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Revision as of 21:27, 29 June 2008
- For Brazilian footballer known as Hélio currently playing for Citizen AA on loan from Olímpia FC, please see Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves.
Hélio Castroneves | |
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File:Castroneves.jpg | |
Nationality | Brazil |
IRL IndyCar Series career | |
Debut season | 2001 |
Current team | Penske Racing |
Car number | 3 |
Starts | 106 |
Wins | 12 |
Poles | 25 |
Best finish | 1st in 2002 |
Previous series | |
1996-1997 1998-2001 | Indy Lights CART |
Championship titles | |
Mr Poofy Pants | |
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 one of the top drivers in North American open-wheel racing, first in the CART series and now in the IndyCar Series.
He 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), and finished second to teammate and countryman Gil de Ferran in 2003. Castroneves also won two pole positions for the race, including one in 2007.
Aside from success in racing, he won the fifth season of the American reality TV show Dancing with the Stars with partner Julianne Hough. Castroneves currently resides in Miami, Florida.
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 teamate 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 who was killed during the last race of the 1999 season in California. 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 NASCAR driver Tony Stewart in the 2005 Nextel Cup season.
Motorsports Career Results
American Open-Wheel
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Champ Car
Year | Team | Wins | Points | Championship Finish |
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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)
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 |
NSH |
MDO |
EDM |
KTY |
SNM |
DET |
CHI |
SRF2 |
2nd* | 308* |
- * 2008 season in progress
- 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 |
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8 | 1 | 106 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 2 (2001, 2002) | 0 |
- ** Podium (Non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
- *** Top 10s (Non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.
Indianapolis 500 results
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
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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.
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] Castroneves' performances have been mentioned on SPEED TV's The Speed Report.
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 1000 Dances" Quickstep/ "Hey Pachuco" |
8 9 10 |
8 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
WON |
References
- ^ "Dancing With The Stars - Home - ABC.com". Retrieved 2007-11-28.
External links
- Hélio Castroneves Official Website
- Hélio Castroneves Official MySpace Profile Updated by Helio and CastronevesRacing
- Photos
- His partner Julianne Hough Website
- Brazilian racecar drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- Champ Car drivers
- Indy Racing League drivers
- Indy 500 drivers
- Indy 500 pole-sitters
- Indy 500 Rookie of the Year
- Indy 500 winners
- Indy Lights drivers
- International Race of Champions drivers
- People from São Paulo (city)
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Dancing with the Stars (US TV series) participants
- Reality show winners