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[[File:Maldonado2019.png|260px|thumb|Pastor Maldonado pictured before driving for [[Sauber|British Airways Sauber F1 Team]] in [[2019 Alternate Formula One season|2019]]]]
[[File:Maldonado2019.png|260px|thumb|Pastor Maldonado pictured as a driver for [[Sauber|British Airways Sauber F1 Team]] in [[2019 Alternate Formula One season|2019]]]]


'''Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta''' (born 9th March, 1985 in Maracay, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan [[Formula One]] driver currently driving for the [[Sauber|British Airways Sauber F1 Team]]. A multiple-time Grand Prix winner, Maldonado is considered one of the finest racers of his generation.
'''Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta''' (born 9th March, 1985 in Maracay, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan [[Formula One]] driver currently driving for the [[Sauber|British Airways Sauber F1 Team]]. A multiple-time Grand Prix winner and World Champion in [[2019 Alternate Formula One season|2019]], Maldonado is considered one of the finest racers of his generation.


==Racing Career==
==Racing Career==
===[[2011 Alternate Formula One season|2011]]: [[KQ Motor Sports|KQ-Hyundai]]===
===[[2011 Alternate Formula One season|2011]]: [[KQ Motor Sports|KQ-Hyundai]]===
After a fairly impressive junior career, Maldonado would make his top-tier debut with the works KIA/Hyundai team in their debut season in Formula One - a year after their farcical F1RWRS in [[2010 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season|2010]]. Maldonado would be a regular points scorer all season, his best being a fourth place in [[Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]].
After a very promising junior career, Maldonado would make his top-tier debut with the works KIA/Hyundai team in their debut season in Formula One - a year after their farcical F1RWRS in [[2010 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season|2010]]. Maldonado would be a regular points scorer all season, his best being a fourth place in [[Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]].


===[[2012 Alternate Formula One season|2012]]: [[Sauber]]===
===[[2012 Alternate Formula One season|2012]]: [[Sauber]]===
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[[2015 F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series season|2015]] saw Maldonado return to single-seater action again, taking part in a full season in the [[2015 F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series season|F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series]] with the [[Pole Star Racing Team]]. Maldonado's best results would be a pair of second places - including one in the United States 500 on Indianapolis - but he would finish in a lowly 26th position in the championship.
[[2015 F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series season|2015]] saw Maldonado return to single-seater action again, taking part in a full season in the [[2015 F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series season|F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series]] with the [[Pole Star Racing Team]]. Maldonado's best results would be a pair of second places - including one in the United States 500 on Indianapolis - but he would finish in a lowly 26th position in the championship.


