Juan Piedrahita

Juan Diego Piedrahita Cortes (Bogotá, July 27, 1992) is a Colombian racing driver. Piedrahita began his driving career at age of 7 karting in Mexico. Piedrahita transitioned to auto racing in 2009 competing in the LATAM Challenge Series where he gained 2 podiums, finished 7th in overall points and 2nd in the rookie standings.[1]

Juan Diego Piedrahita
Nationality Colombian
Born (1992-07-27) July 27, 1992
Bogota, Colombia
Indy Lights career
Debut season2014
Current teamTeam Pelfrey
Car number2
Starts58
Podiums1
Best finish7th in 2014
Previous series
2010, 2012-2013
2011
2009		Pro Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
LATAM Challenge Series

In 2010 Piedrahita competed in Star Mazda Championship for Team Apex where he competed in eight of the thirteen races and collected one top 5 and four top 10 finish.[2] In 2011 he is competing in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for JDC MotorSports as part of the Road to Indy. Piedrahita finished seventh in the championship, capturing two podium finishes at the series' two oval races at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis and the Milwaukee Mile.[3]

For the 2012 season, Piedrahita returned to Star Mazda full-time staying with the JDC MotorSports team.[4] He finished seventh in points and captured a career-best second-place finish in race two in Toronto. He returned for another season in the series, now called Pro Mazda, in 2013, again with JDC. Piedrahita fell to ninth in points, suffering six DNF's, but did capture a second-place finish at the Milwaukee Mile and four third-place finishes.

For the 2014, Piedrahita will move up the Road to Indy to Indy Lights, signing with defending series champion team Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.[5]

Racing record

American open–wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Star Mazda Championship / Pro Mazda Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2010 Team Apex SEB
19		 STP
11		 LAG
5		 ORP
 IOW
 NJ1
10		 NJ2
13		 ACC
 ACC
 TRO
 ROA
6		 MOS
15		 ATL
13		 16th 199
2012 JDC MotorSports STP
4		 STP
2		 BAR
8		 BAR
4		 IND
8		 IOW
14		 TOR
4		 TOR
2		 EDM
8		 EDM
16		 TRO
9		 TRO
11		 BAL
19		 BAL
9		 LAG
8		 LAG
9		 ATL
9		 7th 234
2013 JDC MotorSports AUS
16		 AUS
15		 STP
6		 STP
12		 IND
10		 IOW
2		 TOR
7		 TOR
3		 MOS
11		 MOS
DNS		 MOH
5		 MOH
16		 TRO
3		 TRO
3		 HOU
13		 HOU
3		 9th 182

U.S. F2000 National Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2011 JDC MotorSports SEB
6		 SEB
5		 STP
12		 STP
9		 ORP
3		 MIL
3		 MDO
7		 MDO
8		 ROA
6		 ROA
15		 BAL
16		 BAL
14		 7th 145

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2014 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports STP
6		 LBH
7		 ALA
10		 ALA
7		 IND
8		 IND
11		 INDY
8		 POC
7		 TOR
7		 MDO
9		 MDO
5		 MIL
6		 SNM
5		 SNM
7		 7th 337
2015 Belardi Auto Racing STP
6		 STP
9		 LBH
8		 ALA
7		 ALA
8		 IMS
11		 IMS
7		 INDY
7		 TOR
10		 TOR
4		 MIL
3		 IOW
7		 MDO
6		 MDO
12		 LAG
7		 LAG
7		 8th 223
2016 Team Pelfrey STP
9		 STP
8		 PHX
12		 ALA
7		 ALA
16		 IMS
15		 IMS
11		 INDY
8		 RDA
12		 RDA
7		 IOW
7		 TOR
14		 TOR
12		 MDO MDO WGL LAG LAG 13th 135
2017 Team Pelfrey STP
14		 STP
10		 ALA
11		 ALA
11		 IMS
DNS		 IMS
5		 INDY
8		 RDA
5		 RDA
10		 IOW
10		 TOR
6		 TOR
4		 MDO
10		 MDO
11		 GMP
2		 WGL
9		 9th 208

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Pts
2019 JDC-Miller MotorSports DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5L V8 DAY
10		 SEB
7		 LBH
 MDO
 DET
 WGL
10		 MOS
 ELK
 LGA
 PET
9		 19th 88
2020 JDC-Miller MotorSports DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
5		 DAY
 SEB
 ELK
 MOH
 WGL
 ATL
 LGA
 SEB
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References
  1. Juan Piedrahita, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-06-18
  2. JDC MOTORSPORTS SIGNS PIEDRAHITA AS PART OF THE 2011 USF2000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE, JDC Motorsports, March 2, 2011, Retrieved 2011-06-18
  3. Final 2011 Points Standings Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, U.S. F2000, Retrieved 2011-09-05
  4. Piedrahita Rejoins JDC MotorSports for Title Challenge Archived 2012-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, December 12, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-12
  5. Colombiano Juan Diego Piedrahita firmó con el equipo campeón de la Indy Lights, El Spectador, 14 February 2014, Retrieved 2014-02-14 (in Spanish)
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