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Database start - Driver search - Alex Zanardi


 
Alessandro 'Alex' Zanardi, Italy
1966-10-23
F1 Career: Spain 1991 - Japan 1999

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In 1991 his season was to come to a premature end after an violent 150 mph accident at Spa's notorious Eau Rouge. The car was destroyed and Zanardi in hospital with severe concussion.
In Champ Car Zanardi won 15 races from his 51 starts and claimed two CART championships in 1997 and 1998 before returning to F1 1999, it didn't work out. Zanardi was still under contract and being paid by Williams in 2000 so he sat out the season. Back in Champ Cars 2001 Zanardi suffered his horrific accident at Lausitzring, losing the lower half of both of his legs. Alex fought back in remarkable fashion, learning to walk on artificial limbs. Twenty months after his accident, Zanardi was back in the Champ Car cockpit, and he completed 13 laps to symbolically complete his unfinished 2001 race.
Alex has won four gold and two silver medals in the Paralympic Games, and is an eight-time world champion in the para-cycling discipline.

Year Plac Points Nr / Team / Car Wins 2:nd 3:rd Poles FastL Races Ret Notes
1999 - 0 #5 Williams FW21 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 -
1994 - 0 #11 & 12 Lotus 107C & 109 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 -
1993 20 1 #11 Lotus 107B 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 1 dns
1992 - 0 #23 Minardi M192 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 dnq
1991 - 0 #32 Jordan 191 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 R

Non F1

Year Series Result Team/Car Notes
2020 Podcast: Beyond the grid . . .
Handbike race, Siena Italy . . Accident with a truck
2019 24 Daytona 31st BMW M8 GTE .
. DTM / Super GT Dream Race dnf/13th BMW M4 DTM Race 1 & 2
2018 DTM . BMW M4 DTM Non points VIP guest entry
. triathlon competition, Cervia, Italy 5th . .
2016 Rio Paralympics Gold Hand-bike 20 km hand trial
. Rio Paralympics Gold Hand-bike H2-H5 mixed team relay
. Rio Paralympics Silver Hand-bike H5 road race
. Italian GT Championship . BMW M6 GT3-ROAL Motorsport 1 win
. Goodwood festival of speed . BMW Z4 GT3 .
. Road World Championships 3rd . .
2015 Blancpain ES 25th BMW M6 GT3-ROAL Motorsport .
. 24h Spa 25th BMW Z4-ROAL Motorsport .
. Road World Championships Gold Hand-bike Road race, time trial
. Berlin Marathon . recumbent hand cycle. .
2014 Blancpain GT Sprint Series 19th BMW Z4 GT3 .
. Marathon of Rome winner Hand-bike .
. Road World Championships Gold Hand-bike Time trial
. Road World Championships Silver Hand-bike Road race
. Ironman World Championship 272nd . 19th of 247 in 45–49 year category
2013 Road World Championships Gold Hand-bike Road race, time trial
2012 London Paralympics Gold Hand-bike Individual road race H4
. London Paralympics Gold Hand-bike Individual time trial H4
. London Paralympics Silver Hand-bike Mixed team relay H1-H4
. DTM test . BMW M3 (in gold & silver) .
. Top Gear award . Man of the Year .
2011 New York Marathon, disabled class class winner Hand-bike .
2010 Cycling Marathon Rome winner Hand-bike .
2009 WTCC 12th BMW 320 si 1 win
. Para-Cycling Road World Championship in Italy 14th Hand-bike Time trial
. Venice Marathon . Hand-bike .
2008 WTCC 13th BMW 320 si 1 pole
2007 WTCC 14th BMW 320 si .
. Offered a Champ Car test . PKV Racing/Jimmy Vasser .
. New York Marathon, disabled class 4th Hand-bike .
2006 WTCC 11th BMW 320 si 1 win
. Formula1 test . BMW-Sauber F1.06 .
. Campionato Italiano SuperTurismo 5th . .
2005 WTCC 10th BMW Team Italy-Spain. 1 win
. Campionato Italiano SuperTurismo champion . .
2004 ETCC 15th BMW Team Italy-Spain. .
. Book, Alex Zanardi: My Story . . .
. Book, Alex Zanardi: My Sweetest Victory . . .
2003 ChampCars 20th . Drove the last 13 laps he missed at EuroSpeedway
. Autosport Awards . Gregor Grant Award .
2002 Karting . . Recovering from his injurys
. London Paralympics . Hand-bike Men's Individual H 4 Road Race
2001 ChampCars 23rd Mo Nunn Badly injured at EuroSpeedway
2000 Rally of Monza . . .
1998 ChampCars champion Chip Ganassi 7 wins
. Formula 1 test . Williams FW20 .
1997 ChampCars champion Chip Ganassi 5 wins
. IROC 12th Pointiac .
1996 ChampCars 3rd Chip Ganassi Rookie of the Year, 3 wins
1995 BPR Euro GT Endurance Champ. 29th Lotus Esprit Sport 300 .
. BRDC GT Lotus Elite . . .
1994 Formula 1 test driver . Lotus 107C & 109 .
. Porsche Supercup . . 3 races
. Formula 1 test . Benetton B193 .
1992 Formula 1 seat fitting . Tyrrell never raced
. Formula 1 test . Benetton .
1991 Formula 3000 2nd Il Barone Rampante 3 wins
. Formula 1 test . Footwork .
. Formula 1 seat fitting . Benetton never raced
1990 Italian Formula 3 2nd Dallara 2 wins
. FIA European Formula 3 Cup winner RC Motorsport-Dallara F390 .
1989 Italian Formula 3 . Racing for Italy-Ralt RT33 .
. Formula 3000 NC Automotive BVM 1 race
1988 Italian Formula 3 . . .
1987 European karting champion . .
1980-86 Karting . . .