More para16 glory for ex f1 ace zanardi former formula one driver alessandro zanardi has won a third paralympics gold medal in the handbike time trial. Exformula 1 driver alex zanardi, who suffered a crash in 2001 that resulted in his legs being amputated, will lead italys hopes in the road races after winning two individual golds and a relay. Alex zanardi, an exformula one driver, has targeted a paralympic gold hattrick this week exactly 15 years after a cart crash almost killed him. Alex zanardi alessandro zanardi, the exformula 1 and cart driver, who lost both legs following an horrible crash in 2001, won the road race with a sprint finish ahead of south africas ernst van dyk and belgian wim decleir 45yearold italian has already won another gold medal with winning the handcycling h4 class individual time trial on wednesday. Ex f1 driver alexander zanardi to represent italy in the. Rio paralympics archives motorsportstalk nbc sports. Sep 17, 2016 ex formula one driver and cart champion alex zanardi has claimed his second gold medal of the 2016 paralympics in the handcycling mixed team relay. The 49yearold was part of the threeman italian team that dominated the h2h5 mixed team relay at. This is the moment italian formula 1 racer alex zanardi broke down in tears as he received his gold medal at the rio paralympics 15 years after losing his legs in a motor race smash. Emiliaromagna, italy is a former formula one driver who competed in the. Zanardi delights in paralympic gold on eve of crash anniversary. Alex zanardi, a formula 1 driver, twotime indy car series winner, an athlete, an innovator and a goldmedalist at the paralympics lost both his legs in an almostfatal crash while racing at the eurospeedway lausitz in 2001. The following countries will participate in the rio 2016 paralympic games.
Never feel sorry for yourself, because guys like this exist. Exformula one driver and cart champion alex zanardi has claimed his second gold medal of the 2016 paralympics in the handcycling mixed team relay. A formula 1 driver, a twotime indy car series winner, an athlete, an innovator, a goldmedalist at the paralympics, but above all, a man with a true champions attitude. Whisper wins channel 4 f1 production contract by offering. The formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. Alex brookers speech on the last leg about paralympic hero. Subsequent races have featured victories by takuma sato 2017, will power 2018, and simon pagenaud 2019. Speed racer old race cars f1 drivers indy cars car and driver new and used cars formula one drag racing sport paralympics. Famous racecar driver, alex zanardi, stands next to his dtm car. 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. Whisper fends off competition to retain c4 f1 production. Rio 2016 is the secondmost attended paralympic games in. Exformula 1 driver alex zanardi has claimed his second gold medal of the 2016 paralympics.
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. The incredible story of exformula 1 driver amputee alex zanardi. 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. Alex zanardi claims second gold medal of 2016 paralympics. The first places for which the team qualified were for six athletes in sailing events. Never before has a handicapped driver competed in a race on this level with ablebodied drivers. Former f1 driver alex zanardi wins third paralympic gold medal foxsports sep 15, 2016 at 9. Alex zanardi driver data born 23 october 1966 19661023 age 51. Rio 2016 paralympics international paralympic committee. The paralympic games or paralympics are a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities, including impaired muscle power e. The former formula 1 driver has since taken up handcycling and marathon to. The incredible story of exformula 1 driver amputee alex. Formula one driver who lost his legs in a crash wins. Exformula one driver alex zanardi wins gold in cycling the victory capped an incredible journey for the 45yearold who almost died in a horrific accident at.
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. The former formula one driver took the paralympic gold medal wednesday in paracycling a hand cycle powered by the arms. Ex formula one driver alex zanardi wins gold in cycling the victory capped an incredible journey for the 45yearold who almost died in a horrific accident at a 2001 cart race in germany. Italian ex formula 1 driver zanardi now defeated for the first time since 2011. Exformula 1 driver alex zanardi has claimed his second gold medal of the 2016 paralympics alex zanardi claims second gold medal of 2016 paralympics.
Twotime cart champion and exformula 1 driver zanardi arrived in rio hopeful of. Til, alex zanardi an ex formula 1 driver, who lost. As brooker explained in the programme, zanardi is an exformula 1 driver who lost both legs in a motorsport crash 15 years ago, and has since found new success in the paralympic sport of hand. Alex zanardi will return to motorsport for the first time in more than a year next month, after winning gold at the rio paralympics. Alex zanardi news, views, gossip, pictures, video mirror. There was an article in f1 racing magazine about him a while ago, it is really impressive what he has been able to do since his accident.
Former formula one and indycar racecar driver who in 2001 lost his legs in a. Sep 16, 2016 zanardi takes second gold of rio paralympics in handcycling team relay. Following skys successful bid to cover the sport exclusively from 2019, channel. Twotime cart champion and exformula 1 driver zanardi arrived in rio. Exformula one driver alex zanardi, who almost died in. Former f1 racing driver alex zanardi wins paralympic. In case youre not familiar with zanardi, hes an exformula 1 driver who won a paralympic gold this week on the eve of the 15year anniversary of when he lost his legs in a motorsport crash. With his sights now set on the tokyo 2020 paralympics, he also runs a. To find out more about a country, click on its country name.
