Robby Gordon stays behind wheel in Baja 1000 Nov 20, 2008
A second Kanaan kart included co-drivers Cristiano da Matta and Antonio Pizzonia. Each time I win, I feel a different emotion, said Kanaan, who finished third in the 2008 IndyCar Series driving for Andretti Green Racing. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Newman had big passion for auto racing Oct 3, 2008
Throughout the last 26 years, the team now known as Newman/Haas/Lanigan and part of the IndyCar Series has won 107 races and eight series championships with drivers like Michael Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Cristiano da Matta, Paul Tracy and Sebastien Bourdais. He was a great man and he will be dearly missed, Bourdais said from Singapore, site of this weekends Formula One race. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Donohue on Laguna Seca pole, da Matta marks return May 17, 2008
Cristiano Da Matta made a successful return to auto racing on Friday, joining long time friend Jimmy Vasser, driving for Bob Stallings' team in a Pontiac Riley in the Rolex Sports Car's Rum Bum 250 at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway ... More dramatically, Cristiano Da Matta was at one time not expected to race again after a horrific testing crash at Road America in 2006. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Criticism of Patrick over Indy pit lane incident unwarranted May 15, 2008
238-mile, 11-turn road course; Speed Channel, delayed, 6 p.m. Sunday) Less than two years after suffering extensive injuries in an accident during testing, former Champ Car World Series champion and Formula One driver Cristiano da Matta will team with Jimmy Vasser this weekend. CORR Off-Road Racing: Las Vegas. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Indy 500: Haas, racing have been together 50 years May 4, 2008
Twenty-five years later, the Newman/Haas relationship has recorded 106 CART/Champ Car/Indy Racing Series victories with championships being captured in 1984 (Mario Andretti), 1991 (Michael Andretti), 1993 (Nigel Mansel), 2002 (Cristiano da Matta) and an unprecedented four titles in a row (2004-07 by Sebastien Bourdais. . (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Da Matta leaves deer incident behind Mar 29, 2008
Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing announced Friday that Cristiano Da Matta and Jimmy Vasser will drive a Pontiac Riley in the May 17 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca. The car will carry No. 98 and be a companion to Gainsco s No. 99, driven by Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, the Rolex Series defending champions. (The Palm Beach Post)
Racing group giving change for those with need for speed Dec 20, 2007
He has fielded open-wheel cars for drivers such as Paul Tracy, Cristiano da Matta and recent champ Wade Cunningham. The cost for the series is $150 ($100 before Dec. 24) and $50 for the weekly event. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
CHAMP CAR: Sebastien Bourdais wins Australian race Oct 22, 2007
063 set by Cristiano da Matta in 2001. Today in Sports. (International Herald Tribune)
Bourdais Wins, Clinching Champ Car Title Oct 21, 2007
063 set by Cristiano da Matta in 2001. The 28-year-old Bourdais, who will drive for the Toro Rosso team in F1 next year, held a 58-point lead over second-place Justin Wilson going into Sunday's race. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Castroneves, Hornish race for IRL title Oct 21, 2007
" AGR teammate Dario Franchitti, who officially becomes a free agent Sunday night, will miss the Chicagoland race due to a concussion sustained last weekend during qualifying at England's Goodwill Revival. A.J. Foyt IV will sub for the Scotsman. Franchitti has talked to other teams and may be headed to Champ Car _ at least for a taste. Speed Channel reports Franchitti will take over RuSport's No. 10 for the remaining three races this season, starting Sept. 24. Franchitti, 33, will fill in for... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Ford Fuel Cell Car Goes 200 MPH at the Bonneville Salt Flats Aug 19, 2007
Those who ve ranked high on the rootability meter Cristiano da Matta and Alex Zanardi fared poorly in Formula One. Those who ve won Juan Pablo Montoya and Jacques Villeneuve were whiny little jerks. (New York Times)
Berger backs Bourdais' chances Aug 16, 2007
Alex Zanardi and Cristiano da Matta were unsuccessful in their move from Champ Car to F1 but Berger believes Bourdais can break the jinx. " I think, at the end of the day, to win championships you need a certain mentality," he told Autosport. (iAfrica.com)
Champ Car Series - Grand Prix of Cleveland Preview Jun 19, 2007
Cristiano da Matta, who led for 21 laps midway through the race, failed to finish due to contact. The win, his second of the 2005 season, was the 30th of his Champ Car career. (News & Observer -- Sports)
