Pastor Maldonado

About

Racecar driver who was the first Venezuelan champion of a Formula One Grand Prix (the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix).

Before Fame

His first formula racing competition was the 2003 Italian Formula Renault Championship, in which he came in seventh.

Trivia

He placed first in the 2010 GP2 Series race as a member of the Rapax Team.

Family Life

He was born in Maracay, Venezuela. He is a socialist and was friends with the late Hugo Chavez. He married his wife, journalist Gabriela Tarkanyi in 2012, and had a daughter, Victoria, the following year.

Associated With

He joined the Williams racing team in the 2010-2011 season as a replacement for Nico Hulkenberg.