Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962) is an American formerracing driver, and current team owner. Statistically one of the most successful drivers in the history ofAmerican open-wheel car racing, Andretti won the1991 CART championship, and amassed 42 race victories, the most in the CART era and fifth-most all time.[1] Since his retirement, Andretti has ownedAndretti Autosport, which has won fourIndyCar Series championships and fiveIndianapolis 500 races. He is the son ofMario Andretti, a multi-time champion, and is the father of IndyCar Series driverMarco Andretti.
Andretti was born on October 5, 1962, inBethlehem, Pennsylvania, in theLehigh Valley region of easternPennsylvania to race car driverMario Andretti, a four-timeIndyCar champion and one-timeFormula One champion and his wife, Dee Ann (née Hoch).[2] His brotherJeff Andretti competed in IndyCar. His uncle,Aldo Andretti, was an open wheel racer until an accident ended his racing career. Aldo's son John Andretti, his first cousin, raced in IndyCar before he became a NASCAR regular. He returned to IndyCar in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, where he raced in the Indy 500. Aldo's other son,Adam, is also a racing driver. In 2006, his eldest son,Marco, made his debut in the IndyCar Series. The Andretti family became the first family to have five members (Michael, Mario, Marco, Jeff, and John) compete in the same series (CART/Champ Car/IndyCar).[3]
Andretti graduated fromNazareth Area High School inNazareth, Pennsylvania, and then attendedNorthampton Community College in Bethlehem.[citation needed]
Following a successful career racing karts, winning fifty of his 75 races over eight years, Andretti moved into racing cars. He obtained hisSCCA National License in 1980, then won six races to claim the SCCA's Northeast Division Formula Ford championship in 1981. He also drove in a number ofFormula Vee races in regional SCCA events.
In 1982, Andretti won six of the eleven races on his way to winning theRobert Bosch US Formula Super Vee Championship. He also won the opening race of the 1983 Super Vee season before he moved up to drive inFormula Atlantic, and won his second title by winning theFIA Formula Mondial North American Cup the following season. Although he made his international sports car debut at the1982 24 Hours of Le Mans, he was denied the opportunity to race, as the Mirage M12 he had chosen to race with his father was disqualified eighty minutes before the race was due to start. The father and son partnership returned to theCircuit de la Sarthe the following year, and were joined byPhilippe Alliot in thePorsche Kremer Racing'sPorsche 956, taking third place. Andretti also raced alongside his father in the Riverside 6 Hours where they were joined byA. J. Foyt andPreston Henn, but thePorsche 935 failed to finish. The father and son duo paired up again the1984 24 Hours of Daytona, this time in a full-worksPorsche 962, which made its race debut. They took pole position, but during the race, the engine broke.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Andretti made hisCART debut in1983, racing for theKraco Enterprises team. He re-signed for Kraco for the 1984 season, where he managed five third-place finishes and ended his rookie season in seventh overall. In theIndianapolis 500, he finished fifth and shared theRookie of the Year award withRoberto Guerrero. He went on to win his firstIndyCar race in1986 in theToyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The season became a two-man battle for the championship title, between Andretti andBobby Rahal. Andretti would take the points lead with his victory on theMilwaukee Mile. A week later, onFather's Day, Andretti was leading on the final lap atPortland, when hisMarch-Cosworth 86C ran out of fuel, allowing his father Mario to beat him by just 0.07 seconds. It was one of the most shocking finishes in the history of IndyCar, and the closest finish until 1997. With Rahal continuing to win races, Andretti's consistent finishing only allowed Rahal a nine-point lead in the standing with two races remaining. Andretti won a key victory in atPhoenix. Going into the season finale atTamiami Park, Andretti was just three points behind Rahal, but neither driver were a factor in the race, with Andretti retiring with a broken halfshaft.[12][13][14]
In a one-off race withAlfa Corse, he took part in the inaugural World Touring Car race,500 km di Monza. Paired withAlessandro Nannini, they finished sixteenth overall, second in class. Back in CART, he continued with Kraco in 1987, and like 1986, the championship was between Andretti and Rahal. Andretti would win the1987 Marlboro 500, drawing within nine points of Rahal. With him winning in dominating fashion atNazareth Speedway, his championship hopes remained alive, although Rahal clinched the championship at the next race. Andretti would also win the season finale,Tamiami Park. He would finish runner-up for the second season in a row. Back in June 1987, Andretti joined Hendrick Motorsport to race aChevrolet Corvette GTP in the Mid-Ohio 500 km, this time joined by his cousin,John Andretti, where they finished eleventh.[12][13][14][15][16] Following Porsche's defeat in the1988 Daytona 24 Hours, Porsche entered a962C atLe Mans for Michael, Mario, and John. They were competitive in the first half of the race until the Andretti family's car needed minor repairs before lapsing on to five cylinders, finishing sixth overall. Michael and Mario join Busby Racing for1989 Daytona 24 Hours, only for their 962 to retire with brakes problems.[10][17]
