Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán ( born September 20, 1975 in Bogotá ) is a Colombian race car driver.
After Montoya was the International Formula 3000 championship won in 1998, he moved for two years to Chip Ganassi Racing in the CART series. In this he won the 1999 in his debut season, the league title. In 2000 he succeeded also to win the Indianapolis 500 on his debut for Chip Ganassi Racing.
Montoya moved in 2001 in Formula 1, in which he remained active until 2006. He started 94 Grand Prix and won seven races. He drove the first four years for Williams. During this time, Montoya his best overall placement with third place in the World Championship in 2002 and 2003. His last two Formula 1 seasons, he went to McLaren.
End of 2006, Montoya debuted in the top NASCAR division. In this he was starting for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing active until 2013. His best overall placement he reached in 2009 with the eighth. Montoya won in the NASCAR series a total of three races in 276 starts.
Montoya will start in 2014 for Penske in the IndyCar Series.
Montoya won the 2007, 2008 and 2013, the 24 - hour race at Daytona.
- 4.1 Career stations
- 4.2 Individual results in the IndyCar Series
- 4.3 Statistics in Formula 1 4.3.1 Grand Prix wins
- 4.3.2 Individual Results
Career
Beginnings in motorsport (1981-1996)
Montoya began his motorsport career in 1981 at the age of six years in karting. In this sport, he remained active until 1991 and returned in 1994 back for some kart racing. Among other things, he was in 1991 Junior World Karting Champion. 1992 Montoya made his first on -seater racing when he took part in the Colombian Formula Renault. In 1993, he decided the Colombian Swift GTI series for themselves.
1994 Montoya came to the United States in the Barber Saab Pro Series. With two victories, he was third in the drivers' standings. In 1995 he moved to Europe and was with Paul Stewart Racing cockpit in Formula Vauxhall. While his team-mate Jonny Kane won the championship title, was Montoya finished third overall.
1996 Montoya went for Fortec Motorsport in the British Formula 3 Championship at the start. He won two races and finished fifth in the championship. With 137 to 132 points, he sat down against internally by Guy Smith. In addition, Montoya started in 1996 for the Warsteiner AMG Mercedes team at a race weekend of the International Touring Car Championship (ITC ) as a representation for Jan Magnussen and thus took part in touring car racing.
Formula 3000 (1997-1998)
1997 Montoya received at RSM Marko, the champion team of the previous year by former racer Helmut Marko, a cockpit in the International Formula 3000 Championship. He managed the same in his second race in Pau from pole position starting to win and also to set the fastest race lap. In Spielberg and Jerez he scored more victories. With 37.5 to 39 points he lost at the end of the season Ricardo Zonta and was runner-up. Internally, he distanced his teammate Craig Lowndes, who scored three points and a fourth place, clearly. In addition to good performance in the race Montoya fell off the track with his team boss by a penchant for fast food and lack of fitness training on. For this reason, let Marko Montoya go for disciplinary reasons once from his home to walk to just ten kilometers away Graz. After the season, Montoya graduated from Williams Formula 1 test runs and was then taken as a test driver for the Formula 1 1998 season under contract.
In F3000 Montoya played in 1998 continue to race. He switched to Super Nova Racing and thus became the successor to the previous master Zonta. Montoya started at seven out of twelve races from pole position and won in Barcelona, Silverstone, Pau and Enna. At the last race of the season at the Nürburgring he took the third place the championship perfect. He sat down with 65 through to 58 points against Nick Heidfeld. Montoya's teammate Boris Derichebourg was with a third place as best result and a total of five points Gesamtzwölfter.
