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Cristiano Monteiro da Matta (born September 19, 1973) is a Brazilian auto racing driver, winner of the American CART Championship in 2002, and former Toyota Formula One driver. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... RuSPORT is an auto racing team that competes in the Champ Car World Series. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Cristiano da Matta, USGP, Indianapolis, 2004, by Rick Dikeman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Toyota F1 is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota and based in Cologne, Germany. ... The Formula One World Drivers Championship (WDC) is awarded by the FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In motorsport the quickest lap during the whole race is called the Fatest Lap. ... Results from the 2003 Formula One Australian Grand Prix held at Melbourne on March 9, 2003. ... Promotional poster for the first Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide in 1985. ... Results from the 2004 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Hockenheimring on July 25, 2004 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen 1:13. ... The German Grand Prix (GroÃŸer Preis von Deutschland) is an annual automobile race. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Racing cars redirects here. ... Nigel Mansell racing in a Champcar in 1993 Terminology Champcar, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Toyota F1 is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota and based in Cologne, Germany. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Career biography

Origins and early career

Da Matta's father was Toninho da Matta, a 14-time Brazilian touring car champion. He began karting at the age of 16, adopting a helmet design nearly identical to his famous father's helmet. He quickly rose to the top by winning numerous karting championships before winning the 1993 Brazilian Formula Ford championship. In 1994, he continued his successful ways, winning the Formula Three Sudamericana championship. In 1996, da Matta participated in the British Formula Three series. A kart racer takes a turn on an indoor track Kart racing (as the word is so spelled by enthusiasts) or karting is a variant of open-wheeler motor sport with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. ... For other meanings, see Helmet (disambiguation). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Formula Three Sudamericana is the official name for the South American Formula Three Championship. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... â€¹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ...

North American racing

1997 saw Cristiano move to the United States for the Indy Lights racing series, in which he won Rookie of the Year honors. The next year (1998), he won the championship by winning 7 races and securing 4 pole positions. In 1999, da Matta raced in the CART series for Team Arciero Wells, which were running Toyota engines; da Matta drove a Toyota-powered car from then until 2004. His first win came in 2000, and despite some sponsor opposition he joined the front-running Newman/Haas Racing team for 2001. He won the CART drivers' championship in 2002 under Toyota power with the Newman/Haas Racing team, dominating the year with 7 race wins and 7 poles. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Indy Lights was an open-wheeled racing series that acted as a developmental circuit for CART from 1986 to 2001. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A simple wooden cart in Australia A cart transporting watermelons in Harbin, China. ... Newman/Haas Racing is an auto racing team in the Champ Car series. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Newman/Haas Racing is an auto racing team in the Champ Car series. ...

Formula One

Cristiano completed his move up the racing ladder in 2003, reaching the pinnacle of motor sport with the Toyota Formula One team. He scored 10 championship points that year, four more than seasoned veteran and teammate Olivier Panis. His fortunes took a downturn in 2004, however. Having scored only 3 championship points, da Matta lost his race seat to Ricardo Zonta after the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim. da Matta vowed to never again race in Formula One, as he felt it was not competitive enough, with too much emphasis on car performance. Cristiano da Matta driving for the Toyota Formula One team at the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis, 2004, by Rick Dikeman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cristiano da Matta driving for the Toyota Formula One team at the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis, 2004, by Rick Dikeman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Toyota F1 is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota and based in Cologne, Germany. ... Results from the 2004 Formula One United States Grand Prix held at Indianapolis on June 20, 2004 Classification Notes Pole Position: Rubens Barrichello 1:10. ... The 2003 Formula One season was the 54th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... Toyota F1 is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota and based in Cologne, Germany. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Olivier Panis, born in Oullins, Lyon, September 2, 1966, is a retired French Formula One racing driver. ... 2004 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Zonta qualifying in place of an injured Ralf Schumacher at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Ricardo Zonta (born March 23, 1976 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian Formula One race car driver. ... Results from the 2004 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Hockenheimring on July 25, 2004 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen 1:13. ...

