Mario Andretti
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 28, 1940 (age 86)
- Birthplace
- Montona, Istria, Italy -now Motovun, Istria, Croatia
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is a retired Italian American world champion racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR (the other being Dan Gurney). He also won races in midget cars, sprint cars, and drag racing. During his career, Andretti won four IndyCar titles (three under USAC-sanctioning, one under CART), the 1978 Formula One World Championship, and IROC VI. To date, he remains the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), Daytona 500 (1967) and the Formula One World Championship, and, along with Juan Pablo Montoya, the only driver to have won a race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Formula One, and an Indianapolis 500. No American has won a Formula One race since Andretti's victory at the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix. Andretti had 109 career wins on major circuits. Andretti had a long career in racing. He was the only person to be named United States Driver of the Year in three decades (1967, 1978, and 1984). He was also one of only three drivers to win races on road courses, paved ovals, and dirt tracks in one season, a feat that he accomplished four times. With his final IndyCar win in April 1993, Andretti became the first driver to win IndyCar races in four different decades and the first to win automobile races of any kind in five. In American popular culture, his name has become synonymous with speed, similar to Barney Oldfield in the early twentieth century and Stirling Moss in the United Kingdom. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Andretti licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Lauda
Movie · as Self
The Enzo Ferrari Diaries
Movie · as Self
Bobby Rahal: True American Racer
Movie · as Self
IndyCar: Anything to Win
Movie · as Self
Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience
Movie
Race to Perfection
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Rapid Response
Movie · as Self
Drive Like Andretti
Movie · as Self
Shelby American
Movie
Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
Movie · as Self
Mickey and the Roadster Racers
TV · as Mario Mousedretti (voice) · 1 ep
The 24 Hour War
Movie · as Self
The Routes to Roots: Napa and Sonoma
Movie · as Self
McLaren
Movie · as Self
8 Meters
Movie · as Self
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Movie · as Self
Lauda - The Untold Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Turbo
Movie · as Dos Bros Customer / Race Official (voice)
1
Movie · as Self
How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story
Movie · as Self
Frankly... Jacky Ickx
Movie · as Self
Cars
Movie · as Mario Andretti (voice)
Dust to Glory
Movie · as Self
Hunt For The Title: Formula One 1976 - A Review Of The 1976 Grand Prix Season
Movie
Double First - Williams & Jones: Formula One 1980 - A Review Of The 1980 Grand Prix Season
Movie
Lauda's Comeback: Formula One 1977 - A Review Of The 1977 Grand Prix Season
Movie
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Beyond the Glory
TV · 1 ep
Super Speedway
Movie · as Himself
The Pretender
TV · as Mario Andretti · 1 ep
The Jeff Foxworthy Show
TV · 1 ep
Lap of the Gods
Movie · as Self
Home Improvement
TV · as Mario Andretti · 3 eps
Driven to Excellence
Movie · as Himself
1981 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Movie · as Self
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1
Movie · as Self
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Movie · as Self
The Speed Merchants
Movie · as Self
1972 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Movie · as Self
1971 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Wheel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
1970 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Movie · as Self
The Racing Scene
Movie · as Self