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Alex Zanardi

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The Resume

    (October 23, 1966- )
    Born in Bologna, Italy
    1996 CART Rookie of the Year
    1997 & 1998 CART Champion
    Won the 2005 Laureus Sports Award For Comeback Of The Year
    Races part-time in the World Touring Championship Car Series
    Had both legs amputated following an accident at EuroSpeedway Lauitz
    Competed in Formula 3000, Formula 1, CART, IROC, and the World Touring Championship Car Series

Why he might be annoying:

    His website is only written in Italian.
    He only scored one championship point while competing in Formula 1.
    He popularized 'donuts', a post-race celebration in which a driver peels rubber and spins around on the racetrack.
    He raced for Minardi in Formula 1.
    His near-fatal accident was the first sporting event held after the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His sister was killed in an automobile crash.
    He designed his own prosthetic legs in order to continue racing.
    He was one of the few drivers to win a race after coming back from a serious crash.
    He briefly drove for CART owner Mo Nunn, who had earlier claimed that Italian drivers were too prone to mistakes.
    His donuts celebration has been used and improved upon by many American drivers.

Credit: Darrell


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 56 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 72.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 61.43% Annoying