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Pablo Donoso
Pablo Donoso Prado (born December 3, 1984) is a Chilean former professional racing driver. He began racing at nine years of age. He raced in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and passed the Rookie Test for the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series on February 29, 2008 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
In 1994, Donoso began his racing career, in karting, moved by his father, Jorge Donoso, who was also a race driver in Chile.
Since that year and until 1999, Donoso raced karting in the Chilean and Argentine championships with a total of eighteen wins and 32 podiums, with two sub-championships and the 1996 title.
Donoso moved to Argentina where he raced in the prestigious Fórmula Renault until 2002. In 2002, he became the second Chilean driver to win a race in Argentina after Eliseo Salazar who won in the 1978 Formula 4. That year, his results took him to the fight for the championship against the Argentine Juan Cruz Álvarez up to the final round, finally with a second place overall.
Donoso then moved to Europe, racing in European Formula BMW Junior with a total of four wins, two poles, and four podiums. Again, he matched Salazar to be the second Chilean to win a European race since the Eliseo's 1980 win in the British Formula One Championship.
In 2003, Donoso raced in the World Series Light by Nissan with the Chilean beer brand Cristal as his main sponsor and backed by his manager, former race driver, Cristián Mackenna. That year, Donoso got one win at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz circuit with the Vergani Racing Team.
In 2004, Donoso moved to the World Series by Nissan. In this series, he was the teammate of Enrique Bernoldi, a former F1 driver. At this level, he didn't succeed and he was forced to leave his seat in the middle of the season due to budget issues.
In 2004, Donoso finished his contract with Mackenna and got in touch with Eliseo Salazar to redirect his career to the US. Looking for a small racing series to compete in with specified equipment and lower budgets, he joined the Star Mazda Series in 2005. He raced in the series with Andersen Walko Racing, competing against drivers like Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal, Jonathan Klein and Raphael Matos among others.
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Pablo Donoso
Pablo Donoso Prado (born December 3, 1984) is a Chilean former professional racing driver. He began racing at nine years of age. He raced in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and passed the Rookie Test for the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series on February 29, 2008 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
In 1994, Donoso began his racing career, in karting, moved by his father, Jorge Donoso, who was also a race driver in Chile.
Since that year and until 1999, Donoso raced karting in the Chilean and Argentine championships with a total of eighteen wins and 32 podiums, with two sub-championships and the 1996 title.
Donoso moved to Argentina where he raced in the prestigious Fórmula Renault until 2002. In 2002, he became the second Chilean driver to win a race in Argentina after Eliseo Salazar who won in the 1978 Formula 4. That year, his results took him to the fight for the championship against the Argentine Juan Cruz Álvarez up to the final round, finally with a second place overall.
Donoso then moved to Europe, racing in European Formula BMW Junior with a total of four wins, two poles, and four podiums. Again, he matched Salazar to be the second Chilean to win a European race since the Eliseo's 1980 win in the British Formula One Championship.
In 2003, Donoso raced in the World Series Light by Nissan with the Chilean beer brand Cristal as his main sponsor and backed by his manager, former race driver, Cristián Mackenna. That year, Donoso got one win at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz circuit with the Vergani Racing Team.
In 2004, Donoso moved to the World Series by Nissan. In this series, he was the teammate of Enrique Bernoldi, a former F1 driver. At this level, he didn't succeed and he was forced to leave his seat in the middle of the season due to budget issues.
In 2004, Donoso finished his contract with Mackenna and got in touch with Eliseo Salazar to redirect his career to the US. Looking for a small racing series to compete in with specified equipment and lower budgets, he joined the Star Mazda Series in 2005. He raced in the series with Andersen Walko Racing, competing against drivers like Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal, Jonathan Klein and Raphael Matos among others.