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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, [a] and the NASCAR Cup Series between 2006 and 2024. [b] Montoya won seven Formula One Grands Prix across six seasons.
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán is a Colombian racing driver. Montoya is one of three drivers to win at least one race in Indy car racing, Formula One, and the NASCAR Cup Series. He is also one of only two active drivers (alongside Fernando Alonso) who have won two legs of the Triple Crown of Motorsport in its more recent definition.
Juan Pablo Montoya is the most successful Colombian driver to race in F1. [1] In a career spanning five and a half seasons he won 7 Grands Prix for Williams and McLaren , including Colombia's maiden victory in the 2001 Italian Grand Prix , [ 8 ] finished on the podium 30 times and finished 3rd in the championship twice, in 2002 and 2003 .
The Grand Prix is notable for the first lap collision between Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya and Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher, which led to Montoya being given a drive-through penalty. This decision led to much criticism for the Malaysian stewards, with Schumacher commenting that the decision was "overly harsh" on Montoya.
Juan Pablo Montoya, in his first CART season after two successful seasons in International Formula 3000, won the championship and the Rookie of the Year honors, the second and final driver to win both awards in the same season, after Nigel Mansell in 1993.
The 78-lap race was won by Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya, driving a Williams-BMW (the first victory of Williams in Monaco since 1983 with Keke Rosberg), with Finn Kimi Räikkönen second in a McLaren-Mercedes and German Michael Schumacher third in a Ferrari.
Among currently active drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Juan-Pablo Montoya have won two of three events in one version of the crown, Villeneuve having won the 1995 Indianapolis 500 & 1997 World Drivers Championship and Montoya the 2000 Indianapolis 500 and 2003 Monaco Grand Prix.
Juan Pablo Montoya was the last car to qualify and posted a first lap speed of 223.920 mph and a two-lap average of 223.871 mph, both track records. Montoya's teammate Will Power was the second fastest qualifier with Carlos Muñoz starting third to complete the front row.