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'''Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán''' ({{IPA|es|ˈxwam ˈpaβlo monˈtoʝa rolˈdan}}; born 20 September 1975) is a Colombian [[Auto racing|racing driver]], who competed in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|2001}} to {{F1|2006}}, [[American open-wheel racing|IndyCar]] between [[1999 CART season|1999]] and [[2022 IndyCar Series|2022]],{{efn|The exact years Montoya competed in [[American open-wheel racing|IndyCar]]: [[1999 CART season|1999]]–[[2000 CART season|2000]], [[2014 IndyCar Series|2014]]–[[2017 IndyCar Series|2017]], [[2021 IndyCar Series|2021]]–[[2022 IndyCar Series|2022]].<ref name=MSportMagBio/>}} and the [[NASCAR Cup Series]] between [[2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2006]] and [[2024 NASCAR Cup Series|2024]].{{efn|The exact years Montoya competed in the [[NASCAR Cup Series]]: [[2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2006]]–[[2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2014]], [[2024 NASCAR Cup Series|2024]].<ref name=MSportMagBio/>}} Montoya won seven [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Formula One Grands Prix]] across six seasons. In [[American open-wheel car racing|American open-wheel racing]], Montoya won the [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART Championship Series]] in [[1999 CART season|1999]] with [[Chip Ganassi Racing|CGR]] (CGR) and is a [[List of Indianapolis 500 winners|two-time winner]] of the [[Indianapolis 500]]. In [[endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance racing]], Montoya won the [[IMSA SportsCar Championship]] in [[2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2019]] with [[Team Penske|Penske]] and is a three-time winner of the [[24 Hours of Daytona]] with CGR.

Montoya began [[kart racing|karting]] at the age of five, progressing to car racing in Colombia and Mexico at age 17, finishing runner-up in the [[Formula Renault|Copa Formula Renault]] and winning the Nationale Tournement Swift GTI Championship. He also competed in the [[Barber Pro Series|Barber Saab Pro Series]], the Formula Vauxhall Lotus Championship and the [[British Formula 3 International Series|British Formula 3 Championship]]. In [[1997 International Formula 3000 Championship|1997]] and [[1998 International Formula 3000 Championship|1998]], Montoya raced in the [[International Formula 3000]] for [[RSM Marko]] and then [[Super Nova Racing]], winning seven races and the 1998 Drivers' Championship. He debuted in CART in 1999 with [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] (CGR), winning the series championship as a rookie in 1999. During the [[2000 CART season]], Montoya's car suffered from unreliability, but still won three races for ninth in the Drivers' Championship. That year also saw him win the Indianapolis 500 (in the rival [[IndyCar Series|Indy Racing League]] (IRL)) in his first attempt.

He first drove in Formula One with the [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] team in the 2001 season and won his first race in that year's {{F1GP|2001|Italian}}. Montoya qualified on [[pole position]] seven times in the {{F1|2002}} championship and won two races in the {{F1|2003}} season that put him third in the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Championship]] in both years. He fell to fifth in the [[2004 Formula One World Championship|2004 World Drivers' Championship]] but won the season-ending {{F1GP|2004|Brazilian}}. At the start of the {{F1|2005}} season, Montoya moved to [[McLaren]] and finished fourth with three victories. Montoya left F1 in the 2006 season, after that year's {{F1GP|2006|United States}} and began competing in NASCAR for CGR in late 2006. During his seven-year NASCAR career, Montoya won the [[Corona México 200|2007 Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200]], the [[2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350]] and the [[2010 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen]]. He qualified for the [[NASCAR playoffs|Chase for the Sprint Cup]] in 2009 and finished a career-high eighth in that season's points standings. Montoya would later make one-off NASCAR appearances, twice in 2014 for [[Team Penske|Penske]] and once in 2024 for [[23XI Racing]].

For the [[2014 IndyCar Series|2014]] season, Montoya moved to the IndyCar Series with Team Penske, winning once. In [[2015 IndyCar Series|2015]] he won two races (including the Indianapolis 500) and finished second in the championship to [[Scott Dixon]]. His final series victory came in [[2016 IndyCar Series|2016]]. He made his IMSA debut for Penske at the [[2017 Petit Le Mans]], competing full-time from 2018 to 2020. Paired with [[Dane Cameron]], Montoya won the IMSA championship in the Prototype class in 2019. Montoya has also won the [[6 Hours of Bogotá]] three times as well as the individual event of the [[Race of Champions]] in [[2017 Race of Champions|2017]].