Former Indy 500 winner Franchitti to race for first time since 2013

15 August 2019 - 17:34 By Reuters
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Dario Franchitti in the pit lane during the Toronto Indy at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Canada.
Dario Franchitti in the pit lane during the Toronto Indy at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Canada.
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Three times Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti will be getting back behind the wheel at next month's Goodwood Revival meeting for his first race since injury-enforced retirement in 2013.

The Scot suffered spinal fractures, concussion and a broken ankle in a career-ending crash at the Houston Grand Prix that October.

Now 46, the four-times IndyCar champion will drive a classic 1960s Ferrari 250GT in the Kinrara Trophy, billed as the world's most valuable race with a field of cars valued at more than 200 million pounds (roughly R3,703,498,824).

He will also drive an ex-Le Mans AC Cobra in a Tourist Trophy race against the likes of Denmark's retired nine-times Le Mans 24 Hours winner Tom Kristensen and Italian ex-F1 racer Emmanuele Pirro.

"I really thought my racing days were behind me but it is tough to give up something that has been a part of my life for so long and that I love so much," said Franchitti.

"Of course this won't mean a return to frontline competition - so no Indy 500 - simply enjoying the sport I love as an amateur."

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