Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya

Nation:	Colombia
Formula 1 world championship
First start:	2001 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2006 US Grand Prix
Constructors
2001-2004  Williams  • 2005-2006  McLaren
statistics
World Cup balance:	World Cup third ( 2002 , 2003 )
Starts Victories Poles SR 94 7th 13 12
World Cup points :	307
Podiums :	30th
Leadership laps :	605 over 2,964.6 km

Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975 in Bogotá ) is a Colombian automobile racing driver .

After Montoya won the International Formula 3000 Championship in 1998, he switched to Chip Ganassi Racing in the CART series for two years . In this he won the championship title in 1999 in his debut season. In 2000 he also succeeded in winning the Indianapolis 500 on his debut for Chip Ganassi Racing .

Montoya switched to Formula 1 in 2001 , where he remained active until 2006 . He started 94 Grand Prix and won seven races. He drove for Williams for the first four years . During this time, Montoya achieved his best overall ranking with third place in the 2002 and 2003 World Cups . He competed for McLaren in his last two Formula 1 seasons .

In late 2006, Montoya made his debut in the highest NASCAR division. In this he remained active for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing until 2013. He achieved his best overall placement in 2009 with eighth place. Montoya won a total of three races in 276 starts in the NASCAR series. From 2014 to 2016 Montoya started for Penske in the IndyCar Series . He finished second overall in 2015. Montoya won the Daytona 24-hour race in 2007, 2008 and 2013 .

Career

Beginnings in motorsport (1981–1996)

Montoya began his motorsport career in karting in 1981 at the age of six . He remained active in this sport until 1991 and returned in 1994 for some kart races. Among other things, he was Junior Kart World Champion in 1991. In 1992 Montoya first appeared in formula racing when he took part in the Colombian Formula Renault . In 1993 he won the Colombian Swift GTI series .

In 1994 Montoya competed in the Barber Saab Pro Series in the United States . With two wins he finished third in the drivers' championship. In 1995 he moved to Europe and was given a cockpit in Formula Vauxhall by Paul Stewart Racing . While his teammate Jonny Kane won the championship title, Montoya was third overall.

In 1996 Montoya started for Fortec Motorsport in the British Formula 3 championship . He won two races and was fifth in the championship. With 137 to 132 points he prevailed internally against Guy Smith . In addition, Montoya started in 1996 for the Warsteiner Team AMG Mercedes at a racing weekend of the International Touring Car Championship (ITC) as a representative for Jan Magnussen and thus took part in touring car races.

Formula 3000 (1997-1998)

In 1997 , Montoya received a cockpit in the international Formula 3000 championship with RSM Marko , the previous year's championship team from former racing driver Helmut Marko . In his second race in Pau , he managed to win from pole position and set the fastest race lap. In Spielberg and Jerez he scored more victories. With 37.5 to 39 points he was defeated by Ricardo Zonta at the end of the season and was runner-up. Internally, he distanced his teammate Craig Lowndes , who had scored three points and a fourth place, clearly. In addition to good performances in the races, Montoya caught the eye of his team boss away from the race track with a tendency towards fast food and a lack of fitness training. For this reason, for disciplinary reasons, Marko let Montoya walk from his private home to Graz , ten kilometers away . After the season, Montoya completed Formula 1 test drives for Williams and was then signed as a test driver for the 1998 Formula 1 World Championship .

In 1998 , Montoya continued to contest races in Formula 3000 . He switched to Super Nova Racing and became the successor to the previous champion Zonta. Montoya started from pole position in seven of twelve races and won in Barcelona , Silverstone , Pau and Enna . At the last race of the season at the Nürburgring , he made the championship perfect with third place. He prevailed against Nick Heidfeld with 65 to 58 points . Montoya's team-mate Boris Derichebourg was twelfth overall with a third place as the best result and a total of five points.

