Driver Insider
Career Statistics - IZOD IndyCar Series *
| Year | Starts | Wins | Poles ** | Top 5 | Top 10 | Laps Led | Running at Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 11 |
| Total: | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 44 |
** Includes all poles, including those awarded based on entrant points
Bio
E.J. Viso started racing go-karts in Venezuela at age 5 and captured numerous titles before moving to Europe to further enhance his racing career.
In 2001, in his first year racing cars, Viso won the Skip Barber Dodge Championship Eastern Regional in the United States and also competed in the Italian Formula Renault 2000. Viso then spent six seasons racing in Europe, competing in British Formula Renault 2000, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and GP2. He was also a test driver for Spyker Toyota in Formula One (2006).
Viso moved to the IZOD IndyCar Series in 2008 with HVM Racing and joined KV Racing Technology in 2010.He enjoys participating in extreme sports and rides a unicycle to unwind.
Driver History
IZOD INDYCAR SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
First start: March 29, 2008 (Homestead-Miami Speedway)
2011
• Finished 18th in IZOD IndyCar Series standings for KV Racing Technology.
• Recorded four top-10 finishes, with a best of seventh at Texas1.
• Posted best start of season (fifth) at Edmonton.
2010
• Finished 17th in IZOD IndyCar Series standings for KV Racing Technology.
• Recorded two top-10 finishes, with best of third at Iowa, advancing 16 positions.
• Had best start of sixth at Edmonton.
2009
• Recorded one top-10 finish (Watkins Glen) for HVM Racing.
2008
• Finished 18th in IndyCar Series standings for HVM Racing.
• Recorded five top-10 finishes with best of fourth at St. Petersburg, advancing 11 positions.
ROAD TO THE IZOD INDYCAR SERIES
2007
• Competed in GP2 Series for FMS and Racing Engineering.
• Competed in European GT Championship.
2006
• Finished sixth in GP2 Series standings for iSport with two victories and three podium finishes.
• Test driver for Spyker Formula One team.
2005
• Earned three podium finishes in GP2 Series for BCN Competition.
2004
• Recorded two victories in British Formula 3 for P1 Motorsport.
2003
• Won British Formula 3 (B) Series for P1 Motorsport.
• Won Red Bull shootout at the A1 Ring in Austria against Christian Klein and Scott Speed.
2002
• Won British Formula 3 (B) Winter Series.
• Competed in British Formula Renault
2001
• Won Skip Barber Dodge Eastern Championship, recording 13 victories and 15 pole positions in 16 races.
• Finished fifth in Italian Formula Renault 2000 Winter Series.
2000
• Finished fourth in Venezuelan Championship Formula "C".
Early career
• Competed in karting in Venezuela and Europe.
