Sebastián Montoya

Sebastián "Sebas" Montoya Freydell (born 11 April 2005) is a Colombian racing driver who is set to compete for Prema Racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship.[1] He is the son of Formula One race winner Juan Pablo Montoya.

Sebastian Montoya
Montoya at Spielberg in 2021
Nationality Colombian
American
via dual nationality
Full nameSebastian Montoya Freydell
Born (2005-04-11) 11 April 2005
Miami, United States
Related toJuan Pablo Montoya (father)
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamPrema Powerteam
Car number58
Starts0 (0 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2022
Previous series
2022
2021
2020–2021		FR Asian Championship
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4

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.[2] He proceeded to race in that series for the following four years, where he achieved a best result of fifth in 2016. The Colombian then moved to Europe to compete in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship in 2017. Montoya spent a total of three years in the European Karting scene, twice driving in the Karting World Championship 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.[3]

Formula 4

In 2020 Montoya made his single-seater debut with Prema Powerteam, racing full-time in the Italian F4 Championship and competing in two rounds of the ADAC F4 Championship.[4] Unfortunately for the Colombian, he was unable to score any podiums throughout the year, and finished eleventh in his main campaign, behind his three teammates Gabriele Minì, Dino Beganovic and Gabriel Bortoleto.[5]

Montoya re-signed with Prema for the 2021 season, returning to the Italian and German F4 series.[6] 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. The Colombian'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.[7]

Formula Regional

At the start of 2022 Montoya made his debut in the Formula Regional Asian Championship 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.[8] 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 with Prema Powerteam.[9]

Personal life

Montoya's father is Juan Pablo Montoya, a seven-time Formula One Grand Prix winner and current IndyCar driver.[10]

Karting record
Season Series Team Position
2013 Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Micro Max 24th
2014 Florida Winter Tour - AM Racing Kart Formula TaG Cadet 18th
Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Micro Max AM 7th
2015 Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Micro Max 5th
Florida Winter Tour - Mini ROK 9th
2016 Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Mini Max 5th
Florida Winter Tour - Mini ROK 8th
Rotax Max Challenge Colombia - Mini Max 13th
SKUSA SuperNationals XX - Mini Swift Team Montoya 14th
ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK Birel Art Racing 28th
2017 SKUSA SuperNationals XXI - X30 Junior class Team Montoya 5th
Florida Winter Tour - Junior ROK 9th
CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ 55th
2018 AMR Motorplex Karting Challenge - TaG Junior 9th
Florida Winter Tour - Junior ROK 30th
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ 20th
ROK the Rio - Junior ROK Team Montoya 1st
SKUSA SuperNationals XXII - X30 Junior class 11th
CIK-FIA European OK Junior Championship Tony Kart Racing Team 43rd
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship - Junior 30th
23° South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ 28th
2019 ROK the Rio - Senior ROK Team Montoya 32nd
Florida Winter Tour - Senior ROK 33rd
FIA Karting European Championship - OK Tony Kart Racing Team 24th
FIA Karting World Championship - OK 28th
WSK Euro Series - OK 31st
WSK Super Master Series - OK 18th
24° South Garda Winter Cup - OK 31st

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Prema Powerteam 6 0 0 0 0 10 17th
Italian F4 Championship 20 0 0 0 0 81 11th
2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Prema Powerteam 6 0 0 2 3 72 9th
Italian F4 Championship 21 0 2 4 9 194 4th
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Mumbai Falcons India Racing 9 2 3 2 3 92 7th
Formula Regional European Championship Prema Powerteam 2 0 0 0 0 8 10th*
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 DragonSpeed - 10 Star 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC*

*Season currently in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2020 Prema Powerteam LAU1
1		 LAU1
2		 LAU1
3		 NÜR1
1
8		 NÜR1
2
8		 NÜR1
3
11		 HOC
1
13		 HOC
2
Ret		 HOC
3
9		 NÜR2
1		 NÜR2
2		 NÜR2
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 LAU2
1		 LAU2
2		 LAU2
3		 OSC
1		 OSC
2		 OSC
3		 17th 10
2021 Prema Powerteam RBR
1
2		 RBR
2
7		 RBR
3
7		 ZAN
1
2		 ZAN
2
8		 ZAN
3
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 NÜR
3		 HOC1
1		 HOC1
2		 HOC1
3		 SAC
1		 SAC
2		 SAC
3		 HOC2
1		 HOC2
2		 HOC2
3		 9th 72

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2020 Prema Powerteam MIS
1
8		 MIS
2
5		 MIS
3
5		 IMO1
1
Ret		 IMO1
2
14		 IMO1
3
7		 RBR
1
9		 RBR
2
28		 RBR
3
7		 MUG
1
Ret		 MUG
2
10		 MUG
3
7		 MNZ
1
5		 MNZ
2
8		 MNZ
3
6		 IMO2
1
6		 IMO2
2
26†		 IMO2
3
7		 VLL
1
25		 VLL
2
C		 VLL
3
13		 11th 81
2021 Prema Powerteam LEC
1
35†		 LEC
2
4		 LEC
3
5		 MIS
1
6		 MIS
2
2		 MIS
3
3		 VLL
1
2		 VLL
2
Ret		 VLL
3
2		 IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
8		 IMO
3
3		 RBR
1
3		 RBR
2
Ret		 RBR
3
Ret		 MUG
1
3		 MUG
2
2		 MUG
3
28		 MNZ
1
5		 MNZ
2
2		 MNZ
3
Ret		 4th 194

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Points
2022 Mumbai Falcons India Racing ABU
1
1		 ABU
2
4		 ABU
3
10		 DUB
1
3		 DUB
2
Ret		 DUB
3
19		 DUB
1
1		 DUB
2
9		 DUB
3
4		 DUB
1		 DUB
2		 DUB
3		 ABU
1		 ABU
2		 ABU
3		 7th 92

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 DragonSpeed - 10 Star LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY SEB
8		 LGA
 MDO
 WGL
 ELK
 PET
 8th* 262*

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2022 Prema Powerteam MNZ
1
8		 MNZ
2
8		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 MCO
1		 MCO
2		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 10th* 8*

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. "Sebastian Montoya steps up to Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine with PREMA Racing". Prema Powerteam. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. "Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Micro Max 2013 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. "Montoya & Musso ROK The Rio – KartSportNews". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. "Juan Pablo Montoya's son Sebastian Montoya takes first step towards F1 with F4 seat | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. Wood, Ida (23 December 2020). "The standout Formula 4 drivers around the world in 2020". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. Wood, Ida (26 February 2021). "Sebastian Montoya stays at Prema for second year in Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. Gascoigne, Roger (31 October 2021). "Flawless Bearman completes Monza hat-trick in Italian F4 finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. "Formula Regional Asia | Abu Dhabi #1 2022: Sebastian Montoya fa sua Gara 1 | P300.it". www.p300.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  9. Wood, Ida (20 January 2022). "Sebastian Montoya steps up to FREC with Prema". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  10. "Meet Sebastian Montoya, Juan Pablo's son aiming for F1". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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