On October 23, 1966, Alex Zanardi was born. He is well-known as a race car driver. Max Papis, another racer, is his best buddy. Alex Zanardi is 54 years old. In 1997 and 1998, he won back-to-back CART series championships. Before that, in 1991, he became the first person with a physical disability to win an automobile race when he took the checkered flag at the Indianapolis 500 mile race. He has also competed in several other races including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he finished second in 1999, and the 12 Hours of Sebring, where he finished third in 2000. That same year, he made his debut in the World Rally Championship when he participated in one event, the Wales Rally Great Britain. He retired after crashing his car during a stage rally. He came out of retirement in 2004 to compete in two events of the World Rally Car Championship. He then went on to compete in more rallies, including some American rallies like the Daytona 500 Festival Parade Race and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Silver Crown Day Event. He currently races for the Alex Zanardi Racing team. His wife is named Cristina and they have two children together: Elena and Giuliano. His family is from Italy but they now live in America. Alex Zanardi was born on October 23, 1966 in New York City.