Return to USA

In 2005, Cristiano moved back to the Champ Car World Series, to race for the PKV Racing team. That season he won the race at Portland, and finished 11th overall in the standings. For the 2006 Champ Car season, he switched to the Dale Coyne Racing to drive the No.19 Ford Lola, until June 9, 2006, when he switched teams again, to take over A.J. Allmendinger's seat at RuSPORT.^[1] Second place at San Jose left him 6th overall in the series. Nigel Mansell racing in a Champcar in 1993 Terminology Champcar, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... PKV Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Champ Car World Series. ... Portland International Raceway is located in Portlands Delta Park complex, just south of the Columbia River and less than a mile west of Interstate 5. ... Dale Coyne Racing is a racing team in the Champ Car World Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne that was founded in 1986. ... Ford Motor Company, (Fomoco on mechanical parts), is an American multinational corporation and the worlds third largest automaker based on vehicle sales in 2005. ... For other meanings, see Lola (disambiguation) Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a racing car engineering company founded by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, United Kingdom. ... A.J. Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981 in Los Gatos, California) is an American racecar driver. ... RuSPORT is an auto racing team that competes in the Champ Car World Series. ...

Collision with deer during test

On August 3, 2006, Cristiano's car was involved in a collision with a deer that ran in front of him as he headed towards turn 6 during Champ Car open testing at Road America. He hit the deer with his right front tire, the deer then flew back and hit da Matta in the cockpit.^[2] It is believed when the deer hit da Matta in the cockpit, he was knocked unconscious. He remained unconscious with his foot still on the brake when the safety crew arrived and extricated da Matta from the car.^[3] Da Matta was then airlifted to Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, Wisconsin, where he underwent surgery to remove a subdural hematoma.^[4] Following the surgery, da Matta was placed in an induced coma, to allow for the swelling to subside.^[5] As of August 7, da Matta was making "slow but steady progress", while the doctors were working on reducing da Matta's level of sedation.^[6] This slow recovery was confirmed on August 9, as it was reported that Da Matta was able to move "all of his extremities spontaneously as well as in response to physical stimulation".^[7] On August 20, Da Matta was transferred out of intensive care.^[8] On August 30, Da Matta was confirmed to have made steady progress, conversing in English and Portuguese, and walking short distances.^[9] On 21 September 2006, Christiano was allowed to leave the hospital after having recovered better than expected.^[10] August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Fans looking east at Turn Five at the 1995 June Sprints at Road America Road America is a road course racetrack in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. ... Neenah is a city located in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. ... A subdural hematoma (SDH) is a form of traumatic brain injury in which blood collects between the dura (the outer protective covering of the brain) and the arachnoid (the middle layer of the meninges). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ...

When the Champ Car World Series returned to race in the Grand Prix of Road America on September 24, Cristiano da Matta gave the traditional command - "start your engines". As of December 2006, he has been in daily training and therapy, but has not yet decided whether or not to return to racing.^[11] September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

Personal

Outside the racing world, da Matta's interests include playing the guitar, swimming, and mountain biking. He also participated in gymnastics as a youth, at one point training with the Club Flamengo's Olympic team. Cristiano and his girlfriend Vanessa, live in Miami, Florida. They have been together for five years. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, forward rolls, aerials and tucks. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Nickname: The Magic City Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ...

Complete Formula One results

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Complete Champ Car results

1999-2000 results to be added Newman/Haas Racing is an auto racing team in the Champ Car series. ... The 2002 CART World Series Season was the twenty fourth CART World Series. ... Newman/Haas Racing is an auto racing team in the Champ Car series. ... The 2005 Champ Car World Series Season is the twenty-seventh Champ Car World Series, however only its second season under the Champ Car title. ... PKV Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Champ Car World Series. ... The 2006 Champ Car World Series Season is the twenty-eighth Champ Car World Series, however only its third season under the Champ Car title. ... Dale Coyne Racing is a racing team in the Champ Car World Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne that was founded in 1986. ... RuSPORT is an auto racing team that competes in the Champ Car World Series. ... The 2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the first round of the 2006 Champ Car World Series Season, held on April 9, 2006 on the streets of Long Beach, California. ... The 2006 Grand Prix of Houston was the second round of the 2006 Champ Car World Series Season, held on May 14, 2006 on the streets of Houston, Texas. ...

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