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  BMW World - Juan Pablo Montoya
Saturday, September 15, 2002: In qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, Juan Pablo Montoya had the fastest lap in Formula One history, with an average speed of about 162 mph.
Juan Pablo turned the 3.6-mile track in 1 minute, 20.264 seconds, besting his own record, set in last year's qualifying, by about two seconds.
The pole position is Montoya's 7th of the 2002 F1 season.
www.bmwworld.com /racing/f1/2002/montoya.htm   (149 words)

  
  Juan Pablo Montoya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975) is a racing driver from Colombia who drove in Formula One from 2001 to 2006.
Montoya's tally of wins, pole positions and fastest laps meant that he was considered the fastest driver in a series which lacked electronic aids such as traction control, adaptive suspension or automatic gearboxes.
Montoya still had a contractual relationship with Williams and after his impressive rookie season the Grove-based team were keen for him to drive for them in Formula One.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya   (4110 words)

  
 Juan Pablo Montoya - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Montoya is married to Dora the Explorer, who cooks Taco Bell cuisine for her husband after every race.
Montoya is currently a full time racer on the Potato Chip Grease racing team, where he learned to release redneck and become one with the beer.
Montoya had done was smuggling drugs through Central America, and that he was in the country illegally.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya   (724 words)

  
 Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya has arrived on the Formula 1 scene with a bang in 2001, making some fantastic overtaking manoeuvres and giving those in the upper echelons of the grid something to think about.
Juan Pablo Montoya was born in Bogota, Colombia, on 20 September 1975.
Juan Pablo has shown he is not intimidated by anyone, as his brilliant passing move on Michael Schumacher in Brazil in 2001 proved.
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 Juan Pablo Montoya : Rotoworld.com - Juan Pablo Montoya Biography from Rotoworld.com
Montoya’s lap of 153.833 mph in the #42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge was 2nd fastest, ahead of the rest of the 2007 ROTY contenders for Sunday’s race.
Juan Pablo Montoya was the top rookie qualifier for the August 25th NEXTEL Cup Sharpie 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway.
Montoya’s lap of 119.447 mph in the #42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge was 2nd fastest, ahead of the rest of the 2007 ROTY contenders for Saturday night’s race.
www.rotoworld.com /content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=NAS&id=349   (722 words)

  
 Juan Pablo Montoya - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
Montoya's manager brought Montoya to the attention of the Williams F1 team, whom had already noticed the potential of this driver, particularly Frank Williams who signed him to a multi-year testing contract, duties he accomplished alongside his performances for the 1998's season of Formula 3000.
At the final stages of the season it was clear Montoya finally adapted to the car and the car was adapted to him, the driver often portraits that the effort done by the McLaren Mercedes Team in order to tune the car to his driving style was beyond anything his previous team did.
Montoya organizes several events for the foundation, such as Échele Cabeza al casco de Juan Pablo Montoya - a helmet paint competition where children can design a new pattern for Montoya racing helmet, and where the winning design is wore in the Brazilian Grand Prix of every year.
www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Juan_Pablo_Montoya   (2210 words)

  
 News :: Formula One news, fun, results and features from Planet-F1.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Juan Pablo Montoya is set to be dropped by McLaren with immediate effect and replaced by Pedro de la Rosa, according to reports in Spain.
Juan Pablo Montoya is to leave Formula One to join the American Nascar series next year and his new team ownern, Chip Ganassi, believes it's only a matter of time before Montoya starts winning races.
Juan Pablo Montoya had a humiliating formation lap at the Australian GP but when the race got going he looked set to score points only to have his McLaren car meet a mysterious end with 11 laps to go.
www.planet-f1.com /News/Story_Listing/0,15908,3210_3480,00.html   (979 words)