CART (1999-2000)
In 1999, Montoya in the North American CART series for Chip Ganassi Racing. He was the successor of Alex Zanardi, who had won the title in the preseason and was changed to Williams in Formula 1. His teammate was Jimmy Vasser. Already in his third race in Long Beach, he took his first win. The following two races in Nazareth and Rio he won also. It was his first victory on oval courses. Over the next eight races, he was second twice and won in Cleveland. He then won three consecutive races: Mid-Ohio, Chicago and Vancouver. As second in the drivers' standings Montoya went to the season finale in Fontana, which was overshadowed by the fatal accident Greg Moore. While he was fourth, reached Dario Franchitti, his opponent in the title duel tenth. This means that both drivers were equal on points with 212 points. As Montoya won seven races and Franchitti only the three, Montoya decided the championship and was at the age of 24 years as by then the youngest driver titleholder. His teammate Vasser scored the ninth with 104 points.
2000 remained Montoya and Vasser at Chip Ganassi Racing, who had changed the chassis and engine manufacturer before the season. From Reynard to Lola and Honda to Toyota. Like last year, Montoya started in seven races from pole position, but Montoya came only in 8 out of 20 races to the finish. He scored nine top- 10 finishes, stood on the podium four times and won the race in Milwaukee, Michigan and Madison. With 126 points, he was ninth overall, while his teammate Vasser reached the sixth place with 131 points. Montoya had 42 points off the title winner Gil de Ferran. In addition, Montoya in 2000 competed in the rival CART series for Indy Racing League. Chip Ganassi Racing participated in G-Force Oldsmobile vehicles in this year's Indianapolis 500 with its two CART drivers. Montoya qualified for the second place behind Greg Ray. The race, Montoya, with 167 laps led for 33 laps and went on not as the winner crossed the finish line. He had a lead of over seven seconds over second-placed Buddy Lazier. This Montoya was Graham Hill in 1966 for the first rider to the Indianapolis 500 decided on his debut for themselves. It was Montoya's only Indy Racing League races this year.
Formula 1 (2001-2006)
Williams (2001-2004)
In 2001, Montoya in Formula 1 and received a cockpit at Williams, who were supported for one year factory of BMW. Montoya was team-mate Ralf Schumacher and Jenson Button broke off in Williams cockpit. In his first Formula 1 race, the Australian Grand Prix Montoya qualified for eleventh place. In the race, he retired in the last third of the race in third place lying down with a engine failure. After another failure, Montoya qualified in Brazil for the fourth starting position. Shortly after the start, there was a safety car phase. In this Montoya was in second place behind Michael Schumacher. He went when restarting past his opponents and took in his third race for the first time the lead in a Formula 1 race. Montoya put on a one- stop strategy and extended its lead successively. In the 39th round, he had more than 30 seconds ahead of Michael Schumacher. Whilst overtaking of Jos Verstappen on the Reta Oposta to Verstappen under braking and rammed Montoya off the track. The race was so terminated for Montoya. After another failure Montoya scored in Spain in second his first podium placement. After three more races without finishing line he repeated this result at the Grand Prix of Europe. After failing in the next five races three times, down twice in the top 10 and started twice from the pole position, Montoya was also the Grand Prix of Italy at Monza pole position. He also decided the race for themselves and thus achieved in his 15th Formula 1 race the first victory. After another failure, he finished second in the last race of the season in Japan. Montoya had achieved in his first season in only 6 out of 17 races, the goal and was always run at this race in the top 10. Four times he stood on the podium. With 31 points, he finished his first Formula 1 season as the best rookie in sixth place. His team-mate Ralf Schumacher was fourth overall with 49 points.
Montoya started in 2002 with two second place finishes in Australia and Malaysia in the season. In the rest of the season, he managed to repeat these placements in Spain and Germany. At the races in Monaco, Canada and Italy, he fell from the pole position starting in the top -3 lying with technical defects from. Montoya stayed in the season without a win. He started in 7 of 17 races from pole position and was not only five times in the top fifth He stood on the podium seven times. At the end of the season he was with 50 points in third place in the drivers' world championship, which is his best overall result in Formula 1, and was only beaten by the Ferrari drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. In the third place, he sat down internally over Ralf Schumacher, who had become with 42 points in fourth through.
