Michael Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a Formula One professional race care driver. He now runs a team in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of Mario Andretti, one of the most recognizable autoracing drivers of all time.
Michael Andretti started his racing career at the wheel of a 1980 Formula Ford. In 1981, he won six of the 11 Super Vee races and went on to win the championship. After that, he went into Formula Atlantic, where he won the Formula One championship. During that same year, he made his Indycar debut, finishing third in the Le Mans 24 Hours. In 1985, he won the Indianapolis Rookie of the Year award. He went on to win his first Indy race in 1986.
After being replaced from the McLaren team by Mika Hakkinen, Andretti returned to the CART series, where he proved very successful. In 2003, he began running his own Indy Racing League, known as team Andretti Green Racing.
Complete Formula One results
(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)
