But 2018 was far from being his best year as he failed to reach the podium at his home road world championships in maniago, italy. So many athletes in the paralympics have come through an incredible amount of adversity to achieve some very special goals but there was something about zanardi, an ex formula 1 driver who lost. Alessandro zanardi is an italian professional racing driver and paracyclist. Sep 17, 2016 38yearold wins her third cycling gold medal of 2016 paralympics great britain 123 in womens wheelchair archery takes rio gold tally to 60.
London 2012 was his first paralympic games hed only been doing handcycling since 2007 and he won both the h4 road time trial and the h4 road race. The italian, 45, beat germanys nobert mosandl by more than 27. Former f1 driver alessandro zanardi wins paralympic gold. So many athletes in the paralympics have come through an incredible amount of adversity to achieve some very special goals but there was something about zanardi, an exformula 1 driver who lost. Former wtcc race winner, formula 1 driver and twotime champcar world series champion alex zanardi has won a gold medal at at the london 2012 paralympics in the mens hand cycling h4 time trial. He won the cart championship in 1997 and 1998 in north america. Formula 1 niki lauda and the 10 greatest comebacks in formula 1 history. Former f1 racing driver alex zanardi wins paralympic handcycling.
List of formula one olympians the formula 1 wiki fandom. Sep 06, 2012 former formula one driver alessandro zanardi of italy wins the road cycle individual time trial h4 category at the 2012 paralympics in london. Alex zanardi wins paralympic handcycling gold medal in rio other. The zanardi success story did not end there when at the 2012 london paralympics, zanardi won a. Mark webber on paralympics, f1 safety and helping younger drivers. This is a list of formula one drivers who have also participated in an olympic. Exformula one driver, who lost legs in crash, wins. Sep 05, 2012 former formula one driver alex zanardi has won gold at the london 2012 paralympics after storming to victory in the h4 handcycling timetrial at brands hatch. Zanardi wins paralympic handbike gold f1 news crash. Ex formula 1 driver alex zanardi has claimed his second gold medal of the 2016 paralympics. Sep 15, 2016 after winning his third paralympic gold medal on wednesday, exformula 1 and cart driver alex zanardi added to his rio haul by winning a silver on thursday in the mens h5 road race.
Zanardi wins the race of his life to take gold cnn. See more ideas about cycling, sports, wheelchair sports. Hulkenberg had a oneplace grid penalty for misuse tyres in qualifying. The formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. The f1 world championship season consists of a series of races. Sep 05, 2012 londonalex zanardi just loves to race. Racer alex zanardi wins gold medal at london paralympics. Alex zanardi wins paralympic gold medal at brands hatch. He was competing in handcycling, a sport in which the bike is. He also raced in formula one from 19911994 and again in 1999. Exformula one driver alex zanardi claims gold medal in hand cycling at the london 2012. Sep 17, 2016 former formula one driver alex zanardi clinched gold medal in paralympics 2016, it was a special moment as he achieved this feat after 15 years he lost his legs in a motorsport accident. Sep 15, 2016 more car news on motoring research 49 year old zanardi first raced in formula one in 1991, moving to the u.
Sarah storey wins 14th paralympic gold in womens road race. Former formula 1 driver alex zanardi winning 2 handcycling golds. Former formula one driver alessandro zanardi on wednesday won again at a motor racing circuit. Sep 05, 2012 alex zanardi, who was a star racecar driver when he lost his legs in a 2001 crash, has won a gold medal in the london paralympics. Former formula 1 driver alessandro zanardi has claimed his third paralympic handcycling gold medal after winning the h5 time trial at pontal in. The 45yearold, who raced for benetton and williams among others in his five seasons in formula one during the 1990s, described the win as. Note grosjean had a fiveplace grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. The incredible story of exformula 1 driver amputee alex. Sep 05, 2012 eleven years after losing both legs in an horrific champ car accident at the lausitzring, former f1 pilot alex zanardi has claimed a gold medal in the first of his paralympic handbike events at. The former formula 1 driver has since taken up handcycling and. His sister cristina was a promising swimmer prior to her death in an automobile collision in 1979. Former formula one driver alessandro zanardi on wednesday won again at a motor racing circuit by taking paralympic gold in the mens individual h4 handcycle timetrial. Former f1 driver alex zanardi wins third paralympic gold medal foxsports sep 15, 2016 at 9.
Former f1 ace alex zanardi wins paralympics silver, 15 years to the day. Former formula 1 driver alex zanardi won a paralympic gold medal on the eve of the 15year anniversary of when he lost his legs in a. The italian set a time 27 seconds faster than that of his nearest competitor at the event and grabs his first paralympic gold. Former f1 racing driver alex zanardi wins paralympic. Exformula 1 driver alex zanardi has claimed his second gold medal of the 2016 paralympics. The 49yearold was part of the threeman italian team that dominated the h2h5 mixed team relay at. Alex zanardi claims second gold medal of 2016 paralympics.
The former formula one driver took the paralympic gold medal wednesday in paracycling a hand cycle powered by the arms. Sep 29, 2016 alex zanardi was a wellknown formula 1 driver and later even more successful sportsman at paralympic games. Former f1 driver alex zanardi claimed his third paralympic handcycling gold medal on wednesday after triumphing in the h5 time trial in rio. His family moved to the town of castel maggiore on the citys outskirts when he was four. Former formula 1 driver alex zanardi claims gold 15 years after. On the eve of the 15th anniversary since losing his legs in a motorsport accident, former formula 1 driver alex zanardi has won a gold medal in the paralympics. Michael schumacher is a fivetime world champion driver and tops the list of most grand prix wins in the history of formula one.
