Colombian-American driver rejoins the team for Formula 2 step
Sebastian Montoya will join PREMA Racing for the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship, the team announced today, stepping up from FIA Formula 3.
The 19-year-old Colombian-American joined PREMA for the first time in 2020, showing good promise and ending up fourth in Italian Formula 4 the following year. He then moved up to Formula Regional, where he took two wins in the Asian series, before making an early FIA Formula 3 debut in 2022. Between 2023 and 2024, he competed full-time in F3 while making impressive appearances in sportscars.
Born in Miami, Sebastian is the son of 2-time Indy 500 Champion Juan Pablo Montoya and is also a Red Bull Athlete. He will rejoin the team in the upcoming FIA Formula 2 post-season test at Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi as he looks to kick-start preparations for the season ahead.
The 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship will begin on the 15th of March in Melbourne.
Rene Rosin
"It's great to be working with Sebastian again. We really enjoyed the collaboration in Formula 4 and Formula Regional, and heading into the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship, we are sure there is good potential to be put to fruition. The step to F2 is never easy, but we are determined to prepare well together at home and in testing and build on that."
Sebastian Montoya
"I'm very excited to join PREMA for the 2025 FIA Formula 2 season. It was the first team I worked with and that makes it very cool to see how they evolved. It is one of the best teams in feeder series racing and now in the world. I'm delighted to join forces with them again and cannot wait to get started."