Sebastián "Sebas" Montoya Freydell (born 11 April 2005) is a Colombian-American racing driver who is currently competing for
Prema Racing
Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...
in the
2022 Formula Regional European Championship
The 2022 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine is a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship features a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in ...
and the
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship
The 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship is a motor racing championship for Formula 3 cars that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship is the thirteenth season of Formula 3 racing and the fourth season ...
for
Campos Racing
Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series.
History
After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 19 ...
. He is the son of
Formula One
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race winner
Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (; born September 20, 1975) is a Colombian racing driver.
He won the International F3000 championship in 1998, the CART FedEx Championship Series in 1999 in his debut year in the series, and the IMSA WeatherTech S ...
.
Career
Karting career
Montoya started his competitive karting career in 2013, racing in the Rotax Micro Max class of the Florida Winter Tour when he was just eight years old. He proceeded to race in that series for the following four years, where he achieved a best result of fifth in 2016. Montoya then moved to Europe to compete in the
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship
The CIK-FIA Karting European Championship is a kart racing competition organised by the Commission Internationale de Karting, CIK-Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA. Its inaugural season took place in 1972. Today, the series holds cha ...
in 2017. Montoya spent a total of three years in the European Karting scene, twice driving in the
Karting World Championship
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and thrice in the
European Championship. In his time in karts Montoya only won one championship at an international level; this being the Rok the Rio competition in 2018.
Formula 4
2020
In 2020 Montoya made his single-seater debut with
Prema Powerteam
Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...
, racing full-time in the
Italian F4 Championship
Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the Formula Abarth.
History
Gerhard Berger and th ...
and competing in two rounds of the
ADAC F4 Championship. Unfortunately for Montoya, he was unable to score any podiums throughout the year, and finished eleventh in his main campaign, behind his three teammates
Gabriele Minì
Gabriele Minì (born 20 March 2005) is an Italian racing driver who is scheduled to race in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Grand Prix. He is the 2020 Italian F4 Champion, and was runner-up during the 2022 Formula Regional Europe ...
,
Dino Beganovic
Dino Beganovic ( bs, Beganović ˆdino bɛˈɡanovitÉ• born 19 January 2004) is a Swedish-Bosnian racing driver, currently set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing. He was the 2022 Formula Regional European Cham ...
and
Gabriel Bortoleto
Gabriel Bortoleto Oliveira (born 14 October 2004) is a Brazilians, Brazilian racing driver, currently competing in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Trident Racing, Trident. He previously competed for R-ace GP in the 2022 Formula Regional E ...
.
2021
![F4 Deutschland 2021 Spielberg Nr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/F4_Deutschland_2021_Spielberg_Nr._6_Montoya.jpg)
Montoya re-signed with
Prema for the 2021 season, returning to the
Italian
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and
German
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F4 series. He would run a part-time campaign in the latter, finishing second thrice in the six races he competed in, putting him ninth in the standings, ahead of three full-time competitors. Montoya's Italian campaign would be just as fruitful: netting nine podiums but no wins, Montoya finished fourth at the end of the year, being narrowly beaten by teammate Kirill Smal due to a spin in safety car conditions at the final race of the season in
Monza
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.
Formula Regional
2022
![FREC 2022 Spielberg Nr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/FREC_2022_Spielberg_Nr._58_%282%29.jpg)
At the start of 2022 Montoya made his debut in the
Formula Regional Asian Championship
The Formula Regional Asian Championship is an FIA-certified regional Formula 3 racing series, which started in 2018. On 26 January 2018 it was confirmed that pan-Asian promoter Top Speed would organise the championship. Despite using Formula Reg ...
with
Mumbai Falcons India Racing. After scoring pole position for the first race, Montoya scored his first car racing win of his career in a lights-to-flag victory. Montoya was ultimately unable to finish the season, but ended the championship in 7th place with 92 points.
Montoya moved up to the
2022 Formula Regional European Championship
The 2022 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine is a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship features a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in ...
with
Prema Racing
Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...
. Montoya started his season strongly, taking two eighth places and a fourth place. Just before his weekend at
Spa-Francorchamps
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, Montoya announced that he had started receiving backing and sponsorship from
Red Bull
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, marking him as a
Red Bull
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athlete. However, he failed to score a single point during the final eight races, and finished 13th in the standings with 44 points.
2023
At the start of 2023, Montoya is set to do the full season in the
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship
The 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship was a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars. I ...
with
Hitech Grand Prix
Hitech Grand Prix (formerly known as Hitech Racing) is a British motor racing team. It was founded in 2002 by Dennis Rushen and David Hayle. The team started racing in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2003. The team also competed in the So ...
.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Due to
Oliver Goethe
Oliver Goethe (born 14 October 2004) is a Danish-German racing driver based in Monaco, who is set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Trident. He is the current champion of the Euroformula Open Championship by winning eleven rac ...
's
Euroformula Open
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commitments, Montoya replaced him and made his first F3 appearance in
Zandvoort
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, driving for
Campos Racing
Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series.
History
After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 19 ...
whilst
Hunter Yeany
Hunter Yeany (born 11 May 2005) is an American racing driver who is currently competing in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Carlin. He previously raced in the Indy Pro 2000 and Formula Regional Americas championships, both with Vel ...
is still injured. Following free practice in which he ended 17th, Montoya stated that "the car is a massive step" and "it's been quite good though." He qualified in a brilliant seventh place as a red flag thwarted his rivals attempts to improve their lap times. In a track where it is tough to pass, Montoya finished both races in eighth place, having to defend against title contender
Jak Crawford
Carlton Jackston "Jak" Crawford (born 2 May 2005) is an American racing driver who most recently competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing. He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and finished as runner-up in the 2020 ...
. Additionally, he was the only one in the Campos team to score points during the weekend. Montoya was ranked 21st in the final standings classification.
In late September, Montoya partook in the post-season test that year with
Hitech Grand Prix
Hitech Grand Prix (formerly known as Hitech Racing) is a British motor racing team. It was founded in 2002 by Dennis Rushen and David Hayle. The team started racing in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2003. The team also competed in the So ...
at
Jerez
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.
Endurance racing
![Dragonspeed Oreca WGI22](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Dragonspeed_Oreca_WGI22.jpg)
Montoya made his
endurance racing debut during the
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship
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, partaking in selected rounds for
DragonSpeed Racing alongside his father.
Formula One
At the start of 2023, Montoya was announced to be joining the
Red Bull Junior Team
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.
Personal life
Montoya's father is
Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (; born September 20, 1975) is a Colombian racing driver.
He won the International F3000 championship in 1998, the CART FedEx Championship Series in 1999 in his debut year in the series, and the IMSA WeatherTech S ...
, a seven-time
Formula One Grand Prix winner and current
IndyCar
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driver.
He has two sisters, Paulina and Manuela.
Karting record
Karting career summary
Racing record
Racing career summary
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Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
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Complete Italian F4 Championship results
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Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results
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Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
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Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
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Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
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Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Notes
References
External links
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Colombian racing drivers
Italian F4 Championship drivers
ADAC Formula 4 drivers
Formula Regional European Championship drivers
Prema Powerteam drivers
Living people
2005 births
American racing drivers
Formula Regional Asian Championship drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
DragonSpeed drivers
Karting World Championship drivers
FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
Campos Racing drivers
Racing drivers from Miami
Hitech Grand Prix drivers
Mumbai Falcons drivers