Four years later, at rio 2016, he won a gold and a silver medal. Zanardi takes second gold of rio paralympics in handcycling team relay. Alex zanardi was born in bologna, italy, son of dino and anna zanardi. 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. Former formula 1 driver alex zanardi claims gold 15 years after losing his legs in crash. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Fast forward four years and once again the italian was smashing perceptions once again with another gold medal at the rio paralympic games. Californian rookie and exformula 1 driver alexander rossi won the 2016 indy 500 on fuel mileage and subsequently became an indycar mainstay at andretti autosport. Sep 07, 2012 alex zanardi alessandro zanardi, the exformula 1 and cart driver, who lost both legs following an horrible crash in 2001, won the road race with a sprint finish ahead of south africas ernst van dyk and belgian wim decleir. Sep 16, 2016 alex zanardi picked up his second gold medal of the rio paralympic games on friday in the handcycling mixed team relay race. No limits impossible is just a word is a 60 minutes documentary about exformula 1 driver alex zanardi, who lost his legs in an almost fatal crash in 2001 and now tackles the 24 hours of spa together with timo glock and bruno spengler. Bmw cca exclusive screening no limits info on mar 12.
Alex zanardi pays golden homage to ayrton senna after winning handcycle time trial. Under the agreement announced by the commercial network today, whisper, which is coowned by channel 4, experienced producer sunil patel, television presenter jake humphrey and exformula 1 driver david coulthard, will be responsible for the. After a horrendous crash that took both lets, zanardi remains in high spirits and continues to compete in handcycling and racing. Around 4,350 athletes from over 160 countries are competing at the rio 2016 paralympics 718 sep. Zanardi takes second gold of rio paralympics in handcycling. I will be supporting zanardi, in fact i might go to brands to watch him. Whisper will continue to produce channel 4s formula 1 coverage in 2020, motorsport broadcasting can confirm. Great britain at the 2016 summer paralympics wikipedia.
Tokyo will be the first city to host the summer paralympics more than once. Paralympics cyclist alex zanardi wins gold at rio youtube. Alex zanardi claims second gold at rio paralympics espn. His sister cristina was a promising swimmer prior to her death in an automobile collision in 1979. 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. Former f1 driver alex zanardi wins third paralympic gold. His family moved to the town of castel maggiore on the citys outskirts when he was four. Alex brookers speech on the last leg about paralympic. 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 time of 24 minutes, 50. He returned to cart in 2001, but a major crash in the 2001 american. He also raced in formula one from 19911994 and again in 1999. Formula one driver who lost his legs in a crash wins paralympic gold.
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. Former formula one driver alex zanardi wins gold at rio paralympics for cycling. Exformula one driver alex zanardi, who lost legs in crash. But eve after the terrible loss, alex zanardi returns to racing within 2. Alex zanardi claims second gold medal of 2016 paralympics other. The last legs alex brooker pays incredible tribute to.
Alessandro alex zanardi, born october is an italian exformula one driver who is better known for his dominance of. Exf1 driver zanardi completes incredible journey after storming to paralympic gold. About the rio 2016 paralympics summer games in brazil. 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. Last year jetze rode minutes behind him and others during time trials. In 2015 he drove a bmw z4 gt3 in the 24hours of spa with timo glock and bruno spengler and won the final race of italys formula gt championship in 2016. Sep 17, 2016 the incredible story of exformula 1 driver amputee alex zanardi that inspired last legs alex brookers moving speech. Alex zanardi took second hand cycling gold of paralympics. Thats alex zanardi, the main character in the film, who lost his legs, but not his spirit in an almost fatal crash at. The incredible story of exformula 1 driver amputee alex zanardi that inspired last legs alex brookers moving speech.
One year earlier, he had claimed the time trial h5 title and had taken silver in the road race h5 at the road worlds in pietermaritzburg, south africa. The exformula 1 driver and twotime cart champion won two. Sep 15, 2016 sport olympics paralympics paralympics 2016. Rio 2016 organisers hailed the second most attended paralympic games in history as saturdays sellout crowd of 167,675 in the olympic park beat. Alex zanardi picked up his second gold medal of the rio paralympic games on friday in the handcycling mixed team relay race. Zanardi takes second gold of rio paralympics in hand. It was zanardis third gold after triumphing twice in. Exformula one driver and cart champion alex zanardi has claimed his second gold medal of the 2016 paralympics in the handcycling.
Alex zanardi returns to motorsport after paralympics success. Ex f1 star alex zanardi overcome with emotion as he wins. More para16 glory for exf1 ace zanardi former formula one driver alessandro zanardi has won a third paralympics gold medal in the handbike time trial. Former formula 1 driver alex zanardi is one of the most wellknown faces on the. Rio 2016 paralympics schedule as team gb aim to top london 2012s medal. Sep 05, 2012 londonalex zanardi just loves to race. 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. Thats alex zanardi, the main character in the film, who lost his legs, but not his spirit in an almost fatal crash at the lausitzring in germany in 2001. The production house, led by exbbc f1 presenter jake humphrey, david coulthard and sunil patel, has produced channel 4s offering since they entered the sport in 2016. Now jetze took the lead and was racing alone in front.
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