🇮🇹 Alex Zanardi

Alex Zanardi is an Italian racing driver whose competitive career has spanned open-wheel, touring car, and endurance sports car racing. Before his appearance in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with BMW Team RLL, he built a career that included stints in Formula One from 1991 to 1999 and in the CART series from 1996 to 2001, where he won back-to-back championships in 1997 and 1998 with Chip Ganassi Racing. He later competed in the World Touring Car Championship between 2005 and 2009. Beyond car racing, Zanardi became a decorated Paralympic para-cyclist, winning four gold medals across the 2012 and 2016 Games along with numerous UCI Road World Championship titles, cementing his reputation as one of motorsport's most resilient and versatile competitors.[1]

Within the Racer DB record, Zanardi's profile reflects a single start in the IMSA WeatherTech WeatherTech Championship driving for BMW Team RLL, with no career wins or podiums recorded across that appearance. His single 2026 season entry produced no wins or podiums across one round, placing him P85 in the standings for that year. His Racer Rating stands at 2,990, ranking him 1,078th among active drivers on the database's Elo-style scale, a figure consistent with a driver whose competitive focus and legacy lie primarily outside this particular series. His status in the database is listed as retired, marking the close of a documented chapter that, while limited in scope within this specific IMSA entry, sits alongside a broader career defined by championship success and remarkable perseverance across multiple disciplines of motorsport.[2]