Juan Diego Piedrahita Cortes (Bogotá, July 27, 1992) is a Colombian racing driver. Piedrahita began his driving career aged seven,

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in Mexico. Piedrahita transitioned to auto racing in 2009 competing in the

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where he gained 2 podiums, finished 7th in overall points and 2nd in the rookie standings. In

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Piedrahita competed in

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for Team Apex where he competed in eight of the thirteen races and collected one top 5 and four top 10 finish. In

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he is competing in the

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for

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as part of the

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. Piedrahita finished seventh in the championship, capturing two podium finishes at the series' two oval races at

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and the

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. For the 2012 season, Piedrahita returned to

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full-time staying with the JDC MotorSports team. He finished seventh in points and captured a career-best second-place finish in race two in

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. He returned for another season in the series, now called Pro Mazda, in

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, again with JDC. Piedrahita fell to ninth in points, suffering six DNF's, but did capture a second-place finish at the

and four third-place finishes. For the

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, Piedrahita will move up the

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, signing with defending series champion team

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.Colombiano Juan Diego Piedrahita firmó con el equipo campeón de la Indy Lights
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Racing record

American open–wheel racing

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Star Mazda Championship / Pro Mazda Championship

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Indy Lights

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Piedrahita, Juan 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Bogotá Colombian racing drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Indy Lights drivers U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers Belardi Auto Racing drivers JDC Motorsports drivers Arrow McLaren SP drivers Team Pelfrey drivers