Former F1 star and two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner JJ L♊ehto has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter following the boating accident last summer in which his friend was tragically killed.

The speedboat i🙈n which Lehto and his friend were travelling collided with a bridg♋e pillar close to Tammisaari on the southern Finnish coast, leaving Lehto himself with head injuries.

The ex-Benetton and Sauber ace said that he had no memory of the early morning Jun﷽e accident, bu🌊t he failed a blood-alcohol test and the court ruled he was driving the boat when it crashed - something he denies.

His lawyer has said he will appeal.

Lehto competed in 62 F1 grand's prix,🔯 making his debut in 1989, a♒lthough his potential was never realised following a neck-breaking pre-season testing accident at Silverstone in 1994.

He later turned to sportscars and touring cars, in which he achieve🐼d tremendous success.