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Alessandro Zampedri (born 3 October 1969) is an Italian race car driver from Brescia. He started three Indianapolis 500s (1995, 1996, and 1997). [1]
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Alessandro Zampedri (born 3 October 1969) is an Italian race car driver from Brescia. He started three Indianapolis 500s (1995, 1996, and 1997). [1]
Zampedri was seriously injured in the 1996 Indianapolis 500, suffering severe foot and leg injuries on the last lap of the race. [2] While running fourth, Zampedri was collected in a crash with Roberto Guerrero and Eliseo Salazar. [3] Zampedri's car became airborne and crashed into the fence at the head of the main straightaway. The car came to rest near the pit entry. A portion of Zampedri's left foot and three toes had to be amputated as a result of the accident. [4]
He returned to Indianapolis in 1997, but he struggled, due to engine failure during the formation laps.
In 1999, he returned to racing in Europe in the Porsche Supercup and became champion in 2005, taking his only victory in the series at Circuit de Catalunya. He was the first Italian to win the Porsche Championship.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Forti Corse | SIL Ret | PAU Ret | CAT 11 | PER 5 | HOC 7 | NÜR Ret | SPA 7 | ALB 8 | NOG 5 | MAG Ret | 12th | 4 |
| 1993 | Nordic Racing | DON Ret | SIL DSQ | PAU DNQ | PER Ret | HOC Ret | NÜR 3 | SPA Ret | MAG Ret | NOG 10 | 11th | 4 |
(key)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Euromotorsport | SRF 22 | PHX | LBH 22 | INDY | MIL | 25th | 9 | [5] | ||||||||||||
| Coyne | DET 26 | POR 7 | CLE 10 | TOR 17 | MIS DNS | MDO | NHM | VAN 28 | ROA 23 | NZR 20 | LS 16 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | Payton/Coyne | MIA 23 | SRF 19 | PHX 19 | LBH 8 | NZR 15 | INDY 11 | MIL 22 | DET 26 | POR 16 | ROA 20 | TOR 23 | CLE 9 | MIS 13 | MDO 14 | NHM 14 | VAN 9 | LS 20 | 22nd | 15 | [6] |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Team Scandia | WDW | PHX | INDY 4 | 28th | 31 | [7] | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Team Scandia | NHM | LVS | WDW | PHX | INDY 35 | TXS 12 | PPIR | CLT | NH2 | LV2 | 39th | 24 | [8] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† — Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ — Not eligible for points.
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