Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
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 Meyer Shank Racing, having won the championship in 2019 with Team Penske.
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 more recent 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.
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