Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya Country Colombia Date of Birth September 20, 1975 Place of Birth Bogota, Columbia Series Driven F1, ChampCar, NASCAR Active in F1 2001-2006 F1 Teams Williams, McLaren Grands Prix 95 World Championships 0 F1 Wins 7 F1 Poles 13 F1 Fastest Laps 12 First Grand Prix 2001 Australian Grand Prix First F1 Win 2001 Italian Grand Prix Last Grand Prix 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix Last F1 Win 2006 United States Grand Prix IRL Races 1 IRL Top 5s 1 IRL Top 10s 1 IRL Poles 0 First Race 1999 Indianapolis 500 First IRL Win 1999 Indianapolis 500 Active in ChampCar 1999-2000 ChampCar Teams Chip Ganassi ChampCar Races 40 ChampCar Series Championships 1 ChampCar Top 5s 16 ChampCar Top 10s 23 ChampCar Poles 14 First Race 1999 at Homestead First ChampCar Win 1999 at Long Beach Last Race 2000 at Fontana Last ChampCar Win 2000 at Gateway Active in NASCAR 2006- NASCAR Teams Chip Ganassi NASCAR Races 20 Winston/Nextel Cups 0 NASCAR Wins 1 NASCAR Top 5s 3 NASCAR Top 10s 3 NASCAR Poles 0 First Race 2006 at Homestead First NASCAR Win 2007 at Infineon

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[edit] Career Highlights

[edit] 1999

• Won CART Series title, tying with Dario Franchitti in points. Montoya took the title with 7 victories to Franchitti's 2.
• Won at Long Beach, Nazareth, Rio de Janeiro, Cleveland, Mid-Ohio, Chicago, and Vancouver

[edit] 2000

• Finished 9th in CART series
• Wins at Milwaukee, Michigan, and Gateway
• Won Indianapolis 500

[edit] 2001

• Moved from CART to Formula One
• Finished 6th in World Drivers Championship
• Won Italian Grand Prix

[edit] 2002

• Finished 3rd in World Drivers Championship
• 6 Podium Finishes

[edit] 2003

• Finished 3rd in World Drivers Championship
• Won Monaco and German Grands Prix

[edit] 2004

• Finished 5th in World Drivers Championship
• Won Brazilian Grand Prix

[edit] 2005

• Finished 4th in World Drivers Championship
• Won British, Italian, and Brazilian Grands Prix

[edit] 2006

• Finished 8th in World Drivers Championship
• Left McLaren-Mercedes team after US Grand Prix
• Made NASCAR Nextel Cup debut at Homestead

[edit] 2007

• Won Nextel Cup race (Toyota/Save Mart 350) at Infineon Raceway. Montoya became the first South American to win a Nextel Cup race and the second non-American to win in the series.
• Won Busch Series race at Mexico City. Bumped teammate off the course to pass him for first place.

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Montoya gets first NASCAR win in Mexico (created 507 days ago) By Thecrookedcap Since its creation two years ago, the NASCAR Busch Series race in Mexico City has been the one that has the most international flavor. Indeed, this year's race featured 8 nationalities amongst its 43 drivers. But it will be remember for being the day when Juan Pablo Montoya. . . more 10 votes 7 comments