Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, when Castroneves was 2 years old, his family moved to Ribeirão Preto, SP. When he was 12 years old, his passion for racing started, always with the support of his parents Helio and Sandra, and his big sister, Kati.
Helio raced Go Karts from until , collecting a National championship and 2 years of experience in World Cup CIK.
In , he moved to Formula Chevrolet, placing 2nd in the Championship.
In and , he raced in F3 South America, finishing second place on both years.
In , with 20 years-old, Helio moved to England, to be part of the Paul Stewart Racing (PSR) team to compete in the British Formula Three Championship. While with the PSR team, Castroneves finished third in the British Formula Three standings.
Castroneves made the move to American open-wheel racing in to compete in the Indy Lights Series for the and seasons. He was signed to the Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. team for the CART season. In , Castroneves competed for Hogan
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Helio Castroneves
Helio Castroneves has long been considered one of the "larger than life" personalities in the Verizon IndyCar Series (VICS). Behind that dynamic and engaging persona, however, lies an ultra-talented driver who has achieved remarkable success and ranks among the legender of the sport. He will look to add to those numbers in while driving the No. 3 Hitachi/Shell-Pennzoil/AAA/Automobile Club of Southern California/ REV Dallara/Chevrolet for Team Penske.
Consistency was the name of the game for Castroneves in as it has been throughout his stellar career. Eight top-five finishes, which ranked second only to series champion Simon Pagenaud's total of 10, in 16 outings fueled a third-place finish in the championship standings. It was his fifth consecutive top-five finish in the standings and the 13th of his INDYCAR career. Castroneves