CART (1999-2000)

In 1999 Montoya switched to the North American CART series for Chip Ganassi Racing . He succeeded Alex Zanardi , who had won the title in the preseason and switched to Williams in Formula 1. His teammate was Jimmy Vasser . In his third race in Long Beach he took his first win. He also won the two following races in Nazareth and Rio . It was his first victory on oval courses . In the next eight races he finished second twice and won in Cleveland . He then won three consecutive races: Mid-Ohio , Chicago and Vancouver . Second in the drivers' championship, Montoya went to the season finale in Fontana , which was overshadowed by Greg Moore's fatal accident . While he was fourth, Dario Franchitti , his opponent in the title duel, reached tenth place. Both drivers were tied with 212 points. Since Montoya had won seven races and Franchitti only three, Montoya won the championship and, at the age of 24, was the youngest driver to win the title. His team-mate Vasser achieved ninth place with 104 points.

Montoya's 2011 Indy 500 winning vehicle

In 2000 Montoya and Vasser stayed with Chip Ganassi Racing, who had changed chassis and engine manufacturers before the season. From Reynard to Lola and from Honda to Toyota . As in the previous year, Montoya started from pole position in seven races, but Montoya only finished 8 out of 20 races. He achieved 9 top 10 finishes, stood on the podium four times and won the races in Milwaukee , Michigan and Madison . With 126 points he was ninth overall, while his teammate Vasser reached sixth place with 131 points. Montoya was 42 points behind the title winner Gil de Ferran . In addition, Montoya entered 2000 in the Indy Racing League competing for the CART series . Chip Ganassi Racing took part in this year's Indianapolis 500 with his two CART drivers in G-Force - Oldsmobile vehicles . Montoya qualified for second place behind Greg Ray . Montoya did not lead the race with 167 lead laps for only 33 laps and crossed the finish line as the winner. He had a lead of over seven seconds on the second-placed Buddy Lazier . This made Montoya the first driver after Graham Hill in 1966 to win the Indianapolis 500 on its debut. It was Montoya's only Indy Racing League race that year.

Formula 1 (2001-2006)

Williams (2001-2004)

In 2001 , Montoya switched to Formula 1 and received a cockpit from Williams, who had been supported by BMW at the factory for a year . Montoya became Ralf Schumacher's teammate and replaced Jenson Button in the Williams cockpit. In his first Formula 1 race, the Australian Grand Prix , Montoya qualified for eleventh place. In the last third of the race he retired in third place with an engine failure. After another failure, Montoya qualified for fourth starting position in Brazil . Shortly after the start, there was a safety car phase. In this, Montoya was in second place behind Michael Schumacher . He passed his opponent at the restart and took the lead in a Formula 1 race for the first time in his third race. Montoya relied on a one-stop strategy and gradually expanded his lead. In the 39th lap he was more than 30 seconds ahead of Michael Schumacher. When lapping Jos Verstappen on the Reta Oposta , Verstappen braked and rammed Montoya off the track. The race was over for Montoya. After another failure, Montoya achieved his first podium finish in second place in Spain . After three more races without a finish, he repeated this result at the European Grand Prix . After retiring three times in the next five races, finishing in the top 10 twice and starting from pole position twice, Montoya was also on pole position at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza . He also decided the race for himself and scored his first victory in his 15th Formula 1 race. After another retirement, he finished second in the last race of the season in Japan . In his first season, Montoya had only crossed the finish line in 6 of 17 races and was consistently in the top 10 in these races. He stood on the pedestal four times. With 31 points, he finished his first Formula 1 season as the best newcomer in sixth place. His team mate Ralf Schumacher finished fourth overall with 49 points.

In 2002 Montoya started the season with two second places in Australia and Malaysia . In the further course of the season he managed to repeat these placements in Spain and Germany . At the races in Monaco , Canada and Italy he retired from pole position in the top 3 with technical defects. Montoya remained without a win that season. He started from pole position in 7 of 17 races and only failed to make it into the top 5 five times. He was on the podium seven times. At the end of the season he was third with 50 points in the drivers' world championship, which is his best overall result in Formula 1, and was only beaten by Ferrari drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello . With third place he prevailed internally against Ralf Schumacher, who was fourth with 42 points.

