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Juan Pablo Montoya

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Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwam ˈpaβlo monˈtoʝa rolˈdan]; born 20 September 1975) is a Colombian racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2001 to 2006, IndyCar between 1999 and 2022, and the NASCAR Cup Series between 2006 and 2024. Montoya won seven Formula One Grands Prix across six seasons. In American open-wheel racing, Montoya won the CART Championship Series in 1999 with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) and is a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. In endurance racing, Montoya won the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2019 with Team Penske and is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona with CGR. Montoya began kart racing at the age of five, progressing to car racing in Colombia and Mexico at age 17, finishing runner-up in the Copa Formula Renault and winning the Nationale Tournement Swift GTI Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Pablo Montoya is the 152nd most popular racing driver (up from 170th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 44th in 2019) and the most popular Colombian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Juan Pablo Montoya ranks 152 out of 1,080. Before him are Thierry Sabine, Ken Block, Jarno Trulli, David Purley, Willy Mairesse, and Stefan Bellof. After him are Trevor Taylor, Johnny Herbert, Dan Gurney, Hans Herrmann, Nico Rosberg, and Giancarlo Baghetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Juan Pablo Montoya ranks 46. Before him are Matteo Renzi, Drew Barrymore, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Evika Siliņa, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, and Maryana Iskander. After him are Maria Zakharova, Fergie, Míchel Salgado, Johnny Galecki, Alexander De Croo, and Rodrigo Santoro.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Juan Pablo Montoya ranks 40 out of 356. Before him are James Rodríguez (1991), Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900), Alfonso López Trujillo (1935), Samael Aun Weor (1917), Policarpa Salavarrieta (1795), and José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1919). After him are Alfonso López Michelsen (1913), Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1903), Juanes (1972), Catalina Sandino Moreno (1981), Andrés Pastrana Arango (1954), and Manuel Amador Guerrero (1833).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Colombia

Among racing drivers born in Colombia, Juan Pablo Montoya ranks 1. After him are Ricardo Londoño (1949), Roberto Guerrero (1958), Tatiana Calderón (1993), and Yonny Hernández (1988).

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