Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan ˈpaβlo monˈtoʝa rolˈdan]; born September 20, 1975), is a Colombian racing driver. He currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving for Acura Team Penske, having won the championship in 2019.

Juan Pablo Montoya
Montoya in 2014
Nationality Colombian
BornJuan Pablo Montoya Roldán
(1975-09-20) September 20, 1975
Bogotá, Colombia
Championship titles
1998 International Formula 3000 Champion
1999 CART FedEx Championship Series Champion
2000, 2015 Indianapolis 500 Winner
2017 Race of Champions Champion of Champions

2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Champion
Awards
1999 CART Rookie of the Year
2000 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year
IndyCar Series career
52 races run over 5 years
Team(s)No. 22 (Team Penske)
2017 position24th
Best finish2nd (2015)
First race2000 Indianapolis 500 (Indy)
Last race2017 Indianapolis 500 (Indy)
First win2000 Indianapolis 500 (Indy)
Last win2016 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Wins Podiums Poles
5 13 3
Champ Car career
40 races run over 2 years
Best finish1st (1999)
First race1999 Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead)
Last race2000 Marlboro 500 (Fontana)
First win1999 Long Beach Grand Prix (Long Beach)
Last win2000 Motorola 300 (Gateway)
Wins Podiums Poles
10 13 14
Formula One World Championship career
Active years20012006
TeamsWilliams, McLaren
Entries95 (94 starts)
Championships0
Wins7
Podiums30
Career points307
Pole positions13
Fastest laps12
First entry2001 Australian Grand Prix
First win2001 Italian Grand Prix
Last win2005 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last entry2006 United States Grand Prix
NASCAR Cup Series career
255 races run over 9 years
2014 position48th
Best finish8th (2009)
First race2006 Ford 400 (Homestead)
Last race2014 Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
First win2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Last win2010 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 59 9
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
23 races run over 3 years
Best finish36th (2007)
First race2006 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Last race2008 Ford 300 (Homestead)
First win2007 Telcel-Motorola 200 (Mexico City)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 3 0
Statistics current as of July 19, 2015.

He won the International F3000 championship in 1998, the CART FedEx Championship Series in 1999 in his debut year in the series, and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2019. His race wins include the Indianapolis 500 (2000, 2015), Monaco Grand Prix (2003), 24 Hours of Daytona (2007, 2008, 2013), British Grand Prix (2005), Italian Grand Prix (2001, 2005), Grand Prix of Long Beach (1999), and the Race of Champions (2017). Montoya is, alongside Fernando Alonso, one of only two active drivers who have won two legs of the Triple Crown of Motorsport in its original definition. Montoya also equals Mario Andretti and Dan Gurney by winning races in Indy cars, Formula One cars and NASCAR Cup cars.

In October 2009, Montoya was ranked 30th on Times Online's list of the Top 50 Formula One drivers of all time.[1]

Early career

Montoya was born in Bogotá, Colombia, where he was taught the techniques of karting from an early age by his father Pablo, an architect and motorsport enthusiast.

Montoya moved to the Colombian Formula Renault Series in 1992, while racing there he won four of eight races and had five poles. The same year he also participated in the U.S. Skip Barber driving school, and was hailed by driving instructors as being one of the best pupils to ever come through their school. 1993 saw Montoya switch to the Swift GTI Championship, a series he dominated by winning seven of eight races and earning eight poles. In 1994, Montoya raced in three separate series: The Sudam 125 Karting (won the title), Barber Saab Pro Series (finished third in points, won two races), and Formula N in Mexico (won the title). He graduated from the Colegio San Tarsicio in Bogotá in the same year. Montoya developed into a strong qualifier, in some cases taking 80% of a season's pole positions. For the next three years Montoya raced in various divisions, continually progressing upward. He raced in the 1995 British Formula Vauxhall Championship, winning three races and finishing third in the championship. In 1996, he raced in the British Formula 3 with Fortec Motorsport, winning two races, and finishing 5th in the championship points standings, as well as taking part in events in Zandvoort, Netherlands and Silverstone.

F3000 career – F1 testing

1997

Montoya got the opportunity to advance in his motor racing career when he was hired by the RSM Marko team to compete alongside Craig Lowndes in the 1997 International Formula 3000 season. In the ten races during the season, Montoya had three wins and three pole positions. He finished his rookie season second in the championship points standings, just 1.5 points shy of taking the overall season title. During this time, Williams noticed his potential and invited him to test with the team at Barcelona, Spain along with three other drivers. Montoya was the fastest of them all and he and Max Wilson were signed by WilliamsF1 to be test drivers for the following season.

1998

Alongside his Formula One testing duties for Williams, he competed again in F3000 and took the title in a close contest with Nick Heidfeld who was driving for McLaren's F3000 team. During the 1998 F3000 season, Montoya opened the season up with a record four straight pole positions. He also achieved another record that year by being the first driver to lap the entire grid, at the Pau Grand Prix. Montoya won the 1998 F3000 season with four wins, seven pole positions, and nine podium finishes in twelve races.

CART career

1999

Renault, Williams's engine supplier for most of the 1990s, left Formula One at the end of the 1997 season. With no major engine suppliers available, Williams were forced to sign a contract to run customer engines for the 1998 and 1999 seasons. In 1998 the team failed to win a race for the first time in a decade. For the 1999 season, in the hope of attracting more investors to the underperforming team, Frank Williams agreed to a driver swap with CART team owner Chip Ganassi, in which Ganassi's 1997 and 1998 CART champion driver, Alessandro Zanardi, would return to Formula One and Montoya would take his place in the competitive American series.

While Zanardi had a miserable year in Formula One, Montoya, with Honda power and a Reynard chassis at his disposal, took the American motorsport scene by storm. He took the 1999 title in his rookie year, something accomplished six years earlier by former Formula One Champion Nigel Mansell.

The season that saw Montoya crowned as the youngest ever CART FedEx Championship Series Champion at the age of 24 was closely fought, especially with Dario Franchitti who led the championship going into the final race in California. Both drivers finished the season with equal number of points but Montoya took the title by virtue of having won seven races to the Scotsman's three. His victory in the last race that year, the Marlboro 500, was overshadowed by the death of Greg Moore during the race; Montoya first heard the news after parking his car in victory lane and was seen sobbing.

The CART rookie attracted criticism—notably from Michael Andretti and his team for his aggressive style of driving.

Montoya still had a contractual relationship with Williams and after his impressive rookie season the Grove-based team were keen for him to drive for them in Formula One. However, he decided to race in the US for one more year.

2000

In 2000, the Ganassi team switched to Toyota engines and Lola chassis. The package was strong for ovals and high speed tracks, but was less well suited to street and most road circuits. Toyota's engines were not yet reliable and often failed the team. Despite this, Montoya led more laps than anyone else and took the maiden victory for a Toyota engine in the series. But he failed to finish in 40% of the races, and was out of contention for the championship.

