A US racing legend, he had both his legs amputated in a horrific crash at the Lausitztring CART event. His recovery from almost certain death has been astonishing. He returned to racing remarkably quickly, using special hand controls, now he's got two artificial legs. He announced a return to full time driving in the ETCC for 2004, and then raced in the WTCC for 5 seasons, whilst he also won the Italian title in 2005! Released his biography in 2004, and even made a return to F1, in 2006, with a test for BMW. He has also raced in the New York and Rome Marathons, using a specially adapted wheelchair and hopes to continue doing more of these in the future, after continuing to win these events. He continued along these lines and in the 2012 Paralympic Games, he won two gold medals to not only continue his remarkable success, but to inspire many more people. After debating about a racing return, he announced he is going to continue to do this and compete at the Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016.

Biography last updated 29 Dec 2012