Juan Manuel Correa
American-Ecuadorian racing driver
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2025 | Correa currently competes in the Indy NXT championship with HMD Motorsports. |
March 2025 | Juan Manuel Correa was announced as a driver for United Autosports in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, competing in the LMP2 category. |
2024 | Juan Manuel Correa switched to DAMS Lucas Oil team in Formula 2, forming an all-American lineup with Jak Crawford. After the Baku round, he was replaced by Dino Beganovic, a Ferrari Driver Academy driver and Formula 3 graduate. |
December 2024 | Juan Manuel Correa participated in a Super Formula test at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan, indicating his continued involvement in professional racing after his previous serious racing incident. |
2023 | Competed in 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP2 class, finishing 16th overall. |
2023 | Juan Manuel Correa competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Prema Racing in the LMP2 category, driving the No. 9 car alongside teammates Bent Viscaal and Filip Ugran. The team achieved two top-five finishes and finished ninth in the LMP2 team standings. |
2023 | Juan Manuel Correa returned to full-time racing in Formula 2 with Van Amersfoort Racing, partnering with Richard Verschoor. During the season, he scored points on six occasions and finished 19th in the overall standings. |
2022 | Correa competed in the final two rounds of the European Le Mans Series due to Formula 3 commitments and an injury. |
2022 | Correa helped his team finish third at Spa-Francorchamps during his debut race in the series. |
2022 | Correa won his first endurance race during the season finale in Portimão, contributing to Prema becoming the teams' champions. |
2022 | During the Yas Marina weekend, Correa qualified 18th and finished the sprint race as the 15th driver, but received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Marino Sato, which dropped him to 18th place. |
2022 | After the race weekend, Correa remained with Van Amersfoort Racing for post-season testing. |
2022 | Correa finished the feature race in 17th place, concluding the championship in 27th overall position. |
2022 | Achieved a podium finish at the Zandvoort sprint race. |
2022 | Finished 13th in the final championship standings, improving eight places from the previous season. |
2022 | Continued racing with ART Grand Prix in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. |
2022 | Correa returns to Formula 2, competing with Van Amersfoort Racing and DAMS Lucas Oil. |
February 2022 | Prema Powerteam announced Juan Manuel Correa's participation in the 2022 European Le Mans Series. |
2021 | Juan Manuel Correa tested Prema Powerteam's LMP2 endurance racing car for the first time, marking his entry into endurance racing. |
2021 | Re-signed with the Sauber Junior Team to continue his racing career. |
2021 | Juan Manuel Correa tested with Charouz Racing System in a post-season test, but did not ultimately drive for the team due to his commitments to returning to Formula 3. |
2021 | Scored his first point of his return in the second race of the season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. |
2021 | At Le Castellet, finished sixth in the first sprint race and ninth in the feature race, collecting seven points. |
2021 | Participated in post-season testing with ART Grand Prix at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. |
2021 | Achieved two additional points finishes during the season, ultimately finishing 21st in the championship with 11 points. |
2021 | Correa returns to competitive racing, driving in FIA F3 with ART Grand Prix. |
2020 | Correa takes a year off from racing to focus on his medical recovery and rehabilitation following the 2019 accident. |
February 15 2020 | In a video interview with The Race, Correa discusses the traumatic aftermath of his accident, describing the severity of his leg injuries and his medical experience. |
February 10 2020 | Correa clarifies his previous statements, explaining that the initial article was taken out of context. |
January 28 2020 | In an interview with NTV, Correa controversially claims the FIA ignored him during his recovery, which later leads to a detailed response from Dr. Christian Wahlen about the medical support he received. |
January 14 2020 | Correa receives the FIA Americas award in the car category, accepting the award in person from his wheelchair in Panama City, Panama, with FIA officials present. |
2019 | Correa becomes a Development driver for Alfa Romeo Racing in Formula One. |
2019 | Juan Manuel Correa competes in his first full FIA Formula 2 Championship season with Sauber Junior Team by Charouz, driving alongside teammate Callum Ilott. |
September 29 2019 | Correa undergoes reconstructive surgery, choosing an approach to save as much of his right leg as possible, which is largely deemed a success. |
September 20 2019 | Correa is taken off ECMO support and awakened from the induced coma. Medical focus shifts from his lungs to his legs, with critical surgery pending. |
September 7 2019 | Correa is diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome and placed in an induced coma under ECMO support after being transferred to an intensive care unit in London. |
August 2019 | Correa completed his first Formula One car experience, driving the 2013 Sauber C32 at Circuit Paul Ricard and completing 62 laps. |
August 31 2019 | Correa is involved in a severe crash with Anthoine Hubert during the second lap of the Formula 2 feature race at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. The accident results in Hubert's death and Correa suffering critical injuries, including fractures to both legs and a minor spinal injury. |
June 2019 | At Le Castellet, Correa achieves a notable second-place finish, crossing the line just two seconds behind Anthoine Hubert. |
2018 | Correa competes in Toyota Racing Series with M2 Competition, securing 2 wins, 1 pole position, and finishing 4th in the championship. |
2018 | Signed with Jenzer Motorsport for the full-time GP3 Series campaign. Finished twelfth in the standings with 42 points, performing four positions better than his teammate Tatiana Calderón. |
2017 | Participated in GP3 Series with Jenzer Motorsport, finishing 21st in the championship. |
August 2017 | Made his debut in the GP3 Series at the Spa-Francorchamps round, racing with Jenzer Motorsport. |
2016 | Correa participates in Italian F4 Championship, achieving 3 wins, 2 pole positions, and finishing 6th in the championship. |
2016 | Juan Manuel Correa competes in ADAC Formula 4 Championship with Prema Powerteam, finishing 10th in the season standings. |
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