Alex Zanardi Targets 2019 Rolex 24
MUNICH – Alex Zanardi has announced plans to compete in the 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona Int’l Speedway in a specially modified BMW M8 GTE.
The announcement was made during the annual BMW Motorsports Season Review in Munich, Germany, on Friday. Fifty-one-year-old Zanardi was on hand for the announcement alongside BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt.
Jens Marquardt and @lxznr just announced that Alex will compete in the 2019 Daytona 24h race in a modified BMW M8 GTE! He will now start his “Road to Daytona”, including development works on a new braking system. #BMWSeasonReview17 #RoadtoDaytona pic.twitter.com/6S0mXNu0qp
— BMW Motorsport (@BMWMotorsport) December 15, 2017
A two-time CART champion in 1997 and 1998, Zanardi’s career nearly ended following a crash at the Germany’s Lausitzring in 2001 that resulted in the loss of both of his legs.
Zanardi defied the odds and returned to racing in the World Touring Car Championship from 2005 to 2009, winning four times while driving a specially modified BMW entry. He has also competed more recently in the Blancpain Sprint Series.
Away from the race track Zanardi has become well known for his success in handcycle racing. He’s won four gold medals and two silver medals during the Paralympics in 2012 and 2016.
Source : speedsport.com
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