Basic information:

Name: Juan Pablo Montoya

Height: 1.68 meters

Nationality: Colombia

Birthday: September 20, 1975

Birthplace: Bogota, Colombia Colombia)

Current residence: Monaco

Marital status: Single

Personal website:

F1 career: (this result As of the 2004 season in Brazil)

Number of F1 race appearances: 68

Number of race wins: 4

Number of podiums: 23

Pole position: 11

Cumulative points: 221

First appearance: Australian Grand Prix on March 4, 2001

First Won the race championship for the first time: Italian Grand Prix on September 16, 2001

Driver career:

In 2004, he accumulated 58 points and ranked fifth in the driver list by one point. .

In 2003, he won multiple championships and ranked third in the driver list with 82 points.

In 2002, he scored 50 points overall and finished third in the season.

In 2001, Williams became an official racing driver, scoring 31 points overall and ranking 6th in the driver standings.

Ninth place in the 2000 Carter Championship, three race wins, seven starting positions; won the Indianapolis 500 for the first time.

Won the Carter Championship in 1999, won seven championships, and won seven starting positions. He was the youngest champion in this event.

1998 F3000 World Championship Champion, with total points breaking the record for the event.

Runner up in the 1997 F3000 World Championship, testing for the Williams Green Prix Formula One team.

Fourth place in 1996 Marlboro Masters: Won two races in the British F3 Championship.

Third place in the 1995 British Formula Boksburg Championship.

1994 Karting champion; third place in the Barber Saab U.S. Championship; Mexican Formula N, winning three times in five races and getting four starting positions.

1993 National Swift GTI Championship, winning seven out of eight races and starting seven times.

Participated in the Skip Barber event in 1992 and won four races in ten races in the Colombian Formula Renault race and got five starting positions.

In 1991, he won the youth world championship in the karting competition in France.

In 1990, he won the youth world championship in the karting competition in Italy.

Won multiple local and national youth division championships in karting competitions from 1987 to 1989.

1986 Local and National Youth Division Champion in Karting Competition.

Runner up in the 1985 National Youth Karting Competition.

He was a kart driver from 1981 to 1984, and won the National Youth Karting Championship in 1984.

Driver comments:

Due to joining the traditional strong team of F1, Montoya has always been the focus of everyone. At the beginning, everyone was interested in this young man from South America. With a skeptical attitude, Montoya didn't say much. He just put all his energy into the car. His goal was to drive the car as fast as possible. This can be seen from the Colombian's fast driving process. In the first season after joining Williams, Montoya only ranked 6th, which can be said to have just passed. In the second season, the Colombian improved. He has made significant progress and finished 3rd in the year-end driver rankings. , by the 2003 season, Montoya's momentum reached its peak. He once surpassed Schumacher and led the driver standings. However, in front of the experienced Schumacher, Montoya still seemed a bit green. In the end, due to his Unstable, Montoya gave up the lead to Schumacher, allowing the latter to win the world championship for the sixth time. This season, Montoya has accumulated a certain amount of experience, and this will be his last time driving for Williams. No matter what, Montoya will try his best to win the annual championship and become the new "King of Cars" Joined the McLaren team as a member.

Driver story:

Influenced by his father, a driver, Montoya started racing when he was 5 years old. He won the first national midget racing championship when he was only 6 years old. , and over the next 10 years, he won numerous Colombian championships. At the age of 17, Montoya entered the American racing circle and drove for the Renault team in Europe. In his first season, he won half of the races and won the pole position in the first race.

In 1996, Montoya participated in the British F3 race and became famous there. In that season, he started once, set the fastest lap five times, and won three races.

In the following season, he launched an attack on F3000 and won the runner-up position in the series. In 1998, Montoya went one step further, winning the F3000 championship and getting his first taste of F1 as a Williams driver.

In 1999, unable to compete with Zaradi, Montoya took Williams' blessing and transferred to CART to drive for the Chip Gannasi team. There, Montoya made history in his first season, and after winning his third race, the Colombian went on to win six more. In the end, he not only won the championship, but also won the Rookie of the Year award.

