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Birth date : 20 September 1975
Birthplace : Bogota
Marital status : Married
Height : 168 cm
Weight : 72 kg

(After Interlagos)
Wins : 4
Points scored : 217
Number of GP : 68
Pole Position : 11
Podiums : 22
First GP : 2001 (Melbourne)



Best result : 1
2004 championship position : 5
Current championship position (2005) : --
Team : MCLAREN





Juan Pablo Montoya began his racing career in kart racing back in 1981,
taking the National Kart Championship in the children's division three years
later. The Colombian continued in the series with the next few years, taking
second place in 85 and the Championship in the local and national junior
division in 86. From 87 to 89, Juan Pablo took several local and national
titles in the Kart Komet category, before taking the Kart Junior world
championships in 1990 and 1991.

In 1992 this very talented youngster took part in the USA Barber series as
well as competing in Copa Formula Renault in his native Colombia, winning
four times from five pole positions. The following year he took part in the
National Tournament Swift GTI Championship, securing seven wins out of eight
races and only missing out on one pole position. 1994 was a busy year with a
class win in the Sudam 125 Karting championship, a third place in the USA
Barber Saab Championship and three wins out of five races in the Formula N
class Mexico, securing four pole positions along the way. His stunning
performances didn't end there, this gifted Colombian taking third place in
the British Formula Vauxhall Championship as well as the class win in the
Bogota Six Hours in 1995.

Juan took the British Formula 3 championship the following year as well as a
fourth place in the Zandvoort Marlboro Masters, a win in the Bogota Six Hours
as well as taking part in the ITC Race at Silverstone for Mercedes. While
driving for the Marko team in 1997, he came second in the Formula 3000
championship and this was the year he had his first taste of Formula One.
Accepting the role of test driver, Williams quickly signed the young man,
securing his future ride in F1.

He won the F3000 championship the following year while competing for
Supernova, with a record points total of 65 points for the season. Frank
Williams then organized a swap deal for the Colombian for the 1999 season,
taking Alex Zanardi from the American CART series to compete alongside Ralf
Schumacher in F1 while Juan took up the role in the Chip Ganassi team. Here
he flourished, taking the CART title in his rookie year. He claimed 7 wins
throughout the season as well as seven poles, becoming the youngest champion
in the history of the sport.

Although Frank Williams wanted Montoya back for the 2000 season, Juan wanted
to remain in the CART series for at least another season. With the Ganassi
outfit switching to Toyota engines, it wasn't the season he had hoped for,
however he did come 9th in the series with three wins and seven pole
positions. He also won the Indianapolis 500 on his very first attempt.

Returning to Williams in 2001 to partner the younger Schumacher brother,
Ralf, Juan Pablo saw his first Formula one victory at Monza. He secured
several podium finishes and three pole positions throughout his debut season,
causing quite a stir in the paddock with his aggressive driving style. The
Colombian refused to back down from Michael Schumacher and his pass on the
German in Brazil is still discussed today. A fiery confrontation with Jacques
Villeneuve is also on his resume, however 2002 was a new year and one where
he hoped to see his first F1 world title.

Unfortunately, this didn't come to pass and although he notched up seven pole
positions and gained the reputation of king of qualifying, he was unable to
turn any of his front row spots into victories. Juan finished third overall
in the drivers battle, behind the two Ferrari drivers.

In 2003, the Colombian fought for the title until the US Grand Prix at
Indianapolis, winning two Grand Prix in the process. While some dubious
decision making from the race stewards eliminated him from the championship
battle, Montoya had a very solid season in 2003 and signed a deal to race
with McLaren Mercedes in 2005.

Montoya still had one year to race with the BMW Williams squad in 2004 and it
was not a particularly stellar season from either the team or driver. The
FW26 chassis proved a difficult car while continuity in the team was
interrupted with Ralf Schumacher sitting out much of the season following his
high-speed crash.

Montoya kept his head down and made best of a difficult situation but despite
his impressive victory in the season finale at Interlagos, fifth position in
the standings underlined the season-long struggle.

The Colombian moves to McLaren in 2005 to team up with Kimi Raikkonen in what
is one of the strongest driver line-ups in the series. Ron Dennis believes
that he can extract more from Montoya who after 68 Grand Prix, still has just
four wins to his credit.


1995   F. Vauxhall, England, 3°
1996   F3, England
1997   F3000, 2°. Test driver (Williams)
1998   F3000, 1°
1999   CART (Chip Ganassi), 1°
2000   CART (Chip Ganassi), 9°, 126 points
2001   F1 (Williams), 6°, 31 points
2002   F1 (Williams), 3°, 50 points
2003   F1 (Williams), 3°, 82 points
2004   F1 (Williams), 5°, 58 points