- Born
- Birth nameMario Gabriele Andretti
- Height5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
- One of America's greatest racing drivers, Mario Andretti has virtually won it all, the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the International Race of Champions (IROC) series, CART, and Formula 1 World titles. Andretti was born in Montona, Italy (now Motvun, Croatia) and with his family, including twin brother Aldo, moved to the United States in 1955. Ever since he was a little boy, his goal was to win the world championship and he accomplished this in 1978 as America's second and last world champion (he was naturalized when he was in his teens). He later won the CART title (America's top open-wheel series) and retired from racing in 1995. His son Michael is also a CART champion and went on to become a successful team owner. Andretti is still enormously popular with race fans and is one of the most recognized personalities in the sport.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ken Severson
- SpouseDee Ann Andretti(November 25, 1961 - present) (her death, 3 children)
- ChildrenAndretti, MichaelAndretti, JeffAndretti, Barbie
- ParentsRina AndrettiAlvise Andretti
- RelativesLucca Andretti(Grandchild)Anna Maria Andretti Burley(Sibling)Aldo Andretti(Sibling)Marissa Andretti(Grandchild)Marco Andretti(Grandchild)
- Only man to win the Indy 500, Daytona 500, CART title and F1 title.
- Has identical twin brother, Aldo Andretti.
- One of the greatest and most versatile racing drivers of all-time.
- Champion: Formula 1 (1978), CART (1965, 1966, 1969, 1984).
- Winner of the 1969 Indianapolis 500, 1967 Daytona 500, 1969 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, and Daytona & Sebring endurance events.
- If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
- [on excellence] Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal--a commitment to excellence--that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
- You do a period of go-karting until you're at the age of qualifying for a ride in a "school-kart", then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
- The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.
- I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.
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