IZOD IndyCar Series - E.J. Viso

Charlie Kimball Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing
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Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports
E.J. Viso
E.J.  Viso
Andretti Autosport
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  • Venezuela
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Ed Carpenter
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Ed Carpenter
All-Time Career Statistics - IZOD IndyCar Series
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Biography of E.J. Viso

E.J. Viso started racing go-karts in Venezuela at age 5 and captured numerous titles before moving to Europe to further enhance his racing career.

In 2001, in his first year racing cars, Viso won the Skip Barber Dodge Championship Eastern Regional in the United States and also competed in the Italian Formula Renault 2000. Viso then spent six seasons racing in Europe, competing in British Formula Renault 2000, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and GP2.  He was also a test driver for Spyker Toyota in Formula One (2006).

Viso moved to the IZOD IndyCar Series in 2008 with HVM Racing. He enjoys participating in extreme sports and rides a unicycle to unwind.

IZOD INDYCAR SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

First start: March 29, 2008 (Homestead-Miami Speedway)

2012
• Finished 20th in IZOD IndyCar Series standings for KV Racing Technology.
• Recorded four top-10 finishes, with best of fifth at Milwaukee.
• Had high qualifying effort of fifth at Belle Isle.

2011
• Finished 18th in IZOD IndyCar Series standings for KV Racing Technology.
• Recorded four top-10 finishes, with a best of seventh at Texas1.
• Posted best start of season (fifth) at Edmonton.

2010
• Finished 17th in IZOD IndyCar Series standings for KV Racing Technology.
• Recorded two top-10 finishes, with best of third at Iowa, advancing 16 positions.
• Had best start of sixth at Edmonton.

2009
• Recorded one top-10 finish (Watkins Glen) for HVM Racing.

2008
• Finished 18th in IndyCar Series standings for HVM Racing.
• Recorded five top-10 finishes with best of fourth at St. Petersburg, advancing 11 positions.

ROAD TO THE IZOD INDYCAR SERIES

2007
• Competed in GP2 Series for FMS and Racing Engineering.
• Competed in European GT Championship.

2006
• Finished sixth in GP2 Series standings for iSport with two victories and three podium finishes.
• Test driver for Spyker Formula One team.

2005
• Earned three podium finishes in GP2 Series for BCN Competition.

2004
• Recorded two victories in British Formula 3 for P1 Motorsport.

2003
• Won British Formula 3 (B) Series for P1 Motorsport.
• Won Red Bull shootout at the A1 Ring in Austria against Christian Klein and Scott Speed.

2002
• Won British Formula 3 (B) Winter Series.
• Competed in British Formula Renault

2001
• Won Skip Barber Dodge Eastern Championship, recording 13 victories and 15 pole positions in 16 races.
• Finished fifth in Italian Formula Renault 2000 Winter Series.

2000
• Finished fourth in Venezuelan Championship Formula "C".

Early career
• Competed in karting in Venezuela and Europe.

Year Series Starts Wins Poles** Top 5 Top 10 Laps Led RAF
2013 IZOD IndyCar Series 4 0 0 0 2 0 4
2012 IZOD IndyCar Series 15 0 0 1 4 27 12
2011 IZOD IndyCar Series 17 0 0 0 4 2 12
2010 IZOD IndyCar Series 17 0 0 1 2 1 12
2009 IZOD IndyCar Series 17 0 0 0 1 0 9
2008 IZOD IndyCar Series 15 0 0 1 5 21 11
2008 Champ Car 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
Total 86 0 0 3 19 52 61
Year Series Starts Wins Poles** Top 5 Top 10 Laps Led RAF
* Under INDYCAR sanction RAF = Running at Finish
** Includes all poles, including those awarded based on entrant points
Andretti Autosport

Based in Indianapolis and led by racing legend Michael Andretti, Andretti Autosport fields multiple entries in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Andretti Autosport also campaigns multiple cars in Firestone Indy Lights, the Star Mazda Championship and in the USF2000 National Championship.

The company boasts three IZOD IndyCar Series championships (2004, 2005 and 2007), two Firestone Indy Lights titles (2008 and 2009), one USF2000 championship (2010) and has won the Indianapolis 500 twice (2005 and 2007).

Andretti competed for 19 years in the CART championship before moving to the IndyCar Series in 2003. He retired from full-time driving following the 2003 Indianapolis 500 to concentrate on team ownership.