The Ganassi team also competed in the 2000 Indianapolis 500 of the rival Indy Racing League series using a G-Force chassis and a Comptech-tuned Oldsmobile Aurora engine. Montoya and his CART teammate Jimmy Vasser were the first CART drivers to "cross-over" to drive in the Indy 500 since 1996. In the event, the Colombian led 167 of 200 laps and claimed top honours at the end of the 500-mile (800 km) race, taking an easy victory on his first attempt. He was the first to do so since Formula One World Champion Graham Hill in 1966 and was the first Colombian winner. His compatriot Roberto José Guerrero had previously finished twice as runner up.

Montoya won the Miller Lite 225 the next week at The Milwaukee Mile. That victory marked his eighth and Toyota's first win in the CART (Champ Car World Series) series.

Formula One career

Over the weekend of the 2000 United States Grand Prix, Williams-BMW announced a two-year deal for Montoya to partner Ralf Schumacher starting in 2001. During the first half of his Formula One career, he consolidated his position as a fast driver and a race win challenger; Montoya became a title contender during 2003 but the hopes of fighting for the title gradually faded as his cars lacked pace.

Montoya was voted top Latin American driver at the Premios Fox Sports awards in 2003 and 2005.[2][3]

2001

Montoya made his Formula One debut for the BMW-powered Williams team in the 2001 Formula One season at the Australian Grand Prix. In that race, he qualified 11th and went off in the first corner and went further down the order but, with a good drive and a high rate of retirements, he went up to fifth until he retired with an engine failure.

The second round was the Malaysian Grand Prix and Montoya qualified better in sixth place but stalled on the grid and had to start from the back. He only lasted for three laps before retiring after spinning off in a rain shower.

In his third race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, he qualified in fourth place. He got up to second on the first lap and there was a safety car due to an incident in the first corner. On the restart, which was on the third lap, Montoya passed World Champion Michael Schumacher into the first corner. He held off Schumacher, who was on a two-stop strategy compared to Montoya's one stop strategy until Schumacher's first stop. Montoya now seemed to have the race in his pocket as he had a five-second advantage over eventual winner David Coulthard. However, while he was lapping Jos Verstappen, the Dutchman accidentally rammed into the back of him, taking Montoya out.

After his performance in Brazil, expectations were high going into the fourth round, the San Marino Grand Prix. Montoya qualified in seventh, and was well set for points in the race but more bad luck, this time due to a brake failure which took him out of fifth place, leaving him without a point after four races.

Round 5 was the Spanish Grand Prix and Montoya needed a good result but did not look like getting it, so, after another poor qualifying, Montoya found himself down in 12th place. He made up for it by making a quick start by gaining five places and was up to sixth in the first corner (David Coulthard was starting from the back of the grid after stalling on the formation lap). He got ahead of Jacques Villeneuve in the second round of pit stops. He stayed on the track and climbed up to second due to a high attrition rate.

In the next race, the Austrian Grand Prix, Montoya finally outpaced his teammate Ralf Schumacher in qualifying and took a career-best second. It looked better and better for him as he took the lead at the start and pulled away, with second-placed Ralf holding up a string of five cars behind him. But, after 10 laps, Ralf retired with brake failure. Montoya was struggling with the same problems, and Schumacher had been told to hold the others up so that Montoya could build a gap. With Ralf Schumacher out, the five drivers, led by Michael Schumacher began to close on Montoya at over a second a lap. Soon, Michael was right on Montoya's tail and tried to pass him around the outside at Remus Curve. Montoya kept on the inside, braked late, locked up and went to the gravel. Schumacher was also forced to go to the gravel to avoid Montoya. Montoya rejoined seventh, just behind Schumacher. Montoya went for an early stop which solved his problems. He was set for one point in sixth until he stopped on the track with a hydraulic failure. After the race, Schumacher said that 'all Montoya was doing was to try to take Schumacher out with himself off the circuit'.

In the Monaco Grand Prix, Montoya did not reproduce his previous form and had to be satisfied with qualifying seventh. In the race, he made one position at the start. He then tried to pressure teammate Ralf Schumacher to make a mistake, but it was he himself who made the mistake, by sliding into the barriers on the Swimming Pool section on lap 3. That was the end of the race for him.

Montoya went into the Canadian Grand Prix desperately needing some points, after having had only 6 points from seven races. His qualifying did not help the cause at all though, as he qualified way down in 10th. He gained one place at the first corner but then could not keep the pace of the cars in front. He came under pressure from a charging Rubens Barrichello, and pushed his car too hard and retired after crashing into a wall while trying to both fend off Barrichello and catch up with the cars in front.

The ninth round of the season was the European Grand Prix and Montoya held pole for most of qualifying only for both Michael and Ralf Schumacher to bump him down to third in the final seconds. At the start of the race, he kept third and ran three seconds behind the two leaders. After the first round of stops, the two leaders came ahead of the one-stopping David Coulthard but Montoya came behind. He was stuck there for five laps and it cost him three seconds. He was forced to settle for third and that became second when Ralf was given a ten-second, stop-and-go penalty for a pitlane infringement. Montoya finished in second, and the result gave him more confidence than ever.

Montoya only finished six races, but he nevertheless won three pole positions and stood on the podium four times, including his maiden Formula One victory at the 2001 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Overall, he finished the season in 6th position in the Drivers' Championship.

2002

In the 2002 Formula One season, Montoya was the best of the rest as Ferrari's dominance left available no better place than third. Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello won 15 of 17 races. Although he did not win a race, unlike Coulthard and his teammate Ralf Schumacher, Montoya was one of the few drivers to compete with Schumacher on the track. As in 2001, he stood out for his forceful overtaking moves on the World Champion, although several times he lost places through clashing with the German. For qualifying, the BMW WilliamsF1 FW24 could be set up to use its tires more effectively than its rivals and generate more grip. With this weapon, Montoya was able to achieve seven pole positions, usually setting his pole time in the very last seconds of the session. He set the fastest-ever average speed over a lap (259.83 km/h) during the qualifying session of the 2002 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Overall, he finished the season in 3rd position in the Drivers' Championship.

2003

Montoya at the 2003 French Grand Prix, a race in which his Williams team finished first and second

Although the 2003 chassis was built by the team specifically for Montoya's driving style, the machine needed time to be developed. Problems with oversteer were still present, often resulting in 360° spins in front of the crowd, in addition to reliability problems with the BMW engine.

From the Monaco Grand Prix, the FW25 proved to be the class of the field, allowing Montoya to take victory at Circuit de Monaco from Kimi Räikkönen, joining Graham Hill as the only winners of both the Monaco GP and the Indy 500. During the 2003 French Grand Prix, after a misunderstanding with the pit crew, there was a vocal exchange of expletives between the Colombian and his team. This was followed by a formal letter of reprimand from the BMW Williams F1 team. McLaren announced that they would take on his racing services from 2005 at an end of season announcement, although it was believed that Montoya had already decided to leave immediately after the French GP.