===[[2016 Alternate Formula One season|2016]]-[[2021 Alternate Formula One season|2021]]: [[Sauber]] return===
Sauber opted to bring Maldonado back to the grid in [[2016 Alternate Formula One season|2016]] and the Venezuelan immediately repaid his team's faith in him by winning the first race of the season. This ended up being his only win of the year, but it seemed that little of his speed had disappeared.
Maldonado continued his winless run for the next two years but it was in [[2019 Alternate Formula One season|2019]] when he finally delivered on his potential. Maldonado, along with [[Dean Stoneman]], had the strongest package by far and Maldonado could barely be stopped - taking thirteen wins on his way to his first World Championship.
Maldonado's title win meant there was a severe lack of investment in the [[2020 Alternate Formula One season|2020]] car which hampered Sauber for the season. Maldonado struggled in the early stages of the year but he'd recover with a flurry of podium finishes in the latter half of the year to finish the season in seventh place.
Things got worse in [[2021 Alternate Formula One season|2021]]. Sauber were completely off the pace and the most Maldonado could muster all year was three solitary tenth place finishes. Sensing that Sauber was increasingly becoming a dead-end performance wise, Maldonado opted to leave the team at the end of the year.
===[[2022 Alternate Formula One season|2022]]: [[Williams]]===
Despite his efforts, Maldonado was left without a full-time seat. He opted to sign with Williams as their reserve driver, but negotiated a clause that meant he would get to race at the inaugural [[Venezuelan Grand Prix]]. However, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, regular driver [[Robert Shwartzman]] was unable to drive in the [[German Grand Prix]], meaning Maldonado got the callup a race early. Proving he had lost none of his speed, the Venezuelan qualified three thousandths of a second behind his teammate [[Sérgio Sette Câmara]] and despite a collision with [[Kevin Magnussen]] at the beginning of the race, Maldonado came through to finish seventh - in front of Câmara - setting the fastest lap of the race to boot.
At the following race in Venezuela, Maldonado (replacing Câmara this time) would do even better. Starting in P5, he masterfully negotiated the increasingly wet conditions to lead home a Williams 1-2. The result was sensational - a Venezuelan driver winning the first Venezuelan Grand Prix. The crowd were absolutely jubilant as Maldonado took his place on the top step of the podium for the first time in three years.
==Personal Life==
Maldonado is an outspoken socialist and was a close friend of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. In an interview with a Venezuelan newspaper, Maldonado expressed interest in running for public office once his racing career has finished.
Despite having raced in Europe for most of his career, Maldonado still lives in Venezuela for the majority of the year with a second home in Basel when there is a short turnaround between races.
==Complete Formula One World Championship Grand Prix Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! 32
! 33
! 34
! 35
! 36
! 37
! 38
! WDC
! Points
|-
! [[2011 Alternate Formula One Season|2011]]
! [[KQ Motor Sports|Nokia KQ Motor Sports Hyundai]]
! KQ-01
! Hyundai i001 2.4 V8
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| BHR<br />1<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| BHR<br />2<br/><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| USA<br />1<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| USA<br />2<br/><small>19</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| JPN<br />1<br/><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| JPN<br />2<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| KOR<br />1<br/><small>17</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| KOR<br />2<br/><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| TUR<br />1<br/><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| TUR<br />2<br/><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ESP<br />1<br/><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ESP<br />2<br/><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| MON<br />1<br/><small>14</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| MON<br />2<br/><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| GBR<br />1<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| GBR<br />2<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''IRE<br />1''<br/><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| IRE<br />2<br/><small>15</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| EUR<br />1<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| EUR<br />2<br/><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| GER<br />1<br/><small>19</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| GER<br />2<br/><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| HUN<br />1<br/><small>16</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| HUN<br />2<br/><small>18</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| ITA<br />1<br/><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ITA<br />2<br/><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| URU<br />1<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| URU<br />2<br/><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| BRA<br />1<br/><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| BRA<br />2<br/><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| SIN<br />1<br/><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| SIN<br />2<br/><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| IND<br />1<br/><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| IND<br />2<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ABU<br />1<br/><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| ABU<br />2<br/><small>Ret</small>
|
|
! 18th
! 61
|-
! [[2012 Alternate Formula One Season|2012]]
! [[Sauber|Sauber F1 Team]]
! Sauber C30
! Ferrari Type 056 2.4 V8
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| BHR<br />1<br/><small>20</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| BHR<br />2<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| MAL<br />1<br/><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| MAL<br />2<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''JPN<br />1'''<br/><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| JPN<br />2<br/><small>21</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| ''KOR<br />1''<br/><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| KOR<br />2<br/><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| TUR<br />1<br/><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| '''TUR<br />2'''<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| EUR<br />1<br/><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| EUR<br />2<br/><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| MON<br />1<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| MON<br />2<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| '''GBR<br />1'''<br/><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| GBR<br />2<br/><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| CAN<br />1<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| CAN<br />2<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| USA<br />1<br/><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| USA<br />2<br/><small>14</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| GER<br />1<br/><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| GER<br />2<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ESP<br />1<br/><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ESP<br />2<br/><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ITA<br />1<br/><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| ITA<br />2<br/><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ABU<br />1<br/><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ABU<br />2<br/><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ''IND<br />1''<br/><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| IND<br />2<br/><small>19</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ''URU<br />1''<br/><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| URU<br />2<br/><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| BRA<br />1<br/><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| BRA<br />2<br/><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| SIN<br />1<br/><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| SIN<br />2<br/><small>3</small>
