Hélio Castroneves
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| Hélio Castroneves | |
 Helio at the 2006 Firestone Indy 200 |
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| Nationality |  Brazil |
| Date of Birth | May 10, 1975 |
| Place of Birth | São Paulo |
| 2008 IRL IndyCar Series | |
| Debut season | 2001 |
| Current team | Penske Racing |
| Car No. | 3 |
| Starts | 115 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Poles | 28 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2002 & 2008 |
| Previous series | |
| 1996-1997 1998-2001 |
Indy Lights CART |
| Awards | |
| 2001 2001 2002 |
Indianapolis 500 Winner Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Indianapolis 500 Winner |
Hélio Castroneves (born Hélio Castro Neves on May 10, 1975 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 12 wins and 25 poles, and has championship point finishes ranging from second to sixth in a complete season of racing. Prior to IndyCar, Castroneves competed in Champ Car racing with a highest championship points finish of fourth.
Castroneves won the Indianapolis 500 in both 2001 and 2002, becoming the fifth driver to do so in consecutive years, and the first since Al Unser in 1971. He finished second to teammate and countryman Gil de Ferran in 2003. Castroneves has won two pole positions for the Indy 500, including one in 2007.
Aside from success in racing, Castroneves won the fifth season of the American reality TV show Dancing with the Stars with partner Julianne Hough. He currently resides in Miami, Florida.
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[edit] Recognition
After being occasionally misidentified by U.S. media as "Helio Neves" he at first changed the spelling to Helio Castro-Neves and then to the current spelling. He has one sister, Katiucia. Castroneves was first recognized while driving for Steve Horne's Tasman Racing team in Indy Lights, interestingly as teammate to fellow Brazilian and future IndyCar champion Tony Kanaan.
After showing potential but lacking reliability while with the Bettenhausen and Hogan teams, Helio was signed by Penske Racing in CART in 2000 following the death of Greg Moore and Gonzalo Rodríguez during the last races of the 1999 season. Moore had signed on with Penske but never had the opportunity to race with the team. Castroneves immediately became a regular front-runner. He switched with the team to the rival IRL for 2002, and has remained there ever since, now teamed with Ryan Briscoe.
Racing fans have given Castroneves the nickname "Spider-Man" because of the form of victory celebration he introduced, in which he climbs the track-side debris fence, a practice since adopted by Tony Stewart in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.
[edit] Motorsports Career Results
[edit] American Open-Wheel
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
[edit] Champ Car
| Year | Team | Wins | Points | Championship Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bettenhausen Racing | 0 | 36 | 17th |
| 1999 | Hogan Racing | 0 | 48 | 15th |
| 2000 | Penske Racing | 3 | 129 | 7th |
| 2001 | Penske Racing | 3 | 141 | 4th |
Best championship: 4th (6 series victories)
[edit] IndyCar
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Penske |  PHX Ret |
HMS |
ATL |
INDY 1 |
TXS |
PPIR |
RIR |
KAN |
NSH |
KTY |
STL |
CHI |
TX2 |
24th | 64 | ||||||
| 2002 | Penske | HMS 3 |
PHX 1 |
FON 5 |
NZR 5 |
INDY 1 |
TXS 4 |
PPIR 2 |
RIR 17 |
KAN 3 |
NSH 9 |
MIS 6 |
KTY 5 |
STL 2 |
CHI 4 |
TX2 2 |
2nd | 511 | ||||
| 2003 | Penske | HMS 3 |
PHX 2 |
 MOT Ret |
INDY 2 |
TXS 7 |
PPIR 12 |
RIR 2 |
KAN 2 |
NSH 3 |
MIS Ret |
STL 1 |
KTY 5 |
NZR 1 |
CHI Ret |
FON 6 |
TX2 9 |
3rd | 484 | |||
| 2004 | Penske | HMS 2 |
PHX 6 |
MOT 3 |
INDY 9 |
TXS 12 |
RIR 3 |
KAN 7 |
NSH 3 |
MIL 12 |
MIS 10 |
KTY 12 |
PPIR 6 |
NZR 5 |
CHI 10 |
FON 7 |
TX2 1 |
4th | 446 | |||
| 2005 | Penske | HMS 5 |
PHX 2 |
STP Ret |
MOT Ret |
INDY 9 |
TXS 5 |
RIR 1 |
KAN 8 |
NSH 5 |
MIL 16 |
MIS Ret |
KTY 5 |
PPIR 4 |
SNM Ret |
CHI 2 |
WGL Ret |
FON 9 |
6th | 440 | ||
| 2006 | Penske | HMS 2 |
STP 1 |
MOT 1 |
INDY Ret |
WGL 7 |
TXS 1 |
RIR 10 |