The 1988 CART season was a lean year for Andretti. He remained with Kraco and won only a single race, theMarlboro Challenge, for which no championship points were awarded. For the 1989 season, Andretti signed withNewman/Haas Racing, partnering him with his father. He won two races that season,Molson Indy Toronto and the1989 Marlboro 500 at theMichigan International Speedway, placing third in points. For 1990,Al Unser Jr. would become champion, Andretti was his nearest competitor, winning five races and four poles. In the second-to-last race of the season at Nazareth, Unser crashed out, giving Andretti a huge opportunity to close the gap. Andretti managed only a sixth-place finish, and could not capitalize on Unser's misfortune. Unser left Nazareth with a 27-point lead, enough to clinch the championship. Andretti would finish runner-up once again.[13][14] For the 1991 24 Hours of Daytona, Andretti was joined by his brother,Jeff Andretti. Piloting aJochen Dauer Racing entered Porsche 962, they were classified fifth overall, despite not finishing the race.[18]
Andretti was the drivers' champion of the1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series. He won a total eight of seventeen races, eight poles and led more than half of the laps during the season, but Rahal still took the championship battle down to the final race of the season. Andretti's season started slowly, recordingDNFs in the opening two events, then the heartbreaking second place at the Indy 500. He recovered from this, winning four of the last five races of the season and with Rahal retiring during the title decider atLaguna Seca, he cruised to the title. The day before, he won the non-championship,Marlboro Challenge for a second time.[19]
Remaining with Newman/Haas for 1992, Andretti's season started slowly, but then won three races out of four during the mid-season. Despite taking two more wins later in the year, including the season finale at Laguna Seca, Rahal beat him again to the title by just four points. He would leave for Formula One at the end of the year, with his seat going to the reigning Formula One World ChampionNigel Mansell, who would win the 1993 CART title in his rookie season.[20] For four seasons between 1989 and 1992, Andretti had his father as his teammate at Newman/Haas. Together, they established a number of firsts, including the first father-son front row, for the 1986 Dana 200 for Special Olympics atPhoenix, and the first of 15 father-son podiums in the 1984 Cribari Wines 300K atLaguna Seca, with the last coming nearly a decade later in the1992 Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix, around the street ofSurfers Paradise.[21][22]
The Andretti family's bad luck at theIndianapolis Motor Speedway is known as theAndretti curse. He shared Rookie of the Year honours with Guerrero in 1984, when he finished fifth. In1991, he led with 12 laps remaining, but finished second toRick Mears after battling the multiple Indy 500 winner. The pair of them traded memorable late-lap outside passes for the lead in Turn One. The next year,1992, he dominated the race, leading four-fifths of the laps, but, with 11 laps remaining after holding a two-lap lead, his fuel pump failed, and his car coasted to a stop. He was classified in 13th place. He also dropped out while leading the Indy 500 in1989,1995 and2003. Andretti holds the record formost laps led in the Indy 500 without having achieved a victory.[21]
Michael Andretti's first prospects for a Formula One drive came about in mid-1986. The American owned and sponsored, but English based,Haas Lola team, competing in their first (and only) full season of F1, needed a driver for the1986 Detroit Grand Prix as one of their regular drivers, FrenchmanPatrick Tambay, had a broken foot from theprevious race inCanada and could not drive. Team ownerCarl Haas had originally wanted his CART driver and1978 World Drivers' Champion Mario Andretti to drive inDetroit in Tambay's place. However, Mario was not interested in a return to F1, but instead pushed for his son Michael to get the drive, to which Haas agreed. Unfortunately however, at the time the sports governing bodyFISA somewhat controversially refused to grant the younger Andretti theSuper Licence required to drive in Formula One. As a result, the drive went to the only other American in Formula One during the 1980s,Eddie Cheever who was spending1986 drivingJaguar sportscars in theWorld Sports Prototype Championship.
For the 1993 season, Andretti signed forMarlboro McLaren to partner with the triple World Drivers' ChampionAyrton Senna in theirFord HBDV8-poweredMP4/8. He signed during the summer of 1992 and the deal was announced atMonza over the weekend of the1992 Italian Grand Prix.Ron Dennis, McLaren's team principal, said: "I think he can win Grands Prix and become the World Champion. It's not a question of which country you come from. It's how you demonstrate your desire to win."[23] There were practical factors that mitigated against Andretti being able to show competitive form in his debut season in Formula One. The rule changes introduced that season destroyed his hopes of unrestricted laps in free practice during which he could learn the tracks, as most were unfamiliar to him. From the start of 1993, just 23 laps were allowed in the morning's untimed session and only twelve in the qualifying session.[23]
With the pressure intensifying, Andretti began the year with crashes in atKyalami and atInterlagos. In the latter of these two, he had a massive collision at the start withGerhard Berger in aFerrari. He then qualified sixth for theSega European Grand Prix atDonington Park but collided withKarl Wendlinger'sSauber on the opening lap. Next time out atImola, he again fell foul of Wendlinger after a drive that might have ended with a visit to the podium, and many critics cited this as the key turning point for the American.[23][24] In the1993 Spanish Grand Prix, Andretti finally completed a race, finishing fifth amongst the established front runners.[24] His showing was criticized by former McLaren World ChampionJames Hunt because Andretti was lapped by his teammate Senna, though Andretti countered by saying that he had been under a lot of pressure to not just finish a Grand Prix, but to also finish in the points so he basically drove within himself in order to finish.