Bad luck for rivals and excellent on-track performances from the Colombian meant he was a title contender, particularly after a key victory at the German Grand Prix.[4] Williams, however, were unable to keep pace with the latest developments from Ferrari, coupled with a mid-season amendment to tyre regulations that forced the Michelin-shod Williams, among others, to quickly make a new design to avoid being disqualified. With that, the Bridgestone-shod Ferraris returned to form. Montoya failed to claim another victory that year. A drive-through penalty at the United States Grand Prix after a collision with Ferrari's Barrichello ended his title chances in the last race he would finish in 2003. He was leading the final race of the season in Japan when he had a hydraulic failure. Overall, he finished the season in 3rd position in the Drivers' Championship.

Juan Pablo Montoya driving for Williams at the 2004 US GP

2004

2004 was a disappointing year for Montoya. His relationship with the team was strained throughout the season since both parties knew he would be leaving for the McLaren team at the end of the year.[5]

Early season promise faded as the radical looking 'tusked' Williams FW26 initially lacked pace and both drivers were frequently left struggling to score points. However, the car was significantly overhauled during the season and the radical nose designed by a former Ferrari aerodynamicist was finally replaced with a more conventional one for the final stages of the season.[6] Montoya left the team on a high note by winning his last race with them, the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix, which was closely contested with future McLaren teammate Kimi Räikkönen.[7] Overall, he finished the season in 5th position in the Drivers' Championship.

Montoya would later purchase his race winning FW26 chassis from Frank Williams but claims that BMW refused to sell him an engine.[8]

McLaren (2005–2006)

2005

After driving for Williams for four full seasons, Montoya found the McLaren Mercedes car unpredictable, often claiming it felt like the steering wheel was not "attached" to the rest of the car.[9]

Criticised in previous years for his lack of fitness Montoya began a training program under the direction of McLaren personnel however all the effort was lost when after the Malaysian Grand Prix he injured his shoulder playing tennis, with reserve drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Alexander Wurz temporarily replacing him.[10]

In practice for the Monaco Grand Prix Montoya was penalized to start from the back by race stewards for brake-testing his former Williams teammate, Ralf Schumacher, causing a four car collision. At the Canadian Grand Prix Montoya was in contention for the win, but he was disqualified after leaving the pitlane under a red light.[11] As a Michelin runner, Montoya did not start the US Grand Prix (see 2005 US Grand Prix). The Colombian was on track for a possible podium finish at Magny-Cours when his hydraulics failed. He retired from the lead of the Hungarian GP due to a broken driveshaft. His teammate had a similar failure eight races earlier, which showed the differences in suspension geometry between both McLarens as the torsional forces are carried out in different manner.

During the year Montoya suffered even more from oversteer than he had at Williams. On several occasions he spun during practice. More seriously he spun in his return from injury at the Spanish Grand Prix and most notoriously at the last corner during qualifying for the German Grand Prix. On that occasion he made up for it by climbing from 20th to 8th after the first two corners eventually finishing in a respectable 2nd.

Montoya qualifying in the 2005 US GP

Montoya worked with the team during the year to identify suspension geometry and aerodynamic problems that were making the car unpredictable.

He had to learn how to cope with a very nervous and 'oversteery' car,[12] in these conditions and after bad luck for his teammate, he scored his first victory for McLaren in the British Grand Prix and in the same conditions at the Italian Grand Prix.[13]

For most of the season Montoya's major concerns were the ongoing problems with backmarkers. Both Tiago Monteiro and Antônio Pizzonia collided with him, as had Jos Verstappen in 2001, and Jacques Villeneuve forced him off the track in one of the final races of the year. These incidents prevented Montoya from completing his main task for the team; stopping Fernando Alonso and Renault F1 from increasing their lead in the standings.

In the final stages of the season it was clear that Montoya and his car were finally adapted to one another. The Colombian has often attributed this to the greater effort made by the McLaren team than by Williams to tune the car to his driving style. In the last 7 Grands Prix Montoya finished, he scored 3 wins, 2 poles and 5 podiums, as well as set a track record (fastest lap) of 1:24.770,[14] which still stands today, at the 2005 Turkish Grand Prix. At the Brazilian GP, Montoya led home McLaren's first 1–2 result in years, ahead of newly crowned world champion Fernando Alonso in third, it was his last finish of the year.[15] In Japan he was forced off the track by Jacques Villeneuve on lap one, while in China a loose drain cover rose up and hit his car, damaging the engine. Overall, he finished the season in 4th position in the Drivers' Championship.

Montoya testing for McLaren in early 2006

2006

Montoya started his 2006 season learning that the 2005 F1 Champion Fernando Alonso had been contracted by McLaren for the 2007 season. At the same time McLaren did not take up their option on Montoya for 2007, while his teammate Kimi Räikkönen remained a free agent, although it was later revealed that Räikkönen had already signed with Ferrari for 2007 by the time Alonso had signed with McLaren for 2007.

During the first three races, Montoya consistently underperformed on the track, not managing to improve his position from the start at the Bahrain and Malaysia Grands Prix. Problems with his engine mapping also contributed, resulting in poor straight line performance. At the Australian Grand Prix, he drove an excellent race but with a few mistakes. His car spun near the end of the warm-up lap, caused by too much throttle while warming the tyres, and if Giancarlo Fisichella had not stalled his Renault before the start of the race and triggered another formation lap, Montoya would have started at the back end of the grid. He did manage to regain his grid position though, which angered other team managers. His race ended when towards the end of the race he hit a kerb on the exit of the final corner, while chasing Ralf Schumacher hard for third place. The impact triggered an automatic electronic device in the McLaren MP4-21, shutting down his engine as it went into safety mode.

In the San Marino Grand Prix, Montoya was forced to use the team spare car for the qualifying session when it was learnt that his car had a fuel pressure problem. McLaren fitted his engine into the team spare car, thus saving Montoya from a 10-place grid penalty. He managed to qualify in seventh place ahead of Räikkönen. The race however was very undramatic for him and a steady performance saw him finish third, earning his first podium finish of the season.

The races at the Nürburgring and the Circuit de Catalunya, however, were very disappointing for Montoya. He qualified in 9th position for the European Grand Prix but then was stuck behind traffic for almost the whole race before his engine failed a few laps from the end. Catalunya saw Montoya failing to qualify in the top 10 for the first time in the season. He qualified 12th in an underperforming McLaren. He was heavily fuelled and was on a one-stop strategy for the race but he spun and his car got stuck on a kerb and his race was over. Montoya had a solid race at Monaco, inheriting second place 14.5 seconds behind championship leader Fernando Alonso after Räikkönen and Mark Webber went out with engine problems on lap 50. Once again, though, he appeared to be somewhat off his teammate's pace.

