Tiago Monteiro

Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro (; born 24 July 1976) is a Portuguese racing driver who competed in Formula One from to , and World Touring Car from to 2022.

Born and raised in Porto, Monteiro began his racing career in 1997, winning several races in the Porsche Carrera Cup France. He advanced to French Formula Three the following year, claiming runner-up in 2000—where he finished second in the Pau Grand Prix—and 2001. After full seasons in International F3000 and Champ Car, he finished runner-up to Heikki Kovalainen in the World Series by Nissan with Carlin. A former member of the RF1 Driver Programme, Monteiro signed for Jordan in , debuting in Formula One at the alongside Narain Karthikeyan; in his rookie season, he became the first Portuguese driver to achieve a podium finish with third at the controversial . He retained his position at the re-branded Midland in with Christijan Albers, scoring zero points in the M16 with a season-best ninth in Hungary. Replaced by Adrian Sutil at Spyker, Monteiro departed Formula One with one podium and seven championship points.

Monteiro joined SEAT in the World Touring Car Championship in , remaining with them until as he claimed several victories across his and campaigns. He switched to Honda late that year, helping them win the World Manufacturers' Championship in and achieving his highest championship finish of third to José María López and Yvan Muller in . He led the standings after 12 races in before serious injuries sustained in a testing crash ended his season. He returned full-time to the re-branded World Touring Car Cup in 2019, where he achieved victory in his home race. He contested the final three seasons of the series before its collapse at the end of 2022. During this period, he also won the Nürburgring 24 Hours in the TCR class in 2019 and 2020.

Outside of motor racing, Monteiro owned GP2 and GP3 team Ocean Racing Technology from 2008 to 2012. He serves as the manager for António Félix da Costa, who won the Formula E World Championship in , and his son Noah. Provided by Wikipedia