Maldonado Pastor(Maracay, Venezuela, 09/03/1985)

Website: pastormaldonado.net

Pastor Maldonado (born on 9 March 1985 in Maracay, Venezuela) is a former Venezuelan racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 2011 and 2015 and won the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix with Williams.

After starting out in karting and junior activities in his home country, Maldonado moved to Europe to build his career in the feeder categories. He stood out particularly in single-seater racing: in 2004 he won the Formula Renault 2000 Italia title, a result that projected him onto the international scene and established him among the most competitive drivers of his generation.

The key step came with GP2: after several seasons of experience in the category, he won the 2010 GP2 Series championship with Rapax, finishing the year with a combination of performances and victories that opened the doors to Formula 1.

He made his Formula 1 debut in 2011 with Williams, where he remained until 2013. The peak of his F1 career came in 2012: at Barcelona he delivered a memorable weekend culminating in victory at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix, becoming the first Venezuelan driver to win a World Championship race. It was the defining success of his Williams period and also the only victory of his Formula 1 career. During those years he raced with the backing of sponsors linked to his country and was known for a very aggressive driving style, capable of flashes of speed over a single lap.

In 2014 he joined Lotus, also contesting the 2015 season: a difficult two-year period marked by technical issues and mixed results, which ended with his final Formula 1 appearance at the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In Formula 1 he contested 96 Grands Prix, scoring 1 victory, 1 pole position and 1 podium.

After leaving the Formula 1 grid, Maldonado returned to endurance racing: in 2018 he was announced in the FIA WEC with DragonSpeed in the LMP2 class, competing in the 2018-2019 Super Season and taking part in the team’s endurance programme. In May 2019 he achieved a class victory with DragonSpeed in a WEC round and, in January 2019, was part of the DragonSpeed crew that won the LMP2 class at the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Curiosity: in Formula 1 he chose to race with the number 13, traditionally rarely used in the modern championship.

GP Results

GP/Points Graph

Year	Team	Chassis	Points
2015	Lotus	E23 Hybrid	27
2014	Lotus	E22	2
2013	Williams	FW35	1
2012	Williams	FW34	45
2011	Williams	FW33	1

* World Championships with at least 1 point won (since 2001)

Year	Team	Teammate	Win
2015	Lotus F1 Team (E23 Hybrid)	Grosjean R.	2 VS 17
2014	Lotus F1 Team (E22)	Grosjean R.	4 VS 15
2013	Williams F1 Team (FW35)	Bottas V.	7 VS 12
2012	Williams F1 (FW34)	Senna B.	16 VS 4
2011	AT&T Williams (FW33)	Barrichello R.	9 VS 10
Total			38 VS 58

Grand Prix	Team	Chassis	Pos.
Brazilian GP 2015	Lotus F1 Team	E23 Hybrid	10
United States GP 2015	Lotus F1 Team	E23 Hybrid	8
Russian GP 2015	Lotus F1 Team	E23 Hybrid	7
Japanese GP 2015	Lotus F1 Team	E23 Hybrid	8
Austrian GP 2015	Lotus F1 Team	E23 Hybrid	7
Canadian GP 2015	Lotus F1 Team	E23 Hybrid	7
United States GP 2014	Lotus F1 Team	E22	9
Hungarian GP 2013	Williams F1 Team	FW35	10
Abu Dhabi GP 2012	Williams F1	FW34	5
United States GP 2012	Williams F1	FW34	9
Japanese GP 2012	Williams F1	FW34	8
Spanish GP 2012	Williams F1	FW34	1
Chinese GP 2012	Williams F1	FW34	8
Belgian GP 2011	AT&T Williams	FW33	10

* Grand prix finishes in the top 10 (since 2001)

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