Car |
4 |
Nationality |
Colombian |
Date of Birth |
20/09/1975 |
Place of Birth |
Bogota, Colombia |
Marital Status |
Married to Connie, 1 son (Sebastian) |
Height |
1.72m |
Weight |
73.5kg |
Resident |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Favourite Music |
Colombian artists, Shakira, Juanes and Carlos Vives |
Hobbies |
Computer games/Snow Boarding/Wind Surfing/Golf |
Website |
www.jpmontoya.com |
Formula 1 Statistics(after Spain Grand Prix) |
Grand Prix Debut |
2001 Australian GP |
Grand Prix Starts |
91 |
Grand Prix Points |
296 |
Grand Prix Wins |
7 |
Pole Positions |
13 |
First Pole Position |
2001 German Grand Prix |
First Podium |
2001 Spanish GP – 2nd |
Fastest Laps |
10 |
First Race Win |
2001 Italian Grand Prix |
Number of Finishes |
58 |
Number of Podiums |
29 |
Number of Finishes in Points |
54 |
Number of Doubles (pole position & win) |
1 |
Number of Triples (pole position, win & fastest lap) |
1 |
Formula 1 |
2006 |
Team McLaren Mercedes Driver. |
2005 |
Team McLaren Mercedes: 60 points; fourth in the Drivers’ Championship; winner in Britain, Italy and Brazil; second in Germany; third in Turkey. |
2004 |
BMW WilliamsF1: 58 points; fifth in the Drivers’ Championship; winner in Brazil; second in Malaysia; third in San Marino. |
2003 |
BMW WilliamsF1: 82 points; third in the Drivers’ Championship; winner at Monaco and Germany; second in Europe, France, Britain and Italy; third in Canada and Hungary. |
2002 |
BMW WilliamsF1: 50 points; third in the Drivers’ Championship; second in Australia, Malaysia, Spain and Germany; third in Austria, Britain and Belgium. Fastest ever qualifying lap at Monza. |
2001 |
BMW WilliamsF1: 31 points; sixth in the Drivers’ Championship; winner in Italy; second in Spain, European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring and Japan. |
Competition History |
2000 |
Ninth in the CART Championship Series, three wins, seven pole positions; winner of the Indianapolis 500 on his first attempt. |
1999 |
Winner in the CART Championship Series, CART Rookie of the Year, seven wins, seven pole positions, youngest champion in the history of the series. |
1998 |
Winner of the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship (Team Super Nova) with record points total (65 points); moved to North America to join Target Chip Ganassi Racing; WilliamsF1 test driver. |
1997 |
Second in the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship (Marko Team); first Formula One test (WiliamsF1). |
1996 |
Fourth in the Masters race in Zandvoort; British Formula 3 Championship, two wins; first in the Bogotá Six Hours; took part in the ITC Race at Silverstone with Mercedes-Benz. |
1995 |
Third in the British Formula Vauxhall Championship; class win in the Bogotá Six Hours. |
1994 |
Karting – Sudam 125, class win; third in the Barber Saab Championship in USA; pole position and circuit record prototype class Mexico; Formula N class Mexico, three wins in five races, four pole positions. |
1993 |
Nationale Tournament Swift GTI Championship in Colombia, seven wins in eight races, seven poles. |
1992 |
Took part in the Skip Barber Course in USA; Copa Formula Renault in Colombia, four wins in eight races, five pole positions. |
1990-1991 |
Kart Junior World Championship. |
1984-1989 |
Several Colombian local and national titles in the Children’s Kart Championship and the Kart Komet category. | |
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