Michael Andretti

Michael Andretti
Andretti at Road America in 2024
BornMichael Mario Andretti
(1962-10-05) October 5, 1962 (age 62)
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 finish1st (1991)
First race1983 Caesars Palace Grand Prix (Caesars Palace)
Last race2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante (Mexico City)
First win1986 Long Beach Grand Prix (Long Beach)
Last win2002 Long Beach Grand Prix (Long Beach)
Wins Podiums Poles
42 98 32
IndyCar Series career
8 races run over 5 years
Best finish24th (2003, 2006)
First race2001 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race2007 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 2 0
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited States American
Active years1993
TeamsMcLaren
Entries13
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Career points7
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1993 South African Grand Prix
Last entry1993 Italian Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1982–1983, 1988, 1997
TeamsGrand Touring, Porsche-Kremer, Porsche AG, Courage
Best finish3rd (1983)
Class wins0

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 fifth-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.

  1. ^ "All-Time Records - Career". champcarstats.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.