In 2001, Montoya was recalled by the Williams team and returned to the F1 field he dreamed of. Although he was extremely confident and had an arrogant temperament, he still won the respect of the fans with his excellent results. Montoya has dominated every Formula 1 race he has competed in so far and is a rare talent, but many believe he will not make the transition to F1 as easily as he has said. He must have been under a lot of competition pressure as Williams used him to justify the decision to drop Button.

In 2002, Montoya competed for the Williams team and achieved a good result of third place. His excellent performance in qualifying earned him 7 pole positions.

In 2004, he drove for the Williams team for the last year. In 2005, he will switch to the McLaren team to compete. The 2004 season achieved an unusual result, leaving the Williams team with a valuable championship in the Brazilian Grand Prix, defeating his 2005 teammate Raikkonen.

Juan Pablo Montoya’s kart racing career dates back to 1981. He won the national children's kart championship in 1984, and won second place and first place in the regional and national junior kart competitions in 1985 and 1986, respectively. From 1987 to 1989, Montoya won several regional and national youth karting championships. In 1990 and 1991, he won the World Junior Karting Championship.

In 1992, this extremely talented young man participated in the American Barber race and the Formula Renault race in Colombia, winning four times out of five starting positions. In 1993, Montoya competed in the Colombian National Championship GTI, winning seven of eight races and starting in seven. In 1994, he won the Sudam 125 Kart Championship, third place in the American Barber Saab Championship, three wins in five races in the Mexican Formula N race, and four starting positions. His wonderful performances did not end there. In 1995, he finished third in the British Vauxhall Formula Championship and won the Bogotá 6 Hours.

In 1996, Montoya won the British F3 Championship and fourth place in the Marlboro Masters, won the Bogotá 6 Hours and represented Mercedes in the ITC race at Silverstone. In 1997, he raced for the Marko Racing Team and finished second in the F3000 World Championship. This is his first time trying an F1 car. Shortly after becoming a test driver for the Williams team, Montoya officially signed with the Williams team, which laid the foundation for his future in F1.

In 1998, Montoya set a new F3000 World Championship record with 65 season points and won the championship. In the 1999 season, Williams team manager Frank Williams planned an exchange agreement for Montoya, and Alex Zanardi of the American Truck Series came to F1 to partner Ralf Schumacher. And let Montoya take on an important role in Chip Ganassi Racing Team. Montoya achieved brilliant success. He won the Carter Championship in his first year, won seven championships, and won seven starting positions, becoming the youngest champion in the history of this event.

Although Frank Williams wanted Montoya to return to F1 for the 2000 season, Montoya himself wanted to stay in the Carter Series for at least one more season. After the Ganassi team replaced the Toyota engine, reality deviated from his hopes, but he still achieved ninth place in the Carter Championship, and won three races and seven starting positions. He also won the Indianapolis 500 in his first race.

In the 2001 season, Montoya returned to the Williams team to partner with Schumacher Jr. and achieved his first F1 victory at Monza. Montoya reached several podiums and won the starting grid three times in his first F1 season. His aggressive driving style caused quite a stir in the F1 arena. The Colombian was never willing to lag behind Schumacher. His race overtaking Schumacher in Brazil and his fierce confrontation with Villeneuve are still talked about by fans today. During the 2002 season, Montoya hoped to win his first F1 world championship title.

Regrettably, although Montoya took 7 pole positions and won the title of "King of Qualifying", he failed to convert his qualifying lead into the final victory. victory. He ended up finishing third in the championship behind the two Ferrari drivers.

In the 2003 season, the Colombian had been fighting for the driver's championship title before the Indianapolis Grand Prix in the United States. In the end, he won two races. 2004 will be Montoya's last season with Williams, and he will move to McLaren in 2005.

Montoya still drives for the BMW Williams Racing Team in the 2004 season, but only Michael Schumacher and Ferrari are the protagonists of this season. The performance of the FW26 car was not satisfactory, and Ralf Schumacher missed most of the season due to a serious crash, which made the Williams team's already difficult situation even worse.

