Billy Monger

Few people embody triumph over adversity as much as Billy Monger. A promising young racing driver, Monger was critically injured in a high speed collision while racing in Formula 4, which left him with both legs amputated.

Despite the severity of the injuries, Billy Whizz, as he is nicknamed, refused to give up on his racing career, lobbying motorsport’s governing body to allow both disabled and able-bodied drivers to race along-side each other. Within 12 months he returned to racing and went on to score podiums in British F3 and follow in Lewis Hamilton's footsteps by winning the famous Pau Grand Prix in European Formula 3.

Monger’s incredible return to motorsport after his tragic accident was a huge moment across the world of sport. His dedication, irrepressible self-belief and determination, in the face of unimaginable adversity, has shown him to be an inspiration to all athletes, disabled and able-bodied alike. He won the BBC Sports Personality Helen Rollason Award and had a BAFTA-nominated BBC documentary made about his story.

Since making his comeback to motorsport, Monger has also become a familiar face on TV screens as a presenter and pundit on Channel 4's coverage of Formula One and the Paralympics and TNT for Formula E. In 2024, he also featured on BBC One's "Celebrity Race Across the World."

In 2021, Monger raised over £3 million for Comic Relief after taking on an endurance challenge and in 2024, he successfully beat the world record for a double amputee at the Ironman World Championships in Kona Hawaii - known as the hardest endurance sporting event in the world. A BBC One documentary about his achievement is currently available on the iPlayer.