Luis Schiavo (born July 3, 1981, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former racing driver. Schiavo won the 2001 Pro Mazda title and also participated in USF2000, Atlantic Championship among other series.

Luis Schiavo
NationalityVenezuelan
BornLuis Alberto Schiavo
(1981-07-03) July 3, 1981 (age 43)
Retired2008
Atlantic Championship
Years active2008
2006
TeamsEuroInternational (2008)
Brooks Associates Racing (2006)
Starts11
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish20th in 2008
Previous series
2001–2005
2002
1999–2000
1989–1999
Star Mazda
USF2000
Skip Barber Southern Series
Karting
Championship titles
2003Star Mazda

Racing career

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Schiavo made his formula racing debut in the Skip Barber Southern Series in 1999 after a ten-year karting career.[1] The Venezuelan finished his first race, at Sebring International Raceway, in fourth place (behind Craig Duerson, Rafael Sperafico and Bud Risser).[2] Racing a partial schedule in the 1999-2000 season Schiavo ended 35th in the season standings.[3]

In 2001 Schiavo debuted in the Star Mazda series. He qualified eighth at Sears Point Raceway finishing the race in tenth place.[4] For 2002 Schiavo competed a partial Star Mazda season in combination with a full season in USF2000. In Star Mazda, Schiavo scored his first podium, at Road Atlanta.[5] An eighth place was his best result in USF2000.[6]

The following year, 2003, Schiavo made a title assault in Star Mazda. The Venezuelan won four races in the final season for the 'old' aluminium tube chassis Star Mazda car. Schiavo finished in the top five in eight out of nine races securing the title. Failing to step up to the Atlantic Championship Schiavo returned to Star Mazda in 2004, now in the new carbon fiber monocoque chassis. The talented driver won the season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and secured a fifth place in the series standings. For 2005 Schiavo ran a partial Star Mazda schedule. He ran the first four races of the season not scoring any significant results. Schiavo also tested a Lola B02/00 Champ Car prepared by Dale Coyne Racing. At Putnam Park Raceway Schiavo beat the team's previous best time at the track.[7]

Brooks Associates Racing announced Schiavo as one of their drivers for the 2006 Atlantic Championship season.[8] However, after three races the deal ended and Schiavo was left without a race seat. Schiavo had just scored his season best result of eleventh place at the Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey. After not racing in 2007 EuroInternational signed the driver for most of the 2008 Atlantic Championship season. Schiavo scored his best result at the season finale. In a seventeen car strong field Schiavo ended in seventh place.[9]

However, as Champ Car had ceased its operation after the merger with IndyCar, Schiavo was left without a focus. The Venezuelan returned to his home country and was the promoter for the Rotax Max Challenge Venezuela.[10] In 2011 he won the Rotax Max Challenge Venezuela in the DD2 Senior class.[11] After moving to Miami in 2012, Schiavo was a regular competitor in the Florida Winter Tour. He won Winter Tour championships in the Rotax DD2 Masters and Rotax Masters classes.

Personal

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Schiavo first attended the University of St. Thomas (Texas) earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 2002. In 2006 Schiavo earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary. In 2014 Schiavo was living in Miami with his wife and one daughter.[12]

Complete motorsports results

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American Open-Wheel racing results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Star Mazda Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2001 Racers Edge Motorsports TEX SEB SON
10
POR
37
MOS
10
LS1
38
ATL
4
LS2
41
??? ???
2002 Racers Edge Motorsports SEB SON PPI MDO ROA
7
WAS
20
MOS LAG
29
ATL
2
20th 111
2003 Racers Edge Motorsports SEB
14
NAZ
4
LS1
1
ATL1
3
SON
1
MOS
1
ROA
2
LS2
4
ATL2
1
1st 349
2004 Racers Edge Motorsports SEB
10
MDO
7
LRP
24
SON
7
POR
22
MOS
16
ROA
5
ATL
2
PIR
12
LAG
1
5th 273
2005 Team HASA Racing SEB
4
ATL1
6
MDO
46
MON
40
PPR SON1 SON2 POR RAM MOS ATL2 LAG 33rd 66

USF2000 National Championship

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points
2002 Roquin Motorsports SEB1
8
SEB2
10
MOS1
18
MOS2
12
IRP
17
MIL1
10
MIL2
13
MDO
13
ROA1 ROA2 VIR1 VIR2 15th 62

Atlantic Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2006 Brooks Associates Racing LBH
15
HOU
26
MTY
11
POR CLE1 CLE2 TOR EDM SJO DEN MTL ROA 28th 16
2008 EuroInternational LBH
18
LS
18
MTT
DNS
EDM1
16
EDM2
14
ROA1
10
ROA2
12
TRR
16
NJ UTA ATL
7
20th 60

References

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  1. ^ "2003 North American Championship Driver" (PDF). Star Mazda. Archived from the original on August 21, 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Rounds 1 & 2, - November 6 & 7, 1999". Skip Barber. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved 27 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "2000 Formula Dodge Southern Race Series Point Standings". Skip Barber. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved 27 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "2001 Results - Star Mazda Series - North American Series". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  5. ^ "LUIS SCHIAVO - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  6. ^ "LUIS SCHIAVO - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Luis Schiavo Putnam test wrap-up". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Brooks sign Mazda graduate Schiavo". Crash.net. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Luis Schiavo". ChampCarStats. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Luis Schiavo". LinkedIn. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Luis Schiavo". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  12. ^ "eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month – February 2014 – Luis Schiavo". eKartingNews.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.