The 16th annual ceremony, a collaborative effort by the City of Long Beach and Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, will be held on April 7 at 11am on South Pine Avenue in front of the Convention and Entertainment Center in the build up to the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Two-time CART Indy car champion Zanardi won the 1997 and ’98 Grands Prix of Long Beach, the same years he won the CART Championship. His final race at Long Beach came in 2001 (ABOVE), the same year his U.S. open-wheel career, which yielded 15 victories in total, was ended by the devastating accident at Lausitzring.
Despite losing his legs, Zanardi returned to motorsport, clocking up touring car victories in a BMW operated by hand controls, and went on to become a Paralympic champion in handcycling.
He is currently recuperating from a handcycling accident in 2020 and so the honor will be accepted on his behalf by friend and former Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Jimmy Vasser.
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