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Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional racing driver who now runs the Andretti Green Racing team in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of Mario Andretti, one of the most recognizable auto racing drivers of all time. Michael Andretti started his racing career at the wheel of a 1980 Formula Ford. In 1982, he won six of the 11 Super Vee races and went on to win the championship. [1] After that, he went into Formula Atlantic, where he won the Formula Atlantic Championship. During that same year, he made his CART debut and also finished third in the Le Mans 24 Hours. In 1984, he won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award. He went on to win his first IndyCar race in 1986, finishing as championship runner-up that year and the next year he took his sole CART IndyCar World Series (now the Champ Car World Series) Championship in 1991.
He joined the McLaren Formula 1 team for 1993, alongside the great triple world champion Ayrton Senna. Unfortunately, the season was not a success. A string of collisions meant that he only completed three laps in his first three races, and he never fully got up to speed in Formula 1 cars. He commuted to races and test sessions from the U.S., which many feel contributed to his downfall. His third place at Monza was perceived as too little, too late, and he mutually agreed to leave the team and the championship. After McLaren replaced Andretti with Finnish ace Mika Häkkinen, Andretti returned to the CART series, where he proved very successful, finishing as runner-up in 1996. In 2003, he bought into the "Team Green" squad Kim Green ran with his brother Barry Green in the Champ Car World Series. He renamed it Andretti Green Racing and moved the team into the Indy Racing League. In 2004, Tony Kanaan won the 2004 IndyCar Series Championship for Andretti Green Racing. In 2005, Dan Wheldon won the Indianapolis 500, and the IndyCar Series Championship. Michael Andretti returned to the driver's seat for the 2006 Indianapolis 500 in an one-off effort to assist the development of his son, Marco, an IRL rookie in 2006. Michael led the race with four laps to go, falling to second behind his son Marco a lap later. Michael finished third, while Marco dropped to second after a last-lap pass by Sam Hornish Jr. He will run in the 2007 Indianapolis 500.
Personal life
Michael Andretti lives on an adjacent tract of land to his father's mansion of "Montona" in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, where he grew up. Michael's sprawling modern design home may be viewed behind the iron gates of his own large estate bordered by a natural fence of tall pines. Complete Formula One results(key)
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