Cristiano Monteiro da Matta is a Brazilian former professional racing driver. He won the CART Championship in 2002, and drove in Formula One with the Toyota team from 2003 to 2004.
Da Matta at the 2006 Grand Prix of Long Beach
Da Matta driving for West Surrey Racing at Silverstone during the 1995 British Formula 3 Championship season.
Da Matta driving for the Toyota team at the 2004 United States Grand Prix.
Cristiano da Matta in 2004.
The 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 57th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2003 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 2003 Formula One World Champion
Cristiano da Matta
…Toyota power with the Newman/Haas Racing team, dominating the year with seven race wins and seven poles. Da Matta completed a move to Formula One in 2003, with the Toyota Formula One team. He scored 10 championship points that year, four more than seasoned veteran and teammate Olivier Panis, and soon…
Michael Schumacher won a record-breaking 6th world title and his fourth consecutive world title for Ferrari with 93 points.
Kimi Räikkönen (pictured in 2002) finished second with 91 points, just two points behind Schumacher, for McLaren.
Juan Pablo Montoya (pictured in 2002) was third with 82 points for Williams.
Ferrari won the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship for Constructors.