Pedro Lamy made his debut for Lotus at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix, replacing the injured Alessandro Zanardi for the final four races of the 1993 season. Ahead of the fifth race of the 1994 season, Lamy was himself injured in a testing accident at Silverstone while trialling new technical regulations set out by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Formula 1's governing body, following the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix several weeks earlier. Lamy suffered broken legs and kneecaps in the crash and did not return until the 1995 season, when he raced for Minardi. He later became the first Portuguese driver to score a world championship point with a 6th place finish at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix. Following a second season with Minardi in 1996, Lamy left Formula One after 32 Grands Prix to compete in sports cars.