The Canadian Grand Prix saw Montoya pull off a stunning overtaking move on Michael Schumacher on the opening lap, but contact with Nico Rosberg on the next lap and a mistake at the last corner resulted in Montoya hitting the wall and damaging the car, leading to retirement. The United States Grand Prix also brought further disappointment to Montoya's season. An 8-car crash on the first corner saw him retire from the race, yet again taking no points. This crash also involved teammate Räikkönen, and as one of the main instigators of the crash thanks to his and Räikkönen's impact being seen as the initial cause of the crash, this cast further doubt upon Montoya's future in Formula One.

Montoya's Formula One career effectively came to an end on July 9 when he announced in a public press conference from the US that he had signed a contract to run in the NASCAR series from 2007. On July 11, 2006, McLaren announced that Montoya would stop racing for the team with immediate effect. This ultimately confirmed Montoya's exit from F1. However, in the press conference on July 14 at the French Grand Prix, Ron Dennis stated that Montoya was still under contract with McLaren and he would remain in contract with the team until the expiration of the deal. Following further speculation that he could start racing in the NASCAR series as early as 2006, Dennis publicly offered Montoya an early exit from his contract with McLaren, provided that he resigned from receiving any payout to terminate his contract.[16][17] Overall, he finished the season in 8th position in the Drivers' Championship.

NASCAR

2006 season

Juan Pablo Montoya practicing for the 2007 Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway

On July 9, 2006, Montoya announced his plans to compete in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series beginning with the 2007 season, racing for Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates's NASCAR operation, Chip Ganassi Racing, in the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline-sponsored car. "I'm looking forward to racing in the Nextel Cup Series for Chip Ganassi in the Big Red Car. I think I will learn a lot from my teammates and other drivers around me. It will be tough though to get used to the difference in the cars." Montoya made his stock car debut in an Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) event at the Talladega Superspeedway on October 6, 2006. He qualified second, led the first nine laps, and finished third when the race was called after 79 of 92 laps.[18] Three weeks later he followed this with an 11th-place finish after a mid-race spin at the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park, his first appearance in NASCAR's second division Busch Series.[19] He competed in the final three races of the Busch Series season, but did not better this performance. He would later run 17 Busch Series races on a part-time schedule the following year. On November 19, 2006, Montoya competed for the first time in NASCAR's premier division, the NEXTEL Cup Series. He qualified 29th in the No. 30 Texaco car at the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He was running just outside the top 10 when contact with Ryan Newman ended his race on lap 251. His car ended up in the grass engulfed in flames due to his fuel cell erupting during the crash and he was credited with a 34th-place finish.[20] Finished 71st in series points.

2007 season

Montoya's 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup car at Texas

Montoya visited victory lane three times across three different racing series in 2007. He kicked off 2007 with a win in his first Rolex 24 at Daytona race in the Grand American Road Racing Association. Then, in just his seventh-career Nationwide Series race, Montoya took the checkered flag in Mexico City to earn his first win in a stock car. His abilities on the road course were evident to his competitors when he captured his first Sprint Cup victory after qualifying 32nd at Infineon Raceway. Montoya and his No. 42 crew went on to amass one win, three top-five and six top-10 finishes during the 2007 Sprint Cup season. Montoya also earned the honor of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2007 Rookie of the Year and finished 20th in series points.

2008 season

Montoya's car at Atlanta in March 2008

In 2008, Montoya and the No. 42 team amassed two top-five, three top-10 and seven top-15 finishes which include a runner-up finish at Talladega Superspeedway. In addition, Montoya became the first driver in history to win in his first two starts in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, which he won with teammates Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and Dario Franchitti. Montoya ended the season 25th in the points standings, 5 spots lower than in 2007. On November 14, it was announced the Ganassi team would merge with Dale Earnhardt Inc., Montoya was confirmed to drive the No. 42 as the team switches from Dodge to Chevrolet.[21]

2009 season

It was announced in January that Target would take over as Montoya's primary sponsor for the 2009 Cup season.

Montoya ran in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and finished second after a thrilling duel with David Donohue. Montoya's Lexus did not have the speed that Donohue had in the Porsche he was driving, and when Montoya was slowed by lap traffic in the chicane, Donohue was able to pass Montoya and hold him off to take the victory, denying Montoya what would have been his third straight 24-hour win. The margin of victory in the 2009 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona was 0.167 seconds, making it the closest finish in Rolex 24 Hour history.

Montoya finished 14th in the Daytona 500 and finished 11th at Auto Club Speedway.

On April 25, he won his first career pole at the Aaron's 499 at Talladega. After going a lap down Montoya finished 8th at the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. He followed this up a week later with a 6th place at the Lifelock 400 at Michigan International Speedway. After racing in the top-10 all day, Montoya got his third top 10 in a row with a 6th place at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. Montoya got his best ever finish at Daytona International Speedway in the Coke Zero 400 where after going a lap down twice he battled back to 9th. Montoya dominated the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in Indianapolis on July 26 after starting from second position. It was the first time in his NASCAR career that he scored bonus points for leading the most laps in the event, however, he was penalized with a drive-through penalty after his last pit stop for speeding in the pit lane. His healthy 5-second advantage over the rest of the field was gone and he ended up finishing 11th.[22] After a pit lane error Montoya slipped back from his top-10 spot at the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. However, a good pit call meant Montoya pitted prior to a caution which meant he started the next restart in 4th. After slipping back to 5th he made up good ground to pass Bowyer for 2nd. He went after the leader, Denny Hamlin but could not catch him. The second-place finish was his first top 5 of the year and joint best on an oval. At the Carfax 400 at Michigan, Montoya posted the 3rd quickest qualifying time just 0.087 seconds off of the pole. In the race Montoya gradually slipped back and grew frustrated with crew chief Brian Pattie as the car was getting tighter and tighter, Kasey Kahne and Montoya made contact when the 9 car got loose and its splitter touched the 42's right rear tire. The contact resulted in Montoya's right rear going flat and he lost a lap on pit road fixing the minor body damage. However he shortly got the lucky dog and raced up to 20th before dropping back to 23rd, Montoya gained 4 positions on the last lap as others ran out of fuel, resulting in a 19th-place finish which at least kept Juan 7th in points.

Montoya finished the first 26 races in eighth place in the standings, which made him the first foreign born driver to qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He began the Chase in 11th place after reseeding, and was placed as high as 3rd during the Chase before finishing the year in eighth place.

2010 season

Montoya ran in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona for Chip Ganassi in the No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW Riley with NASCAR teammate Jamie McMurray and Indycar champions Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti. Montoya reunited with his old engine manufacturer BMW when Montoya drove WilliamsF1 in 2001–2004. The team led for around four hours and completed 249 laps. However, the car was forced to retire after 8:29:58 due to an engine failure, robbing the team of a potential victory. The Ganassi No. 01 entry then took the lead before Action Express Racing ultimately took the checkered flag.