Montoya in the Williams at the 2003 French Grand Prix

In 2003 , Montoya played his third season for Williams alongside Ralf Schumacher. At the season opener in Australia he finished second again. After finishing in the top 10 twice in the next five races, Montoya won the Monaco Grand Prix . After finishing third in Canada , he finished second in Europe and France . In these three races Ralf Schumacher crossed the finish line right in front of him. During this phase of the season, Montoya was critical of his team because he believed that Ralf Schumacher preferred it. In France, Montoya tried to pass Schumacher with an earlier pit stop, but the team preferred the stop at him too. Montoya complained about this event during the race and accused the team of taking sides for Schumacher. In the next four races, Montoya was consistently on the podium. After finishing second in Great Britain , he won the German Grand Prix starting from pole position. He then finished third in Hungary and second in Italy . Two races before the end of the season he was three points behind Michael Schumacher, the leader of the world championship, in second place. At the penultimate race of the season, the US Grand Prix , Montoya was involved in a collision with Barrichello, in which Barrichello was retired. The stewards saw the blame for the incident at Montoya and gave him a drive-through penalty. Montoya finally finished in sixth place, while Michael Schumacher won. Thus Montoya's title chances were no longer existent. At the last race of the season in Japan , Montoya retired while in the lead with hydraulic damage. Montoya was finally again third in the world championship. With 82 to 58 points, he prevailed internally against Ralf Schumacher, who was fifth. After changing the qualifying format, Montoya only managed one pole position this year. At the end of the season, Montoya announced that they would be joining McLaren for the season after next . The reason for the change were the differences with his racing team.

Montoya at the 2004 Canadian Grand Prix

In 2004 , Montoya stayed with Williams and completed his final season for the team. Ferrari dominated the world championship that year, winning 15 times in the first 17 races. Montoya finished second and third on the podium in Malaysia and San Marino, respectively. At the 18th and final race of the season in Brazil , Montoya managed to win. It was the only win of the season for Williams. Montoya finished in the top 10 in 13 of 18 races and was fifth overall with 58 points. His teammates - Ralf Schumacher was replaced by Marc Gené and Antonio Pizzonia after an injury - together scored 30 points and placed on the podium.

McLaren (2005-2006)

Montoya in the McLaren after his first win for the team at the 2005 British Grand Prix

In 2005 , Montoya moved to McLaren, which was supported by Mercedes at the factory , and became a team-mate of Kimi Raikkonen . Montoya took over the cockpit from David Coulthard . After finishing sixth and fourth in the first two races, Montoya dropped out for the next two races due to a shoulder injury. According to his own information, Montoya sustained the injury while playing tennis. He was represented by Pedro de la Rosa and Alexander Wurz .

After coming back to the top 10 in the following three races, he was disqualified from the Canadian Grand Prix for running over a red light. After two more races without a finish, Montoya achieved the first victory for McLaren at the British Grand Prix . After finishing second in Germany and third in Turkey , Montoya won the Italian Grand Prix , where he started from pole position for McLaren for the first time. At the following Grand Prix in Belgium he was in second place after starting from pole position. When lapping, he collided with his former teammate Pizzonia in the final phase and retired. One race later, at the Brazilian Grand Prix , he scored his third win of the season, which was also his last Formula 1 victory. He was eliminated in the last two races. Montoya finished the season in fourth place with 60 points. Internally, he was clearly beaten by his teammate Raikkonen, who was runner-up in the world championship with 112 points and seven wins.

Montoya at his penultimate Formula 1 race, the 2006 Canadian Grand Prix

2006 was Montoya's sophomore year at McLaren. Even before the season it became known that Fernando Alonso , who had become world champion in 2005 , would switch to McLaren for the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship . So it was clear that Montoya or Raikkonen would leave the team. After two top 5 placements in the first three races, Montoya finished third in San Marino . After failing in the following two races, he achieved his best result of the season with a second place at the Monaco Grand Prix .

