Juan Piedrahita

Juan Diego Piedrahita
Nationality Colombia Colombian
Born (1992-07-27) July 27, 1992
Bogota, Colombia
Indy Lights career
Debut season 2014
Current team Team Pelfrey
Car no. 2
Starts 41
Best finish 7th in 2014
Previous series
2010, 2012-2013
2011
2009		 Pro Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
LATAM Challenge Series

Juan Diego Piedrahita Cortes (born July 27, 1992) is a Colombian racing driver. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Piedrahita began his driving career at age of 7 karting in Mexico. Piedrahita transitioned to auto racing in 2009 competing in the LATAM Challenge Series where he gained 2 podiums, finished 7th in overall points and 2nd in the rookie standings.[1]

In 2010 Piedrahita competed in Star Mazda Championship for Team Apex where he competed in eight of the thirteen races and collected one top 5 and four top 10 finish.[2] In 2011 he is competing in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for JDC Motorsports as part of the Road to Indy. Piedrahita finished seventh in the championship, capturing two podium finishes at the series' two oval races at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis and the Milwaukee Mile.[3]

For the 2012 season, Piedrahita returned to Star Mazda full-time staying with the JDC Motorsports team.[4] He finished seventh in points and captured a career-best second-place finish in race two in Toronto. He returned for another season in the series, now called Pro Mazda, in 2013, again with JDC. Piedrahita fell to ninth in points, suffering six DNF's, but did capture a second-place finish at the Milwaukee Mile and four third-place finishes.

For the 2014, Piedrahita will move up the Road to Indy to Indy Lights, signing with defending series champion team Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.[5]

Racing record

Star Mazda Championship / Pro Mazda Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2010 Team Apex SEB
19		 STP
11		 LAG
5		 ORP
 IOW
 NJ1
10		 NJ2
13		 ACC
 ACC
 TRO
 ROA
6		 MOS
15		 ATL
13		 16th 199
2012 JDC Motorsports STP
4		 STP
2		 BAR
8		 BAR
4		 IND
8		 IOW
14		 TOR
4		 TOR
2		 EDM
8		 EDM
16		 TRO
9		 TRO
11		 BAL
19		 BAL
9		 LAG
8		 LAG
9		 ATL
9		 7th 234
2013 JDC Motorsports AUS
16		 AUS
15		 STP
6		 STP
12		 IND
10		 IOW
2		 TOR
7		 TOR
3		 MOS
11		 MOS
DNS		 MOH
5		 MOH
16		 TRO
3		 TRO
3		 HOU
13		 HOU
3		 9th 182

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2011 JDC Motorsports SEB
6		 SEB
5		 STP
12		 STP
9		 ORP
3		 MIL
3		 MDO
7		 MDO
8		 ROA
6		 ROA
15		 BAL
16		 BAL
14		 7th 145

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2014 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports STP
6		 LBH
7		 ALA
10		 ALA
7		 IND
8		 IND
11		 INDY
8		 POC
7		 TOR
7		 MDO
9		 MDO
5		 MIL
6		 SNM
5		 SNM
7		 7th 337
2015 Belardi Auto Racing STP
6		 STP
9		 LBH
8		 ALA
7		 ALA
8		 IMS
11		 IMS
7		 INDY
7		 TOR
10		 TOR
4		 MIL
3		 IOW
7		 MDO
6		 MDO
12		 LAG
7		 LAG
7		 8th 223
2016 Team Pelfrey STP
9		 STP
8		 PHX
12		 ALA
7		 ALA
16		 IMS
15		 IMS
11		 INDY
8		 RDA
12		 RDA
7		 IOW
7		 TOR
14		 TOR
12		 MDO MDO WGL LAG LAG 13th 135

References

  1. ↑ Juan Piedrahita, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-06-18
  2. ↑ JDC MOTORSPORTS SIGNS PIEDRAHITA AS PART OF THE 2011 USF2000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE, JDC Motorsports, March 2, 2011, Retrieved 2011-06-18
  3. ↑ Final 2011 Points Standings, U.S. F2000, Retrieved 2011-09-05
  4. ↑ Piedrahita Rejoins JDC MotorSports for Title Challenge, eFormulaCarNews, December 12, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-12
  5. ↑ Colombiano Juan Diego Piedrahita firmó con el equipo campeón de la Indy Lights, El Spectador, 14 February 2014, Retrieved 2014-02-14 (Spanish)

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