Former williams driver, who lost both legs in a crash in 2001, returned to brands hatch to win gold in his first paralympics esther addley wed 5 sep 2012 14. Sep 15, 2016 on the eve of the 15th anniversary since losing his legs in a motorsport accident, former formula 1 driver alex zanardi has won a gold medal in the paralympics. Niki lauda and the 10 greatest comebacks in formula 1. Sep 12, 20 formula 1 niki lauda and the 10 greatest comebacks in formula 1 history. Exformula one driver, who lost legs in crash, wins paralympic gold in handcycling alex zanardi, who is from italy, lost both legs in 2001 race car crash in germany.
In september 2012 he won gold medals at the london paralympics in the individual h4 time trial and. The former formula one driver took the paralympic gold medal wednesday in paracycling a hand cycle powered by the arms at the brands hatch race track, posting a. Exformula one driver alex zanardi, who almost died in horrific. He won the series in 1997 and 1998, before moving back to f1 with. With his sights now set on the tokyo 2020 paralympics, he also runs a. The time trial was the first of three events zanardi is contesting in rio, with the. Alex zanardi wins gold london 2012 paralympics mail online. Sarah storey wins 14th paralympic gold in womens road. Prince bira and roberto mieres both took part in the star class sailing event in. On the eve of the 15th anniversary since losing his legs in a motorsport accident, former formula 1 driver alex zanardi has won a gold medal in the. Former formula one and indycar racecar driver who in 2001 lost his legs in a.
The former formula one driver took the paralympic gold medal wednesday in paracycling a hand cycle powered by. Sep 05, 2012 former williams driver, who lost both legs in a crash in 2001, returned to brands hatch to win gold in his first paralympics esther addley wed 5 sep 2012 14. Niki lauda and the 10 greatest comebacks in formula 1 history. Sep 05, 2012 ex formula one driver, who lost legs in crash, wins paralympic gold in handcycling alex zanardi, who is from italy, lost both legs in 2001 race car crash in germany. Elsewhere, italian former formula 1 driver alex zanardi continued his dominance of paralympic handcycling by adding the h5 road time trial title to his two. The incredible story of exformula 1 driver amputee alex zanardi that inspired last legs alex brookers moving speech. The f1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as grands prix, held usually on purpose. Former f1 driver alessandro zanardi wins paralympics road. The former formula one driver took the paralympic gold medal in paracycling a hand cycle powered by the arms at the brands hatch race track, posting a. Alex zanardi, exf1 pilot and wtcc driver for bmw, wins. Exformula one driver alex zanardi, who almost died in. Former lotus, jordan and williams driver alessandro zanardi won sundays new york city marathons handcycle division yesterday with a time of 1 hour, minutes and 58 seconds.
Mar 24, 20 once in a while we come across one of those stories that not only brings tears to. Eleven years after losing both legs in an horrific champ car accident at the lausitzring, former f1 pilot alex zanardi has claimed a gold medal in the first of his paralympic handbike events at. Alex zanardi wins hearts in pole position twenty one years after competing at the motorracing circuit as an f3000 driver, italys alex zanardi who also raced in f1 returned to brands hatch to light up the games, striking double gold in the handcycling events. Zanardi adds handcycling road race silver to paralympics. Former formula one driver alessandro zanardi of italy wins the road cycle individual time trial h4 category at the 2012 paralympics in london. His story attracted a lot of attention he was a formula 1 driver until a horrendous crash left him without both legs. Alex zanardi was born in bologna, italy, son of dino and anna zanardi. Alex zanardi at 2012 paralympic games during his formula 1 career, the italian picked only point out from 44 starts, driving for jordan, minardi, lotus, and williams. After winning his third paralympic gold medal on wednesday, exformula 1 and cart driver alex zanardi added to his rio haul by winning a silver on thursday in the mens h5 road race.
The zanardi success story did not end there when at the 2012 london paralympics, zanardi won a gold medal in the mens. Former f1 driver alex zanardi wins third paralympic gold. Sep 05, 2012 the former formula one driver took the paralympic gold medal wednesday in paracycling a hand cycle powered by the arms at the brands hatch race track, posting a time of 24 minutes, 50. Mark webber on paralympics, f1 safety and helping younger. A handful of formula 1 drivers have competed in the olympics over the. The former formula one driver, who lost his legs in a horrific race car crash in 2001, became a champion on the road again this week. More car news on motoring research 49 year old zanardi first raced in formula one in 1991, moving to the u. Former formula one driver alex zanardi has won gold at the london 2012 paralympics after storming to victory in the h4 handcycling timetrial at brands hatch. Alex zanardi, exf1 pilot and wtcc driver for bmw, wins paralympic gold in handcycle.
If more than one driver won with the same last name, enter the first and last names. Sep 17, 2016 the incredible story of ex formula 1 driver amputee alex zanardi that inspired last legs alex brookers moving speech. Racer alex zanardi wins gold medal at london paralympics wlrn. Former formula one driver alex zanardi clinched gold medal in paralympics 2016, it was a special moment as he achieved this feat after 15 years he lost his legs in a motorsport accident. Michael schumacher 91 wins 68 pole positions 77 fastests laps 155 podiums 308 involvements world champion in 2004. The former formula one driver took the paralympic gold medal wednesday.