2003 denied Montoya his third season for Williams at the Ralf Schumacher page. At the season opener in Australia he was once again runner-up. After he had come twice in the top 10 in the next five races, Montoya decided the Monaco Grand Prix for themselves. After a third place in Canada, he was second in Europe and France. In these three races Ralf Schumacher came in front of him to the finish. This season phase Montoya expressed critical of his team because he was of the opinion that it prefer Ralf Schumacher. In France Montoya tried with an earlier pit stop at Schumacher to drive past, but the team pulled even with him before the stop. Montoya still complained during the race on this event and imputed the team to have sided with Schumacher. Over the next four races, Montoya consistently stood on the podium. After a second place in Britain he won the Grand Prix of Germany from the pole position starting. Subsequently, he was third in Hungary and second in Italy. With two races left in the season he was thus three points behind Michael Schumacher, the leader of the World Championship, on the second rank. At the penultimate race of the season, the U.S. Grand Prix, Montoya was involved in a collision with Barrichello, Barrichello failed at. The race stewards saw the blame for the incident with Montoya and occupied it with a drive-through penalty. Montoya finally came in sixth place finish, while Michael Schumacher won. This Montoya's title chances were no longer existent. At the last race of the season in Japan Montoya difference in the lead with a hydraulic damage. Montoya was finally again third in the World Championship. With 82 to 58 points, he sat down internally over Ralf Schumacher, who finished in fifth place, by. After a change of Qualifyingformats Montoya was only one pole position this year. At the end of the season Montoya announced to move to the next season for McLaren. The trigger for the change, the differences with his team were.
2004 remained Montoya at Williams completed his last season for the team. This year, Ferrari dominated the World Cup and won the first 17 races 15 times. Montoya was in Malaysia and San Marino in second or third on the podium. At the 18th and final race of the season in Brazil Montoya managed to win. It was the only win of the season for Williams. Montoya came in 13 out of 18 races in the top 10 and was fifth overall with 58 points. His teammates - Ralf Schumacher was represented in the meantime after an injury by Marc Gené and Antonio Pizzonia - together posted 30 points and a podium placement.
McLaren (2005-2006)
2005 Montoya moved to McLaren, who were supported at the factory of Mercedes, and was team-mate Kimi Raikkonen. Montoya took over the cockpit of David Coulthard. According to a sixth and fourth place in the first two races, Montoya fell out due to a shoulder injury for the next two races. According to information Montoya had the injury sustained playing tennis. He was represented by Pedro de la Rosa and Alexander Wurz.
After he had come into the top 10 after his return in the next three races, he was disqualified at the Grand Prix of Canada, because he had run a red light. After two more race without finish Montoya won the first victory for McLaren at the Grand Prix of Great Britain. After a second place in Germany and a third place in Turkey Montoya won the Italian Grand Prix, where he had started for the first time for McLaren from pole position. At the following Grand Prix in Belgium he was after starting from pole position in second place. Whilst overtaking, he collided in the closing stages with his former team-mate Pizzonia and retired. A race later, at the Brazilian Grand Prix, he scored his third win of the season, which was his last Formula 1 victory at the same time. In the last two races, he left. Montoya finished the season with 60 points in the fourth. Internally, he was clearly beaten by his Raikkonen, who was runner-up with 112 points and seven wins.
2006 Montoya was second year with McLaren. Even before the season it was revealed that Fernando Alonso, who became world champion in 2005, would go to the Formula 1 2007 season to McLaren. Thus it was clear that Montoya and Räikkönen would be leaving the team. After two top -5 finishes in the first three races Montoya was third in San Marino. After failing in the next two races, he scored a second place at the Monaco Grand Prix his best season placement.
