Rip legend 🏆
> Be Alex Zanardi
> Born 1966, Bologna, Italy 🇮🇹
> Sister dies in a car crash at 13
> Early confrontation with loss
> No elite path
> Marries Daniela, son Niccolò
> From karting to Formula 1, then CART
> Two CART titles (1997–98), 15 wins
> Fearless, spectacular racer
> September 15, 2001, Lausitzring, Germany 🇩🇪
> Catastrophic crash, both legs lost
> Loses ~75% blood, multiple cardiac arrests
> Survives against all odds
> Learns to walk again with prosthetics
> Returns to racing with hand controls
> Reinvents himself through sport
> 4 Paralympic golds, 12 world titles
> June 19, 2020 — Tuscany, Obiettivo Tricolore
> High-speed downhill during handbike relay
> Loses control, crosses into opposite lane
> Head-on impact with an oncoming truck
> Devastating cranio-facial trauma, skull fractures
> Emergency neurosurgery, long induced coma
> Years of consequences and silent battle
> May 1, 2026 — dies at 59 surrounded by his family
Broken? Never!
An immortal example of tenacity and resilience
Farewell, champion 🖤
The FIA is saddened to learn of the passing of Alex Zanardi, the former Formula 1 driver, two-time CART champion whose journey from life-changing accident to Paralympics gold medallist made him one of sport’s most admired competitors and an enduring symbol of courage and determination.