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🇨🇴 Juan Pablo Montoya
Racing driver from Colombia. NASCAR Cup Series. Three-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Juan Pablo Montoya
Born
20 September 1975(b. 1975)
Nationality
Colombia
Current team
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Retired
Championships
31998, 2015, 2019
Career wins
24
Career podiums
77
Career starts
249
Career DNFs
38
Racer Rating
4,713
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,713Rank 1543 of 40,308 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Juan Pablo Montoya is a racing driver from Colombia who last raced in NASCAR Cup Series. Montoya is a three-time champion (1998, 2015, 2019), with 24 wins and 77 podiums from 249 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,713 ranks Montoya 1543th of 40,308 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2024 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2024-09-15 | Watkins Glen International | P32 | −32 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +148 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2001 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +147 | Houston - Race 1 2014 | IndyCar | P2 |
| +147 | Pocono INDYCAR 500 2014 | IndyCar | P1 |
| +141 | Long Beach 2014 | IndyCar | P4 |
| +140 | Firestone 600 2014 | IndyCar | P3 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Silverstone8 starts+37
Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca5 starts+33
Hockenheimring5 starts+31
Indianapolis 5006 starts+26
Struggles
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve6 starts-57
Road America5 starts-26
Suzuka5 starts-23
Indianapolis Motor Speedway11 starts-22
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −32 | 4,713 | |
| 2023 | ▸European Le Mans Series | DragonSpeed USA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −235 | 4,745 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Rick Ware Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −35 | ||
| 2022 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | DragonSpeed USA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −278 | 5,015 |
| â–¸IndyCar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +32 | |||
| 2021 | ▸WEC | DragonSpeed USA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −503 | 5,261 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −21 | ||
| ▸IndyCar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −29 | |||
| ▸European Le Mans Series | DragonSpeed USA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −195 | ||
| 2020 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | ACURA TEAM PENSKE | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −366 | 5,655 |
| ▸WEC | DragonSpeed USA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −154 | ||
| 2019 | â–¸IMSA WeatherTech | Acura Team Penske | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +233 | 6,142 |
| 2018 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Acura Team Penske | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | −244 | 6,403 |
| â–¸WEC | United Autosports | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +26 | ||
| 2017 | â–¸IndyCar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +63 | 6,488 | |
| â–¸IMSA WeatherTech | Team Penske | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +23 | ||
| 2016 | ▸IndyCar | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −294 | 6,491 | |
| 2015 | â–¸IndyCar | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +471 | 6,643 | |
| 2014 | â–¸IndyCar | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +731 | 6,769 | |
| 2008 | â–¸NASCAR Xfinity | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | +9 | 5,519 |
| 2007 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Chip Ganassi Racing | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −1,155 | 5,510 |
| 2006 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 | P8 | −120 | 6,664 |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Chip Ganassi Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −269 | ||
| 2005 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 17 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 60 | P4 | −423 | 7,053 |
| 2004 | â–¸Formula 1 | Williams | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 58 | P5 | +36 | 7,476 |
| 2003 | â–¸Formula 1 | Williams | 16 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 82 | P3 | +319 | 7,441 |
| 2002 | â–¸Formula 1 | Williams | 17 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 50 | P3 | +496 | 7,121 |
| 2001 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 17 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 31 | P6 | −236 | 6,625 |
| 2000 | â–¸IndyCar | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +73 | 6,861 |
| 1998 | â–¸International Formula 3000 | Super Nova Racing | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | P1 | +609 | 6,788 |
| 1997 | ▸International Formula 3000 | RSM Marko | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | P2 | ↑856+279 | 6,179 |
| 1996 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Fortec Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +3,694 | 5,044 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Montoya finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Takuma Sato | 5,732 | 116 | 81 | 35 | 70% |
| 🇩🇪 Nick HeidfeldFIA Platinum | 5,906 | 104 | 68 | 36 | 65% |
| 🇧🇷 Rubens BarrichelloFIA Platinum | 5,208 | 96 | 40 | 56 | 42% |
| 🇫🇮 Kimi RäikkönenFIA Platinum | 6,427 | 95 | 51 | 44 | 54% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher | 6,331 | 95 | 28 | 67 | 29% |
| 🇬🇧 David Coulthard | 6,078 | 95 | 55 | 40 | 58% |
| 🇮🇹 Jarno Trulli | 5,073 | 95 | 55 | 40 | 58% |
| 🇩🇪 Giancarlo FisichellaFIA Platinum | 4,580 | 95 | 58 | 37 | 61% |
| 🇯🇵 Jenson ButtonFIA Platinum | 5,653 | 93 | 49 | 44 | 53% |
| 🇩🇪 Ralf SchumacherFIA Gold | 6,385 | 87 | 46 | 41 | 53% |
| 🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 7,900 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion | 7,341 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 10% |
| 🇩🇰 Christian LundgaardFIA Gold | 7,086 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,533 | 🇩🇪 Tobias Hegewald | GP3 Series | 4,720 |
| 1,534 | 🇳🇱 Steijn Schothorst | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,718 |
| 1,535 | 🇺🇸 Brenden Queen | NASCAR Truck | 4,717 |
| 1,536 | 🇦🇹 Max Hofer | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,717 |
| 1,537 | 🇬🇧 Alexander Sims | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,716 |
| 1,538 | 🇧🇪 Stéphane de Groodt | FIA GT Championship | 4,716 |
| 1,539 | 🇩🇪 Marc Busch | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,715 |
| 1,540 | 🇩🇪 Chris Mamerow | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,714 |
| 1,541 | 🇩🇪 Christian Abt | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,713 |
| 1,542 | 🇨🇠Dennis Busch | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,713 |
| 1,543 | 🇨🇴 Juan Pablo Montoya | NASCAR Cup Series | 4,713 |
| 1,544 | 🇺🇸 Max Riddle | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,712 |
| 1,545 | 🇮🇹 Matias Zagazeta | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,711 |
| 1,546 | 🇮🇹 Enzo Potolicchio | Ferrari Challenge | 4,709 |
| 1,547 | 🇯🇵 Katsutomo Kaneishi | Super GT | 4,709 |
| 1,548 | 🇩🇰 Frederik Nymark | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,708 |
| 1,549 | 🇮🇳 Arjun Maini | DTM | 4,707 |
| 1,550 | 🇮🇹 Daniel Zampieri | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,707 |
| 1,551 | 🇺🇸 Elliott Skeer | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,707 |
| 1,552 | 🇺🇸 Michael DINAN | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,706 |
| 1,553 | 🇨🇿 Sascha Bert | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,706 |
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