Drivers/Italy
Alex Zanardi
- 1991–1999
- ZAN
- Born 23 October 1966 in Bologna
- Died 1 May 2026
- Alessandro Leone Zanardi
- Starts4144 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P20
Career numbers
- Avg grid position16.3
- Avg finish10.3
- Retirement rate56%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+103
- Points scored1
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak1
- TeamsJordan (1991) · Minardi (1992) · Lotus (1993–1994) · Williams (1999)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
44 entries, 41 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entrySpanish Grand Prix 1991P9 · Jordan
- Last startJapanese Grand Prix 1999DNF · Williams
All 44 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Herbert | 1993–1994 | 0:4 | 4:14 | +0.46% | 1 : 9 | Compare |
| Ralf Schumacher | 1999 | 0:3 | 5:11 | +0.54% | 0 : 35 | Compare |
| Andrea de Cesaris | 1991 | 0:1 | 0:3 | +0.40% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Mika Salo | 1994 | 0:1 | 2:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Éric Bernard | 1994 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Gianni Morbidelli | 1992 | 0:0 | 1:0 | +0.53% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Alex Zanardi came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalunya | 4 | 10.7 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 4 | – | ||
| Suzuka | 3 | 13 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 3 | 13 | ||
| Magny-Cours | 3 | – | ||
| Silverstone | 3 | 11 | ||
| Hungaroring | 3 | 13 | ||
| Adelaide | 2 | 9 | ||
| José Carlos Pace | 2 | 6 | ||
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 | 11 | ||
| Monaco | 2 | 7.5 | ||
| Monza | 2 | 7 |