Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 28, 1940
Place of Birth
Montona, Istria, Italy -now Motovun, Istria, Croatia
Credits
42 titles
Mario Andretti
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
Bobby Rahal: True American Racer
Self
IndyCar: Anything to Win
Self
Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience
The Last Movie Stars
Co-Producer
Race to Perfection
Self
Shelby American
Rapid Response
Self
Drive Like Andretti
Self
Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
Self
Mickey and the Roadster Racers
Mario Mousedretti (voice)
The 24 Hour War
Self
8 Meters
Self
The Routes to Roots: Napa and Sonoma
Self
McLaren
Self
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Self
Lauda - The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
1
Self
Turbo
Dos Bros Customer / Race Official (voice)
How to Go Faster and Influence People: The Gordon Murray F1 Story
Self
Frankly... Jacky Ickx
Self
Cars
Mario Andretti (voice)
Dust to Glory
Self
Hunt For The Title: Formula One 1976 - A Review Of The 1976 Grand Prix Season
Lauda's Comeback: Formula One 1977 - A Review Of The 1977 Grand Prix Season
Double First - Williams & Jones: Formula One 1980 - A Review Of The 1980 Grand Prix Season
Top Gear
Self
Beyond the Glory
Super Speedway
Himself
The Pretender
Mario Andretti
The Jeff Foxworthy Show
Lap of the Gods
Self
Home Improvement
Mario Andretti
Driven to Excellence
Himself
1981 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Self
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1
Self
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Self
1972 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Self
The Speed Merchants
Self
1971 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Self
Once Upon a Wheel
Self
1970 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Self
The Racing Scene
Self