  
 Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya (born September 20, 1975) is a Colombian motor racing driver.
Montoya was born in Bogota, his father worked on cars and mechanics, Montoya also began his preparation when he was very young, participating in karts races and winning many of them, then he began to win international championship.
In 2000, he won the Indianapolis 500, becoming the first driver to win the event on his first attempt since Graham Hill in 1966.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ju/Juan_Montoya.html   (118 words)

  
 Juan Pablo Montoya News, Information and Gossip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
I think we can assume that Pablo Montoya's departure from McLaren also means the end of his F1 career, which I personally think is a great shame.
Juan Pablo stands by his decision : Juan Pablo Montoya has fended off McLaren boss Ron Dennis' assertion that switching to NASCAR for 2007 was an 'impulsive' move.
Juan Pablo Montoya appears to have taken part in his last Formula One race after McLaren dropped him for this weekend's French Grand Prix.
www.sportsblogz.com /JuanPabloMontoya   (173 words)

  
 Juan Pablo Montoya ::
As his success continued year after year, Montoya came to be known for his uncanny ability to win pole positions (as well as races), in some cases taking 80% of a season's poles.
Montoya was a championship contender in one of the most closely contested campaigns in years, eventually finishing third behind Schumacher and (future teammate) Kimi Räikkönen.
Montoya was set for a podium finish in the French Grand Prix but his car had the better of him, leaving him to retire from the race.
www.freewebs.com /jmontoya/biography.htm   (900 words)

  
 Juan Pablo Montoya : USAToday.com - Juan Pablo Montoya Biography from USAToday.com
Juan Pablo Montoya was the top Busch Series rookie finisher in the April 20th Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway..
ET Juan Pablo Montoya was the highest finishing rookie in the NEXTEL Cup Series April 15th Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Juan Pablo Montoya was the top Busch Series rookie finisher in the March 17th Nicorette 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
fantasynascar.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NAS&id=349   (424 words)

  
 Juan Pablo Montoya - Driver of the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge
It is hard to imagine Juan Pablo Montoya the rookie, but that is exactly what the internationally-known racer will be when he enters the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season teaming up with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS).
Montoya claimed a record breaking seven wins in his rookie season, including the most consecutive wins by a rookie (three) and the most laps led by a rookie (954).
Montoya spent from 2001 to 2006 in F1, and continued to amass impressive open-wheel statistics.
www.texacohavoline42.com /team/juan_pablo_montoya/juan_pablo_montoya.asp   (746 words)

  
 pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1GP news
Juan Pablo went on to win a number of Colombian championships before moving to compete in the US at the age of 17.
It was not long before Juan Pablo stood on the podium for the first time; a second place in the Spanish GP proved to be the first of four visits in his debut season.
Then again, Juan Pablo was badly let down by his team in Canada when it made a strategic cock-up, resulting in Ron Dennis having to apologize to the Colombian.
www.pitpass.com /src/drivers/montoya.php   (1697 words)

  
 Juan Pablo Montoya - The Huffington Post
Juan Pablo Montoya, the former CART champ, Indy 500 winner and Formula One driver, is in his first season in the Nextel Cup Series.
Juan Pablo Montoya, right, and Jamie McMurray wave to fans during the drivers' introduction before the NASCAR Nextel Cup Sharpie 500 auto race in Bristol, Tenn. Aug.
Montoya, a former F1 driver, said he is eagerly awaiting the arrival of Jacques Villeneuve, also a former F1 driver, into the NASCAR world....
www.huffingtonpost.com /people/Juan+Pablo+Montoya   (945 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Juan Pablo Montoya
Season Highlight: Montoya drove a blazing race in Malaysia, on a track he loves, and could have won but for a penalty (which even Schumacher thought was unfair) for colliding with the Ferrari driver.
Montoya qualified fourth on track he hates and finished a distant 11th, one lap down after a collision on lap one.
Montoya is an amazing driver, but it is going to take a lot of hard work and application day in and day out to beat Schumacher out of the championship.
espn.go.com /rpm/f1/spot02/jmontoya.html   (286 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya is without doubt the most exciting driver in Formula One, but the 2003 season proved that he is some way from being the finished article.
Montoya has shown enough basic speed and aggression to prove that he has the talent to take on Michael Schumacher and beat him in a straight fight.
In particular, Williams say Montoya still does not know how to get the best out of his car, and they are also worried about his commitment.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2709913.stm   (344 words)

