Juan Pablo Montoya Biography (2004)
By Andrew Hooper
February 9 2004
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Date and place of birth: 20th of September 1975/Bogota, (COL) | |
| Nationality: Colombian | ||
| Place of residence: Monaco (MCO) and Oxford (GBR) | ||
| Marital status: Married to Connie, née Freydell | ||
| Family: Father Pablo, mother Libia, brother Federico, sisters Liliana and Catalina | ||
| Height: 1.68 m | ||
| Weight: 72 kg | ||
| Hobbies: Computer games | ||
| Favourite dish: Pasta | ||
| Favourite drink: Orange juice | ||
| First drove a car: At the age of 14 | ||
| First race: At the age of five in a go-kart | ||
| First win: At the age of five in a go-kart | ||
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| 1981 -1984 | Karting - National Champion of children's division in 1984. |
| 1985 | Karting - Runner up of children's division |
| 1986 | Karting -Winner of the Championship in the local and national junior division. |
| 1987 - 1989 | Karting - Komet Dlvision where he obtained several titles in local and national divisions |
| 1990 | World Karting Junior Cup, Lonato, Italy |
| 1991 | World Kartlng Junior Cup, Lavai, France |
| 1992 | Attended the Skip Barber course in the USA. "Copa Formula Renault" Columbia: 4 wins out of 8 races, 5 pole positions. |
| 1993 | National Championship Tournement Swift GTI: 7 wins out of 8 races, 7 pole positions. |
| 1994 | Karting - Sudam 125 -Winner of Class Prototype Class, Mexico -Pole position and track record. Barber Saab Championship, USA - place overall. Formula N class, Mexico - 3 wins out of 5 races, 4 poles. |
| 1995 | British Formula Vauxhall Championship - 3rd place overall. Bogota 6 Hour Race - Class winner |
| 1996 | Marlboro Masters, Zandvoort - 4'h place. British Formula 3 Championship - 2 wins. Silverstone ITC Race - invited by Mercedes Benz. Bogota 6 Hour Race - winner. |
| 1997 | Second in the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship (Marko Team); first Formula One test (WiliamsF1). |
| 1998 | FIA International F3000 Championship - Championship winner with record number of Championship points. Signs with Target Chip Ganassi Racing in the CART championship. |
| 1999 | CART FedEX Series Champion. 7 wins, 7 pole positions, youngest series Champion ever. |
| 2000 | Winner of Indianapolis 500 (at his first attempt). Ninth in the CART FedEx Championship Series, three wins, seven pole positions; |
| 2001 |
BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Sixth in the FIA Formula One World Championship,
BMW WilliamsF1 Team, win at Monza (ITA); pole position at Hockenheim (GER), Spa (B) and Monza (ITA); lap record on the Nürburgring (EUR), at Hockenheim (GER) and at Indianapolis (USA). |
| 2002 | BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Third in the FIA Formula One World Championship, Pole position in Sao Paulo (BRA), Monte Carlo (MCO), Montreal (CAN), Nürburgring (EUR), Silverstone (GBR), Magny-Cours (FRA) and Monza (ITA); lap record in Sepang (MYS) and Montreal (CAN). |
| 2003 | Third in the FIA Formula One World Championship, BMW WilliamsF1 Team; wins in Monte Carlo (MCO) and Hockenheim (GER); pole position in Hockenheim (GER); lap record in Hockenheim (GER) and Budapest (HUN). |
| Formula One statistics before 2004: |
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Formula One debut: Melbourne 2001 |
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Pole positions: 11 (2001:
Hockenheim, Spa, Monza; |
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Victories: 3 (2001: Monza; 2003: Monte Carlo, Hockenheim) |
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Podium places total: 23 |
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GP starts: 50 |
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Points: 163 (2001: 31, 2002: 50, 2003: 82) |
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Fastest laps: 9 |
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| Click image for HP F1 Site |