Spanish racer Oriol Servia is to drive for Dragon Racing for the first Formula E race in Beijing on September 13.

Servia, who tested with the US team during pre-season testing at Donington Park, will line-up alongside former F1 racer Jerome d’Ambrosio.

Son of a Spanish Rally champion, Servia currently competes in IndyCar joining the series in 2008 following a successful single-seater career that including seasons in Champ Car and being crowned the 1999 Daytona Indy Lights champion.

The FIA Formula E Championship gets underway in 8 days’ time with its first ePrix in Beijing using a temporary circuit built around the city’s Olympic Stadium.