Three races later, at the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway , Montoya contested his last Formula 1 race. After the start, Montoya drove into his teammate Räikkönen before the first corner, triggering a major collision in which several drivers were involved. While most of those involved saw the blame on Montoya, he spoke of a racing accident. One week after the race, Montoya announced that it would start in 2007 in the two highest NASCAR divisions, the Nextel Cup and Busch Series . Two days later he was released from McLaren and replaced by de la Rosa for the remainder of the season. Montoya was at the time of his dismissal in sixth place with 26 points, while Raikkonen was fourth with 39 points. At the end of the season, Montoya finished eighth overall.

Montoya competed 94 times in a Formula 1 race, won seven Grand Prix and achieved 13 pole positions.

NASCAR (2006-2013)

Juan Pablo Montoya

status	not active
NASCAR Cup Series statistics
Best placement	8th - (2009)
Starts Victories Poles Top 10 255 2 9 59
NASCAR Xfinity Series Statistics
Best placement	36th - (2007)
Starts Victories Poles Top 10 23 1 - 3

On October 6, 2006, Montoya drove his first oval race in the ARCA Racing Series on the Talladega Superspeedway with a vehicle from Kerry Scherer. He qualified second, led the first nine laps and finished the race, which was abandoned prematurely, in third place. He took part in another race in this series. At the end of October, Montoya and his former CART team Chip Ganassi Racing entered the NASCAR Busch Series , the second NASCAR division, in a Dodge for the current season and completed the last four races of the season. He contested his first race at Sam's Town 250 in Memphis . He started in ninth place and finished the race in eleventh place. It was both his best starting position and his best race result of the season. In the overall standings he was 68. In addition, Montoya made his debut in 2006 in the highest NASCAR division, the Nextel Cup . In a Dodge from Chip Ganassi Racing, he took part in last season's race, the Ford 400 at Homestead . He started from 29th place and was eliminated in the closing stages. He turned 34.

In early 2007, Montoya took part in the Daytona 24-hour race for Chip Ganassi Racing in a Riley Lexus . Together with Salvador Durán and Scott Pruett , he won the race. Montoya became the first racing driver to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 24-hour race. In the 2007 Nextel Cup, Montoya received a full-time cockpit at Chip Ganassi Racing. At the Toyota / Save Mart 350 in Sonoma , Montoya won his first race in the Nextel Cup starting from 32nd place. Previously, no driver had succeeded in winning a race on this track from a starting position worse than 13th. He was also the first non-US-American to win a race in the highest NASCAR division in around 30 years. He was in the top 10 six times. Montoya finished 20th in the drivers' championship as the best rookie . Within the team, he prevailed against Reed Sorenson and David Stremme . Montoya was the best non-American to date in the NASCAR Nextel Cup. In addition, Montoya completed 17 races in the Busch Series for Chip Ganassi Racing in 2007 . He won the Telcel Motorola México 200 in Mexico City . In the overall standings he was 36th with a total of three top 10 placements. Montoya achieved both wins on a street circuit.

In 2008, Montoya started the year again with a win at the Daytona 24 Hours. His teammates this year were Dario Franchitti , Pruett and Memo Rojas . He then played his second full season in the highest NASCAR division, which was called the Sprint Cup since 2008 . Montoya achieved his first top 10 result in the ninth race of the season, the Aaron's 499 in Talladega, in which he finished second. It was his best result of the season. With two more top 10 placements, he finished the season in 25th place overall. Ganassi changed his crew chief several times, so that Montoya had three different crew chiefs during the season. He was again the best driver on his team. While Sorensen only skipped one race, he had six changing teammates in the third Ganassi Dodge. In addition, Montoya completed two races in the second NASCAR division in 2008 .

