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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