Andretti finished in the points on three occasions but not consistently. He never fully got to grips with the McLaren MP4/8. Highly technical aspects which he was not used to in thetechnologically simpler Indy cars such asactive suspension andtraction control hampered Andretti's chances as did the standing starts used in F1. Some in the industry, including former F1 driver and multipleLe Mans winnerDerek Bell who mentioned it while doing guest commentary at theItalian Grand Prix for American television broadcasterESPN, also felt that since he commuted to races and test sessions from the United States, rather than relocating full-time to Europe, this was also a contributing factor to his lack of success in Formula One.[25] At the time, McLaren's Special Projects Manager and long-time Andretti family friend Tyler Alexander, who had been involved in Formula One since the mid-1960s, had urged him to relocate to England as he knew times had changed from when his father had raced to the 1978 World Championship. He finished third atMonza, which would prove to be his last Formula One race; with three races remaining, he left the team and the championship by mutual agreement after the race.[23][24][26]
According to Andretti's sonMarco, the McLaren team "sabotaged" his father's chances at being competitive in order to replace him with the team's test driverMika Häkkinen, who would require a smaller salary.[citation needed] In 2008, Marco said: "The reality of it was, they had Mika Häkkinen ready to come in for a lot less than what my dad was getting paid, and that's all it was. Right then and there, they had to make him look [bad]. They would make the car do weird things in the corner electronically, stuff out of his control." Andretti still had problems in practice for theItalian Grand Prix, and both he and Senna spun off withbrake balance problems early in the race. Andretti was able to continue and fought back up to third, holding off Wendlinger. Throughout the season, Senna experienced similar reliability problems to Andretti, mainly electronic gremlins, particularly in San Marino,Canada,Hungary, andBelgium, although Häkkinen equalled Andretti's third place Monza finish inJapan, while Senna won both the Japanese Grand Prix and the season endingAustralian Grand Prix, his final race for McLaren.[23][24][27][28][29]
According to Häkkinen in a much later interview, Andretti's commuting to Europe from the United States meant he was not in Europe enough when testing needed to be done, allowing Häkkinen to consistently show his speed and build a relationship with the team. Häkkinen had also said that Andretti's mental approach was wrong, and he did not realize the kind of sacrifices one needed to make in order to succeed in Formula One.[30] It has also been reported[by whom?] that at the start of the 1993 season, Dennis signed Häkkinen as a backup to Senna, who was initially reluctant to commit to the team for the whole season; Senna's move toWilliams had to wait until the next season because his rivalAlain Prost was having his retirement season there and had it written into his contract that they could not sign Senna as his teammate. This created a difficult atmosphere for Andretti, who would be in the shadow of Senna, and also faced the threat of being replaced by Häkkinen.[31]
There is a school of thought that had Andretti stayed on at McLaren for1994 when all the electronic aids except the semi-automatic transmissions would be banned, the cars would have been closer in specification to what he had been used to in CART and that with now also having knowledge of most circuits on the F1 calendar, he might have been able to show the racing form that had gotten him to F1 in the first place. Even Mario Andretti lamented his son chasing money in America rather than staying in Formula One for longer.[32]
Andretti returned to the IndyCar racing after his unsuccessful season in Formula One withTarget Chip Ganassi Racing, where he once again proved successful. He went on to win in his very first race back in the series at the1994 Australian FAI Indycar Grand Prix, around theSurfers Paradise Street Circuit inQueensland,Australia, having led every lap along the way. That win also gotReynard's first win in CART in their debut. He also won again in theMolson Indy Toronto, taking a record fourth win. By the time he retired, he had won seven times atExhibition Place.[33]
In1995, Andretti returned toNewman/Haas Racing. Taking only one win in Toronto, he had a consistent season, scoring points in every round which resulted in Andretti claiming fourth overall in the points standing. The following season, he would finish as runner-up toJimmy Vasser, in a season marred by the death ofJeff Krosnoff and split withIndy Racing League, visiting victory lane on five occasions. Newman/Haas began a new relationship withSwift which did not prove to be very successful in 1997–1999. In 2000 the team usedLola chassis and Andretti won theFirestone Firehawk 300 held atTwin Ring Motegi in Japan, and again in Toronto.[34][35][36]
