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Also known as Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro

Portuguese professional racing driver

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Country
BR
Active from
1953-02-13

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Listeners
23
Total plays
165

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Born
Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro , ( 1976-07-24 ) 24 July 1976 (age 49) , Porto , Portugal
Spouse
Diana Pereira [ pt ] ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2019 ) ​
Children
2, including Noah
Years active
2007 – 2022
Teams
SEAT , Sunred , Honda , Boutsen Ginion , KCMG , Münnich , Engstler
Best season finish in the championship s
3rd in 2016
Nationality
Portuguese
Active years
2005 – 2006
Entries
37 (37 starts)
First entry
2005 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry
2006 Brazilian Grand Prix
Participating years span years
1999 , 2001 , 2009 , 2011 , 2015
Best finish
17th ( 1999 )
2016 2004 2003 2002 1998 2001
TCR Benelux World Series by Nissan Champ Car International F3000 French F3
2019 2020
Nürburgring 24 Hours – TCR

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Tiago Monteiro
date of birth
1976-07-24
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social media followers
24865
birth name
Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro
points for
7
number of wins
0
pole positions
0
podium finishes
1
number of matches played/races/starts
37
name in native language
Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro
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Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro ( Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɣu mõˈtɐjɾu]; born 24 July 1976) is a Portuguese racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2005 to 2006, and World Touring Car from 2007 to 2022.

Born and raised in Porto, Monteiro began his racing career in 1997, winning several races in the Porsche Carrera Cup France. He advanced to French Formula Three the following year, claiming runner-up in 2000—where he finished second in the Pau Grand Prix—and 2001. After full seasons in International F3000 and Champ Car, he finished runner-up to Heikki Kovalainen in the World Series by Nissan with Carlin. A former member of the RF1 Driver Programme, Monteiro signed for Jordan in 2005, debuting in Formula One at the Australian Grand Prix alongside Narain Karthikeyan; in his rookie season, he became the first Portuguese driver to achieve a podium finish with third at the controversial United States Grand Prix. He retained his position at the re-branded Midland in 2006 with Christijan Albers, scoring zero points in the M16 with a season-best ninth in Hungary. Replaced by Adrian Sutil at Spyker, Monteiro departed Formula One with one podium and seven championship points.

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