Jean Alesi

Jean Alesi, born Giovanni Roberto Alesi in 1964, is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1989 to 2001. Raised in Avignon, he started karting at sixteen, won the French Formula Three Championship in 1987 and the International Formula 3000 title with Jordan in 1989, which led to a Tyrrell drive. He joined Ferrari in 1991 and took his only Grand Prix victory with them at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix, then drove for Benetton, Sauber, Prost and finally Jordan before retiring from Formula One after 2001. He is remembered for his skill in the wet and a passionate style, and shares the record for most podiums before a first win, fifteen. He then raced in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters from 2002 to 2006, the Speedcar Series, the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2010 and the Indianapolis 500 in 2012, and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2006.