Andretti tried again to win Le Mans in 1997, again alongside his father, but joined on this occasion byOlivier Grouillard. Following an accident during the night, the trio were forced to retire theirCourage C36. He would not return to la Sarthe as a driver.[37] For 2001, Andretti made the decision to move to Team Green as he wanted to try to win the Indianapolis 500 and Newman/Haas refused to enter the Indy Racing League event. Andretti ran in a third Team Green car with Motorola sponsorship and ran at Indianapolis. He led 16 laps, and was leading the race during a rain delay just beyond the halfway point. Had the race been halted due to the rain, he could have been declared the winner. The red flag, however, did not come out at the time and the race resumed. A punctured tyre, and a minor collision in the pits with eventual winnerHélio Castroneves, driving for car ownerRoger Penske, slowed him down, and at the end of the day, Andretti settled for 3rd place. In July, it was announced that he had bought the team and intended to shift the entire operation (which was renamed Andretti Green Racing) to the IRL.[36][38]
Andretti's career in CART ended in2002, in which he took his 42nd and final career victory at theToyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. placing him in third place for all-time victories in championship car racing behind his father (52 wins) andA. J. Foyt (67 wins). Andretti is also tied withAl Unser Jr. for the most wins in a CART/IndyCar season with eight victories. He achieved this during his championship-winning season of1991. Throughout his time in IndyCar, he retained a consistent and impressive record, finishing in the top ten of the championship on seventeen occasions.[22]
Andretti entered in the first four IRL events in 2003, culminating with the2003 Indianapolis 500, after which he retired from full-time IndyCar racing. He led the race for 28 of the opening 94 laps before a throttle linkage failure put him out of contention once again. That year he bought into the "Team Green" squad run by brothers Kim and Barry Green inCART. It becameAndretti Green Racing and for2003, the team moved to theIndy Racing LeagueIndyCar Series.[36][39] The team claimed consecutive IndyCar Series titles in2004 and2005, withTony Kanaan andDan Wheldon respectively, winning eleven of the seventeen races, including theIndianapolis 500. The 2007 season enhanced the Andretti legacy, whenDario Franchitti captured a third Series title for Andretti Green Racing in four seasons, and its secondIndianapolis 500 win.[40]
Andretti returned to the driver's seat for the2006 Indianapolis 500 in a one-time effort to assist the development of his son,Marco, an IndyCar rookie for the2006 season. Andretti led the race with four laps to go, before falling to second behind his son a lap later. He went on to finish third, while Marco only just missed out on the 500 victory after he was passed just before the start/finish line on the last lap by three-time IndyCar champion,Sam Hornish Jr. After qualifying his car in eleventh place for the2007 Indianapolis 500, Andretti went on to finish thirteenth. He then announced that this would be his last Indy 500 as a driver. Andretti leaves driving competition at Indy with a frustrating distinction: the driver who led the most laps (431) without winning the race. He competed in 16 Indy 500s, with a top finish of second in1991, but led the race nine times.
By 2012, Andretti's team was racing under the name ofAndretti Autosport. He served as the team owners and strategist onRyan Hunter-Reay's four race victories. Hunter-Reay captured the2014 Indianapolis 500, with a close victory overHélio Castroneves.[40] At the beginning of 2018, Andretti partnered with Ryan Walkinshaw's Walkinshaw Racing andZak Brown'sUnited Autosports to createWalkinshaw Andretti United which competes in the AustralianSupercars Championship. Andretti United expanded intoExtreme E in 2021.[41] On February 18, 2022, it was announced that Andretti had submitted a request with the FIA to enter Formula 1 under "Andretti Global". Formula One announced on January 31, 2024, that it had rejected Andretti's latest bid to join the sport by 2026, but that it was leaving the door open for an admission from 2028.[42]
In October 2024, Andretti stepped down as CEO ofAndretti Global, with the company announcing that he will remain involved in a strategic advisory capacity while the search for a new CEO begins.[43]
In 1996, Andretti invested in a Toyota dealership in his home state of Pennsylvania.[44] Among his personal appearances, Andretti appeared as a contestant onseason 5 of the reality TV seriesThe Celebrity Apprentice, which debuted in February 2012. Andretti joined the show as a last-minute replacement for his son Marco, who dropped out when Marco's friendDan Wheldon was killed in the2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship hours beforeApprentice filming was scheduled to begin. Andretti was fired in the fourth episode, after a presentation for Buick executives of theBuick Verano.[45][46] In March 2012, Andretti Sports Marketing took over as promoter of the Milwaukee Mile IndyCar race. The company also promoted theIndy Grand Prix of Louisiana, theMiami ePrix and theGlobal RallyCross Championship events atWashington andNew York.[47]
Andretti was married to Sandra "Sandy" Spinozzi from November 1985 to 1996 and they had two children, sonMarco (born March 13, 1987) and daughter Marissa (born October 31, 1990). He remarried on December 24, 1997, to Leslie Wood. They had a son, Lucca, born September 16, 1999. Andretti officially separated from Wood in 2003, and filed for divorce on September 7, 2004. Two years later, on July 15, 2006, Andretti announced his engagement to formerMiss Oregon Teen USA 1994,Playboy Playmate of the Year 1999, model and actressJodi Ann Paterson. The couple were married on October 7, 2006, at the Andretti Winery inNapa Valley, California. They have twin children, Mario and Miati (Mia), born February 13, 2014. The couple currently resides inFishers, Indiana.
