| Billy Monger | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Monger in 2018 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 5 May 1999[1] Charlwood, Surrey, England[2] |
| Euroformula Open Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Carlin |
| Car number | 31 |
| Starts | 20 (20 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 9th in 2019 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2016-2017 2017 | BRDC Formula 3 F4 British Championship Ginetta Junior Championship |
Billy Edmund Albert Monger (born 5 May 1999)[1] is a British racing driver who raced in British F4 in 2016 and 2017. He now works as a commentator/pundit and TV personality. He has been referred to by the nickname Billy Whizz,[3][4][5] after the character in British comic The Beano.
In April 2017, Monger was critically injured in a collision at Donington Park that caused both of his legs to be amputated, one below and the other above the knee.[3][6][5] Up to that point, he had been heavily involved in kart racing all over the UK and the Channel Islands, as well as a successful Ginetta Junior racer before moving into single seater categories.
After treatment and therapy, Monger returned to competition in November 2017. In 2018, Monger was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity.[7] From 2019, he provided analysis for Channel 4 F1.[8] He also competed in the Formula 3 based Euroformula Open championship for Carlin Motorsport, achieving his first single seater race win at the 2019 Pau Grand Prix.
- ^ a b Chris Kitching (25 April 2017). "Teen racing driver Billy Monger breaks silence after horrific accident that saw him lose his lower legs". The Mirror (London).
- ^ Dave Whitfield; Sophie Evans; Stephen Jones (20 April 2017). "Racing driver Billy Monger to be 'woken from coma in days' as Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button help raise £350,000". The Mirror (London).
- ^ a b Sophie Evans (20 April 2017). "Teenage British F4 racing driver Billy Monger loses both lower legs after horror Motorsport crash at Donington Park". The Mirror (London).
- ^ Alan Baldwin (2017). "Motor racing-Hamilton hopes Zanardi can inspire injured British teen". Newswire. Wards Auto.
- ^ a b "F1 Russian GP: F1 teams show support for Billy Monger in Sochi". Crash.net. 28 April 2017.
- ^ Alan Baldwin (2017). "Motor racing-Hamilton hopes Zanardi can inspire injured British teen". Newswire. Wards Auto.
- ^ "Sports Personality of the Year: Billy Monger to receive Helen Rollason Award". BBC. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Billy Monger joins Channel 4's Formula 1 presenting team". Channel 4. Retrieved 15 February 2019.