Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti has announced his retirement from motorsport, just over a month after a crash left him with serious injuries.
The Scotsman says he's quitting the sport on medical advice following the heavy crash in Houston last month where he sustained spinal and head injuries.
40-year-old Franchitti suffered a fractured spine, a broken ankle and concussion in the IndyCar crash.
Franchitti's team-mate is the New Zealander Scott Dixon.
Franchitti, who was married to actress Ashley Judd for more than decade before they separated this year, won the Indy 500 in 2007, 2010 and 2012. The only drivers to have won more are AJ Foyt, Al Unser Sr and Rick Mears, who each won four times.
Franchitti also won the IndyCar Series championship four times, second only to Foyt, and won 31 Indy Car races from 265 career starts.