In 2009 Montoya finished second at the beginning of the year together with Pruett and Rojas in the Daytona 24-hour race. Before the 2009 season, Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing merged in the Sprint Cup to form the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team . The team used Chevrolet vehicles . Montoya finished in the top 10 in half of the races and qualified for the only time for the Chase , the championship final of the Sprint Cup. With a second place as the best result, Montoya ended the season in eighth place. This was his best final placing in the Sprint Cup and the best final placing by a non-American. Internally, he sat down against his teammate Martin Truex jr. , who was 23rd, clearly through.

In 2010, Montoya retired from the Daytona 24-hour race after an engine failure. His teammates were Scott Dixon , Franchitti and Jamie McMurray . In the 2010 Sprint Cup , Montoya finished in the top 10 in 14 of 36 races. With the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen in Watkins Glen he scored his second Sprint Cup victory. Montoya did not get into the chase and finished 17th at the end of the season. He was also defeated by his teammate McMurray, who was 14th and won three races.

Montoya's car before the start of the Wonderful Pistachios 400 2011

In 2011, Montoya finished the Daytona 24 Hours in second place along with Dixon, Franchitti and McMurray. In the Sprint Cup 2011 Montoya stayed again with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. Third place in the third race, the Kobalt Tools 400 , was his best result. He reached 8 top 10 placements. Montoya finished the season in 21st place and thus prevailed within the team against McMurray, who finished 27th. After the season, Montoya's pit team was almost completely replaced.

In 2012, Montoya completed another race in the Rolex Sports Car Series in addition to the Daytona 24-hour race . Together with Dixon, Franchitti and McMurray or with Dixon and McMurray, he was fourth. In the Sprint Cup 2012 , Montoya only made it into the top 10 twice. He finished 22nd in the drivers' standings, one position behind his team-mate McMurray.

In 2013, Montoya won the Daytona 24-hour race , this time together with Charlie Kimball , Pruett and Rojas. In the Sprint Cup 2013 Montoya achieved his best result with a second place in the race at Dover International Speedway . He was in the top 10 eight times. He finished the season in 21st place overall. As in the previous season, he was defeated by McMurray, who was 15th.

In August 2013 it became known that Earnhard Ganassi Racing would not extend Montoya's contract, which expired at the end of the season. This ended Montoya's NASCAR commitment after seven years as a full-time pilot for the racing team. Montoya won two races in the highest NASCAR division and competed in 253 races. A NASCAR victory on an oval course was denied him.

IndyCar Series (2014-2017)

In 2014 Montoya returned to formula racing and competed for Penske Motorsports in the IndyCar Series , the successor to the Indy Racing League. Penske signed Montoya without already having a sponsor for his vehicle. At the end of 2013 he completed the first test drives for Penske. At the second race of the season in Long Beach , Montoya reached a top 5 position with a fourth place. At the Indianapolis 500 , Montoya achieved the first laps in the lead after his comeback and set the fastest lap. He finished in fifth place. His first podium placement followed in Fort Worth with a third place. A race later in Houston he finished second. At the following event in Long Pond , Montoya achieved the first IndyCar victory after his comeback. Later in the season he achieved another podium finish with a second place in West Allis . Montoya finished the season in fourth place in the drivers' championship. He was internally defeated by Will Power and Hélio Castroneves , who occupied the first two positions. In addition, Montoya took part in two races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup for Penske in 2014 .

Montoya 2015 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

In 2015 , Montoya completed his second IndyCar season for Penske. At the season opener in St. Petersburg , he won for the first time after his IndyCar comeback on a street circuit. At the Grands Prix in Long Beach and Indianapolis , he achieved another podium finish with two third places before winning the Indianapolis 500 for the second time in his career. In the further course of the season he only managed a podium finish as third in Pocono . Montoya led the season from the start of the season and went into the season finale in Sonoma as the leader . In this one, Montoya fell back because of a repair stop after he had damaged his front wing in a collision with his teammate Power. Montoya eventually improved to sixth place. Since Dixon, who had started the race as third overall, scored the victory and completed the most leading laps, Montoya and Dixon were tied on points at the end of the season. Since Dixon had three wins and Montoya only two, Dixon won the league title while Montoya finished second overall. At the end of the year, Montoya also took part in test drives for Porsche in an LMP1 vehicle.

