Juan Pablo Montoya

Who is Juan Pablo Montoya?

Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán is a Colombian racing driver known internationally for being one of the few drivers participating in NASCAR, Formula One, CART and IndyCar race competitions. After a seven year stint in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Chip Ganassi Racing, he will return to the IndyCar Series in 2014, driving for Team Penske.

The highlights of his career include winning the International F3000 championship in 1998, and the CART FedEx Championship Series in 1999, as well as victories in some of the most prestigious races in the world. He is the only driver to have won the premier North American open-wheel CART title, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Daytona, all at the first attempt. Montoya is one of two drivers to have won the CART title in his rookie year, the first being Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell in 1993. He has also equalled Graham Hill's feat of being a Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500 race winner; Montoya is currently one of only two active drivers who has won two legs of the Triple Crown of Motorsport.

Montoya has also become a crossover race winner by winning races in Formula One, CART, IndyCar, Grand-Am and NASCAR equalling in that respect Mario Andretti's caliber of success; And shares honors as well with Dan Gurney in being IndyCar/F1/NASCAR race winner.