Alessandro Zampedri Explained

Alessandro Zampedri (born 3 October 1969 in Brescia) is an Italian race car driver. He started three Indianapolis 500s (1995, 1996, and 1997).^[1]

Racing career

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.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(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		SIL	PAU	CAT	PER	HOC	NÜR	SPA	ALB	NOG	MAG	12th	4
1993	Nordic Racing	DON	SIL	PAU	PER	HOC	NÜR	SPA	MAG	NOG		11th	4

American Open Wheel

(key)

CART

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	PHX	LBH	INDY	MIL													25th	9	^[5]
	Coyne						DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIS	MDO	NHM	VAN	ROA	NZR	LS
1995	Payton/Coyne	MIA	SRF	PHX	LBH	NZR	INDY	MIL	DET	POR	ROA	TOR	CLE	MIS	MDO	NHM	VAN	LS	22nd	15	^[6]

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points	Ref
1996	Team Scandia	WDW	PHX	INDY								28th	31	^[7]
1996–97	Team Scandia	NHM	LVS	WDW	PHX	INDY	TXS	PPIR	CLT	NH2	LV2	39th	24	^[8]

Partial Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	DC	Points
2002	PZ Rhein-Oberberg/Jürgen Alzen	Porsche 996 GT3	ITA	ESP	AUT	MON	GER	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	USA		7th	109
2003	DeWalt Racing/PZRO-JAM	Porsche 996 GT3	ITA	ESP	AUT	MON	GER	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	ITA	USA	USA		6th	99
2004	DeWalt Racing-PZRO		ITA	ESP	MON	GER	USA	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA		11th	79
2005	Lechner School Racing Team	Porsche 997 GT3	ITA	ESP	MON	GER	USA	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	ITA	BEL		1st	173
2006	Lechner School Racing Team	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR	ITA	GER	ESP	MON	GBR	USA	USA	FRA	GER	HUN	ITA		7th	100
2007	Lechner Racing Bahrain	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR	BHR	ESP	MON	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	TUR	ITA	BEL			7th	90
2008	Lechner Racing Bahrain	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR	BHR	ESP	TUR	MON	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	ESP	BEL	ITA		15th	48
2009	Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR	BHR	ESP	MON	TUR	GBR	GER	HUN	ESP	BEL	ITA			NC‡	0‡
	SPS Automotive													UAE	UAE
2010	Lechner Racing	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR	BHR	ESP	MON	ESP	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA				14th	46
2011	Team Bleekemolen	Porsche 997 GT3	TUR	ESP	MON	NNS	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	UAE	UAE			14th	34
2012	Team Bleekemolen	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR	BHR	MON	ESP	GBR	GER	HUN	HUN	BEL	ITA				15th	26
2013	MOMO-Megatron	Porsche 997 GT3	ESP	MON	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	UAE	UAE					22nd	3

† — Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

‡ — Not eligible for points.

See also

• The Bowery House

References

Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indy 500 Career Stats – Alessandro Zampedri . Indianapolis Motor Speedway . 2010-12-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930095010/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/history/stats/drivers/?f=Alessandro&l=Zampedri . 2011-09-30 .
2. News: Zampedri has second operation. Lodi News-Sentinel. Associated Press. 1996-05-29. 2010-12-12.
3. News: Harris. Mike. 'Pain is a state of mind': After seven operations, Zampedri's back at Indy. Allegheny Times. Associated Press. 1997-05-23. 2010-12-12.
4. Web site: Doctors Confident Alessandro Zampedri Can Walk _ and Race _ Again . .
5. Web site: Alessandro Zampedri – 1994 CART Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 15, 2023.
6. Web site: Alessandro Zampedri – 1995 CART Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 15, 2023.
7. Web site: Alessandro Zampedri – 1996 Indy Racing League Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 7, 2023.
8. Web site: Alessandro Zampedri – 1997 Indy Racing League Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 7, 2023.