Montoya has been working hard to maximize his potential from an unfavorable situation, but although he won a long-lost victory in the final grand prix of the season, he finally finished first in the championship. The 5th place result also once again emphasized how difficult the entire season has been. In the 2005 season, Montoya joined the McLaren team. His combination with Jimmy Raikkonen is considered to be the most powerful driver lineup in the F1 field. Ron Dennis believes he can squeeze more potential out of Montoya (who has participated in 68 grands prix and won 4 races). On July 11, Beijing time, Montoya reached an agreement with the McLaren team to terminate the peace agreement between the two early. Montoya's F1 career ended, and he will be greeted by a new life. Ten years ago, the Colombian became a test driver for the Williams team. At the 2001 Australian Grand Prix, Montoya made his debut and won 31 points that year. Today, six years later, Montoya announced his departure from the F1 arena. Let us review ten memorable moments in Montoya's F1 career. Maybe some of them are brilliant, some are lonely, and some are even ugly. However, at this moment, we can only wish Montoya a safe journey.

Brilliant moments: (1) 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix: This was Montoya’s third grand prix in his F1 career. Shortly after the start of the race, he overtook Schumacher and won Leading most of the race. Montoya would have won his first Formula One Grand Prix had he not been involved in a rear-end collision with Arrows' Verstappen. (2) 2001 Italian Grand Prix: Although Montoya was still a novice at this time, he conquered the fans present with his performance. After defeating Ferrari driver Barrichello to win his first Formula One Grand Prix championship, the South American driver with a fierce driving style also received support from everyone. No wonder Sir Frank Williams would say that Montoya is a wizard and a 100% racing driver. Lonely moments: (3) 2001 season: This was Montoya’s first season with the Williams team. However, during this season, the relationship between him and his teammate Ralf Schumacher seemed not to be good, to be sure. That's pretty bad. When the team asked Montoya if he was willing to help his teammates win the world championship, the Colombian driver bluntly said, "People like him will never win the world championship." (4) 2003 French Grand Prix: Because he believed that the Williams team preferred German Ralf Schumacher, Montoya cursed his leading teammate through a radio signal and shouted to the team staff: "You are all You're a piece of shit," and Sam Michael was clearly offended, responding: "No, Juan, you're a piece of shit." Five weeks later, Montoya announced he was leaving Williams to join McLaren. (5) 2003 European Grand Prix: The collision with Michael Schumacher made the Colombian driver the focus of the game. On the 43rd lap of the race, Montoya had a slight collision with Schumacher while trying to overtake him, and eventually finished second, while Schumacher, who was knocked off the track, only finished fifth. After the race, Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn angrily accused Montoya of having "no car quality". (6) 2003 United States Grand Prix: Montoya, who had a chance to compete for the world championship that year, was penalized for taking a shortcut during the race, thus completely losing the chance to win the championship. In this regard, Montoya said sadly: " Today, we only need to finish fifth to maintain a glimmer of hope. It is sad to lose the opportunity to win the world championship in this way." (7) 2005 Bahrain and San Marino Grand Prix: Montoya missed these two races in the 2005 season. It seems ironic that the reason for absence was a tennis injury. In the words of David Coulthard, "When fat people want to lose weight, they will inevitably suffer minor injuries." (8) 2006 United States Grand Prix: 7 cars were involved in a series of crashes at the beginning of the race. The initiator of the accident was the Colombian driver. To make matters worse, Montoya crashed into his teammate Kimi Raikkonen, and the McLaren team had to swallow the bitter pill of annihilation at the beginning of the race. Ugly moment: (9) 2001 Canadian Grand Prix: Montoya collided with Villeneuve during pre-race free practice. Soon, the collision triggered a conflict, and an angry Villeneuve grabbed Montoya. The collar yelled curses, and Montoya pushed Villeneuve against the wall without showing any signs of weakness. It fully demonstrates the power of the Colombians. Afterwards, Montoya received a serious warning from team owner Sir Frank.

(10) In June 2005, Montoya had a conflict with a man holding a camera. The reason was that the man accidentally hit Montoya on the head with the instrument in his hand. It was only a minor incident but caused the Colombian to become angry on the spot. , Montoya’s fiery temper should also change.