Montoya began his NASCAR season with Daytona Speedweeks; the first race was the Bud Shootout exhibition race in which he finished 10th. Montoya had earlier posted the fifth fastest time in Daytona 500 qualifying but the unique qualifying system during Speedweeks meant Montoya would start P2 in the 2nd Gatorade Duel on Thursday the 11th to race for starting position in the Daytona 500 on the 14th.

Montoya during the 2011 Coca-Cola 600

Montoya started the 2010 edition of the Watkins Glen race in 3rd place and led 74 of the 90 laps to win his 2nd career Sprint Cup Series race. This made him the first foreign-born driver to have multiple wins in NASCAR Sprint Cup history. Montoya did not make the Chase for the Sprint Cup and ended up 17th in points with six top-fives and fourteen top-tens. Montoya also won the pole for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301, the Brickyard 400, and the AMP Energy Juice 500.

2011 season

The 2011 season started well for Montoya. Montoya, Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, and Jamie McMurray drove the No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing BMW Riley to start 5th and finish 2nd in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. The No. 02 team finished behind their teammates driving the No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing BMW Riley.

Montoya started the 2011 NASCAR season on a high note finishing 6th in the Daytona 500 and 5th in points. He was involved in two wrecks, both involving Jamie McMurray, his teammate. No serious damage occurred to either of the cars; they both ended up in the top ten. Two weeks later in the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Montoya, in a blue Clorox scheme led seven laps and finished 3rd. Montoya won the pole for the Auto Club 400 and the Crown Royal 400. It was announced that his crew chief since mid-2008, Brian Pattie, would be replaced by Jim Pohlman.[23]

2012 season

Montoya in the No. 42 at Texas Motor Speedway

Montoya re-signed with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing to remain in the No. 42 car in the Sprint Cup Series in 2012.[24]

During a caution period on lap 160 of the 2012 Daytona 500, a defective rear suspension on his No. 42 Chevrolet inexplicably collapsed, sending Montoya careening into a track support vehicle towing a jet dryer. Leaking vapor from the dryer caught fire and led to a lengthy red flag.[25] The driver of the support vehicle and Montoya were both cleared medically after the accident.

The 2012 season was the second-worst in Montoya's Sprint Cup career, in which he finished 22nd in points with 5 DNF's. The only headlines he captured were back-to-back poles in the Pennsylvania 400 in Pocono Raceway and the Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International, along with two of 8th-place finishes in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway and the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

Montoya also ran two Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series races in the BMW-powered No.02 for Chip Ganassi Racing—the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and the Brickyard Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as part of Super Weekend at the Brickyard, finishing in fourth place in both events.

2013 season

Montoya began the 2013 season becoming NASCAR's first and only driver ever to score three 24 Hour of Daytona victories, co-piloting Chip Ganassi Racing's Riley-BMW to first place overall, in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona on January 26–27.[26]

In the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway, Montoya almost scored his first career Sprint Cup Series oval-track win, but finished fourth due to an untimely caution coming out with three laps to go (caused by Brian Vickers crashing).[27] He also nearly won Dover but ended up being passed by Tony Stewart with three laps remaining. In the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, Montoya was in second place behind eventual race winner Martin Truex, Jr., but ran out of fuel on the final lap and dropped 32 positions, finishing 34th.[28]

On August 13, 2013 it was announced that Montoya's contract with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing would not be renewed for the 2014 season.[29] He would be replaced by Kyle Larson.

2014 season

Montoya raced twice in 2014 for Team Penske in between his IndyCar commitments, finishing 18th at Michigan and 23rd at Indianapolis.[30]

Return to IndyCar

On September 16, 2013, it was announced for the 2014 racing season Montoya would compete in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 2 Dallara-Chevrolet for Team Penske.[31]

2014 season

Having formally retired from NASCAR, transitioning to a full-time commitment to IndyCar, Montoya joined Team Penske for two additional venues on the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup calendar, piloting the No. 12 Penske Ford at Indianapolis and Michigan.[32] On May 10, 2014, Montoya raced in the 2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis, which was the fifth different race Montoya had competed in at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a record.[33] On May 25, 2014, Montoya raced in the 2014 Indianapolis 500 and finished in 5th place. He had started at 10th in the race after having a good second-day of qualifying,[34] and was spotted by Derek Higgins, the 2-time champion of the Mexican Formula 3. On July 6, 2014, Montoya won the Pocono IndyCar 500. This was his first IndyCar race win since 2000, when he won the Indianapolis 500. Montoya also set the record for the "Fastest 500 Mile Race in Motorsports History" with his win at Pocono Raceway. The average speed was 202.402 mph.[35]

2015 season

Montoya at practice during the 2015 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma

Montoya won the opening race of the season at Grand Prix of St. Petersburg,[36] then finished on the podium again at the Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis and Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, 5th in the Grand Prix of Louisiana, and on May 24, 2015, Montoya passed his teammate Will Power with four laps to go to win the 2015 Indianapolis 500.[37] He finished 2nd in the title standings to Scott Dixon on a count back much like the way he won the 1999 CART title from Dario Franchitti.

2016 season

Montoya won the opening race of the season at Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Montoya passed Conor Daly on a restart at Lap 64 of the 110 lap race, and took the victory over his teammate Simon Pagenaud.[38] During the remainder of the year Montoya took two further podium finishes and finished the season in eighth position in the championship.

After the end of the season, Penske informed Montoya that he was to be replaced in the team's full-time driver line-up by Josef Newgarden.[39] Montoya and Penske did however reach a one-race deal that would allow Montoya to compete in the 2017 Indianapolis 500 for Penske.

2017 season

After more than 6 months of absence, Montoya returned with Penske for the IndyCar Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500, in which he finished in the 6th position being the second best pilot of the Penske Team after Hélio Castroneves. Weeks after the race it was confirmed that Montoya and Oriol Servia will be the test pilots for the 2018 IndyCar new aerodynamic kits.[40]

IMSA career

During the 2016 season, it was reported that Team Penske was looking at returning to top-level North American sports car racing in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and that Montoya would be the team's lead driver. In 2017 it was confirmed[41][42] that Montoya would partner with former Prototype champion Dane Cameron in a Team Penske-run Acura ARX-05 Daytona Prototype international starting with the 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Montoya teamed with Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud at the 2017 Petit Le Mans in a stock Oreca 07-Gibson, scoring a podium in what was described as a "dress rehearsal" for the team prior to the 2018 season.

2017 season

Acura Team Penske made their IMSA debut at the last race of the season, the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. Montoya teamed with Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud in an Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 car which took pole position[43] and finished in third place.

