Drivers/Venezuela
Pastor Maldonado
- 2011–2015
- MAL
- Born 9 March 1985 in Maracay
- Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta
- Starts9596 entries
- Wins11% of starts
- Podiums11% of starts
- Pole positions11× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P14
Career numbers
- Avg grid position14.2
- Avg finish12.8
- Retirement rate29%
- Pole-to-win conversion100%
- Positions gained+97
- Points scored76
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak1
- Longest points-scoring streak3
- TeamsWilliams (2011–2013) · Lotus (2014–2015)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
96 entries, 95 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryAustralian Grand Prix 2011DNF · Williams
- First winSpanish Grand Prix 2012P1 · Williams
- Last startAbu Dhabi Grand Prix 2015DNF · Lotus
All 96 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romain Grosjean | 2014–2015 | 7:10 | 6:26 | +0.28% | 29 : 55 | Compare |
| Bruno Senna | 2012 | 7:7 | 18:2 | −0.51% | 45 : 31 | Compare |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2013 | 9:5 | 7:12 | +0.07% | 1 : 4 | Compare |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2011 | 5:7 | 8:10 | +0.10% | 1 : 4 | Compare |
Green: Pastor Maldonado came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalunya | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11.3 |
| Albert Park | 5 | 13 | ||
| Sepang | 5 | 19 | ||
| Shanghai | 5 | 13.5 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 5 | 12 | ||
| Silverstone | 5 | 14.5 | ||
| Hungaroring | 5 | 13.2 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 5 | 13.5 | ||
| Monza | 5 | 12.5 | ||
| Marina Bay | 5 | 11.5 | ||
| Suzuka | 5 | 12.4 | ||
| Yas Marina | 5 | 10 | ||
| José Carlos Pace | 5 | 12.7 | ||
| Monaco | 4 | 18 | ||
| Bahrain | 4 | 13.3 | ||
| Americas | 4 | 10.8 | ||
| Korea | 3 | 13.5 | ||
| Buddh | 3 | 14 | ||
| Valencia | 2 | 15 | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 | 14.5 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 2 | 13.5 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 | 9.5 | ||
| Sirius | 2 | 12.5 |