|
|
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''3rd'''
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''319'''
|-
! [[2016 Alternate Formula One season|2016]]
! [[Sauber|Canal+ Sauber F1 Team]]
! Sauber C35
! Judd NV 1.6 I4t
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| BHR<br />1<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| BHR<br />2<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| IND<br />1<br /><small>16</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| IND<br />2<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| BRA<br />1<br /><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| BRA<br />2<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| MEX<br />1<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| MEX<br />2<br /><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| PAC<br />1<br /><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| PAC<br />2<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| CYP<br />1<br /><small>14</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| CYP<br />2<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| HUN<br />1<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| HUN<br />2<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| GER<br />1<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| GER<br />2<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| GBR<br />1<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| GBR<br />2<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| RUS<br />1<br /><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| RUS<br />2<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| AUT<br />1<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| AUT<br />2<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| ITA<br />1<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ITA<br />2<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| EUR<br />1<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| EUR<br />2<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ESP<br />1<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| ESP<br />2<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| USA<br />1<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| USA<br />2<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| ABU<br />1<br /><small>15</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| ABU<br />2<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| SIN<br />1<br /><small>14</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| SIN<br />2<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| JPN<br />1<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| JPN<br />2<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| CHN<br />1<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| CHN<br />2<br /><small>10</small>
! 8th
! 192
|-
! [[2017 Alternate Formula One season|2017]]
! [[Sauber|Canal+ Sauber F1 Team]]
! Sauber C36
! Judd NV 1.6 I4t
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| USA<br />1<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| USA<br />2<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| JPN<br />1<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| JPN<br />2<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| IND<br />1<br /><small>17</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| IND<br />2<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| BHR<br />1<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| BHR<br />2<br /><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| CYP<br />1<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| CYP<br />2<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| HUN<br />1<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| HUN<br />2<br /><small>14</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| GER<br />1<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| GER<br />2<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| GBR<br />1<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| GBR<br />2<br /><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''AUS<br />1'''<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| AUS<br />2<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| PAC<br />1<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| PAC<br />2<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| MEX<br />1<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| MEX<br />2<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| AUT<br />1<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''AUT<br />2'''<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ITA<br />1<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| ITA<br />2<br /><small>Ret</small>
| EUR<br />1<br /><small>INJ</small>
| EUR<br />2<br /><small>INJ</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ESP<br />1<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''ESP<br />2'''<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| ABU<br />1<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ABU<br />2<br /><small>4</small>
| RUS<br />1<br /><small>C</small>
| RUS<br />2<br /><small>C</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| BRA<br />1<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| BRA<br />2<br /><small>19</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| CHN<br />1<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| ''CHN<br />2''<br /><small>3</small>
! 5th
! 225
|-
! [[2018 Alternate Formula One season|2018]]
! [[Sauber|Sauber F1 Team]]
! Sauber C37
! Judd XI 1.6 I4t
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| USA<br />1<br><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| USA<br />2<br><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| JPN<br />1<br><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| JPN<br />2<br><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| BHR<br />1<br><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| BHR<br />2<br><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| TUR<br />1<br><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| TUR<br />2<br><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| CYP<br />1<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| CYP<br />2<br><small>15</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| MED<br />1<br><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| MED<br />2<br><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| GER<br />1<br><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| GER<br />2<br><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| FIN<br />1<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| FIN<br />2<br><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| RUS<br />1<br><small>18</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| RUS<br />2<br><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| SIN<br />1<br><small>19</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| SIN<br />2<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| AUS<br />1<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| AUS<br />2<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| GBR<br />1<br><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| GBR<br />2<br><small>20</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| FRA<br />1<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| FRA<br />2<br><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| NED<br />1<br><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| NED<br />2<br><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| HUN<br />1<br><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| HUN<br />2<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ABU<br />1<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ABU<br />2<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| CHN<br />1<br><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| CHN<br />2<br><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| MEX<br />1<br><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| MEX<br />2<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| BRA<br />1<br><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| BRA<br />2<br><small>5</small>