Andretti was inducted intoNational Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, theMotorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2008,[48] the Long Beach Grand Prix Walk of Fame in 2010, the Canadian Motorsports (International Division) Hall of Fame in 2012, and theIndianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 2012.[40]
| Season | Series | Pos | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | SCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula F[49] | 8th | Van Diemen RF81 | |
| 1982 | Robert Bosch/VW Super Vee Championship[50][51] | 1st | Arciero Racing | Ralt-Volkswagen RT5/81 Ralt-Volkswagen RT5/82 |
| SCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula F[52] | 3rd | Lola T640 | ||
| 1983 | Formula Mondial North American Cup[53][54] | 1st | Conte Racing | Ralt-Ford RT4 |
| 24 Heures du Mans[55][56] | 3rd | Kremer Racing | Porsche 956 | |
| Robert Bosch/VW Super Vee Championship[57][58] | 18th | Ralt-Volkswagen RT5/82 | ||
| FIA World Endurance Championship[59] | 25th | Kremer Racing | Porsche 956 | |
| PPG Indy Car World Series[14][60][61] | 27th | Kraco Racing | March-Cosworth 83C | |
| European Endurance Championship[62] | 28th | Kremer Racing | Porsche 956 | |
| 1983/4 | USAC Gold Crown Series[14][63] | 5th | Kraco Racing | March-Cosworth 84C |
| 1984 | PPG Indy Car World Series[14][64][65] | 7th | Kraco Racing | March-Cosworth 83C |
| 1985 | USAC Gold Crown Series[14][66] | 8th | Kraco Racing | March-Cosworth 84C |
| PPG Indy Car World Series[14][67][68] | 9th | Kraco Racing | March-Cosworth 85C | |
| 1986 | PPG Indy Car World Series[14][69][70] | 2nd | Kraco Racing | March-Cosworth 86C |
| USAC Gold Crown Series[14][71] | 6th | Kraco Racing | March-Cosworth 86C | |
| 1987 | PPG Indy Car World Series[14][72][73] | 2nd | Kraco Racing | March-Cosworth 87C |
| International Race of Champions[74][75] | 7th | Chevrolet Camaro | ||
| USAC Gold Crown Series[14][76] | 29th | Kraco Racing | March-Cosworth 87C | |
| World Touring Car Championship[77][78] | 38th | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | |
| Camel GTP Championship[79][80] | 40th | Conte Racing Hendrick Motorsport | March-Buick 86G Chevrolet Corvette GTP | |
| 1988 | Marlboro Challenge[81] | 1st | Kraco Racing | Lola-Cosworth T88/00 |
| USAC Gold Crown Series[14][82] | 4th | Kraco Racing | March-Cosworth 88C | |
| PPG Indy Car World Series[14][72][83] | 6th | Kraco Racing | March-Cosworth 88C Lola-Cosworth T88/00 | |
| World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers[84] | 44th | Porsche AG | Porsche 962C | |
| 1989 | PPG Indy Car World Series[14][85][86] | 3rd | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Chevrolet T89/00 |
| USAC Gold Crown Series[14][87] | 17th | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Chevrolet T89/00 | |
| 1990 | PPG Indy Car World Series[14][88][89] | 2nd | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Chevrolet T90/00 |
| USAC Gold Crown Series[14][90] | 20th | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Chevrolet T90/00 | |
| 1991 | PPG Indy Car World Series[14][91][92] | 1st | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Chevrolet T91/00 |
| Marlboro Challenge[93] | 1st | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Chevrolet T91/00 | |
| USAC Gold Crown Series[14][94] | 2nd | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Chevrolet T91/00 | |
| Camel GTP Championship[95][96] | 29th | Jochen Dauer Racing | Porsche 962C | |
