JUAN PABLO MONTOYA

Juan Pablo Montoya is a Colombian former racing driver.

Juan Pablo Montoya is the only driver to win a CART Series title, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Daytona - all in his first attempt. He is also a former winner of one of the most prestigious races in the world - the Monaco Grand Prix.

After several successful seasons racing in Colombia, Montoya moved to Europe to pursue his dream of competing in Formula 1 and in 1997 became test driver for the Williams Formula 1 team. After capturing the Formula 3000 title in 1998, Montoya made the move to CART for the 1999 season where he chose to remain for the 2000 season. In the first IndyCar race of his career, Montoya again wowed the motorsports world by winning the Indianapolis 500 at his first attempt. He closed that chapter of his American open-wheel racing career with 11 wins and 14 podium finishes in 41 career starts.

Determined to compete in Formula 1, Montoya joined the Williams BMW Team in 2001 where he achieved a win at Monza in his rookie season. In 2003, Montoya had a stellar season as he won the Monaco Grand Prix, with two victories overall that year and a third-place finish in the series standing. He continued his drive with Williams BMW through 2004 before moving over to the McLaren-Mercedes Team for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. During his Formula 1 career, Montoya amassed seven victories and 30 podium finishes in 94 starts. It was announced late in the 2006 season that Montoya would compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2007 where he produced wins in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. In 2008 he again visited Victory Lane in the 24 Hours of Daytona to become the first driver to win the prestigious race in his first two starts.

Toward the end of the 2013 NASCAR season, Juan Pablo decided to return to the Team Penske IndyCar Team and won the Indianapolis 500 for a second time in 2015.