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).
The Venezuelan won four races in the final season for the 'old' aluminium tube chassis Star Mazda car.
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.
Schiavo first attended the University of St. Thomas (Texas) earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 2002.