| 1992 | PPG Indy Car World Series[14][97][98] | 2nd | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Ford T91/00 Lola-Ford T92/00 |
| Marlboro Challenge[99] | 2nd | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Ford T92/00 | |
| USAC Gold Crown Series[14][100] | 13th | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Ford T92/00 | |
| 1993 | FIA Formula One World Championship[101][102] | 11th | Marlboro McLaren | McLaren-Ford MP4/8 |
| 1994 | PPG Indy Car World Series[14][103][104] | 4th | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard-Ford 94I |
| USAC Gold Crown Series[14][105] | 6th | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard-Ford 94I | |
| 1995 | PPG Indy Car World Series[14][106][107] | 4th | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Ford T95/00 |
| USAC Gold Crown Series[14][108] | 25th | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Ford T95/00 | |
| 1996 | PPG Indy Car World Series[14][109][110] | 2nd | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Ford T96/00 |
| 1997 | PPG CART World Series[14][111][112] | 8th | Newman/Haas Racing | Swift-Ford 007i |
| 1998 | FedEx Championship Series[14][113][114] | 7th | Newman/Haas Racing | Swift-Ford 009.c |
| 1999 | FedEx Championship Series[14][115][116] | 4th | Newman/Haas Racing | Swift-Ford 010.c |
| 2000 | FedEx Championship Series[14][117][118] | 8th | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola-Ford B2K/00 |
| 2001 | FedEx Championship Series[14][119][120] | 3rd | Team Green | Reynard-Honda 01i |
| Indy Racing Northern Lights Series[14][121][122] | 34th | Team Green | Dallara-Oldsmobile IR1 | |
| 2002 | FedEx Championship Series[14][123][124] | 9th | Team Motorola | Reynard-Honda 02i Lola-Honda B2/00 |
| Firestone Indy Racing League[14][125][126] | 38th | Team Green | Dallara-Chevrolet IR2 | |
| 2003 | IndyCar Series[14][127][128] | 24th | Andretti Green Racing | Dallara-Honda IR2 |
| 2006 | IndyCar Series[14][129][130] | 24th | Andretti Green Racing | Dallara-Honda IR4 |
| 2007 | IndyCar Series[14][131][132] | 27th | Andretti Green Racing | Dallara-Honda IR4 |
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Road Atlanta | Van Diemen RF81 | Ford | Formula Ford | 8 | Running | |
| 1982 | Road Atlanta | Lola T640 | Ford | Formula Ford | 3 | 1 | Running |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  Grand Touring Cars Inc. | Mario Andretti | Mirage-Cosworth M12 | C | 0 | DNS (DSQ) | DNS (DSQ) |
| 1983 |  Porsche Kremer Racing | Mario Andretti Philippe Alliot | Porsche 956 | C | 364 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 1988 | Porsche A.G. | Mario AndrettiJohn Andretti | Porsche 962C | C1 | 375 | 6th | 6th |
| 1997 | Courage Compétition | Mario AndrettiOlivier Grouillard | Courage-Porsche C36 | LMP | 197 | DNF | DNF |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Dr. Ing. H. C. F. Porsche | Mario Andretti | Porsche 962 | GTP | 127 | 66th (DNF) | 25th (DNF) |
| 1989 | Busby Racing | Mario Andretti | Porsche 962 | GTP | 237 | 47th (DNF) | 16th (DNF) |
| 1991 | Jochen Dauer Racing | Mario AndrettiJeff Andretti | Porsche 962C | GTP | 663 | 5th (DNF) | 3rd (DNF) |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Henn's Swap Shop Racing |  Derek BellJohn Paul, Jr. | Porsche 935L | GTP | 125 | 56th (DNF) | 9th (DNF) |
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| 1993 | Marlboro McLaren | McLaren MP4/8 | FordV8 | RSA Ret | BRA Ret | EUR Ret | SMR Ret | ESP 5 | MON 8 | CAN 14 | FRA 6 | GBR Ret | GER Ret | HUN Ret | BEL 8 | ITA 3 | POR | JPN | AUS | 11th | 7 |
