In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maldonado and the second or maternal family name is Motta.
Pastor Maldonado
Maldonado at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix
Nationality
Venezuelan
Born
Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 (age 39) Maracay, Venezuela
Racing licence
FIA Platinum
Formula One World Championship career
Active years
2011–2015
Teams
Williams, Lotus
Car number
13
Entries
96 (95 starts)
Championships
0
Wins
1
Podiums
1
Career points
76
Pole positions
1
Fastest laps
0
First entry
2011 Australian Grand Prix
First win
2012 Spanish Grand Prix
Last win
2012 Spanish Grand Prix
Last entry
2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta (Spanish pronunciation:[pasˈtoɾmaldoˈnaðo]; born 9 March 1985) is a Venezuelan professional racing driver, who competed in Formula One for the Williams (2011–2013) and Lotus (2014–2015) teams and as a Pirelli test driver until 2017. Before entering Formula One, he won the 2010 GP2 Series championship. He became the first Venezuelan to win a Formula One Grand Prix when he won the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix for Williams, from his first and only pole position. It was also his only podium finish and his only win in Formula One.
Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta (Spanish pronunciation: [pasˈtoɾmaldoˈnaðo]; born 9 March 1985) is a Venezuelan professional racing driver, who competed...
became deputy team principal. Lotus kept Romain Grosjean for 2014, and PastorMaldonado would join bringing sponsorship from PDVSA. The team struggled throughout...
finished fifth, having endured pressure from PastorMaldonado for the last half of the race. Maldonado's race ended when he crossed onto the astroturf...
2010 GP2 Series Drivers' Champion: PastorMaldonado Teams' Champion: Rapax Previous 2009 Next 2011 Parent series: Formula One Support series: GP3 Series...
Championship and the 22nd Spanish Grand Prix at the track. Williams's PastorMaldonado won the 66-lap event from pole position, with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso...
Venezuelan newcomer and reigning GP2 Series champion PastorMaldonado. The combination of Barrichello and Maldonado meant that 2011 would be the first time since...
Rubens Barrichello and 2010 GP2 Series champion and rookie driver PastorMaldonado. The car was shaken down at Silverstone on 28 January 2011, and made...
on the 7 February 2012, was driven by PastorMaldonado and Bruno Senna. At the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix, Maldonado drove the FW34 to pole position and converted...
Senna and Vitaly Petrov were also granted an F1 seat in 2010. For 2011 PastorMaldonado was granted a seat at Williams. Sergio Pérez was given the drive alongside...
taking six podiums. He drove for Lotus again alongside Venezuelan PastorMaldonado in the 2014 and 2015 seasons and achieved a podium finish at the 2015...
2007–2013 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix Venezuela PastorMaldonado 1 2011–2015 2012 Spanish Grand Prix 2012 Spanish Grand Prix France...
season. In 2013, he joined Williams as a full-time driver partnering PastorMaldonado. He would remain at Williams until 2017, achieving a top championship...
reserve driver Valtteri Bottas to a full-time racing seat alongside PastorMaldonado, replacing Bruno Senna. Bottas, the 2011 GP3 Series champion, made...
with occasional success in their individual races in lower formulas. PastorMaldonado, Vitaly Petrov, Bruno Senna, Max Chilton, Roberto Merhi, Will Stevens...
Despite originally having signed a contract with Lotus for 2016, PastorMaldonado announced he would not be driving for Renault after his sponsors were...
Williams team for use in the 2013 Formula One season. It was driven by PastorMaldonado and 2011 GP3 Series champion Valtteri Bottas in his Formula One debut...
Panis Racing. He is the cousin of former Formula One driver PastorMaldonado. Maldonado's first experience in single seaters was in Italian F4 in 2016...
supplying the team's powertrain. It was driven by Romain Grosjean and PastorMaldonado, who replaced Kimi Räikkönen after Räikkönen left the team to rejoin...
Toro Rosso, and the remaining Williams car of PastorMaldonado were all knocked out. PastorMaldonado had been given a 10 place grid penalty for a ninth...
both struggled, taking 4th and 8th position on the grid respectively. PastorMaldonado was handed a 10-place grid penalty for missing the weighbridge in the...
racing for the team. He moved to Williams, alongside Valtteri Bottas. PastorMaldonado, having been replaced at Williams by Massa, moved to Lotus F1, taking...
and the race. Fernando Alonso went on to finish the session fastest. PastorMaldonado let his clutch slip a fraction too soon and started his race before...
supplying the team's powertrain. It was driven by Romain Grosjean and PastorMaldonado. This was the team's only car to use Mercedes engines, after a 20-year...
temperature and was delayed by traffic on his out-lap, leaving him 15th. PastorMaldonado failed to advance beyond the first qualifying session, but Lotus installed...
Pantano. The fourth GP2 Series season started in Circuit de Catalunya. PastorMaldonado took first pole position of the season, but he couldn't use the advantage...
and 2012, where he finished behind the Williams of Spanish speaking PastorMaldonado, who won from pole; this was the first win and pole in a Grand Prix...
were all unable to secure contracts to race. 2010 GP2 Series champion PastorMaldonado was signed by Williams after testing for the team in the young driver...