| 1981 |
Began kart racing
|
| 1984 |
National Kart Champion in
the children’s division |
| 1985 |
Second in the Children’s
Kart Championship |
| 1986 |
Kart Champion in the local
and national junior division |
| 1987-1989 |
Several local and national
titles in the Kart Komet
category |
| 1990 |
Kart Junior World
Championship, Lonato, Italy |
| 1991 |
Kart Junior World
Championship, Laval, France |
| 1992 |
Took part in the Skip
Barber Course (USA);
Copa Formula Renault in
Colombia, four wins in eight races, five pole
positions |
| 1993 |
National Tournement Swift
GTI seven wins in eight races, seven poles
|
| 1994 |
Karting - Sudam 125, class
win;
Third in the Barber Saab Championship,
USA;
pole position and circuit record
prototype class Mexico; Formula N class Mexico,
three wins in five races, four pole
positions
|
| 1995 |
Third in the British
Formula Vauxhall Championship; class win in the
Bogota Six Hours |
| 1996 |
4th in the Marlboro
Masters in Zandvoort (NL);
British Formula 3
Championship, two wins;
First in the Bogota
Six Hours;
Took part in the ITC Race at
Silverstone (GB), Mercedes |
| 1997 |
Second in the FIA
International Formula 3000Championship (Marko
Team);
WilliamsF1 test driver
|
| 1998 |
First in the FIA
International Formula 3000 Championship (Team
Super Nova) with record points
total (65
points);
Moved to North America to join
Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 1999 |
First in the CART FedEx
Championship Series, seven wins, seven pole
positions, youngest champion in the history of
the series |
| 2000 |
9th in the CART FedEx
Championship Series, three wins, seven pole
positions;
Winner of the Indianapolis 500 on
his first attempt
|