In 2016 , Montoya stayed with Penske in the IndyCar Series. As in the previous year, he won the season opener in St. Petersburg . It was his only win of the season. He reached further podium placements as third in Detroit and Sonoma . While his teammates Simon Pagenaud , Power and Castroneves took the first three places in the championship, Montoya finished eighth overall. After the season ended his full-time engagement with the Penske team, which Josef Newgarden signed as his successor. In 2017 he competed in the two races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He was also Chevrolet's test driver for the new IndyCar aerokit, which was introduced in 2018.

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (since 2018)

Even after his IndyCar engagement, he stayed with Team Penske. However, he started in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018 , where Penske entered the series with the new Acura ARX-05. Dane Cameron and Montoya finished fifth in the drivers' championship. In 2019, the two drivers won the title in the DPi class with three wins and four more podium places in ten races. For Montoya it was the first title since winning the CART championship in 1999.

Others

In 2018 Montoya took part in the 24-hour race of Le Mans for the United Autosports team and finished 7th overall with his teammates.

In 2020, he took part in the virtual Le Mans 24-hour race for Team Penske . The team took 27th place out of a total of 30 vehicles in the LMP2 class (a total of 50 participating teams), also due to the fact that Simon Pagenaud , one of his teammates, had to change his entire simulator equipment because his steering wheel had a technical problem would have.

Personal

He is married to Connie Freydell, who is originally from Medellín . The couple has three children.

His father Pablo Montoya and his younger brother Federico Montoya were also automobile racing drivers.

social commitment

Together with his wife Connie he founded the Formula Smiles Foundation, an aid organization for children from Colombia. This is committed to offering the children a higher quality of life and giving them the opportunity to do sports.

statistics

Career stations

1981–1991: karting 1992: Colombian Formula Renault 1993: Colombian Swift GTI (champions) 1994: Barber Saab Pro Series (3rd place) 1995: Formula Vauxhall (3rd place) 1996: British Formula 3 (5th place) 1996 : ITC 1997 : Formula 3000 (2nd place) 1997 : Formula 1 (test driver) 1998 : Formula 3000 (champions) 1998 : Formula 1 (test driver) 1999 : CART (master) 2000 : CART (9th place) 2000 : Indy Racing League (25th place) 2001 : Formula 1 (6th place) 2002 : Formula 1 (3rd place)

2003 : Formula 1 (3rd place) 2004 : Formula 1 (5th place) 2005 : Formula 1 (4th place) 2006 : Formula 1 (8th place) 2006 : Nextel Cup (69th place) 2006 : Busch Series (68th place) 2006: ARCA Racing Series (84th place) 2007 : Nextel Cup (20th place) 2007 : Busch Series (36th place) 2007: Rolex Sports Car Series , DP (52nd place) 2008 : Sprint Cup (25th place) 2008 : Nationwide Series (86th place) 2008: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP (42nd place) 2009 : Sprint Cup (8th place) 2009: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP (36th place) 2010 : Sprint Cup (17th place)

2010: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP (65th place) 2011 : Sprint Cup (21st place) 2011: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP (24th place) 2012 : Sprint Cup (22nd place) 2012: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP (21st place) 2013 : Sprint Cup (21st place) 2013: Rolex Sports Car Series, DP (31st place) 2014 : IndyCar Series (4th place) 2014 : Sprint Cup (48th place) 2015 : IndyCar Series (2nd place) 2016 : IndyCar Series (8th place) 2017 : IndyCar Series (24th place) 2017: WSCC , P (30th place) 2018: WSCC, P (5th place) 2019: WSCC, DPi (master)

