But he wasn't able to keep the momentum and after a couple of difficult races in Monaco and Pau he went on to score eight more point-scoring finishes, which led him to the twelfth place in the drivers' standings.

Chaves expanded his collaboration with AVF into the World Series Formula V8 3.5, joining them for the finale at Bahrain International Circuit.

In the second race of the weekend he again started from the front row, however this time he got collected by Alfonso Celis Jr. who dived from far beck on his inside, costing Chaves another highly probable podium result.

[8] Chaves decided to switch to sports car racing, joining the LMP2 class with AVF in the 2018 European Le Mans Series.

[9] On his first season in this championship, Chaves showed good race craft and maturity for someone his age, although the results don't demonstrate his true performance on track.

The partnership with Teo Martin Motorsport carried on while Miguel Ramos joined Chaves in an attempt for the overall championship win in 2020.

Chaves left no doubt about his capabilities in 2020 and clinched the title after a dramatic season finale where their most direct competitor has thrown the McLaren number 59 off track, leaving the car stranded on the gravel on the last lap of the last race of the championship.