! 6th
! 157
|-
! [[2019 Alternate Formula One season|2019]]
! [[Sauber|British Airways Sauber F1 Team]]
! Sauber C38
! Judd XI 1.6 I4t
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''USA<br />1'''<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| ''USA<br />2''<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| JPN<br />1<br><small>19</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| JPN<br />2<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''''AUS<br />1'''''<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''AUS<br />2''<br><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| '''''BHR<br />1'''''<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| BHR<br />2<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| TUR<br />1<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| TUR<br />2<br><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| CYP<br />1<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| CYP<br />2<br><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| SMR<br />1<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| SMR<br />2<br><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| FIN<br />1<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| FIN<br />2<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| GER<br />1<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| '''GER<br />2'''<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''''JOR<br />1'''''<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| JOR<br />2<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''''GBR<br />1'''''<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| '''GBR<br />2'''<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''''FRA<br />1'''''<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| FRA<br />2<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| NED<br />1<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| NED<br />2<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| HUN<br />1<br><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| '''''HUN<br />2'''''<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ABU<br />1<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ABU<br />2<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| ''SIN<br />1''<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| SIN<br />2<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| CHN<br />1<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| CHN<br />2<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| MEX<br />1<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| MEX<br />2<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| BRA<br />1<br><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| BRA<br />2<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''1st'''
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''333'''
|-
! [[2020 Alternate Formula One season|2020]]
! [[Sauber|British Airways Sauber F1 Team]]
! Sauber C39
! Judd CFC HFC
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret<small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Cleveland Grand Prix|CLE]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br /><small>16†</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Cyprus Grand Prix|CYP]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Finnish Grand Prix|FIN]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]‡<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Jordan Grand Prix|JOR]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| [[Île-de-France Grand Prix|PAR]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| [[Russian Grand Prix|RUS]]<br /><small>3</small>
| [[Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]<br /><small>C</small>
| [[Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>C</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Indian Grand Prix|IND]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br /><small>4</small>
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! 77.5
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! [[2021 Alternate Formula One season|2021]]
! [[Sauber|British Airways Sauber F1 Team]]
! Sauber C40
! Judd CFC HFC
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret<small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Indian Grand Prix|IND]]<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br /><small>14</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Cyprus Grand Prix|CYP]]<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Philippines Grand Prix|PHI]]‡<br /><small>16</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Portland Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>18†</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>15</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Île-de-France Grand Prix|PAR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[New Zealand Grand Prix|NZL]]<br /><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]<br /><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]<br /><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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! 3
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! [[2022 Alternate Formula One season|2022]]
! [[Williams|LATAM Williams Racing]]
! Williams FW44
! Ferrari Tipo 012 HFC
| [[Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[New Zealand Grand Prix|NZL]]
| [[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[Indian Grand Prix|IND]]
| [[Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]
| [[Cyprus Grand Prix|CYP]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''[[German Grand Prix|GER]]''<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| [[Venezuelan Grand Prix|VEN]]<br /><small>1</small>
| [[Philippines Grand Prix|PHI]]<br /><small></small>
| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small></small>
| [[Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small></small>
| [[Île-de-France Grand Prix|PAR]]<br /><small></small>
| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small></small>
| [[Russian Grand Prix|RUS]]<br /><small></small>
| [[Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]<br /><small></small>
| [[Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]<br /><small></small>
| [[Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br /><small></small>
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! 19*
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!colspan=3| Sporting Accolades
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| width="33%"| Preceded by:<br>'''[[Sebastian Vettel]]'''
| width="34%"| '''[[Formula One]] World Champion'''<br>[[2019 Alternate Formula One season|2019]]
| width="33%"| Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Diego Álvarez Torrente]]'''
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[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]][[Category:Formula One World Champions]]