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| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Arciero Racing | Ralt RT5/82 | VWBrabham | PHX 1 | CLT 1 | DET 17 | MIL 14 | ROA 3 | MIL 1 | MSP 1 | MCH Ret | RIV 1 | LS 2 | PHX 1 | 1st | 152 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | Kraco Racing | DQSF | INDY 5 | 5th | 500 |
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5- | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 1983 | Kraco Racing | 99 | March 83C | CosworthDFXV8t | ATL | INDY | MIL | CLE | MIS1 | ROA | POC | RIV | MDO | MIS2 | LVG 19 | LS 24 | PHX 9 | T-26th | 4 | [135] | ||||||||
| 1984 | Kraco Racing | March 84C | CosworthDFXV8t | LBH 10 | PHX1 3 | INDY 5 | MIL 4 | POR 12 | MEA 13 | CLE 3 | MIS1 20 | ROA 16 | POC 23 | MDO 16 | SAN 3 | MIS2 7 | PHX2 3 | LS 3 | LVG 24 | 7th | 102 | [136] | ||||||
| 1985 | Kraco Racing | March 85C | CosworthDFXV8t | LBH 19 | INDY 8 | MIL 19 | POR 28 | MEA 4 | CLE 7 | MIS1 27 | ROA 2 | POC 13 | MDO 14 | SAN 19 | MIS2 25 | LS 9 | PHX 5 | MIA 25 | 9th | 53 | [137] | |||||||
| 1986 | Kraco Racing | 18 | March 86C | CosworthDFXV8t | PHX1 15 | LBH 1 | INDY 6 | MIL 1 | POR 2 | MEA 20 | CLE 2 | TOR 19 | MIS1 11 | POC 11 | MDO 10 | SAN 6 | MIS2 2 | ROA 2 | LS 3 | PHX2 1 | MIA 18 | 2nd | 171 | [138] | ||||
| 1987 | Kraco Racing | March 87C | CosworthDFXV8t | LBH 4 | PHX 4 | INDY 29 | MIL 1 | POR 2 | MEA 5 | CLE 6 | TOR 5 | MIS 1 | POC 8 | ROA 16 | MDO 13 | NAZ 1 | LS 22 | MIA 1 | 2nd | 158 | [139] | |||||||
| 1988 | Kraco Racing | March 88C | CosworthDFXV8t | PHX 3 | LBH 7 | INDY 4 | MIL 7 | POR 11 | CLE 14 | TOR 3 | MEA 6 | 6th | 119 | [140] | ||||||||||||||
| Lola T88/00 | MIS 3 | POC 25 | MDO 26 | ROA 5 | NAZ 2 | LS 2 | MIA 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Newman/Haas Racing | 6 | Lola T89/00 | Chevrolet265AV8t | PHX 4 | LBH 2 | INDY 17 | MIL 2 | DET 13 | POR 6 | CLE 18 | MEA 18 | TOR 1 | MIS 1 | POC 3 | MDO 3 | ROA 6 | NAZ 5 | LS 7 | 3rd | 150 | [141] | ||||||
| 1990 | Newman/Haas Racing | 3 | Lola T90/00 | Chevrolet265AV8t | PHX 20 | LBH 4 | INDY 20 | MIL 5 | DET 1 | POR 1 | CLE 25 | MEA 1 | TOR 2 | MIS 15 | DEN 5 | VAN 20 | MDO 1 | ROA 1 | NAZ 5 | LS 3 | 2nd | 181 | [142] | |||||
| 1991 | Newman/Haas Racing | 2 | Lola T91/00 | Chevrolet265AV8t | SRF 14 | LBH 16 | PHX 4 | INDY 2 | MIL 1 | DET 19 | POR 1 | CLE 1 | MEA 16 | TOR 1 | MIS 14 | DEN 3 | VAN 1 | MDO 1 | ROA 1 | NAZ 3 | LS 1 | 1st | 234 | [143] | ||||
| 1992 | Newman/Haas Racing | 1 | Lola T91/00 | FordXBV8t | SRF 17 | PHX 10 | 2nd | 192 | [144] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lola T92/00 | LBH 16 | INDY 13 | DET 4 | POR 1 | MIL 1 | NHM 2 | TOR 1 | MIS 18 | CLE 2 | ROA 4 | VAN 1 | MDO 21 | NAZ 2 | LS 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 8 | Reynard 94i | FordXBV8t | SRF 1 | PHX 20 | LBH 6 | INDY 6 | MIL 4 | DET 5 | POR 31 | CLE 18 | TOR 1 | MIS 22 | MDO 5 | NHM 5 | VAN 3 | ROA 17 | NAZ 9 | LS 28 | 4th | 118 | [145] | |||||
| 1995 | Newman/Haas Racing | 6 | Lola T95/00 | FordXBV8t | MIA 20 | SRF 9 | PHX 2 | LBH 9 | NAZ 22 | INDY 25 | MIL 3 | DET 4 | POR 4 | ROA 27 | TOR 1 | CLE 7 | MIS 25 | MDO 19 | NHM 2 | VAN 21 | LS 4 | 4th | 123 | [146] | ||||
| 1996 | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T96/00 | FordXDV8t | MIA 9 | RIO 22 | SRF 19 | LBH 7 | NAZ 1 | MIS1 23 | MIL 1 | DET 1 | POR 11 | CLE 19 | TOR 22 | MIS2 22 | MDO 3 | ROA 1 | VAN 1 | LS 9 | 2nd | 132 | [147] | ||||||
| 1997 | Newman/Haas Racing | Swift 007.i | FordXDV8t | MIA 1 | SRF 3 | LBH 22 | NAZ 2 | RIO 21 | GAT 11 | MIL 2 | DET 2 | POR 8 | CLE 23 | TOR 4 | MIS 21 | MDO 8 | ROA 26 | VAN 16 | LS 27 | FON 19 | 8th | 108 | [148] | |||||
