RACING DRIVER

Alex Zanardi

1966 - Today

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Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈaːleks dzaˈnardi]; born 23 October 1966) is an Italian professional racing driver and paracyclist. He won the CART championship in 1997 and 1998, and took 15 wins in the series. He also raced in Formula One from 1991 to 1994 and again in 1999; his best result was a sixth-place finish in the 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix. He returned to CART in 2001, but a major crash in the 2001 American Memorial resulted in the amputation of his legs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Zanardi is the 178th most popular racing driver (down from 140th in 2019), the 2,659th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,456th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Alex Zanardi ranks 178 out of 1,080Before him are Stuart Lewis-Evans, Guy Edwards, Luigi Villoresi, Derek Warwick, Karl Kling, and Jerry Unser Jr.. After him are Martin Brundle, George Eaton, Hans Stuck, Brett Lunger, Carel Godin de Beaufort, and Alejandro de Tomaso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Alex Zanardi ranks 108Before him are Krasimir Balakov, Olivier Panis, Miguel Ángel Nadal, Marco Antônio da Silva, Douglas G. Hurley, and Carola Häggkvist. After him are Hill Harper, Saleh al-Arouri, Patricia Kaas, Olivier Martinez, Jorge Mendes, and Irène Jacob.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alex Zanardi ranks 2,659 out of 5,161Before him are Leopoldo Trieste (1917), Mario Corso (1941), Nicola Vicentino (1511), Lucrezia Marinella (1571), Giovanni Pastrone (1883), and Nino Ferrer (1934). After him are Angelo Domenghini (1941), Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (1925), Roberto Rosato (1943), Pietro Gradenigo (1251), Giancarlo de' Medici (1611), and Liliana Segre (1930).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Alex Zanardi ranks 29Before him are Giancarlo Fisichella (1973), Renzo Zorzi (1946), Jarno Trulli (1974), Giancarlo Baghetti (1934), Sandro Munari (1940), and Luigi Villoresi (1909). After him are Nino Vaccarella (1933), Alberto Colombo (1946), Bruno Giacomelli (1952), Nello Pagani (1911), Geki (1937), and Nanni Galli (1940).