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Zanardi graduated to Formula One in 1991 with the BMS Scuderia Italia team driving alongside [[Alex Caffi]]. Zanardi was plagued with reliability issues in his first season at this level but did score a impressive fifth place in the [[Portuguese Grand Prix]].
Zanardi graduated to Formula One in 1991 with the BMS Scuderia Italia team driving alongside [[Alex Caffi]]. Zanardi was plagued with reliability issues in his first season at this level but did score a impressive fifth place in the [[Portuguese Grand Prix]].


Zanardi would stay with the team for 1992. That season, Zanardi and the team would suprise everyone in the paddock by enjoying a breakout year. A sturdy, but nimble Dallara chassis powered by the Ferrari V12 allowed Zanardi and veteran teammate and fellow countryman Andrea de Cesaris to score points with alarming regularity, culminating in the team finishing at an outstanding 5th place in the constructor's standings, tied on points with Ferrari, while Zanardi himself would finish 7th in the drivers standings.
Zanardi would stay with the team for 1992. That season, Zanardi and the team would suprise everyone in the paddock by enjoying a breakout year. A sturdy, but nimble Dallara chassis powered by the Ferrari V12 allowed Zanardi and veteran teammate and fellow countryman [[Andrea de Cesaris]] to score points with alarming regularity, culminating in the team finishing at an outstanding 5th place in the constructor's standings, tied on points with [[Ferrari]], while Zanardi himself would finish 7th in the drivers standings.


Despite interest from many teams, most notably front runners Benetton Arrows, Zanardi suprised everyone by staying with Scuderia Italia for 1993. With Ferrari not giving them their powerplant, the team opted for Mugen-Honda engines, while Dallara returned to supply them chassis following their very successful 1992. Zanardi would end up regretting this decision, though, as the Dallara-Mugen Honda package was considedably off the pace, with the japanese powerplant blowing up with alarming regularity.
Despite interest from many teams, most notably front runners Benetton Arrows, Zanardi suprised everyone by staying with Scuderia Italia for 1993. With Ferrari not giving them their powerplant, the team opted for Mugen-Honda engines, while Dallara returned to supply them chassis following their very successful 1992. Zanardi would end up regretting this decision, though, as the Dallara-Mugen Honda package was considedably off the pace, with the Japanese powerplant blowing up with alarming regularity.


===[[1994_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1994]]: [[Lotus]]===
Following Scuderia Italia's F1 outfit merging with Minardi, Zanardi opted to sign for British outfit Lotus for 1994 amidst interest from [[Sauber]] and the aformentioned Minardi.


==Complete Formula One World Championship Grand Prix Results==


[[1994_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1994]]:
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[[Lotus]]
|-
 
! Year
Following Scuderia Italia's F1 outfit merging with Minardi, Zanardi opted to test free agency, where he would sogn for British team Lotus for 1994 amidst interest from Sauber and the aformentioned Minardi.
! Entrant
 
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! WDC
! Points
|-
! [[1991 Alternate Formula One season|1991]]
! [[BMS Scuderia Italia]]
! [[Dallara]] F191
! Judd GV 3.5 V10
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Pacific Grand Prix|PAC]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>15†</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Australian Grand Prix|AUS‡]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
! 20th
! 2
|-
! [[1992 Alternate Formula One season|1992]]
! [[Scuderia Italia]]
! [[Dallara]] F192
! [[Ferrari]] 037 3.5 V12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Pacific Grand Prix|PAC]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>5</small>
! 7th
! 10
|-
! [[1993 Alternate Formula One season|1993]]
! [[Scuderia Italia]]
! [[Dallara]] F193
! Mugen-Honda MF-351 HB 3.5 V10
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Pacific Grand Prix|PAC]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>14</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
! —
! 0
|-
|}


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[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Latest revision as of 14:58, 16 June 2022

Alessandro Zanardi (born 23rd October, 1966 in Bologna, Italy) is an Italian racing driver best known for his appearances in Formula One and US Open Wheel racing.

Early career

Zanardi began car racing in 1988 when he took part in Italian F3.

Zanardi graduated to Formula 3000 in late 1989 with Middlebridge Racing - where he won his first race at this level in the round at Le Mans.

Zanardi moved across to the Italian Il Barone Rampante team in 1990, initially struggling before winning two straight races at Monza & Jerez - putting the Italian firmly into the lead of the championship.

Formula One

1991-1993: Scuderia Italia

Zanardi graduated to Formula One in 1991 with the BMS Scuderia Italia team driving alongside Alex Caffi. Zanardi was plagued with reliability issues in his first season at this level but did score a impressive fifth place in the Portuguese Grand Prix.

Zanardi would stay with the team for 1992. That season, Zanardi and the team would suprise everyone in the paddock by enjoying a breakout year. A sturdy, but nimble Dallara chassis powered by the Ferrari V12 allowed Zanardi and veteran teammate and fellow countryman Andrea de Cesaris to score points with alarming regularity, culminating in the team finishing at an outstanding 5th place in the constructor's standings, tied on points with Ferrari, while Zanardi himself would finish 7th in the drivers standings.

Despite interest from many teams, most notably front runners Benetton Arrows, Zanardi suprised everyone by staying with Scuderia Italia for 1993. With Ferrari not giving them their powerplant, the team opted for Mugen-Honda engines, while Dallara returned to supply them chassis following their very successful 1992. Zanardi would end up regretting this decision, though, as the Dallara-Mugen Honda package was considedably off the pace, with the Japanese powerplant blowing up with alarming regularity.

1994: Lotus

Following Scuderia Italia's F1 outfit merging with Minardi, Zanardi opted to sign for British outfit Lotus for 1994 amidst interest from Sauber and the aformentioned Minardi.

Complete Formula One World Championship Grand Prix Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
1991 BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara F191 Judd GV 3.5 V10 USA
Ret 		BRA
Ret 		PAC
Ret 		SMR
Ret 		MON
13 		CAN
Ret 		MEX
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
15† 		GER
10 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
13 		ITA
Ret 		POR
5 		ESP
10 		JPN
Ret 		AUS‡
Ret 		20th 2
1992 Scuderia Italia Dallara F192 Ferrari 037 3.5 V12 RSA
6 		MEX
6 		BRA
7 		PAC
7 		ESP
Ret 		SMR
8 		MON
7 		CAN
Ret 		FRA
8 		GBR
Ret 		GER
6 		HUN
7 		BEL
6 		ITA
5 		POR
5 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
5 		7th 10
1993 Scuderia Italia Dallara F193 Mugen-Honda MF-351 HB 3.5 V10 RSA
10 		BRA
Ret 		PAC
Ret 		SMR
10 		ESP
13 		MON
12 		CAN
9 		FRA
14 		GBR
Ret 		GER
Ret 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
10 		POR
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
Ret 		— 0
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