Mario Andretti 1993 picture infographic
Picture shows Mario Andretti, former Formula 1 driver, now driving Indycars with Newman-Haas team.
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Mario Andretti 1993 picture

June 22, 1993 - Picture shows Mario Andretti, former Formula 1 driver, now driving Indycars with Newman-Haas team.

Mario Andretti has dedicated his life to motor racing. At the age of 53 he shows no desire to retire but is set for another season of IndyCar racing with the Newman-Haas team and new teammate, Nigel Mansell.

Winner of the first Driver of the Year award in 1967, he topped this on its 25th anniversary in 1992 by being awarded the title Driver of the Quarter-Century – a feat few drivers are likely to emulate.

Andretti first achieved success in 1965 when he finished third in his first Indianapolis 500 and went on to win his initial IndyCar race and subsequently the championship, which he retained the following year.

In the early 1970’s, IndyCar racing became an all-oval track series, which did not appeal to the adventurous Andretti. While not abandoning IndyCars entirely, he sought new challenges by turning to Formula 1 where he won his first Grand Prix, driving for Ferrari, in South Africa in 1971. Determined to become World Champion, he joined Colin Chapman’s Lotus team in 1976, and together they set about restoring the winning ways of the legendary marque. Andretti won the final race of the season in Japan and in 1977 rose to third in the world rankings. In 1978, the world title was his.
He returned to full-time IndyCar competition in 1983, winning his third Driver of the Year award in 1984, making him the only man ever to win the trophy in three different decades.

He is IndyCar’s all-time leader in pole positions and laps led, was the first to win both IndyCar and Formula 1 championships and the first to win both the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500.

With his two sons and his nephew, he achieved yet another first when all four family members competed in the same IndyCar race in Milwaukee in 1990. Elder son Michael is following closely in father’s footsteps and this season competes in Formula 1 for the McLaren team.

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PUBLISHED: 22/6/1993; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Indycar
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