Sebastian Saavedra

Sebastian Saavedra, a native of Bogota, Columbia, made a name for himself in the Firestone Indy Lights Series before making the move to the IZOD IndyCar Series. In 2009 and ‘10, he combined for three wins and 10 podium finishes along with a career-best third-place finish in the 2009 series championship. His success led a full-time ride in the IZOD IndyCar Series with the single-car team of Conquest Racing in 2011. He moves over to Dragon Racing for the 2013 season after a limited schedule in 2012 for Andretti Autosport. Sebastian will be driving the No. 6 True Car Chevrolet in the IZOD IndyCar Series throughout the 2013 season.

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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MAY 4: Sebastian Saavedra of Colombia driver of the #6 Dragon Racing Dallara Chevrolet during qualifying for the IndyCar Series Sao Paulo indy 300 on May 4, 2013 in the streets of Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

LONG BEACH, CA - APRIL 20: Sebastian Saavedra of Colombia driver of the #6 Dragon Racing Dallara Chevrolet during practice for the IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 20, 2013 on the streets of Long Beach, California.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 07: Scott Dixon of New Zealand, drives the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Honda ahead of Sebastian Saavedra of Colombia, driver of the #6 Dragon Racing Chevrolet during the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park on April 7, 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama.

ST PETERSBURG, FL - MARCH 24: Sebastian Saavedra of Colombia, drives the #6 Dragon Racing Dallara Chevrolet during a warm-up session for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on March 24, 2013 in St Petersburg, Florida.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MARCH 12: Sebastian Saavedra of Colombia driver of the #6 Dragon Racing Dallara Chevrolet during Day One of IZOD IndyCar Series testing at Barber Motorsports Park on March 12, 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama.

SONOMA, CA - AUGUST 26: Oriol Servia, driver of the #22 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet, Sebastian Saavedra, driver of the #17 AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport Chevrolet, and Charlie Kimball, driver of the #83 NovoLog FlexPen Honda, drive during the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma on August 26, 2012 in Sonoma, California.

SONOMA, CA - AUGUST 26: Sebastian Saavedra, driver of the #17 AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport, leads a pack of cars during the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma on August 26, 2012 in Sonoma, California.

SONOMA, CA - AUGUST 25: Sebastian Saavedra drives the #17 AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport Chevrolet during qualifying for the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma on August 25, 2012 in Sonoma, California.

BALTIMORE - SEPTEMBER 03: Sebastian Saavedra drives his #34 Bogota Es MundialConquest Racing Dallara Honda during quaifying for IZOD IndyCar Series Baltimore Grand Prix on September 3, 2011 on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland.

LOUDON, NH - AUGUST 13: Sebastian Saavedra of Colombia, driver of the #34 Bogota Es Mundial Conquest Racing Dallara Honda, looks on from the pits during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 13, 2011 in Loudon, New Hampshire.

LOUDON, NH - AUGUST 13: Sebastian Saavedra of Colombia, drives the #34 Conquest Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 13, 2011 in Loudon, New Hampshire.

LEXINGTON, OH - AUGUST 05: Sebastian Saavedra of Colombia driver of the #34 Conquest Racing Dallara Honda sits in his car during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 5, 2011 in Lexington, Ohio.

EDMONTON, AB - JULY 23: Sebastian Saavedra of Colombia, drives the #34 Bogota Es Mundial Conquest Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy Edmonton at Edmonton City Centre Airport on July 23, 2011 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

TORONTO, CANADA - JULY 08: Sebastian Saavedra of Colombia, driver of the Conquest Racing Dallara Honda, during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy Toronto on July 8, 2011 in the streets of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

WEST ALLIS, WI - JUNE 18: Sebastian Saavedra of Colombia drives the #34 Conquest Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IRL IndyCar Series Milwaukee 225 at The Milwaukee Mile on June 18, 2011 in West Allis, Wisconsin.

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Recent Quotes

09/14/2012

the heat is no problem for me because I have to concentrate on the two different cars. I’m very excited to put the #27 car up there and the complete support that the Andretti crew has given us has been amazing

Sebastian Saavedra at the Motorsport Magazine

09/05/2012

In the beginning it was scary, it was a tough decision to make, to move back down ... But to be honest it's been the best decision I've made in my life. Together with Gary Peterson, we're building a long-term relationship. It's been an amazing opportunity, having the chance to do the Indy 500 and Sonoma, it's opened doors.

Sebastian Saavedra at the Racer Magazine

09/05/2012

Sebastian Saavedra at the Racer Magazine