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TONY KANAAN SERIES 1146/1147 Height / Weight Laps Led 5‘5“, 160 Lbs TONY KANAAN /12 SERIES 1146/1147 8 6.1140.1 ED 0 1 GGM.L0 Full Name Starts Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho 246 (CART and IndyCar) Birth Date Wins December 31, 1974 15 (CART and IndyCar) LIMITED EDITION Birth Place Poles Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 15 (CART and IndyCar) TONY KANAAN SERIES 1146/1147 Height / Weight Laps Led 5‘5“, 160 lbs. 3206 (CART and IndyCar) Residence Best finish Miami, Florida Champion in 2004 Children Chassis Leonardo Dallara Debut season Engine CERTIFICATE NUMBER /999 1998 CART Chevrolet 2002 IndyCar Sponsors Current team GEICO/Mouser Electronics/Itaipava KV Racing Technology Website Car Number www.tonykanaan.com.br TONY KANAAN PROFILE 11 Twitter: @TonyKanaan PERSONAL RACING CAREER Tony started racing in karts, building them as well as driving – earning the use Tony Kanaan built a solid reputation on the Brazilian karting circuit, earning six of a kart instead of a paycheck. An accomplished tri-athlete, he competed in the championship titles: the Sao Paulo city Junior Karting Championship three times 2011 Kona Ironman World Championship. He also enjoys bicycling, go-karting (1986 – 88); the Brazilian Junior Karting Championship (1988); the Sao Paulo City and water sports, and is a former rollerblade instructor. He speaks English, B Category Karting Championship (1989), and the Sao Paulo City Graduated A Portuguese, Italian and Spanish. Tony lists Ayrton Senna, Mario Andretti, and Category Karting Championship (1990). Alex Zanardi as his racing idols. Kanaan is a good friend of Brazilian Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello, and they exchanged helmets for the events on After two successful years in the Brazilian Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet May 28, 2006. Barrichello wore Kanaan‘s helmet livery during the Monaco GP Championships, Tony followed a familiar path and went to Europe to build and Kanaan wore Rubens‘s one during the Indy 500. The two of them created his career. a charity offering financial and technical aid to institutions within the voluntary sector, the Barrichello Kanaan Institute. After a partial season in the Formula Opel Euroseries, Tony competed in the Italian Formula Alfa Boxer Championship and won the title. He graduated to Italian Formula 3 competition and posted nine podium finishes prior to joining Tasman Motorsports in 1996 at age twenty one. Tony made an impressive debut in North American racing, he won two races 1999 was Tony‘s second year with Forsythe Championship Racing – (Detroit and Laguna Seca), the Sea Doo/Ski Doo Pole Award, earned the Rookie McDonald‘s Championship Racing Team (formerly Tasman Motorsports). Finished of the Year title and finished second in the Indy Lights Championship. 11th in points with a victory at the U.S. 500 and nine other top 10 finishes: Motegi (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), Madison (Ill), Elkhart Lake (Wis), Detroit, In 1997, Tony opted for another season in Indy Lights to gain more experience, Vancouver, Houston, Surfers Paradise (Australia), and Fontana (Calif.). Was with his sights firmly set on the champion‘s crown. He accomplished this feat, also a pole sitter at Long Beach, California. winning the PPG-Firestone Indy Lights Championship and adding two more races to his list of victories (Detroit and Trois-Rivieres). After a two-year run with Forsythe Championship Racing, in 2000 Kanaan, who scored his first victory at the 1999 U.S. 500, Tony began his third CART In 1998, having his talent recognized, added to his accumulated experience season behind the wheel of the #55 Nunn Racing Mercedes-Benz Reynard. earned with Tasman, Tony was hired by Steve Horne, owner of the team, to be the only driver of the team on the 1998 season on the FedEx CART Champi- The 2000 season was not Tony’s best year, although he finished the season as onship Race Series. Tony surprised everyone in the category on his inaugural the best driver powered by Mercedes engines in the final point standings. The season: scored PPG Cup points in 11 of 19 starts – the most for a rookie since Brazilian suffered an accident during the qualifying for the Detroit Grand Prix 1993 – scored two podium finishes, finished ninth-place ranking, highest placed and could not compete for four races. Tony fractured the left forearm and had among the Brazilian drivers and earned the Rookie of the Year 1998 title. four broken ribs. He finished in 19th place in the final point standings. The 2001 season he finished the CART Championship in 9th place for Mo Nunn I have a lot to give to Honda and a title to Andretti Green. I will fight for those Racing. His best finish was third at Japan. things, as I fought this past year.