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Gabriel “Gabby” Chaves

Date of birth:July 7, 1993 (18 y/o)
Place of birth:Bogota, Colombia
Races entered:110
Wins:27
Podiums:48
Pole positions:12
Fastest laps:8
Race win percentage:24.55%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

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Gabby Chaves at the FIA Institute road safety training


Published 2012-05-22 08:22:41
FIA InstituteGabby Chaves returns to the USA after a five day workshop at the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy, which focused on one of the most important aspects of the programme: road safety. To help with this, the Academy has been making use of the resources and coaching available at Test & Training International’s Road Safety Training Centre in Teesdorf, Austria. Here the drivers have been educated in all areas of safety from learning the right mental approach to understanding the engineering advances such as anti-lock braking and stability control. They then took to the track ...

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Gabby Chaves promotes road safety in Florida


Published 2012-05-13 14:59:56
Gabby ChavesStar Mazda Championship Driver Gabby Chaves is excited to announce his involvement with the newly created "Take 5 To Stay Alive - Don’t Text and Drive" campaign in southern Florida. Committed to road safety, the ambassador of the FIA Institute in America and FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy racer is the spokesperson for this important new program. While Gabby’s primary focus for the past few years has always been to reach the upper echelons of motorsports, he is also making time to help promote safe driving on the streets and highways. This led the former Italian Formula 3 Champ...

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Chaves adds to Star Mazda podium tally at Barber


Published 2012-04-03 11:05:36
Gabby ChavesGabby Chaves has quickly established himself as one of the top drivers in the highly-competitive Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, with the teenager adding another podium finish to his resume this past weekend (March 31-April 1) at Barber Motorsports Park. The JDC MotorSports star further showcased his ever-growing talent behind the wheel in the Alabama doubleheader, with a third in Round Three to capture a second podium finish in only his third career start, and adding a sixth place result in Round Four. After an superb Star Mazda debut on the streets of St. Petersburg just ov...

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Gabby Chaves scores impressive podium finish in Star Mazda debut


Published 2012-03-30 11:23:23
Gabby ChavesJunior formula car star Gabby Chaves enjoyed a superb return to North American race competition this past weekend (March 24-25), with an impressive debut in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear. The newly-signed JDC MotorSports rookie was among the drivers to watch during the season-opening doubleheader on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., ultimately capturing a third place podium finish in race one and a fourth place result in race two. Chaves is now poised to challenge for top honors when the Mazda Road to Indy series travels to Barber Motorsports Park this weekend (March 31-A...

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Chaves achieves Formula BMW history


Published 2009-08-30 13:10:28
Gabby Chaves (5th in the American Driver Ranking) did something no one else has ever done in Formula BMW Americas history. In fact, one would be hard pressed to find anyone who has pulled off this feat in any racing series anywhere in the world. Gabby Chaves finished on the podium in every one of the 14 races in the 2009 season. A fitting way to bring the series, which has been dropped by BMW, to closure. The dual Columbian, American citizen completed the accomplishment with another runner up finish, his second at Mosport, after starting once again in the second spot. "I think that’s what gave me the championship," Chaves said stating the obvious. "I did really well in the opening races, and then s...

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Gabby Chaves wins Formula BMW Americas championship


Published 2009-08-23 06:22:12
Gabby ChavesRoad America is a track where drivers have long gone to make their names, and this weekend was no different. Young Colombian-American racer Gabby Chaves won the 2009 Formula BMW Americas Championship with two race wins on Sunday at Road America to seal the title with two rounds of racing yet to run. The victories and title-clinching performance confirmed young Chaves as a star of the future for the karting graduate, who raced his way to the podium in every round of the 12-race Formula BMW Americas season to date. "It has been our consistency and our ability to be there at the end that has won...

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