Former Formula One driver Clay Regazzoni was killed in a road accident in Italy on Friday, police said.
The Swiss-born racer, who gave Williams their first grand prix victory at Silverstone in 1979 and won four races for Ferrari, was 67.
Police said Regazzoni, who was paralysed after breaking his back in a crash at the 1980 U.S. Grand Prix West in Long Beach, died when his car collided with a truck on a highway to the west of the Italian town of Parma.
'With Clay Regazzoni we lose a courageous driver and man who always lived life that way. I remember him not just as one of my drivers but also as a man with a real passion for Ferrari,' Ferrari President Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said in a statement.
Regazzoni was travelling in a Chrysler Voyager decorated in the livery of a brand of watches that carried his name. In the car was the wheelchair he had been forced to use since his racing accident.
Police said Regazzoni did not appear to have been driving at excessive speed and visibility was good in the area at the time. Nobody else was hurt in the accident.
'Clay won the very first Grand Prix for the Williams Team in 1979 at Silverstone,' said Frank Williams. 'This was probably the most important event ever to occur in the history of our time in Formula One.
'He was a gentleman and always a pleasure to have with us in the team. (Co-owner) Patrick (Head) and I and other team members will always remember him.'