2018 season

Montoya in the Acura Team Penske No. 6 DPi racing at the 2018 Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio

For the 2018 IMSA season Montoya officially partnered Dane Cameron in the No. 6 Acura Team Penske entry.[44] Montoya's first podium of the 2018 IMSA season came at Mid-Ohio, where Montoya and Cameron finished 2nd place to Castroneves and Taylor.[45] The Montoya/Cameron duo would score three more podiums at Belle Isle, Watkins Glen, and Laguna Seca that season. Their season ended with a 5th place in the drivers championship standings with four total podiums and a 2nd place as their best result out of 10 races.

Montoya would also make his first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2018. Montoya along with ex-F1 driver Paul di Resta were drafted into United Autosports to contest the race in two separate LMP2 entries. Montoya shared his seat in the No. 32 Ligier JSP217 with Hugo de Sadeleer and Will Owen.[46] During the race, Montoya locked-up under braking and crashed at Indianapolis corner during one of his stints.[47] The team was able to recover the car, replace the front fascia, and continue racing after re-joining two laps down. Benefiting from post-race penalties to cars ahead in-class, Montoya and his co-drivers were later elevated to the podium with a third-place in the LMP2 class and a seventh-place overall finish.[48]

2019 season

In 2019 Montoya and Cameron began the IMSA season with improved but modest finishes at Daytona and Sebring, but began to bounce back harder during the shorter races in the season. They were able to podium at Long Beach with 3rd place, and took the No. 6 car's maiden win at Mid-Ohio in dominant fashion.[49] Every race from Long Beach to Laguna Seca would see the No. 6 duo of Montoya and Cameron on the podium. They were able to enter the 2019 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta season finale with a points advantage and secured the IMSA Prototype championship for Acura Team Penske with a fourth-place finish.[50] In total, Montoya and Cameron shared three wins and seven podiums from 10 races, winning at Mid-Ohio, Belle Isle, and Laguna Seca.

2020 season

For 2020 Montoya and Cameron would again improve at Daytona and Sebring, finishing just outside the podium places in each race. Montoya finished down the order at Road America, after being rear-ended by another entry during harsh rains while on-track.[51] Montoya and Cameron also had an incident-filled race during the following round at Road Atlanta. Cameron spun on cold tires during the rolling race start and so began the race at a disadvantage. Montoya was later rear-ended during the final round of pit-stops by Ryan Briscoe,[52] and then suffered a collision with another entry while navigating a pass through the esses.

Montoya would also, as a last-minute replacement for fellow IMSA Prototype driver Pipo Derani, contest his second 24 Hours of Le Mans. This time he would drive the No. 21 Dragonspeed USA Oreca-07 LMP2 entry, sharing a seat with Memo Rojas and Timothé Buret.[53]

Helmet design

Montoya's helmet was silver (or white) with red and blue arrow designs on the sides with yellow lines on the arrows' center and the yellow mouthplate area.[54] The Formula Smiles Foundation held a yearly competition for Colombian children to design a helmet for Montoya to use in the Brazilian Grand Prix between 2002 and 2005. The winning entrant travelled to the Grand Prix as a guest of Montoya, and the helmets were auctioned off for the Foundation.[55] At Penske, he would change the colors to match the car's sponsor, rather than his traditional Colombian national colors, as is required for all Penske drivers, while keeping the arrow design.

In early November 2013, the Internal Revenue Service stated that Montoya owed $2.7 million USD due to disallowed deductions from 2007 and 2008.[56] Montoya stated that he had earned $800,000 over his reported income, but filed a challenge to the audit in U.S. Tax Court.[57]

Motorsports career results

Season Series Team No. Races Poles Wins Points Final Placing
1994 Barber Saab Pro Series N/A 4 12 1 2 114 3rd
1995 British Formula Vauxhall Paul Stewart Racing 4 14 3 3 125 3rd
1996 British Formula 3 Fortec Motorsport 4 16 1 2 137 5th
International Touring Car Championship Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG 3 2 0 0 0 NC
1997 International Formula 3000 RSM Marko 2 9 3 3 37.5 2nd
Formula One Rothmans Williams Renault Test driver
1998 International Formula 3000 Super Nova Racing 1 12 7 4 65 1st
Formula One Winfield Williams Test driver
1999 FedEx Championship Series Chip Ganassi Racing 4 20 7 7 212 1st
2000 FedEx Championship Series Chip Ganassi Racing 1 20 7 3 126 9th
Indy Racing League 9 1 0 1 54 25th
2001 Formula One BMW Williams F1 Team 6 17 3 1 31 6th
2002 Formula One BMW Williams F1 Team 6 17 7 0 50 3rd
2003 Formula One BMW Williams F1 Team 3 16 1 2 82 3rd
2004 Formula One BMW Williams F1 Team 3 18 0 1 58 5th
2005 Formula One West McLaren Mercedes 10 16 2 3 60 4th
2006 Formula One Team McLaren Mercedes 4 10 0 0 26 8th
NASCAR Busch Chip Ganassi Racing 42 4 0 0 438 68th
NASCAR Nextel Cup 30 1 0 0 61 69th
2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Chip Ganassi Racing 42 36 0 1 3487 20th
Rolex 24 at Daytona 01 1 0 1 N/A 1st
NASCAR Busch Series 42 17 0 1 1689 36th
2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Chip Ganassi Racing 40 2 0 0 230 86th
42
Rolex 24 at Daytona 01 1 0 1 N/A 1st
NASCAR Sprint Cup 42 36 0 0 3329 25th
2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 42 36 2 0 6252 8th
Rolex 24 at Daytona Chip Ganassi Racing 01 1 0 0 N/A 2nd
2010 Rolex 24 at Daytona Chip Ganassi Racing 02 1 0 0 N/A 15th
NASCAR Sprint Cup Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 42 36 3 1 4118 17th
2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 42 36 2 0 932 21st
Rolex 24 at Daytona Chip Ganassi Racing 02 1 0 0 N/A 2nd
2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona Chip Ganassi Racing 02 1 0 0 N/A 4th
Rolex Sports Car Series 02 2 0 0 56 21st
NASCAR Sprint Cup Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 42 36 2 0 810 22nd
2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 42 36 0 0 894 21st
Rolex 24 at Daytona Chip Ganassi Racing 01 1 0 0 N/A 1st
2014 IndyCar Series Team Penske 2 18 1 1 586 4th
NASCAR Sprint Cup 12 2 0 0 26 48th
2015 IndyCar Series Team Penske 2 16 2 2 556 2nd
2016 IndyCar Series Team Penske 2 16 0 1 433 8th
2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Team Penske 6 1 0 0 30 30th
2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Team Penske 6 10 1 0 251 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 United Autosports 32 1 0 0 N/A 3rd
2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Acura Team Penske 6 10 3 3 302 1st

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
1997 RSM Marko SIL
Ret
PAU
1
HEL
Ret
NÜR
4
PER
11
HOC
5
A1R
1
SPA
DSQ
MUG
3
JER
1
2nd 37.5
1998 Super Nova Racing OSC
15
IMO
Ret
CAT
1
SIL
1
MON
6
PAU
1
A1R
2
HOC
3
HUN
3
SPA
2
PER
1
NÜR
3
1st 65

