Pastor Maldonado

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pastor Maldonado
Occupation	Racing Automobile Driver
Date Of Birth	Mar 9, 1985(1985-03-09)
Age	39
Birthplace	Maracay
Country	Venezuela
Birth City	Maracay
Horoscope	Aries

Pastor Maldonado Biography

Pastor Maldonado is one of the most popular and richest Racing Automobile Driver who was born on March 9, 1985 in Maracay, Maracay, Venezuela. At Monaco, he received a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Sergio Pérez during a practice session (which subsequently may have led to Pérez’s crash in qualifying, which caused the session to be red-flagged) and an additional five-place penalty for a gearbox change, meaning he started 24th and last on the grid. He retired due to an accident at the start of the race, when he ran into the back of Pedro de la Rosa’s HRT who also retired with rear wing damage. At the end of second qualifying session in Canada, Maldonado crashed into the infamous Wall of Champions at the end of the lap in which he set the quickest sector 1 time, and was on course to bump Jenson Button out of Q3. Maldonado finished the qualifying session 17th and started the race from 22nd position after a five- place grid penalty after he was forced to change his gearbox due to damage suffered in the crash. Maldonado made good progress in the first stint, running as high as tenth mid-race, however after his pitstop he dropped back to seventeenth and finished the race in thirteenth place.

In 2004, Maldonado ran a dual programme in Italian and Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup with Cram Competition. He won the Italian title, with eight wins and six pole positions from seventeen starts. In the European championship, he was classified eighth overall, with two wins. Maldonado also found the time to enter one round of the now defunct Formula Renault V6 Eurocup at Spa- Francorchamps, with a best finish of fifth place.

Maldonado secured a full-time drive in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Draco Racing in 2006. He was classified third overall, with three race wins, six further podium finishes, and five pole positions.

Maldonado’s performances in FR3.5 were enough to attract the interest of GP2 teams, and he signed a contract to drive for Trident Racing in 2007 after a successful test in late 2006. He took his first victory in only his fourth race in the series with a commanding win at Monaco. However, he had to miss the final four rounds of the season after breaking a collarbone during training, leaving him outside the championship top 10.

In November 2004, Maldonado was given an opportunity to test with the Minardi Formula One team at Misano in Italy. The team’s former owner, Giancarlo Minardi, was present at the test and commented positively about Maldonado’s performance.

Pastor Maldonado Net Worth

Pastor Maldonado is one of the richest Racing Automobile Driver from Venezuela. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pastor Maldonado 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta (Spanish pronunciation: [pasˈtoɾ maldoˈnaðo] ; born 9 March 1985) is a Venezuelan professional racing driver, who competed in Formula One for the Williams (2011–2013) and Lotus (2014–2015) teams.

Born in Maracay, Venezuela, Maldonado’s first experience of formula racing was in Italy in 2003. He competed in the Italian Formula Renault Championship with Cram Competition, and was classified seventh in the drivers’ championship. His notable results included three podium finishes and one pole position. Cram Competition also entered one round of the German Formula Renault Championship at Oschersleben.

In 2005, Maldonado progressed out of Formula Renault, but did not get the opportunity to complete a full season in any one series. He made four starts in the Italian F3000 Championship with Sighinolfi Auto Racing, in which one race win at the Autodromo dell’Umbria was enough to finish ninth overall. He also entered nine races (and made seven starts) in the Spanish-based World Series by Renault, with a best finish of seventh. However, his participation in the WSR was marred by a four-race ban for dangerous driving. He failed to slow down at the scene of an accident at Monaco, despite the presence of warning flags, and struck and seriously injured a marshal.

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Who is Pastor Maldonado Dating?

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Towards the end of the 2010 season, Maldonado was linked to the Williams team for 2011, replacing former GP2 team-mate Nico Hülkenberg alongside Rubens Barrichello. He took part in the end-of-season young driver test at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, driving for Williams and Hispania Racing, the rebranded Campos team. On 15 November, Williams confirmed that Hülkenberg had been dropped from the team’s 2011 line-up, and Maldonado was duly announced as his replacement on 1 December. In addition to his on-track record, Maldonado also brought sponsorship from the Venezuelan government (through the state- owned PDVSA oil company) to the team.

Facts & Trivia

Pastor Ranked on the list of most popular Racing Automobile Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Venezuela. Pastor Maldonado celebrates birthday on March 9 of every year.

Maldonado drove for the Rapax Team in the 2010 GP2 Series alongside Luiz Razia. He clinched the Championship in the penultimate event at Monza, Maldonado won six consecutive feature races on his way to winning the title (from Istanbul Park to Spa), which also took him to a total of ten race victories in GP2, which is a series record. Maldonado finished sixteen points ahead of Barwa Addax’s Sergio Pérez. Rapax also won the Teams’ Championship, five points ahead of Barwa Addax.

What is Pastor Maldonado doing now?

Pastor Maldonado currently spends his time with his young family. He will be on the paddock for the Spanish Grand Prix on May 20th-22nd to commemorate ten years since F1’s most unexpected victory.

Was Pastor Maldonado a pay driver?

Aside from his pay driver status , Maldonado also gained a reputation over his career as somewhat wild and unpredictable on the circuit. He was nicknamed “Crashtor” and a website called Has Maldonado Crashed Today? was created to track his many mishaps.

Why is Pastor Maldonado famous?

Maldonado held his lead after the third pit-stop phase, and held off Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen to win, becoming the first Venezuelan driver to finish on a Grand Prix podium in the process. He remains the most recent Williams driver to win a race as of May 2022.

How many times did Pastor Maldonado crash?

You would have thought he’d have learned by now, but Maldonado suffered seven further crashes , and caused another that year. But still he drove on, and in his final season in the Championship, the chaos continued, with countless crashes and calamities tarring the Venezuelan’s name.

Has Pastor Maldonado crashed?

We are talking about Pastor Maldonado who is called the King of Crashing. The driver from Venezuela even had his own website www.hasmaldonadocrashedtoday.com because he crashed so many times. In 5 years of Formula 1 he crashed close to 40 times.