Cristiano da Matta
| Cristiano da Matta | |||||||
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Da Matta at the 2006 Grand Prix of Long Beach | |||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||
| Born | 19 September 1973 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||||
| Achievements | 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series Champion | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 101 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| Years active | 1999–2002, 2005–2006 | ||||||
| Team(s) | Arciero-Wells PPI Motorsports Newman-Haas PKV Racing Dale Coyne Racing RuSPORT | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st - 2002 | ||||||
| First race | 1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last race | 2006 Grand Prix of San Jose (Streets of San Jose) | ||||||
| First win | 2000 Target Grand Prix of Chicago (Cicero, IL) | ||||||
| Last win | 2005 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland Raceway) | ||||||
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
| Active years | 2003–2004 | ||||||
| Teams | Toyota | ||||||
| Entries | 28 | ||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||
| Career points | 13 | ||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
| First entry | 2003 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||
| Last entry | 2004 German Grand Prix | ||||||
Cristiano Monteiro da Matta (born 19 September 1973) is a Brazilian former professional racing driver. He won the CART Championship in 2002, and drove in Formula One with the Toyota team from 2003 to 2004.