CART Championship Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rank Points
1999 Ganassi Reynard Honda MIA
10
MOT
13
LBH
1
NAZ
1
RIO
1
GAT
11
MIL
10
POR
2
CLE
1
ROA
13
TOR
22
MCH
2
DET
17
MDO
1
CHI
1
VAN
1
LAG
8
HOU
25
SUR
16
FON
4
1st 212
2000 Ganassi Lola Toyota MIA
23
LBH
19
RIO
22
MOT
7
NAZ
4
MIL
1
DET
18
POR
17
CLE
6
TOR
24
MCH
1
CHI
12
MDO
24
ROA
16
VAN
17
LAG
6
GAT
1
HOU
2
SUR
24
FON
10
9th 126

IndyCar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2000 Target Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force Oldsmobile WDW PHX LVS INDY
1
TXS PPIR ATL KTY TXS 25th 54
2014 Team Penske Dallara DW12 Chevrolet STP
15
LBH
4
ALA
21
IMS
16
INDY
5
DET
12
DET
13
TEX
3
HOU
2
HOU
7
POC
1
IOW
16
TOR
18
TOR
19
MDO
11
MIL
2
SNM
5
FON
4
4th 586
2015 STP
1
NLA
5
LBH
3
ALA
14
IMS
3
INDY
1
DET
10
DET
10
TEX
4
TOR
7
FON
4
MIL
4
IOW
24
MDO
11
POC
3
SNM
6
2nda 556
2016 STP
1
PHX
9
LBH
4
ALA
5
IMS
8
INDY
33
DET
3
DET
20
RDA
7
IOW
20
TOR
20
MDO
11
POC
8
TXS
9
WGL
13
SNM
3
8th 433
2017 STP LBH ALA PHX IMS
10
INDY
6
DET DET TXS ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GTW WGL SNM 24th 93

a Montoya lost the title to Scott Dixon on a tiebreaker, after both tied on 556 points. He won two races compared to Dixon's three.

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2000 G-Force Oldsmobile 2 1 Chip Ganassi Racing
2014 Dallara Chevrolet 10 5 Team Penske
2015 Dallara Chevrolet 15 1 Team Penske
2016 Dallara Chevrolet 17 33 Team Penske
2017 Dallara Chevrolet 18 6 Team Penske
Indianapolis 500 records
Most races between victories
Ten* drivers have intervals between race
victories extending five or more races.
Years Career Victories
15 2000 2015
Most laps led by rookie
Eight drivers have led one quarter (50 laps / 125 miles)
or further race distance in their first year of competition.
Laps Percent
Race Led
Year Start
Pos
Final
Pos
167 83.5% 2000 2 1

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WDC Points
2001 BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW23 BMW P81 3.0 V10 AUS
Ret
MAL
Ret
BRA
Ret
SMR
Ret
ESP
2
AUT
Ret
MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
EUR
2
FRA
Ret
GBR
4
GER
Ret
HUN
8
BEL
Ret
ITA
1
USA
Ret
JPN
2
6th 31
2002 BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW24 BMW P82 3.0 V10 AUS
2
MAL
2
BRA
5
SMR
4
ESP
2
AUT
3
MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
EUR
Ret
GBR
3
FRA
4
GER
2
HUN
11
BEL
3
ITA
Ret
USA
4
JPN
4
3rd 50
2003 BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW25 BMW P83 3.0 V10 AUS
2
MAL
12
BRA
Ret
SMR
7
ESP
4
AUT
Ret
MON
1
CAN
3
EUR
2
FRA
2
GBR
2
GER
1
HUN
3
ITA
2
USA
6
JPN
Ret
3rd 82
2004 BMW WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW26 BMW P84 3.0 V10 AUS
5
MAL
2
BHR
13
SMR
3
ESP
Ret
MON
4
EUR
8
CAN
DSQ
USA
DSQ
FRA
8
GBR
5
GER
5
HUN
4
BEL
Ret
ITA
5
CHN
5
JPN
7
BRA
1
5th 58
2005 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-20 Mercedes FO 110R 3.0 V10 AUS
6
MAL
4
BHR SMR ESP
7
MON
5
EUR
7
CAN
DSQ
USA
DNS
FRA
Ret
GBR
1
GER
2
4th 60
Team McLaren Mercedes HUN
Ret
TUR
3
ITA
1
BEL
14
BRA
1
JPN
Ret
CHN
Ret
2006 Team McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-21 Mercedes FO 108S 2.4 V8 BHR
5
MAL
4
AUS
Ret
SMR
3
EUR
Ret
ESP
Ret
MON
2
GBR
6
CAN
Ret
USA
Ret
FRA GER HUN TUR ITA CHN JPN BRA 8th 26

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Records in F1
Record Achieved
Fastest top speed 372.6 km/h (231.5 mph) 2005 Italian Grand Prix[58]

Montoya did hold the record for the highest average lap speed in F1 history for a lap he set in qualifying at the 2004 Italian Grand Prix, but Lewis Hamilton is the most recent driver to have beat that record. Mercedes' #44 car traveled at an average speed of 264.362 km/h at the Temple of Speed [Q3, 2020 Italian GP]

