Carlos Andrés Muñoz (born 2 January 1992) is a professional

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from Colombia. He last drove for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports part-time in the

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in 2018. He has twice finished second in the

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, during his rookie year in

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and in 2016.

Career

Karting

Born in

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the largest ...

, Muñoz began his motorsport career in

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back in 2002.

Formula TR Pro Series FR 1600

In 2007, just fifteen years old, Muñoz made his debut in

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, racing in the Formula TR Pro Series. He took one podium place in four races to end the season in eighth place.

Formula Renault

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, Muñoz took part in both the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and

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championships, racing for

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. In the Italian series, he finished sixteenth, taking six-point-scoring positions in twelve races. In the Eurocup, he failed to score a championship point with a best result of thirteenth at both the

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and

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. The following season, Muñoz competed in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup championships for Epsilon Euskadi. He finished eighth in the Eurocup standings, taking ten points-scoring positions in fourteen races, including a podium in the second race at the Nürburgring. In the West European Cup, he took seventh place in the championship, scoring two podium places.

Formula Three

Along with his Formula Renault campaigns, Muñoz competed in three rounds of the European F3 Open Championship, driving for Porteiro Motorsport. He finished eleventh in the championship, with a best result of second at Spa-Francorchamps.

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saw Muñoz move to the

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, competing for Mücke Motorsport, joining Roberto Merhi at the team. Muñoz finished ninth in the championship with a runner-up finish at

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as his best finish. He also competed in two rounds (six races) of the

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as a guest driver in the Invitational Class. In 2011 Muñoz returned to F3 Euro Series, this time driving for

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. He finished eighth in the championship with a best finish of third at Silverstone Circuit.

Indy Lights

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, Muñoz moved to the United States to compete in the

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series for

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. He captured two victories, including one on the oval at

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and a win from the pole in

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, in addition to three other podium finishes on his way to fifth in the championship. Muñoz returned to the series for the 2013 season with Andretti Autosport and announced a deal to compete in the 2013 Indianapolis 500 with the team.

IndyCar Series

Muñoz qualified on the front row for the 2013 Indy 500 in second position and ran with the leaders all race long. He led twelve laps and finished in second place, winning Rookie of the Year honors. At the 2013 Honda Indy Toronto, Muñoz replaced Panther Racing's Ryan Briscoe for Race 2 of the doubleheader after Briscoe broke his right wrist in an incident during Saturday's Race 1. After just 12 laps in the morning warmup to get acclimated with the car, Muñoz started 24th in the race and finished 17th. Muñoz got his first IndyCar win in the rain-shortened Race 1 of the Detroit Belle Isle Dual Grand Prix on 30 May 2015. Munoz_at_Portland

After a distant second-place finish to teammate Alexander Rossi in the

2016 Indianapolis 500 The 2016 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil for sponsorship reasons) took place on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the pre ...

, Muñoz left Andretti Autosport after the 2016 IndyCar season ended. Muñoz joined A. J. Foyt Enterprises for the 2017 IndyCar season, lasting one season. In 2018, Muñoz made his return to Andretti in a one-race deal at the 2018 Indianapolis 500, finishing seventh. Later in the season, he filled in for the injured Robert Wickens for the final two races of the season at Portland and Sonoma, driving for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Muñoz started 14th and finished 12th at Portland.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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American open–wheel racing results

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Indy Lights

IndyCar Series

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Indianapolis 500

References

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