|
1981 |
Began kart racing |
|
1984 |
National Kart Champion in the children's
division |
|
1985 |
Second in the Children's Kart
Championship |
|
1986 |
Kart Champion in the local and national
junior division |
|
1987-1989 |
Several local and national titles in the
Kart Komet category |
|
1990 |
Kart Junior World Championship, Lonato,
Italy |
|
1991 |
Kart Junior World Championship, Laval,
France |
|
1992 |
1992 Took part in the Skip Barber Course
(USA);
Copa Formula Renault in Colombia, four wins in eight races, five
pole positions |
|
1993 |
Nationale Tournement Swift GTI
Championship,seven wins in eight races, seven poles |
|
1994 |
Karting - Sudam 125, class win;
Third in the Barber Saab Championship, USA;
pole position and circuit record prototype class Mexico; Formula N
class Mexico, three wins in five races, four pole positions
|
|
1995 |
Third in the British Formula Vauxhall
Championship; class win in the Bogota Six Hours |
|
1996 |
4th in the Marlboro Masters in Zandvoort
(NL);
British Formula 3 Championship, two wins;
First in the Bogota Six Hours;
Took part in the ITC Race at Silverstone (GB), Mercedes |
|
1997 |
Second in the FIA International Formula
3000Championship (Marko Team);
WilliamsF1 test driver |
|
1998 |
First in the FIA International Formula
3000 Championship (Team Super Nova) with record points
total (65 points);
Moved to North America to join Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
|
1999 |
First in the CART FedEx Championship
Series, seven wins, seven pole positions, youngest champion in the
history of the series |
|
2000 |
9th in the CART FedEx Championship
Series, three wins, seven pole positions;
Winner of the Indianapolis 500 on his first attempt |
|
2001 |
Signs Up for William F1 team and is
dubbed as "The Rookie of the year" by the press. |
