Alessandro Nannini

Alessandro Nannini, known as Sandro, is an Italian former racing driver, born in Siena in 1959, who competed in Formula One from 1986 to 1990. He began in rallying and open-wheel racing, drove Formula Two for Minardi and sportscars for Lancia and Martini, and reached Formula One with Minardi before joining Benetton. His only Grand Prix win came at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, which he inherited after Ayrton Senna was disqualified, and he added a second place at Adelaide that year and a second place at the 1990 German Grand Prix. A helicopter accident in October 1990 severed his right forearm and ended his Formula One career with one win, two fastest laps and nine podiums. He returned to racing in 1993 in the German touring car series, later the International Touring Car Championship, with Alfa Corse, and finished third in the 1996 standings.