| 1998 | Newman/Haas Racing | Swift 009.c | FordXDV8t | MIA 1 | MOT 14 | LBH 21 | NAZ 18 | RIO 5 | GAT 2 | MIL 26 | DET 10 | POR 17 | CLE 2 | TOR 2 | MIS 6 | MDO 21 | ROA 15 | VAN 2 | LS 10 | HOU 28 | SRF 20 | FON 18 | 7th | 112 | [149] | |||
| 1999 | Newman/Haas Racing | Swift 010.c | FordXDV8t | MIA 2 | MOT 5 | LBH 7 | NAZ 6 | RIO 26 | GAT 1 | MIL 15 | POR 10 | CLE 3 | ROA 2 | TOR 26 | MIS 4 | DET 4 | MDO 8 | CHI 22 | VAN 14 | LS 10 | HOU 3 | SRF 5 | FON 21 | 4th | 151 | [150] | ||
| 2000 | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola B2K/00 | FordXFV8t | MIA 22 | LBH 14 | RIO 9 | MOT 1 | NAZ 6 | MIL 2 | DET 13 | POR 4 | CLE 4 | TOR 1 | MIS 2 | CHI 2 | MDO 8 | ROA 19 | VAN 12 | LS 14 | GAT 20 | HOU 13 | SRF 20 | FON 19 | 8th | 127 | [151] | ||
| 2001 | Team Motorola | 39 | Reynard 01i | Honda HR-1V8t | MTY 4 | LBH 28 | TXS NH | NAZ 6 | MOT 23 | MIL 2 | DET 4 | POR 8 | CLE 15 | TOR 1 | MIS 19 | CHI 24 | MDO 26 | ROA 2 | VAN 3 | LAU 4 | ROC 5 | HOU 21 | LS 14 | SRF 2 | FON 7 | 3rd | 147 | [152] |
| 2002 | Team Motorola | Reynard 02i | Honda HR-2V8t | MTY 12 | LBH 1* | 9th | 110 | [153] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lola B02/00 | MOT 16 | MIL 7 | LS 11 | POR 9 | CHI 15 | TOR 11 | CLE 2 | VAN 6 | MDO 3 | ROA 10 | MTL 8 | DEN 13 | ROC 10 | MIA 8 | SRF 9 | FON 2 | MEX 17 | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 2001 | Team Motorola | Dallara IR-01 | 39 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY 3 | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | STL | CHI | TX2 | 34th | 35 | [154] | ||||
| 2002 | Team Green | Dallara IR-02 | Chevrolet IndyV8 | HMS | PHX | FON | NAZ | INDY 7 | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIS | KTY | STL | CHI | TX2 | 38th | 26 | [155] | |||
| 2003 | Andretti Green Racing | Dallara IR-03 | 7 | HondaHI3RV8 | HMS 6 | PHX 13 | MOT 4 | INDY 27 | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIS | STL | KTY | NAZ | CHI | FON | TX2 | 24th | 80 | [156] | |
| 2006 | Dallara IR-05 | 1 | HondaHI6RV8 | HMS | STP | MOT | INDY 3 | WGL | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | SNM | CHI | 24th | 35 | [157] | ||||
| 2007 | 39 | HondaHI7RV8 | HMS | STP | MOT | KAN | INDY 13 | MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | MIS | KTY | SNM | DET | CHI | 27th | 17 | [158] | ||
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | March | Cosworth | 4 | 5 | Kraco |
| 1985 | Lola | Cosworth | 15 | 8 | Kraco |
| 1986 | March | Cosworth | 3 | 6 | Kraco |
| 1987 | March | Cosworth | 9 | 29 | Kraco |
| 1988 | March | Cosworth | 10 | 4 | Kraco |
| 1989 | Lola | Chevrolet | 21 | 17 | Newman/Haas |
| 1990 | Lola | Chevrolet | 5 | 20 | Newman/Haas |
| 1991 | Lola | Chevrolet | 5 | 2 | Newman/Haas |
| 1992 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 6 | 13 | Newman/Haas |
| 1994 | Reynard | Ford-Cosworth | 5 | 6 | Ganassi |
| 1995 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 4 | 25 | Newman/Haas |
| 2001 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 21 | 3 | Team Green |
| 2002 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 25 | 7 | Team Green |
| 2003 | Dallara | Honda | 13 | 27 | Andretti Green |
| 2006 | Dallara | Honda | 13 | 3 | Andretti Green |
| 2007 | Dallara | Honda | 11 | 13 | Andretti Green |
With Galles Racing having moved up to Can-Am and Arciero having found Pete Halsmer a CART drive, Michael Andretti took over the Arciero Ralt RT5/81 and dominated the FSV season.
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