Montoya was committed to the Ganassi team in the US-based Cart series at the time.
Montoya, with the fastest laps of the race, charged past to claim his seventh consecutive podium.
Coulthard's team-mate Kimi Raikkonen finished third, beating Montoya's team-mate Ralf Schumacher into fourth place.
This is not the first time the team have expressed an interest in Montoya.
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve and Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya proved competitive on both sides of the Atlantic.
Lanzamiento del Programa Agua y Cultura con la presencia del Consultor contratado por la UNESCO, Felipe Montoya.
Montoya has become one of F1's biggest stars after performing a starring role with Williams in 2001.
It's about a long-running kickback scheme involving two former New Mexico state treasurers, Michael Montoya and Robert Vigil.
But Montoya might also reflect on the wisdom of such a manoeuvre after just two of the 73 laps.
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Carl Edwards finished seventh, followed by Juan Pablo Montoya and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Juan Pablo Montoya was a distant third for Williams, ahead of the Renaults of Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli.
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"I closed the door and was able to hold him off, " Montoya said.
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Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher claimed the third and fourth places, respectively.
Dennis said he was excited about the prospects of his new driver line-up of Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya.
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Juan Pablo Montoya was second fastest to book a spot on the front row while Jenson Button was third quickest.
Jets backup goalie Al Montoya got his first start of the season against his former team and stopped 21 shots.
Montoya left the circuit, fuming about the decision of the stewards to penalise him for causing a collision with Rubens Barrichello.
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The last time Williams won a grand prix was in 2004, when Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya drove to victory in Brazil.
Montoya then got embroiled in a controversy with team-mate Ralf Schumacher, who tried to overtake him on the hill after Tosa.
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But after crashing out foolishly in Monaco, Juan Pablo Montoya needs to learn his lines better around a completely foreign track.
Juan Pablo Montoya, who won in Monaco last month, was second for the second race in succession to underline Williams' resurgence.
Rubens Barrichello was third for Ferrari, with Juan Pablo Montoya fourth, and Britons Jenson Button and David Coulthard sixth and ninth.
But the justices have consistently refused to extend the Montoya de Hernandez exception to cases involving border searches of mere personal property.
When Schumacher broke his leg in 1999, the Italian company's president, Luca di Montezemolo, said they would contact Montoya about replacing him.
The Williams pair of Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher bounced back from their disqualification in Canada to finish fifth and sixth.
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Williams, by contrast, are struggling after both their current drivers decided to leave, Juan Pablo Montoya for McLaren and Schumacher for Toyota.
If Montoya chooses to leave, Williams can exercise a contractual option to bring back Jenson Button, who is on loan to Renault.
There are even rumours that Montoya might join the team for 2004.
The battle culminated in Schumacher just keeping ahead as he came out of his final pit-stop and thereafter Montoya appeared to ease off.
Montoya, who had started the race from pole position, told Coulthard that he spun because he had been suffering a lack of grip.
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