“ In 2002, Tony made his IndyCar Series debut at Indianapolis 500, starting fifth 2004 was an unforgettable year for the Brazilian. With 3 wins and 15 top-5 and leading 23 laps before an accident on Lap 89 ended his race. He finished finishes, one of Tony‘s greatest dreams came true: he won the most important 12th in CART standings for Mo Nunn Racing. His best finish was third at Vancou- title of his career. Aside from being Indy Racing League Champion, Tony broke ver and Montreal. all the records: he completed all of the 3305 laps of the season, the only time this feat has ever been accomplished in any form of racing. He led most laps ever in When racing great Michael Andretti decided to retire as a driver, he searched a season, and finished in the top-5 15 consecutive times. It was a golden year! for a replacement to anchor his team. Andretti thought Tony Kanaan was the He finished the season in 1st place with 618 points and Indy Racing League perfect choice. Kanaan didn‘t let him down, posting a solid season in 2003, with Champion. one victory, won MBNA Pole Awards at Homestead, Phoenix and Pikes Peak, nine top fives and 12 top 10 finishes in 16 races. Taking the 4th place, with 476 In 2005, Tony fought the whole year for the second title, but ended the season points (against 507 of the champion Scott Dixon). This year he renewed his con- as the runner-up. He achieved 2 wins (Kansas and Sonoma) and the pole position tract with Andretti Green for another 5 years (up to the year 2008). At that time, for the Indy 500. Tony’s debut on road circuits was a success. He won one he said… „I think we still have a lot to conquer in the years we have ahead of us. (Sonoma) and finished 2nd in the other two (St. Petersburg and Watkins Glen). This year, the championship went to teammate Dan Wheldon, but Tony finished In 2008, Kanaan again finished in third place in IndyCar Series standings with in 2nd place with 548 points. In September 2005 he tested a Formula One car one victory (at Richmond, from pole position). He had 11 top-five finishes overall, with the BAR-Honda Team at Jerez as a reward for his 2004 IRL championship in and closed the season with three consecutive top fives, including podiums at Infi- a Honda powered car. neon and Belle Isle. He got a new contract with AGR for five more years through 2013, and he won his second victory in ALMS (Laguna Seca). 2006 saw Tony struggling in some races, but also gave him one win (Milwau- kee) and 7 top-5 finishes. Tony‘s signature for this season were the outstanding In 2009, he finished sixth in IndyCar Series standings for Andretti Green Racing. recoveries when he started from „bad“ starting positions, overtaking a lot of He recorded five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes, with a best of third three times, cars in the first laps of the races. He finished 6th with 384 points, just 91 points and was the only driver with top-five finishes in each of first three races. shy of the champion, Sam Hornish Jr. In 2007, he took third place in IndyCar Series standings with 5 wins (Motegi, Milwaukee, Michigan, Kentucky, and Belle Isle – more than any other driver in the Series) and recorded 12 top-five finishes, 13 top-10 finishes, and one pole. He also teamed with Bryan Herta and Dario Franchitti to win the LMP2 class of the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2007, Kanaan‘s first career ALMS start. RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS 2008 2011 • Finished third for the second year in a row in IZOD IndyCar Series standings • Finished fifth in the IZOD IndyCar Series Standings • His win at Richmond marked six consecutive years with at least one win in • Earned the pole-position in the last race of the season in Las Vegas IndyCar (2003 – 2008) • Finished second in Iowa • Finished third in Milwaukee 2009 • Finished in the Top-10 six times in 2011 and four times in the Top-five • Finished sixth in IZOD IndyCar Series standings • Competed for the first time in the famous and grueling Kona Ironman • Earned five Top-Five finishes and 10 Top-Ten finishes in IndyCar World Championship, the most difficult and respected triathlon race 2010 • Finished sixth in IZOD IndyCar Series standings • Won at Iowa, advancing 14 positions and leading 62 laps • Recorded seven top-five and 13 top-10 finishes • Front-row start at St. Petersburg was first since winning pole at Richmond in 2008 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Won the 2004 IndyCar Series championship • Crowned 1997 Dayton Indy Lights Champion • Finished second in the 2005 IndyCar Series championship and • Was the 1996 Indy Lights Rookie of the Year with two victories third in both 2007 and 2008 • Drove to victory at the Granja Viana 500 kart race in Sao Paulo, • Has registered 15 career wins and 15 career poles Brazil, in 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1998 (CART and IndyCar combined) • Won the Capacete de Oro (Golden Helmet) Award presented by • Teamed with Bryan Herta and Dario Franchitti to win the LMP2 class of Racing Magazine in Brazil in 2007, 2005 and 2004 the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2007, Kanaan’s first career ALMS start • Received the Casci di Oro (Golden Helmet) Award given by • Captured an IndyCar Series-high five wins in 2007 Italy’s Autosprint in 2004 • Received the Jerry Titus Memorial Trophy in 2004 for being the AARWBA (American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association) Driver of the Year; also a member of the 2004 AARWBA All-American Team • Claimed first IndyCar Series victory on March 23, 2003, at Phoenix International Raceway • Earned two CART pole positions in 2002 at Miami and Fontana events • Lone career CART win came in 1999 at Michigan Speedway • Awarded 1998 Jim Trueman CART Rookie of the Year .
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