Juan Pablo Montoya Through The Years

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 20: The helmet of the Juan Pablo Montoya sits on top of the #42 Target Chevrolet in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) /

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Yesterday Arrow McLaren SP announced that Juan Pablo Montoya will drive their #86 car at the 2021 Indy 500.

Excited to share the Juan Pablo Montoya’s No. 86 livery for this year’s #Indy500. Can’t wait to see the entire @ArrowMcLarenSP team out on track at @IMS. #WeAreReady pic.twitter.com/Kds2pYy4nI
— Zak Brown (@ZBrownCEO) April 5, 2021

Last season three-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso drove for Arrow McLaren SP in the Indy 500 and finished 21st but Patricia O’Ward finished sixth for the team.

Montoya, a two-time Indy 500 winner (2000, 2015), has not driven an IndyCar race since 2017 and had two previous stints in the American open wheel racing series; 1999-2000 (CART/IndyCar for Ganassi) and 2014-2017 (IndyCar for Team Penske).

In 52 career IndyCar races he garnered five-wins and 13-podiums. During his CART career he had 10-wins in 40-races.

Montoya has had a unique and diverse racing career that has seen him go from CART to Formula One to NASCAR and to IMSA.

The 45-year-old is in the latter stages of his racing career but a shot at third Indy 500 title is a distinct possibility and he has solid backing with Arrow McLaren SP. The following slide show highlights the many stops in Montoya’s motor sports odyssey.

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