Latest revision as of 12:11, 18 December 2022

Pastor Maldonado pictured as a driver for British Airways Sauber F1 Team in 2019

Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta (born 9th March, 1985 in Maracay, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan Formula One driver currently driving for the British Airways Sauber F1 Team. A multiple-time Grand Prix winner and World Champion in 2019, Maldonado is considered one of the finest racers of his generation.

Racing Career

2011: KQ-Hyundai

After a very promising junior career, Maldonado would make his top-tier debut with the works KIA/Hyundai team in their debut season in Formula One - a year after their farcical F1RWRS in 2010. Maldonado would be a regular points scorer all season, his best being a fourth place in Monaco.

2012: Sauber

Maldonado's impressive form in 2011 saw him switch to Sauber for 2012, with Sergio Pérez heading in the opposite direction. Although Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton were the major protagonists in the championship, Maldonado would take a real step up in terms of form and snatch seven victories over the course of the season - with many of them coming in the later stages of the season when the Sauber had a upturn in form. Maldonado would finish his sophomore season in third place behind Hamilton and Vettel, but his performances in the latter stages of the season was enough for Sauber to take an unexpected Constructor's crown ahead of Red Bull and McLaren.

2013-2015: American excursion

Despite a superb 2012 for Maldonado, Sauber's signing of Robert Kubica from Mercedes meant that there was no place for him in the team.

With an attempt to join Caterham failing at the last hurdle, Maldonado would head stateside in 2013, taking in the early parts of the IndyCar Series with Panther Racing - his best result being a fourteenth place at Long Beach.

After struggling with IndyCar, Maldonado headed into NASCAR - sharing the #7 Florida Lottery Chevrolet of Tommy Baldwin Racing with regular driver Dave Blaney. A string of top-10 finishes for Maldonado saw him make the #7 seat his own in 2014, bringing sponsorship from PDVSA.

2015 saw Maldonado return to single-seater action again, taking part in a full season in the F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series with the Pole Star Racing Team. Maldonado's best results would be a pair of second places - including one in the United States 500 on Indianapolis - but he would finish in a lowly 26th position in the championship.

2016-2021: Sauber return

Sauber opted to bring Maldonado back to the grid in 2016 and the Venezuelan immediately repaid his team's faith in him by winning the first race of the season. This ended up being his only win of the year, but it seemed that little of his speed had disappeared.

Maldonado continued his winless run for the next two years but it was in 2019 when he finally delivered on his potential. Maldonado, along with Dean Stoneman, had the strongest package by far and Maldonado could barely be stopped - taking thirteen wins on his way to his first World Championship.

Maldonado's title win meant there was a severe lack of investment in the 2020 car which hampered Sauber for the season. Maldonado struggled in the early stages of the year but he'd recover with a flurry of podium finishes in the latter half of the year to finish the season in seventh place.

Things got worse in 2021. Sauber were completely off the pace and the most Maldonado could muster all year was three solitary tenth place finishes. Sensing that Sauber was increasingly becoming a dead-end performance wise, Maldonado opted to leave the team at the end of the year.

2022: Williams

Despite his efforts, Maldonado was left without a full-time seat. He opted to sign with Williams as their reserve driver, but negotiated a clause that meant he would get to race at the inaugural Venezuelan Grand Prix. However, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, regular driver Robert Shwartzman was unable to drive in the German Grand Prix, meaning Maldonado got the callup a race early. Proving he had lost none of his speed, the Venezuelan qualified three thousandths of a second behind his teammate Sérgio Sette Câmara and despite a collision with Kevin Magnussen at the beginning of the race, Maldonado came through to finish seventh - in front of Câmara - setting the fastest lap of the race to boot.