Statistics in the Formula 1 World Championship

Grand Prix victories

2001:  Italy  ( Monza ) 2003:  Monaco  ( Monte Carlo ) 2003:  Germany  ( Hockenheim )

2004:  Brazil  ( Interlagos ) 2005:  Great Britain  ( Silverstone ) 2005:  Italy  (Monza)

2005:  Brazil  (Interlagos)

general overview

season	team	chassis	engine	run	Victories	Second	Third	Poles	nice Round	Points	WM-Pos.
2001	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	Williams FW23  / FW23B	BMW 3.0 V10	17th	1	3	-	3	3	31	6th
2002	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	Williams FW24	BMW 3.0 V10	17th	-	4th	3	7th	3	50	3.
2003	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	Williams FW25	BMW 3.0 V10	16	2	5	2	1	3	82	3.
2004	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	Williams FW26	BMW 3.0 V10	18th	1	1	1	-	2	58	5.
2005	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-20	Mercedes-Benz 3.0 V10	16	3	1	1	2	1	60	4th
2006	Team McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-21	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	10	-	1	1	-	-	26th	8th.
total				94	7th	15th	8th	13	12	307

Single results

season	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th
2001
	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	2	DNF	4th	DNF	8th	DNF	1	DNF	2
2002
	2	2	5	4th	2	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	4th	2	11	3	DNF	4th	4th
2003
	2	12	DNF	7th	4th	DNF	1	3	2	2	2	1	3	2	6th	DNF
2004
	5	2	13	3	DNF	4th	8th	DSQ	DSQ	8th	5	5	4th	DNF	5	5	7th	1
2005
	6th	4th	INJ	INJ	7th	5	7th	DSQ	DNS	DNF	1	2	DNF	3	1	14 *	1	DNF	DNF
2006
	5	4th	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	2	6th	DNF	DNF

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Individual results in the IndyCar Series

year	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points	rank
2000	Chip Ganassi Racing	WDW	PHX	LVS	INDY	TXS	PPI	ATL	KTY	TX2										54	25th
					1 * 2
2014	Penske Motorsports	STP	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET		TXS	HOU		POC	IOW	GOAL		MDO	Mil	SNM	HAIRDRYER	586	4th
		15th	4th	21st	16	5 ° 13	12	13	3 °	2	7th	1 °	16	18th	19th	11	2 °	5 °	4 *
2015	Team Penske	STP	NOL	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET		TXS	GOAL	HAIRDRYER	Mil	IOW	MDO	POC	SNM			556	2.
		1 °	5 *	3	14 °	3	1 °	10	10 *	4 °	7th	4 °	4th	24	11 °	3	6th
2016	Team Penske	STP	PHO	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET		ROA	IOW	GOAL	MDO	POC	TXS	WGL	SNM			433	8th.
		1 °	9 °	4th	5	8th	33 17	3 °	20th	7th	20th	20th	11 °	8th	9	13 °	3
2017	Team Penske	STP	LBH	ALA	PHO	IMS	INDY	DET		TXS	ROA	IOW	GOAL	MDO	POC	STL	WGL	SNM		93	24.
						10	6 ° 18

( Legend )

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
2018	United Autosports	Ligier JS P217	Hugo de Sadeleer	Will Owen	Rank 7

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
2018	Acura Team Penske	Acura ARX-05	Simon Pagenaud	Dane Cameron	failure	Engine failure
2019	Acura Team Penske	Acura ARX-05	Simon Pagenaud	Dane Cameron	Rank 9

Web links

Commons : Juan Pablo Montoya  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

 Wikinews: Juan Pablo Montoya  - on the news

• Official website of Juan Pablo Montoya (English and Spanish)
• Driver statistics on racing-reference.info
• Career statistics from Juan Pablo Montoya at driverdb.com (English)
• Career statistics from Juan Pablo Montoya at speedsport-magazine.de

Individual evidence

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