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Mario Andretti. Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) [3] is an American former racing driver. He is widely regarded among the most successful drivers in the history of motorsports. [4] [5] [6] Andretti is one of only three drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, the World Sportscar Championship, and NASCAR.
This first win in five years for Lotus inspired Chapman to greater effort on the drawing board and in his pioneering 1977 creation, the Lotus 78 ground effect car that Andretti helped develop, the Italian-American won four races. In 1978, with six victories, five of them in the innovative Lotus 79, Mario Andretti became World Champion.
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Nov 15, 2023 · In 1978, racing against some of the best drivers in Formula 1 history, Mario Andretti became Formula 1 world champion with Lotus. The Italian-born American's victory was a long-held dream, but it was darkened by the death of his team mate Ronnie Peterson.
Teams. This most versatile of racing drivers has enjoyed success in all forms of the sport. 1978 Formula 1 World Champion and four times Indycar title winner, Mario Andretti also won races in both sports cars and NASCAR. 1969 was his only victory in the Indianapolis 500 however – the famous “Andretti luck” repeatedly thwarting further ...
- Began Racing in Italy
- Became A Professional Racecar Driver in America
- Chronology
- The Family Business
- Related Biography: Race Car Driver Michael Andretti
- Won The Indianapolis 500
- A Versatile Driver
- Where Is He Now?
- Further Information
Mario Gabriele Andretti was born on February 28, 1940 in Montona, Italy (currently Montovun, Croatia). His father, Alvise Luigi (known as "Gigi") was a farm administrator, while his mother, Rina, raised Mario, his twin brother Aldo, and his older sister Anna Maria. They were a well off family in this small town on the Istrian Peninsula until World ...
Racing in America was quite different than that in Europe. In particular, Americans favored stock cars, while Europeans raced sports cars. In addition, Americans raced on oval tracks, while Europeans raced on winding roads. The Andretti boys learned everything they could about American racing and saved money to build a car. They eventually managed ...
In April of 1964 Andretti entered his first USAC Championship race and in October of the same year he won his first USAC victory in Salem, Indiana. In 1965 Andretti became the lead driver for the Dean Van Lines team, which was owned by Al Dean. In this position, Andretti earned $5,000 a year plus 40 percent of his winnings. Andretti was now a full-...
Andretti's racing career has always been a family business. Although his twin brother, Aldo, was not able to continue racing after two serious crashes in 1959 and 1969, he still remained involved in the sport and in his brother's career. During the peak of his racing career, Andretti became a family man. He married his English tutor, Dee Ann Hoch, ...
Michael Andretti, the oldest child of Mario and Dee Ann Andretti, is a racing champion in his own right. He was born on October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. When he was only four years old he saw the Indianapolis Speedway for the first time. When he was seven years old his father won the coveted Indianapolis 500 race. Just 15 years later Mic...
Andretti's success continued throughout the rest of the 1960s. In particular, he repeated the USAC National Championship in 1966 and he won the prestigious Daytona 500 in 1967, as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race. In 1967 Andretti won eight races but he came in second place in the USAC championship behind A.J. Foyt, another legend in ...
In the 1970s Andretti focused on Formula One racing on the international Grand Prix circuit. This consisted of 16 races held on four continents. Andretti's first Formula One race came in 1971 at the SouthAfrican Grand Prix. He won several other Formula One races over the next few years. In 1978 he won the Formula One World Championship and a year l...
Although Andretti no longer drives racecars, he is still involved in the sport of racing. In 2002 he joined the board of directors for Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). He has also been a spokesperson for improving safety standards in racing. Outside of racing, Andretti has a number of business ventures. He is vice chairman of the board of And...
Books
The Complete Marquis Who's Who.Marquis Who's Who, 2001. Encyclopedia of World Biography.Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 1998. Engle, Lyle Kenyon. Mario Andretti: The Man Who Can Win Any Kind of Race. New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1970. Prentzas, G.S. Mario Andretti. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1996. St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture.St. James Press, 2000.
Periodicals
Caldwell, Dave. "Mario Andretti to Give His Best Shot in His 29th and Final Indy 500." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service(May 28, 1994). Cote, Greg. "Name Says It All: Andretti." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service(March 2, 1997). Hinton, Ed. "Duel with Time." Sports Illustrated(June 26, 1995): 50-53. Hinton, Ed. "Inherit the Wind." Sports Illustrated(May 11, 1992): 78. Honeycutt, Dean. "On the Fast Track with Mario Andretti." The Washington Times(January 22, 1998): 8. Kallmann, Dave. "Andrett...
Other
Motorsports Hall of Fame. http://www.mshf.com/hof/andretti_mario.htm(December 18, 2002). Official Andretti Family Website. http://www.andretti.com(December 31, 2002). Sketch by Janet P. Stamatel
With a career filled with victories and accolades, Andretti’s story is one of perseverance, skill, and passion for racing. Join us as we delve into the life and career of America’s F1 World Champion, Mario Andretti. Early Life and Racing Career Childhood in Italy. Mario Andretti was born on February 28, 1940, in Montona, Italy.
Sep 10, 2023 · From humble beginnings in Italy to the pride of motorsport, Mario Andretti is the perfect example of the American dream. From NASCAR to Formula 1, Andretti had been a winner and drove for Ferrari and Lotus, but one thing continued to elude him: the world championship. In 1978 he got his big chance with a […]
