Servia Joins Dreyer and Reinbold

Oriol Servia announced today that he has joined Dreyer and Reinbold Racing for the 2012 season. The open wheel veteran spent the 2011 season with Newman Season Racing. However, though he finished fourth in the series standings, he was left without a ride after Newman/Haas announced it would not field an entry in the 2012 Izod IndyCar Series. However, in Dreyer and Reinbold, Servia has claimed his spot on the grid.

"I couldn't be more excited, for many reasons," he said. "DRR is a team that I raced against since 2008 and they've always shown to be very professional at the racetrack. Although I knew the owners, I didn't know them very well, to be honest. Before signing with the team, like everybody else, I did my research and I couldn't find one individual that didn't speak highly of Dennis or Robbie (Buhl), which gave me a lot of confidence.

Servia added "I went to the team's sponsor summit last week (in Florida) and met all of their partners that they have been involved with for many, many years, which was another clear sign that they are good people."

Team co-owner Dennis Reinbold believes Servia's experience will help them develop the new Dallara chassis. ""With a new engine, new chassis and a revamped engineering department, we believe it is crucial to have a highly talented veteran driver to be able to develop these new components," Dreyer & Reinbold co-owner Dennis Reinbold said. "Oriol has always been a smart driver and has always put himself and his team in a position to win races. We are going to have to be well-prepared to take advantage of his abilities and we look forward to the challenge."