Juan Pablo Montoya was born on September 20, 1975 in Bogota, Colombia. He started racing in Colombia at the age of 5. After 13 years racing in Colombia, he decided to proceed racing career by moving to England.
BIRTHDATE | September 20, 1975 | Formula 1 | (2001- 2006) |
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BIRTHPLACE | Bogota, Colombia | Nascar USA | (2007- 2013) |
WEIGHT | 168 LBS | Indy Car | (2014 - 2017) |
HEIGHT | 5’ 10" | IMSA | (2017 - 2020) |
RESIDENCE | Miami, FL | Indy 500 | (2021- current) |
TEAM | Arrow McLaren team |
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Still with Team Penske helped them develop their new venture to enter the 2017 IMSA Championship with Acura.
Indy car with Team Penske. Started the season winning in St. Petersburg, Fl. Won for the 2nd time at Indy 500. He lead the championship till the end of the last race by tiding with Scott Dixon in points but losing the championship for less wins.
Moved back to Indycar with Team. Taking his first pole position at Pocono and went to win the race.
Moved to NASCAR with Chip Ganassi. . Had 3 wins and in 2009 qualified for the Chase finishing in 5th place for the season.
F1 with Williams-BMW. Juan Pablo had 1 fastest lap and a legendary win at the Brazilian Grand Prix F1, his last race for Williams.
F1 with Williams-BMW. Juan Pablo had 1 pole position, 2 fastest laps and 2 wins including the legendary Monaco GP.
F1 with Williams-BMW. This year will always be remembered for the amazing compitetion between Michael Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya during qualifying. Juan Pablo took 7 pole position and 3 fastest laps.
Moved to F1 with Williams-BMW. Fist podium in Barcelona finishing 2nd, another podium at the European GP and Japan GP. First win was at the F1 Italian Grand Prix. He had 3 pole positions and 3 fastest laps.
Raced for Ganassi Racing. Indy 500 Champion. Cart Champsionship with 3 wins, 7 poles and 6 Fastest Laps.
Raced for Ganassi Racing. CART Championship as Rookie of the year with wins at Long Beach, CA, Nazareth, PE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Cleveland, OH & Fontana, CA. Plus, Seven Poles and 6 Fastest Laps.