Carlos Muñoz (racing driver)
Carlos Muñoz | |
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| Born | January 2, 1992 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2002–2018 |
| Known for | Two-time Indianapolis 500 runner-up (2013, 2016) |
Carlos Andrés Muñoz (born 2 January 1992) is a Colombian ex-professional race car driver. His most recent participation was part-time with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in the IndyCar Series during 2018. Muñoz is especially recognized for achieving second place twice in the Indianapolis 500, both in his rookie season of 2013 and again in 2016.
Karting
Originating from Bogotá, Muñoz started his racing journey in karting back in 2002.
Formula TR Pro Series FR 1600
At the age of fifteen, Muñoz made his single-seater debut by competing in the 2007 Formula TR Pro Series, where he attained one podium finish across four races and ended the season eighth overall.
Formula Renault
In 2008, Muñoz took part in both the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championships with Prema Powerteam. He accumulated six points finishes out of twelve races in the Italian series, securing sixteenth place overall, while he did not score points in the Eurocup.
The subsequent year saw him driving for Epsilon Euskadi in both the Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup. He concluded the Eurocup season eighth, achieving ten points-scoring results including a podium at Nürburgring, and placed seventh in the West European Cup with two podium appearances.
Formula Three
Alongside his Formula Renault efforts, Muñoz participated in three rounds of the European F3 Open Championship with Porteiro Motorsport, finishing eleventh overall and earning his best result of second place at Spa-Francorchamps. In 2010, he progressed to compete in the Formula 3 Euro Series with Mücke Motorsport, alongside teammate Roberto Merhi. Muñoz finished ninth in the standings, highlighted by a runner-up finish at Brands Hatch. Additionally, he appeared as a guest driver in two rounds of the British Formula 3 Championship Invitational Class.
Returning to the F3 Euro Series in 2011, Muñoz drove for Signature, ending the season eighth overall with a top finish of third place at Silverstone Circuit.
Indy Lights
In 2012, Muñoz transitioned to competing in the U.S.-based Indy Lights series with Andretti Autosport. He secured two victories—one on an oval track at Auto Club Speedway and another from pole position at Edmonton—along with three additional podium finishes, culminating in fifth place in the championship. Muñoz continued racing for Andretti Autosport during the 2013 season and earned a contract to participate in the 2013 Indianapolis 500.
IndyCar Series
Muñoz qualified second for the 2013 Indianapolis 500, led for twelve laps, and ultimately finished as runner-up, earning Rookie of the Year accolades.
During the 2013 Honda Indy Toronto, he stepped in for Panther Racing's Ryan Briscoe after Briscoe sustained an injury. Despite starting from 24th position following limited practice time, Muñoz managed to finish seventeenth.
His inaugural IndyCar victory came on 30 May 2015 at Race 1 of the rain-shortened Detroit Belle Isle Dual Grand Prix.
After finishing second behind teammate Alexander Rossi at the 2016 Indianapolis 500, Muñoz left Andretti Autosport following that season and signed with A. J. Foyt Enterprises for 2017, where he competed for one year.
In 2018, he made a one-off return to Andretti for the 2018 Indianapolis 500, finishing seventh. Later that year, Muñoz filled in for an injured Robert Wickens at Portland and Sonoma driving for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, starting fourteenth and concluding twelfth at Portland.
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Fastest Laps | Podiums | Points | Final Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Formula TR Pro Series FR 1600 | JP Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 72 | 8th place |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | Prema Powerteam | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th place |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Italy | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 16th place | ||
| 2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | Epsilon Euskadi | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 8th place |
| Formula Renault 2.0 WEC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 7th place | ||
| European F3 Open | Porteiro Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 12th place | |
| 2010 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Mücke Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9th place |
| 2011 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Signature Team | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 8th place |
| 2012 | 2012 Indy Lights season | Andretti Autosport | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 377 | 5th place |
| 2013 | 2013 Indy Lights season | Andretti Autosport | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 441 | 3rd |
| 2013 IndyCar Series season | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 28th place | ||
| Panther Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | align=left 2014 IndyCar Series season
!18 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 483 | 8th place | ||
| 2015 | 2015 IndyCar Series season | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 349 | 13th place | |
| 2016 | 2016 IndyCar Series | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 432 | 10th place | |
| 2017 | 2017 IndyCar Series | align=left A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 16th place |
| 2018 | 2018 IndyCar Series | align=left Andretti Autosport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 25th place |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions; those in italics represent fastest laps)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "2008" | Prema Powerteam | \nSPA 1 28 |
\nSPA 2 25 |
\nSIL 1 29 |
\nSIL 2 20 |
\nHUN 1 Ret |
\nHUN 2 24 |
\nNÜR 1 Ret |
\nNÜR 2 13 |
\nLMS 1 19 |
\nLMS 2 19 |
\nEST 1 Ret |
\nEST 2 13 |
\nCAT 1 16 |
\nCAT 2 26 |
"34th" | "0" |
| "2009" | Epsilon Euskadi | \nCAT 1 9 |
\nCAT 2 Ret |
\nSPA 1 8 |
\nSPA 2 Ret |
\nHUN 1 5 |
\nHUN 2 Ret |
\nSIL 1 5 |
\nSIL 2 9 |
\nLMS 1 8 |
\nLMS 2 10 |
\nNÜR 1 Ret |
\nNÜR 2 3 |
\nALC 1 11 |
\nALC 2 10 |
"8th" | "36" |
Full Formula 3 Euro Series Results
(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | Final Position | Points |
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| 2010 | Mücke Motorsport | Dallara F308/042 | Mercedes | LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 12 |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 Ret |
VAL 1 10 |
VAL 2 Ret |
NOR 1 6 |
NOR 2 9 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 9 |
ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 4 |
BRH 1 7 |
BRH 2 2 |
OSC 1 8 |
OSC 2 10 |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 6 |
9th |
18 |
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American Open-Wheel Racing Performance
(key)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final Position | Points Accumulated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Andretti Autosport | STP 14 |
ALA 14 |
LBH 5 |
INDY 2 |
DET 2 |
MIL 5 |
IOW 7 |
TOR 10 |
EDM 1 |
TRO 3 |
BAL 11 |
FON 1 |
5th | 377 |
| 2013 | STP 7 |
ALA 1 |
LBH 1 |
INDY 4 |
MIL 2 |
IOW 8 |
POC 1 |
TOR 4 |
MOH 4 |
BAL < br > 9 | HOU < br > 12 | FON < br > 1 | 3rd | 441 |
IndyCar Series
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| Year | Team | Car No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final Standing | Points Total |
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2013 | Andretti Autosport | 26 | Dallara DW12 | Chevrolet | STP | ALA | LBH | SAO | INDY 2 |
DET | DET | TXS | MIL | IOW | POC | TOR | 28th | 74 |
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5 | FON 23 |
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Panther Racing | 4 | TOR 17 |
MOH | SNM | BAL | HOU |
- |
2014 | rowspan=3 nowrap Andretti Autosport | 34 | rowspan=3 Honda |
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style = "background:#CFCFFF" 2014 Firestone 600 (TXS) |
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Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Starting Position | Final Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | Andretti Autosport |
| 2014 | Dallara | Honda | 7 | 4 | Andretti Autosport |
| 2015 | Dallara | Honda | 11 | 20 | Andretti Autosport |
| 2016 | Dallara | Honda | 5 | 2 | Andretti Autosport |
| 2017 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 24 | 10 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 2018 | Dallara | Honda | 21 | 7 | Andretti Autosport |