At the following race in Venezuela, Maldonado (replacing Câmara this time) would do even better. Starting in P5, he masterfully negotiated the increasingly wet conditions to lead home a Williams 1-2. The result was sensational - a Venezuelan driver winning the first Venezuelan Grand Prix. The crowd were absolutely jubilant as Maldonado took his place on the top step of the podium for the first time in three years.

Personal Life

Maldonado is an outspoken socialist and was a close friend of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. In an interview with a Venezuelan newspaper, Maldonado expressed interest in running for public office once his racing career has finished.

Despite having raced in Europe for most of his career, Maldonado still lives in Venezuela for the majority of the year with a second home in Basel when there is a short turnaround between races.

Complete Formula One World Championship Grand Prix Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 WDC Points
2011 Nokia KQ Motor Sports Hyundai KQ-01 Hyundai i001 2.4 V8 BHR
1
Ret 		BHR
2
10 		USA
1
Ret 		USA
2
19 		JPN
1
6 		JPN
2
Ret 		KOR
1
17 		KOR
2
10 		TUR
1
8 		TUR
2
8 		ESP
1
7 		ESP
2
7 		MON
1
14 		MON
2
4 		GBR
1
Ret 		GBR
2
Ret 		IRE
1
9 		IRE
2
15 		EUR
1
Ret 		EUR
2
12 		GER
1
19 		GER
2
10 		HUN
1
16 		HUN
2
18 		ITA
1
11 		ITA
2
9 		URU
1
Ret 		URU
2
10 		BRA
1
8 		BRA
2
9 		SIN
1
8 		SIN
2
9 		IND
1
13 		IND
2
Ret 		ABU
1
10 		ABU
2
Ret 		18th 61
2012 Sauber F1 Team Sauber C30 Ferrari Type 056 2.4 V8 BHR
1
20 		BHR
2
Ret 		MAL
1
4 		MAL
2
Ret 		JPN
1
1 		JPN
2
21 		KOR
1
2 		KOR
2
2 		TUR
1
10 		TUR
2
Ret 		EUR
1
11 		EUR
2
11 		MON
1
Ret 		MON
2
Ret 		GBR
1
12 		GBR
2
4 		CAN
1
Ret 		CAN
2
Ret 		USA
1
5 		USA
2
14 		GER
1
5 		GER
2
Ret 		ESP
1
5 		ESP
2
1 		ITA
1
1 		ITA
2
3 		ABU
1
1 		ABU
2
6 		IND
1
1 		IND
2
19 		URU
1
1 		URU
2
8 		BRA
1
4 		BRA
2
1 		SIN
1
Ret 		SIN
2
3 		3rd 319
2016 Canal+ Sauber F1 Team Sauber C35 Judd NV 1.6 I4t BHR
1
1 		BHR
2
8 		IND
1
16 		IND
2
3 		BRA
1
11 		BRA
2
6 		MEX
1
Ret 		MEX
2
12 		PAC
1
11 		PAC
2
8 		CYP
1
14 		CYP
2
3 		HUN
1
8 		HUN
2
Ret 		GER
1
9 		GER
2
Ret 		GBR
1
7 		GBR
2
6 		RUS
1
11 		RUS
2
10 		AUT
1
Ret 		AUT
2
10 		ITA
1
Ret 		ITA
2
10 		EUR
1
6 		EUR
2
7 		ESP
1
5 		ESP
2
2 		USA
1
9 		USA
2
Ret 		ABU
1
15 		ABU
2
Ret 		SIN
1
14 		SIN
2
