Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from 1968 to 1982, and IndyCar from 1964 to 1994. Andretti won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1978 with Lotus, and won 12 Grands Prix across 14 seasons.

Jan 4, 2025 · Mario Andretti then led for 116 laps to take the checkered flag and win $206,727. Dan Gurney was second and Bobby Unser was third while A. J. Foyt finished eighth.

2 days ago · Mario Andretti is regarded as the pioneer of motorsport in the United States.

Mario Andretti, winner of the 1969 Indianapolis 500, amassed a racing career of immense proportions. The Italian American Andretti won the 1978 Formula One World title, four Indy Car crowns (three under USAC sanction) and an IROC title.

Mario Andretti led 116 laps total and won for car owner Andy Granatelli. With Andretti's finish time of 3:11:14.71, it was the fastest run Indianapolis 500 up to that date, breaking the previous record by nearly five minutes. [8] Andretti's victory capped off an up-and-down month of May.

Mario Andretti compiled an outstanding record on his way to becoming one of the sport’s best known drivers. He drove in 29 Indianapolis 500 races, winning in 1969 and placing second twice. He set new one-lap qualifying records five times and new four-lap records on four occasions.

May 23, 2019 · Mario Andretti, a 29-year-old two-time USAC national champion, had just won the 1969 Indianapolis 500 and pulled his turbocharged Ford-V-8-powered Hawk III onto Victory Lane.

Jan 11, 2019 · When Mario Andretti arrived in Indianapolis in early May 1969, the two-time USAC Champion was already considered a favorite to win that year’s Indy 500. He’d earned Rookie of the Year honors — and a podium finish — at the Brickyard in 1965, and qualified on pole for the 1966 and ’67 races.

May 13, 2019 · I was spending the night 15 minutes outside of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, the quaint hometown of racing icon Mario Andretti. As the 50th anniversary of his Indianapolis 500 victory approaches, I have arranged to meet the living legend at his villa and chauffeur him to the first track he ever called home: Nazareth Speedway.

Mar 5, 2019 · The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum will honor 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti and his illustrious racing career with the exhibit, “Mario Andretti: ICON,” presented by Shell V-Power NiTRO+, opening to the public Wednesday, May 1.