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts
2006 Chip Ganassi Racing 30 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
34
69th 61
2007 42 DAY
19
CAL
26
LVS
22
ATL
5
BRI
32
MAR
16
TEX
8
PHO
33
TAL
31
RCH
26
DAR
23
CLT
28
DOV
31
POC
20
MCH
43
SON
1
NHA
19
DAY
32
CHI
15
IND
2
POC
16
GLN
39
MCH
26
BRI
17
CAL
33
RCH
41
NHA
23
DOV
10
KAN
28
TAL
15
CLT
37
MAR
8
ATL
34
TEX
25
PHO
17
HOM
15
20th 3487
2008 DAY
32
CAL
20
LVS
19
ATL
16
BRI
15
MAR
13
TEX
19
PHO
16
TAL
2
RCH
32
DAR
23
CLT
30
DOV
12
POC
38
MCH
38
SON
6
NHA
32
DAY
38
CHI
18
IND
38
POC
40
GLN
4
MCH
25
BRI
19
CAL
20
RCH
31
NHA
17
DOV
39
KAN
20
TAL
25
CLT
34
MAR
14
ATL
40
TEX
43
PHO
17
HOM
17
25th 3329
2009 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevy DAY
14
CAL
11
LVS
31
ATL
27
BRI
9
MAR
12
TEX
7
PHO
24
TAL
20
RCH
10
DAR
20
CLT
8
DOV
30
POC
8
MCH
6
SON
6
NHA
12
DAY
9
CHI
10
IND
11
POC
2
GLN
6
MCH
19
BRI
25
ATL
3
RCH
19
NHA
3
DOV
4
KAN
4
CAL
3
CLT
35
MAR
3
TAL
19
TEX
37
PHO
8
HOM
38
8th 6252
2010 DAY
10
CAL
37
LVS
37
ATL
3
BRI
26
MAR
36
PHO
5
TEX
34
TAL
3
RCH
6
DAR
5
DOV
35
CLT
38
POC
8
MCH
13
SON
10
NHA
34
DAY
27
CHI
16
IND
32
POC
16
GLN
1
MCH
7
BRI
7
ATL
9
RCH
7
NHA
16
DOV
14
KAN
29
CAL
14
CLT
11
MAR
19
TAL
3
TEX
28
PHO
16
HOM
35
17th 4118
2011 DAY
6
PHO
19
LVS
3
BRI
24
CAL
10
MAR
4
TEX
13
TAL
30
RCH
29
DAR
23
DOV
32
CLT
12
KAN
17
POC
7
MCH
30
SON
22
DAY
9
KEN
15
NHA
30
IND
28
POC
32
GLN
7
MCH
25
BRI
19
ATL
15
RCH
15
CHI
14
NHA
9
DOV
22
KAN
23
CLT
14
TAL
23
MAR
22
TEX
18
PHO
15
HOM
31
21st 932
2012 DAY
36
PHO
11
LVS
25
BRI
8
CAL
17
MAR
21
TEX
16
KAN
12
RCH
12
TAL
32
DAR
24
CLT
20
DOV
28
POC
17
MCH
8
SON
34
KEN
14
DAY
28
NHA
25
IND
21
POC
20
GLN
33
MCH
26
BRI
13
ATL
21
RCH
20
CHI
23
NHA
22
DOV
26
TAL
38
CLT
19
KAN
16
MAR
20
TEX
34
PHO
12
HOM
28
22nd 810
2013 DAY
39
PHO
12
LVS
19
BRI
30
CAL
38
MAR
26
TEX
20
KAN
27
RCH
4
TAL
25
DAR
8
CLT
18
DOV
2
POC
14
MCH
20
SON
34
KEN
16
DAY
39
NHA
24
IND
9
POC
28
GLN
5
MCH
11
BRI
3
ATL
7
RCH
16
CHI
32
NHA
19
DOV
23
KAN
18
CLT
12
TAL
41
MAR
13
TEX
20
PHO
6
HOM
18
21st 894
2014 Team Penske 12 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH
18
SON KEN DAY NHA IND
23
POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 48th 47
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2007 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 36 19
2008 15 32
2009 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 8 14
2010 8 10
2011 13 6
2012 35 36
2013 7 39

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts
2006 Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN
14
MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
11
TEX
28
PHO
20
HOM
14
68th 438
2007 DAY
40
CAL
39
MXC
1
LVS
20
ATL
8
BRI
14
NSH TEX
30
PHO
21
TAL
7
RCH
11
DAR
15
CLT
40
DOV
14
NSH KEN MLW NHA
34
DAY
30
CHI
21
GTY IRP CGV GLN
33
MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 36th 1689
2008 40 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX
15
PHO 86th 230
42 HOM
17

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARMC Pts
2006 Cunningham Motorsports 4 Dodge DAY NSH SLM WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL
3
IOW
24
84th 350

Daytona Prototype

Bold – Pole Position. (Overall Finish/Class Finish).

Year Team No. Engine Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts
2007 Chip Ganassi Racing 01 Lexus 5.0L V8 Riley Technologies MkXI DAY
(1)
MEX HOM VIR LGA WGL MDO DAY IOW BAR MON WGL SON MIL 52nd 35
2008 Riley Technologies MkXX DAY
(1)
HOM MEX VIR LGA WGL MDO DAY BAR MON WGL SON NJ MIL 45th 35
2009 Riley Technologies Mk. XX DAY
(2)
VIR NJ LGA WGL MDO DAY BAR WGL MON MIL HOM 45th 32
2010 02 BMW 5.0L V8 DAY
(37/15)
HOM BAR VIR LRP WGL MDO DAY NJ WGL MON MIL 41st 16
2011 DAY
(2)
HOM BAR VIR LRP WGL ELK LGA NJ WGL MON MDO 24th 32
2012 Riley Technologies Mk. XXVI DAY
(4)
BAR HOM NJ BEL MDO ELK WGL IMS
(4)
WGL MON LGA LRP 21st 56
2013 01 DAY
(1)
AUS BAR ATL BEL MDO WGL IMS ELK KAN LGA LRP 41st 35

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2017 Team Penske P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET
3
30th 30
2018 Acura Team Penske P Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
10
SEB
14
LBH
5
MDO
2
DET
3
WGL
3
MOS
10
ELK
5
LGA
3
PET
13
5th 251
2019 Acura Team Penske DPi Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
6
SEB
9
LBH
3
MDO
1
DET
1
WGL
3
MOS
3
ELK
2
LGA
1
PET
4
1st 302
2020 Acura Team Penske DPi Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
4
DAY
4
SEB
6
ELK
8
ATL
6
MDO
7
PET
3
LGA
2
SEB
2
6th 247
2021 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian DPi Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
4
SEB
MDO
DET
WGL
MOS
ELK
LGA
LBH
PET
4th* 308*

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 United Autosports Hugo de Sadeleer
Will Owen
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 365 7th 3rd
2020 DragonSpeed USA Timothé Buret
Memo Rojas
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 192 DNF DNF

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ricardo Zonta
International Formula 3000 Champion
1998
Succeeded by
Nick Heidfeld
Preceded by
Alex Zanardi
CART FedEx Championship Series Champion
1999
Succeeded by
Gil de Ferran
Preceded by
Kenny Bräck
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Indianapolis 500 Winner
2000
2015
Succeeded by
Hélio Castroneves
Alexander Rossi
Preceded by
Sebastian Vettel
Race of Champions
Champion of Champions

2017
Succeeded by
David Coulthard
Preceded by
Eric Curran
Felipe Nasr
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Champion

2019
With: Dane Cameron
Succeeded by
Hélio Castroneves
Ricky Taylor
Awards
Preceded by
Tony Kanaan
CART Rookie of the Year
1999
Succeeded by
Kenny Bräck
Preceded by
Robby McGehee
Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
2000
Succeeded by
Hélio Castroneves
Preceded by
Denny Hamlin
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year
2007
Succeeded by
Regan Smith
Preceded by
Jenson Button
Autosport
Rookie of the Year

2001
Succeeded by
Mark Webber
Preceded by
Jenson Button
Lorenzo Bandini Trophy
2002
Succeeded by
Michael Schumacher
Preceded by
Michael Schumacher
Autosport
International Driver of the Year

2003
Succeeded by
Jenson Button
Records
Preceded by
?????
Fastest Grand Prix qualifying lap
259.828 km/h
(2002 Italian GP)
Succeeded by
Rubens Barrichello
260.395 km/h
(2004 Italian GP)
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