  
 F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Juan-Pablo Montoya
The son of an architect who had raced karts, Montoya began driving karts when he was only five years old.
With Williams signing up Alex Zanardi and Ralf Schumacher for the 1999 season there was no room in the F1 team for Montoya and so a deal was struck for him to go to America for two years to replace Zanardi in the Target Chip Ganassi Racing team.
In 2001 he moved to Europe to be Ralf Schumacher's team mate at Williams and at the end of the year he won his first victory at the Italian GP.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-monjua.html   (626 words)

  
 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA - OFFICIAL WEBSITE
JPM continues leading the rookie of the year championship.
Greg Biffle won, as Biffle was leading the race when caution flags came out for debris on the track after Juan Pablo Montoya had a tyre blow out on his car on lap 207.
Juan Pablo Montoya, who had started the race from the front row, dropped down early on but stayed in the top-15 for most of the race, battling with Jeff Gordon.
www.jpmontoya.com /templates/home.aspx?Page_ID=182   (156 words)

  
 Sporting Life - F1 | Spanish Grand Prix at Catalunya, Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, Formula One News, Formula One Live, ...
Montoya began racing at the age of five, inspired by his father who was also a racing driver.
Suddenly, Juan was a leading contender to win the World Championship, and while no further victories followed he entered the final two races of the season in the heart of a three-way battle with Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher.
Juan bounced back in the latter part of the season, recording three wins and an additional two podium finishes in the final nine races, which bagged him fourth place in the Drivers’ race.
www.sportinglife.com /formula1/drivers/montoya.html   (999 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: Magazine channel
Juan Pablo Montoya's stand-in, Pedro de la Rosa, was driver of the race for many with his feisty challenges, random off-track excursions and all-round entertainment value.
However, once Montoya gets over his tennis/motorbike/alien-abduction injury he will no doubt be chomping at the bit -- and he'd better not leave it too long.
Montoya has been known to make me go off at tangents so here's another one: if you had a fractured shoulderblade, wouldn't you rather say it was caused by a macho motorbike accident than sound like a right wuss by saying you fell over playing tennis?
www.motorsport.com /magazine/feature.asp?C=WindTunnel&D=2005-04-15   (1477 words)

  
 ESPN Search: juan pablo montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya spent several days this week with his new employers as Chip Ganassi Racing prepares the Formula One star for his transition to NASCAR.
Not every driver in F1 who was asked about Juan Montoya's move to NASCAR would do the same, but many understand it, writes Dan Knutson.
McLaren chief Ron Dennis said Friday that Juan Pablo Montoya, who is leaving the team for NASCAR, is still a McLaren employee and could be back this season.
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 rpm.espn.com: Juan Pablo Montoya
The good: Juan Pablo Montoya won twice, had an incredible streak in eight consecutive races when he finished in the top three, was in contention for the World Championship until the 15th race, and finished third in the points for the second season in a row.
Montoya made some crucial mistakes as he spun while running with the lead pack in Australia, Canada and Indianapolis.
Montoya will be at the top of his game, but then so too will be his main rivals.
espn.go.com /rpm/f1/spot03/jmontoya.html   (337 words)

  
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Juan Pablo Montoya of Williams, last year's winner, qualified second with a time of 1:13.668.
Juan Pablo Montoya won an exciting Brazilian Grand Prix in his last race for Williams.
BMW WillaimsF1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya was second in Pre Qualifying for the United States Grand Prix.
www.lycos.com /info/juan-pablo-montoya.html   (192 words)

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