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Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver. He is widely regarded among the most successful drivers in the history of motorsports. Andretti is one of only three drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, the World Sportscar Championship, and NASCAR.
Apr 20, 2021 · (Nazareth) — Mario Andretti is loneliest at night, when he’s home alone in his sprawling Pennsylvania mansion, and there’s no one to talk to but Gonzo, his 34-year-old Amazon parrot.
Mario Andretti. Mario Andretti personified the American Dream, an immigrant who came to the land of the free and the home of the brave and achieved considerable fame and fortune. He did so in a job he would have done in anonymity and for nothing.
- 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
Mario Andretti Today. Mario retired from active driving at the end of 1994. Now a successful businessman off the track, he serves as a spokesman, associate, and friend to top executives around the world.
May 29, 2024 · Mario Andretti talks about his path to racing fame and glory, why he's hopeful to get his family's team on the Formula One grid and more.
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Oct 16, 2022 · Andretti, the most accomplished American driver in Formula One history and one of the iconic names in motorsports, climbed back into a cockpit for a spin in a modern F1 car at age...
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