Pastor Maldonado

Venezuelan racing driver

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Born: Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta , ( 1985-03-09 ) 9 March 1985 (age 41) , Maracay , Aragua , Venezuela
Spouse: Gabriela Tarkanyi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2012 )
Family: Manuel Maldonado (cousin)
Nationality: Venezuelan
Active years: 2011 – 2015
Teams: Williams , Lotus
Entries: 96 (95 starts)
First entry: 2011 Australian Grand Prix

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Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta ( Spanish pronunciation: [pasˈtoɾ maldoˈnaðo]; born 9 March 1985) is a Venezuelan former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 2011 to 2015. Maldonado won the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix with Williams.

After winning the GP2 Series in 2010 with Rapax, Maldonado competed in Formula One for Williams and Lotus, winning the Spanish Grand Prix in 2012 with the former. He was replaced by Kevin Magnussen at the reformed Renault team for 2016, becoming a test driver for Pirelli. Maldonado returned to racing in 2018 at the FIA World Endurance Championship, finishing third in the LMP2 class with DragonSpeed before taking a class win at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2019.