in Grand Prix racing for 1993. Modena drove instead for Alfa Romeo in the Italian and German touring categories from 1993 to 1999, winning occasional races but never looking like a serious contender for the title. After a year with Opel in 2000, he retired from motorsport. After retiring he participated to some twenty-four hours karting races and in 2003 he was hired by Bridgestone, to test first racing tires and then road tires. Over the years he has conducted hundreds of tests in every geographical and climatic condition, including France, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Belgium and Japan. Always for the Asian company he dedicated himself to the promotion, marketing and development of new road tires, travelling to Turkey, Indonesia, Thailand, New Zealand, the United States and Dubai. Since the late nineties he has been living permanently in Rome with his wife and former actress Sveva Altieri, with whom he had two children: Ascanio, an archaeologist and journalist, and Vittoria, a jurisconsult. Modena was know for being an eccentric character with bizarre habits verging on the obsessive, including not wanting to have his car parked on the left side of the team garage, and not allowing anyone to touch his race car once he was inside other than the team member who helped him with his safety belts. During his F1 career it was not unusual to see Modena get out of his car after being strapped and get back in before the warm-up lap if he had seen someone else touch the car. Modena was also known to race with his gloves inside out. However, as he has claimed, this wasn't due to superstition. Racing record Career summary Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap.) Complete Formula One results (key) Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete International Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) References 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Modena Italian racing drivers Italian Formula One drivers Brabham Formula One drivers EuroBrun Formula One drivers Tyrrell Formula One drivers Jordan Formula One drivers International Formula 3000 Champions Italian Formula Three Championship drivers International Formula 3000 drivers Karting World Championship drivers