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Cristiano da Matta
Brazilian racing driver (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cristiano Monteiro da Matta (born 19 September 1973) is a Brazilian former professional racing driver. He won the CART Championship in 2002, and drove in Formula One with the Toyota team from 2003 to 2004.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Monteiro and the second or paternal family name is da Matta.
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Cristiano da Matta | |||||||
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![]() Da Matta at the 2006 Grand Prix of Long Beach | |||||||
Nationality | ![]() | ||||||
Born | (1973-09-19) 19 September 1973 (age 50) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||||
Achievements | 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series Champion | ||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
101 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Years active | 1999–2002, 2005–2006 | ||||||
Team(s) | Arciero-Wells PPI Motorsports Newman-Haas PKV Racing Dale Coyne Racing RuSPORT | ||||||
Best finish | 1st - 2002 | ||||||
First race | 1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead) | ||||||
Last race | 2006 Grand Prix of San Jose (Streets of San Jose) | ||||||
First win | 2000 Target Grand Prix of Chicago (Chicagoland) | ||||||
Last win | 2005 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland Raceway) | ||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
Active years | 2003–2004 | ||||||
Teams | Toyota | ||||||
Entries | 28 | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Podiums | 0 | ||||||
Career points | 13 | ||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
First entry | 2003 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||
Last entry | 2004 German Grand Prix | ||||||
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