Three races later, at the U.S. Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Montoya played his last Formula 1 race. After starting Montoya went into the first corner into his team-mate Raikkonen and thus triggered a major conflict in which several drivers were involved. While most participants saw the guilt in Montoya, he spoke of a racing accident. A week after the race Montoya was known from 2007 in the two highest divisions NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series to drive. Two days later he was released from McLaren and replaced for the remainder of the season by de la Rosa. Montoya was at the time of his dismissal in sixth place with 26 points, while Raikkonen was fourth with 39 points. At the end of the season Montoya finished in eighth place overall.
Montoya started 94 times at a Formula 1 race, seven Grand Prix decided for himself and scored 13 pole positions.
NASCAR (2006-2013)
On 6 October 2006 Montoya ran his first oval race in the ARCA Racing Series at Talladega Superspeedway with a vehicle of Kerry Scherer. He qualified in second, led the first nine laps and ended the race prematurely aborted in third place. He took part in another race of this series. The end of October rose Montoya with his former CART team Chip Ganassi Racing in a Dodge in the NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR the second division in the current season and a graduate of the last four races of the season. He played his first race at the Sam 's Town 250 at Memphis. He started ninth and finished the race in eleventh place. It was both his best starting position, as well as his best result of the season. In the overall standings he was 68th Moreover, Montoya debuted in 2006 with the highest NASCAR division, the Nextel Cup. In a Dodge from Chip Ganassi Racing, he took on the last race of the season, the Ford 400 at Homestead, in part. He started from 29th place and was eliminated in the final phase of. He was 34
In early 2007 took Montoya for Chip Ganassi Racing in a Lexus - Riley at the 24 - hour race at Daytona in part. Along with Salvador Duran and Scott Pruett, he won the race. Montoya became the first racer to a Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Indianapolis had won 500 and the 24 - hour race at Daytona for themselves. In the Nextel Cup Montoya received the 2007 a full-time cockpit with Chip Ganassi Racing. When Toyota / Save Mart 350 in Sonoma Montoya won from 32nd place from starting his first race in the Nextel Cup. Previously, there was no driver has managed to win a race at this track from a starting position worse than 13th. He also served for 30 years the first non- American to win a race in the highest NASCAR division. He came six times in the top 10. Montoya was the best rookie 20th in the driver standings. Internal team he won against Reed Sorenson and David Stremme. Montoya became the previously best non- Americans in the NASCAR Nextel Cup. In addition, Montoya completed for Chip Ganassi Racing 2007 17 races in the Busch Series. He decided the Telcel Motorola México 200 in Mexico City for themselves. In the overall standings, he was a total of three top - 10 finishes 36th Both victories achieved Montoya on a road course.
2008 Montoya started the year with a win at the 24 Hours of Daytona. His teammates this year were Dario Franchitti, Pruett and Memo Rojas. Then he played his second full season in the top NASCAR division, which was called since 2008 Sprint Cup. Montoya scored his first top-10 result in the ninth race of the season, the Aaron's 499 at Talladega, where he scored the second place. It was his best result of the season. With two other top - 10 finishes he finished the season in 25th place overall. Ganassi commuted his crew chief from multiple, so Montoya in the season had three different crew chiefs. He was again the best driver of his team. While Sorensen only left out a race, he had six changing teammates in the third Ganassi Dodge. In addition, Montoya graduated in 2008 two races in the second NASCAR division.
2009 Montoya was at the beginning of the year along with Pruett and Rojas second in the 24 - hour race at Daytona. In Sprint Cup merged before the 2009 season, Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing, who henceforth Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, the team formed. The team used vehicles from Chevrolet. Montoya came in half of the race in the top 10 and qualified for the only time for the Chase, the championship finals of the Sprint Cup. With a second place as best result Montoya finished the season in eighth place. This was his best finishing position in the Sprint Cup and the best finishing position of a non-US - American. Internally, he sat down opposite his teammate Martin Truex Jr., who was 23, clearly through.