2 		JPN
1
5 		JPN
2
5 		CHN
1
3 		CHN
2
10 		8th 192
2017 Canal+ Sauber F1 Team Sauber C36 Judd NV 1.6 I4t USA
1
9 		USA
2
7 		JPN
1
7 		JPN
2
3 		IND
1
17 		IND
2
Ret 		BHR
1
Ret 		BHR
2
12 		CYP
1
5 		CYP
2
6 		HUN
1
Ret 		HUN
2
14 		GER
1
10 		GER
2
3 		GBR
1
Ret 		GBR
2
11 		AUS
1
3 		AUS
2
5 		PAC
1
3 		PAC
2
5 		MEX
1
4 		MEX
2
Ret 		AUT
1
Ret 		AUT
2
3 		ITA
1
7 		ITA
2
Ret 		EUR
1
INJ 		EUR
2
INJ 		ESP
1
9 		ESP
2
3 		ABU
1
Ret 		ABU
2
4 		RUS
1
C 		RUS
2
C 		BRA
1
7 		BRA
2
19 		CHN
1
3 		CHN
2
3 		5th 225
2018 Sauber F1 Team Sauber C37 Judd XI 1.6 I4t USA
1
13 		USA
2
6 		JPN
1
7 		JPN
2
6 		BHR
1
13 		BHR
2
5 		TUR
1
7 		TUR
2
7 		CYP
1
2 		CYP
2
15 		MED
1
5 		MED
2
6 		GER
1
7 		GER
2
10 		FIN
1
Ret 		FIN
2
12 		RUS
1
18 		RUS
2
6 		SIN
1
19 		SIN
2
4 		AUS
1
4 		AUS
2
4 		GBR
1
12 		GBR
2
20 		FRA
1
Ret 		FRA
2
3 		NED
1
5 		NED
2
8 		HUN
1
11 		HUN
2
Ret 		ABU
1
4 		ABU
2
4 		CHN
1
6 		CHN
2
9 		MEX
1
3 		MEX
2
4 		BRA
1
5 		BRA
2
5 		6th 157
2019 British Airways Sauber F1 Team Sauber C38 Judd XI 1.6 I4t USA
1
1 		USA
2
2 		JPN
1
19 		JPN
2
Ret 		AUS
1
1 		AUS
2
9 		BHR
1
2 		BHR
2
1 		TUR
1
1 		TUR
2
3 		CYP
1
1 		CYP
2
3 		SMR
1
Ret 		SMR
2
6 		FIN
1
Ret 		FIN
2
Ret 		GER
1
4 		GER
2
Ret 		JOR
1
1 		JOR
2
2 		GBR
1
1 		GBR
2
Ret 		FRA
1
1 		FRA
2
Ret 		NED
1
Ret 		NED
2
4 		HUN
1
6 		HUN
2
2 		ABU
1
1 		ABU
2
1 		SIN
1
2 		SIN
2
1 		CHN
1
1 		CHN
2
1 		MEX
1
4 		MEX
2
2 		BRA
1
3 		BRA
2
Ret 		1st 333
2020 British Airways Sauber F1 Team Sauber C39 Judd CFC HFC AUS
Ret 		BRA
9 		ARG
9 		CLE
Ret 		BHR
16† 		TUR
9 		CYP
9 		FIN
7 		NED
Ret 		FRA‡
6 		GBR
6 		JOR
6 		GER
9 		HUN
5 		PAR
2 		POR
Ret 		ITA
2 		RUS
3 		SIN
C 		JPN
C 		IND
Ret 		ABU
10 		CHN
4 		7th 77.5
2021 British Airways Sauber F1 Team Sauber C40 Judd CFC HFC AUS
Ret 		ARG
Ret 		IND
10 		BHR
14 		CYP
10 		NED
10 		GER
Ret 		PHI‡
16 		POR
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
18† 		HUN
15 		PAR
Ret 		ITA
12 		BEL
Ret 		NZL
13 		SIN
11 		ABU
11 		CHN
Ret 		19th 3
2022 LATAM Williams Racing Williams FW44 Ferrari Tipo 012 HFC AUS NZL ARG IND BHR CYP GER
7 		VEN
1 		PHI
 FRA
 GBR
 HUN
 PAR
 ITA
 BEL
 RUS
 SIN
 ABU
 CHN
 11th* 19*
Sporting Accolades
Preceded by:
Sebastian Vettel 		Formula One World Champion
2019 		Succeeded by:
Diego Álvarez Torrente
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