Birth date : Sept. 21, 1980
Birthplace : Cape Town
Marital status : Single



Height : 5-11
Weight : 160

(After Motegi 2004)
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Career Highlights

- Earned first career IndyCar Series win at Michigan after starting on the MBNA Pole.
- Named Bank One co-Rookie of the Year at 2002 Indianapolis 500 with Alex Barron.


2004
- Earned best qualifying result of third and best finish of fifth in season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
- Led at Homestead, Phoenix and Kentucky for a total of 32 laps.

2003
- Finished career-best seventh in IndyCar Series standings driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- Started 12th and finished fourth at 87th Indianapolis 500. Led 63 laps, the most of any driver.
- Had five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes and won MBNA Poles at Texas 1 and Michigan.
- Led eight races for a total of 491 laps.

2002
- Earned first career IndyCar Series victory at Michigan, driving for Red Bull Cheever Racing. Led 122 of 200 laps after starting from the MBNA Pole. Moved from 11th to first in the final 26 laps to claim victory.
- Started 10th and led 85 laps before finishing 26th at Indianapolis 500. Named Bank One co-Rookie of the Year with Alex Barron.
- Led five races for a total of 443 laps.
- Earned MBNA Poles at spring Texas race, Kansas and Michigan.

2001
- Runner-up in the Formula Nissan championship with four victories and eight poles.
- Served as a test driver for the Jaguar Racing Formula One team from January-May.

2000
- Runner-up in the British Formula 3 championship with two victories and two pole positions.
- Finished third in prestigious Marlboro Masters F3 race at Zandvoort.
- Competed in final four races of FIA Formula 3000 Championship, with a runner-up finish.

1999
- Won Formula Opel Euroseries championship with a record eight victories and eight poles.
- Competed in last two races of Formula Nissan championship, winning the pole in both and victory in one.

1998
- Finished third in the British Formula Vauxhall Junior series with one victory and one pole. Named series Rookie of the Year.

1997
- Earned two victories in the South African Formula Ford series.

1995
- Won South African karting championship.


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2005 drivers


A.J. Foyt Enterprises

A.J. Foyt IV

Andretti Green Racing

Dario Franchitti
Bryan Herta
Tony Kanaan
Dan Wheldon

Delphi
Fernandez Racing


Scott Sharp

Dreyer &
Reinbold Racing


Roger Yasukawa

Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing

Paul Dana

Malboro Team Penske

Helio Castroneves
Sam Hornish Jr.

Panther Racing

Tomas Enge
Tomas Scheckter

Rahal-
Letterman Racing


Vitor Meira
Danica Patrick
Buddy Rice

Red Bull
Cheever Racing


Alex Barron
Patrick Carpentier

Super Aguri
Fernandez Racing


Kosuke Matsuura

Target Chip
Ganassi Racing


Scott Dixon
Ryan Briscoe
Darren Manning

Vision Racing

Ed Carpenter



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