KAN 6 |
NSH 5 |
MIL 14 |
MIS 1 |
KTY 3 |
SNM 5 |
CHI 4 |
3rd | 473 | |||||
| 2007 | Penske | HMS 9 |
STP 1 |
MOT 7 |
KAN 3 |
INDY 3 |
MIL Ret |
TXS Ret |
IOW 8 |
RIR 11 |
WGL Ret |
NSH 6 |
MDO 3 |
MIS Ret |
KTY 9 |
SNM 2 |
DET Ret |
CHI 4 |
6th | 446 | ||
| 2008 | Penske | HMS 4 |
STP 2 |
MOT1 2 |
LBH1 DNP |
KAN 4 |
INDY 4 |
MIL 5 |
TXS 2 |
IOW 14 |
RIR 2 |
WGL 16 |
NSH 3 |
MDO 2 |
 EDM 2 |
KTY 2 |
SNM 1 |
DET 2 |
CHI 1 |
 SRF2 |
2nd | 629 |
- 1 Run on same day
- 2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win)** |
Top 10s (Non-podium)*** |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 114 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 2 (2001, 2002) | 0 |
- ** Podium (Non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
- *** Top 10s (Non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.
[edit] Indianapolis 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 11 | 1 |
| 2002 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 13 | 1 |
| 2003 | Dallara | Toyota | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | Dallara | Toyota | 8 | 9 |
| 2005 | Dallara | Toyota | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | Dallara | Honda | 2 | 25 |
| 2007 | Dallara | Honda | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | Dallara | Honda | 4 | 4 |
Castroneves's finishes for 2001 to 2003 is currently the best 3 race finishing streak in Indianapolis history. It is equal to the streak posted by Al Unser from 1970 through 1972.
[edit] Dancing With the Stars appearance
In Fall 2007, Castroneves became a contestant on ABC's Dancing With the Stars television program in the United States, paired with season 4 champion, Julianne Hough. On a show based on judges scores and fan votes, he was announced the season 5 winner on November 27, 2007, beating out Spice Girl Melanie Brown and Marie Osmond.[1]
[edit] Performance
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Foxtrot/ "Bewitched theme" | 8 | 9 | 8 | Safe |
| 2 | Mambo/ "Para Los Rumberos" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive/ "Kids In America" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz/ "Iris" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Rumba/ "Apologize" | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha cha cha/ "Get Up Offa That Thing" | 9 | 10 | 9 | Safe |
| 7 | Tango/ "Jean Genie" Samba/ Candela |
9 9 |
8 9 |
8 9 |
Safe |
| 8 | Paso Doble/ "Amparito Roco" Quickstep/ "Hey Pachuco" |
9 10 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals |
Foxtrot/ "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" Cha cha "Love Rollercoaster" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
Safe |
| 10 Finals |
Jive "Let's Twist Again" Freestyle/ "Land of a Thousand Dances" Quickstep/ "Hey Pachuco" |
8 9 10 |
8 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
WON |
[edit] References
- ^ "Dancing With The Stars - Home - ABC.com". Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
[edit] External links
- Hélio Castroneves Official Website
- Hélio Castroneves Official MySpace Profile Updated by Helio and CastronevesRacing
- Photos
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Juan Pablo Montoya |
Indianapolis 500 Winner 2001-2002 |
Succeeded by Gil de Ferran |
| Preceded by Juan Pablo Montoya |
Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 2001 |
Succeeded by Alex Barron Tomas Scheckter |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by Buddy Lazier |
Scott Brayton Award 2004 |
Succeeded by Kenny Bräck |
| Preceded by Apolo Anton Ohno & Julianne Hough |
Dancing with the Stars (US) winner Season 5 (Fall 2007 with Julianne Hough) |
Succeeded by Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas |
| Penske Racing | |
| Sprint Cup drivers | Kurt Busch (#2) | Ryan Newman (#12) | Sam Hornish, Jr. (#77) |
| IRL Mobil 1 Team Penske drivers | Hélio Castroneves (#3) | Ryan Briscoe (#6) |
| American Le Mans Series DHL drivers | Sascha Maassen/Emmanuel Collard (#6) | Romain Dumas/Timo Bernhard (#7) |
| Driver development program | Billy Wease |
| Other | Roger Penske |
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