Juan Manuel Polar

Juan Manuel Polar
Juan Manuel Polar
Nationality	Peruvian
Born	September 24, 1983 (age 39); Lima, Peru
Previous series
2008 ; 2005-2007 ; 2003-2004 ; 2002 ; 2001 ; ; 2000-2001	Indy Lights ; Spanish Formula Three Championship ; Formula Renault 2.0 UK ; Formula Renault 2.0 Mexico ; Formula Dodge National Championship ; Formula Dodge Southern Series

Last updated May 09, 2023

Juan Manuel Polar (born 24 September 1983 in Lima is a racing driver from Peru. He has previously competed in the Indy Lights, Spanish Formula Three Championship and Formula Renault among other series.

Career

Polar started is autoracing career in 2000 in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge Southern Race Series. At Sebring International Raceway the Peruvian won his first ever autorace. He eventually ran ten races in the series winning four races and he ended on the podium eight times. The Peruvian driver eventually classified seventh in the championship.^[1] In 2001 Polar competed in the inaugural Formula Dodge National Championship. At Sebring Polar won his only race in the series. He beat Júlio Campos and A. J. Allmendinger.^[2] In 2001 the Peruvian racing driver also competed at the opening round of the 2001 Barber Dodge Pro Series season. At Sebring he qualified thirteenth but failed to finish after making contact.^[3]

For 2002 Polar moved into Formula Renault, firstly the Mexican championship and in 2003 the British championship. In the British championship his best result was an eleventh place at the season finale at Oulton Park. In the first four rounds of the 2004 British Formula Renault championship Polar raced for Mark Burdett Motorsport, the last two rounds of the championship he raced for Team AKA. At Donington Park the Peruvian driver finished eighth, which moved him up the championship standings landing him the 25th place.

In 2005 Polar moved up the racing ladder towards the Spanish Formula Three Championship. He was signed by IGI Tec-Auto but later transferred to ECA Racing. At ECA Racing Polar finished third during the season finale at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The following season Polar drove in the Copa-class of the Spanish Formula Three Championship. The Peruvian driver scored four class victories and was placed second in the championship, behind Germán Sánchez. In 2007 he was again placed second in the Copa class, this time behind Thor-Christian Ebbesvik.

For 2008 he returned to the United States of America to race in the Indy Lights. He was first signed by Brian Stewart Racing. At Kansas Speedway Polar was replaced by Wade Cunningham which left Polar without a ride for the remainder of the season. He rejoined the field at Sonoma Raceway with Guthrie Racing.

After the 2008 season Polar returned to his home country. He continues racing in his national TC2000 series.^[4]

Motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results

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

Barber Dodge Pro Series

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2001	SEB 19	PIR	LRP1	LRP2	DET	CLE	TOR	CHI	MDO	ROA	VAN	LS	31st	0
2003	STP	MTY 14	MIL	LAG	POR	CLE	TOR	VAN	MDO	MTL			30th	2

Indy Lights results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2008	Brian Stewart Racing	HMS 14	STP1 9	STP2 7	KAN DNS	INDY	MIL	IOW	WGL1	WGL2	NSH	MDO1	MDO2	KTY				26th	100
2008	Guthrie Racing														SNM1 15	SNM2 12	CHI	26th	100

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References

↑ "2000-2001 Formula Dodge Southern Race Series". Formula Dodge. Archived from the original on July 21, 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
↑ "April 28 - 29, 2001 - Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL". Formula Dodge. Archived from the original on July 19, 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
↑ "Sperafico Takes First Victory". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on December 31, 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
↑ "Juan Manual Polar". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

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[1] "2000-2001 Formula Dodge Southern Race Series". Formula Dodge. Archived from the original on July 21, 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

[2] "April 28 - 29, 2001 - Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL". Formula Dodge. Archived from the original on July 19, 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

[3] "Sperafico Takes First Victory". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on December 31, 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

[4] "Juan Manual Polar". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

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