Michael Andretti

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Michael Andretti : biography

October 5, 1962 –

Formula One

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1993 Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/8 Ford V8 RSARet BRARet EURRet SMRRet ESP5 MON8 CAN14 FRA6 GBRRet GERRet HUNRet BEL8 ITA3 POR JPN AUS 11th 7

Andretti family

Michael is from the famous Andretti racing family. He is the son of Formula 1, CART and NASCAR racing legend Mario Andretti. His brother Jeff Andretti competed in IndyCar. Michael’s uncle Aldo Andretti was an open wheel racer until an accident ended his racing career. Aldo’s son John Andretti (Michael’s first cousin) raced in IndyCar before he became a NASCAR regular. He returned to IndyCar in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 to race the Indy 500, and will race in the 2011 edition too. Aldo’s other son, Adam also is a racecar driver, and in 2005, Michael’s son Marco began his career in Indy Racing. The Andretti family became the first family to have five relatives (Michael, Mario, Marco, Jeff, and John) compete in the same series (CART/Champ Car/Indycar).

Andretti has an estate upon an adjacent tract of land to his father’s mansion of "Montona" in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, where he grew up. However that property was listed for sale in January 2008. . He was elected into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2008, the Long Beach Grand Prix Walk of Fame in 2010, the Canadian Motorsports (International Division) Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Indianapolis Speedway’s Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2012.

Sports cars

Andretti has driven in numerous sports car races at different times in his career. Many were Andretti family efforts, especially with his father Mario.

Personal life

Andretti was married to Sandra Spinozzi from November 1985 to 1996 and they had two children, son Marco (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. On September 7, 2004 Andretti filed for divorce. Two years later on July 15, 2006 Andretti announced his engagement to former Miss Oregon Teen USA 1994, model, actress and 2000 Playboy Playmate of the Year Jodi Ann Paterson. The couple were married on October 7, 2006 at the Andretti Winery in Napa Valley, California.