Michael Andretti
American racing driver (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962) is an American former racing driver, and current team owner. Statistically one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, Andretti won the 1991 CART championship, and amassed 42 race victories, the most in the CART era and fourth-most all time.[1] Since his retirement, Andretti has owned Andretti Autosport, which has won four IndyCar Series championships and five Indianapolis 500 races. He is the son of Mario Andretti, a multi-time champion, and is the father of IndyCar Series driver Marco Andretti.
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Michael Andretti | |||||||
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Born | Michael Mario Andretti (1962-10-05) October 5, 1962 (age 61) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
CART Championship Car (1991) Major victories Long Beach Grand Prix (1986, 2002) Michigan 500 (1987, 1989) | |||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
309 races run over 19 years | |||||||
Best finish | 1st (1991) | ||||||
First race | 1983 Caesars Palace Grand Prix (Caesars Palace) | ||||||
Last race | 2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante (Mexico City) | ||||||
First win | 1986 Long Beach Grand Prix (Long Beach) | ||||||
Last win | 2002 Long Beach Grand Prix (Long Beach) | ||||||
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IndyCar Series career | |||||||
8 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Best finish | 24th (2003, 2006) | ||||||
First race | 2001 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
Last race | 2007 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||
Active years | 1993 | ||||||
Teams | McLaren | ||||||
Entries | 13 | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Podiums | 1 | ||||||
Career points | 7 | ||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
First entry | 1993 South African Grand Prix | ||||||
Last entry | 1993 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
Years | 1982–1983, 1988, 1997 | ||||||
Teams | Grand Touring, Porsche-Kremer, Porsche AG, Courage | ||||||
Best finish | 3rd (1983) | ||||||
Class wins | 0 | ||||||
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