2010 Montoya difference in the 24- hour race at Daytona after an engine failure. His teammates were Scott Dixon, Franchitti and Jamie McMurray. In Sprint Cup 2010 Montoya came in 14 out of 36 races in the top 10. At the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen at Watkins Glen, he scored his second Sprint Cup victory. Montoya did not come in the Chase and finished at the end of the season 17th place. In addition, he defeated his teammate McMurray, who was 14 and won three races.
Completed in 2011, Montoya, the 24 - hour race at Daytona along with Dixon, Franchitti and McMurray in second place. In Sprint Cup Montoya in 2011 was again at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. A third place in the third race, the Kobalt Tools 400, his best result. He reached 8 top 10 finishes. Montoya ended the season in 21st place and sat down with it within the team against McMurray by who finished 27th place. After the season Montoya's pit crew has been almost completely replaced.
2012 graduated Montoya next to the 24 - hour race at Daytona another race in the Rolex Sports Car Series. Along with Dixon, Franchitti and McMurray or with Dixon and McMurray, he came fourth. In Sprint Cup 2012 Montoya managed only twice in the top 10. He was 22 in the championship and was thus a position behind his teammate McMurray.
Montoya won in 2013, this time with Charlie Kimball, Pruett and Rojas, the 24 - hour race at Daytona. In Sprint Cup 2013 Montoya 's race at Dover International Speedway with a second place his best result. He came eight times in the top 10. The season he finished in 21st place in the overall standings. He was defeated as last season McMurray, who had become 15.
In August 2013 it was revealed that Earnhard Ganassi Racing would Montoya's contract, which expired at the end of season does not extend. This ended Montoya's NASCAR involvement after seven years as a full-time pilot for the team. Montoya won the highest NASCAR Division two races and stood at about 253 races. A NASCAR win on an oval course was denied him.
IndyCar Series (2014)
2014 Montoya returned back into formula racing and goes for Penske in the IndyCar Series, the successor series of the Indy Racing League, at the start. Penske took Montoya under contract, without already have a sponsor for his vehicle. By the end of 2013 he completed the first test drives for Penske.
Personal
He is married to Connie Freydell, originally from Medellin. The couple has three children.
His father Pablo Montoya and his younger brother Federico Montoya were also racing driver.
Social Commitment
Together with his wife Connie, he founded the Formula Smiles Foundation, a charity for children from Colombia. This is committed to offer the children a higher quality of life and to give them the opportunity to play sports.
Statistics
Career stations
- 2001: Formula 1 ( 6th place)
- 2002: Formula 1 ( 3rd place)
- 2003: Formula 1 ( 3rd place)
- 2004: Formula 1 ( 5th place)
- 2005: Formula 1 (4th place )
- 2006: Formula 1 (8th place )
- 2006: Nextel Cup ( No. 69 )
- 2006: Busch Series (No. 68)
- 2006: ARCA Racing Series (No. 84)
- 2007: Nextel Cup ( 20th place )
- 2007: Busch Series (No. 36)
- 2007: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP ( place 52)
- 2008: Sprint Cup ( 25th place )
- 2008: Nationwide Series (No. 86)
- 2008: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP ( position 42 )
- 2009: Sprint Cup ( 8th place)
- 2009: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP ( place 36)
- 2010: Sprint Cup ( 17th)
- 2010: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP ( place 65)
- 2011: Sprint Cup ( # 21 )
- 2011: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP ( place 24)
- 2012: Sprint Cup ( 22nd place)
- 2012: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP ( No. 21 )
- 2013: Sprint Cup ( # 21 )
- 2013: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP ( place 31 )
- 2014: IndyCar Series
Individual results in the IndyCar Series
( Legend)
Statistics in Formula 1
Grand Prix victories
- 2001: Italy (Monza )
- 2003: Monaco ( Monte Carlo )
- 2003: Germany ( Hockenheim )
- 2004: Brazil ( Interlagos )
- 2005: Great Britain ( Silverstone )
- 2005: Italy (Monza )
- 2005: Brazil ( Interlagos )