led when the race was restarted with six laps to go but was passed for the lead.
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Gabby Chaves was still on pace for his first podium finish when his engine let go with three laps remaining, bringing out a caution flag and effectively ending the race.
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Gabby Chaves captured the Rookie of the Year title by 78 points over Stefano Coletti.
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In 2017, Gabby Chaves joined Harding Racing for the Indianapolis 500, Texas and Pocono races.
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Gabby Chaves was appointed as driver coach for the USF Juniors, an entry-level series for the Road to Indy, ahead of the inaugural season in 2022.
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Gabby Chaves joined the DeltaWing entry at the four endurance races of the United SportsCar Championship in 2014.
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Gabby Chaves led 15 laps of the 10-hour finale at Road Atlanta, the Petit Le Mans, helping the team to a season-high fourth-place finish.
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In 2020, Gabby Chaves joined Bryan Herta Autosport for a full season drive in the Michelin Pilot Challenge as a co-driver with Ryan Norman.
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Gabby Chaves' father is a Colombian JetBlue airline pilot and Gabby Chaves has raced under both the American and Colombian flags.