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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