Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987) is an American professional auto racing driver.
Marco was born in Nazareth, Pennsylvania on March 13, 1987, to Sandra Spinozzi and eventual IndyCar champion Michael Andretti.
[4] He won three times – at St. Petersburg, the Liberty Challenge, and Sonoma – and finished 10th in points despite only starting half the races.
Motorsports journalist Gordon Kirby suggested at the Champ Car finale in Mexico City that the youngest Andretti would be replacing Dan Wheldon in his No.
Though a novel proposition to some, it was later confirmed in a December 15 press conference that he would move up to the Indy Racing League full-time as the youngest driver in series history and would trade sponsors – the New York Stock Exchange and Motorola – with Dario Franchitti, as Andretti was not old enough to run an alcohol-sponsored car.
26 New York Stock Exchange Dallara Honda, Andretti started 13th but broke a half shaft in his first pitstop, eliminating him from the race.
He held the record until April 2008, when Graham Rahal won the 2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg aged 74 days younger.
The team struggled to find balance on 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, with accidents eliminating him from the races in Japan, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Chicago, as well as the Mid Ohio road course.
His car slipped up the track, collecting Ed Carpenter, which in turn caused Vítor Meira to go airborne as he drove over Andretti's tire.
Andretti finished fifth at Watkins Glen before mechanical failure caused his car to crash out at Nashville.
At Mid-Ohio, Andretti got caught up in a four-car wreck on a restart on lap 42 which ended his race, before a 17th-place finish at Edmonton after contact with his teammate Danica Patrick.
The 2009 season began on two street circuits, allowing Andretti to show the benefits of his A1 Grand Prix experience.
Starting 8th, Andretti attempted to pass KV Racing Technology's Mario Moraes on the outside of the South chute between Turns 1 and 2.
In 2012, Andretti started the year with 14th place at St. Petersburg, 11th at Alabama, 25th at Long Beach, and 14th at São Paulo.
[9] In the fourth race of the season at São Paulo, Andretti finished third and was able to move to second in the championship thirteen points behind Takuma Sato.
At Pocono, where his grandfather and father had once raced, he was at the top of his game, setting the track record for the fastest lap, and gaining a 4th career pole.
The high point in his season proved short-lived, however, as he quickly faded after the race's start and ended up finishing 13th.
[21] Andretti said that he had greatly enjoyed the test but also told reporters that he wishes to enter Formula One only after he has won the Indianapolis 500.
[22] On February 7–8, 2007 Andretti participated in a second Honda Racing F1 test for two days in Jerez, Spain.
Andretti, Franck Montagny, and Tony Kanaan raced at the Petit Le Mans on October 4, 2008.
Andretti made his Rolex Sports Car Series debut in the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona, driving the No.
2 Starworks Motorsport Riley-Ford with Ryan Hunter-Reay, Michael Valiante, Scott Mayer and Miguel Potolicchio, finishing 10th overall.
Andretti would perform exceptionally well in the series, with him winning the race in Slinger Speedway late in the season.
[27] On November 3, 2008, Andretti was confirmed to be racing for A1 Team USA at the second round of the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season.
In 2023, Andretti made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, driving the No.
[34] He would then run the final two races of the Truck season for Spire, finishing eighteenth at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and 35th at Phoenix Raceway due to a crash with Chris Hacker.
[35][36] At the Circuit of the Americas in 2024, Andretti finished 31st after the rear end assembly completely detached from his truck.
[37] In 2024, it was revealed that Andretti would participate in the pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway for the ARCA Menards Series, driving for McGowan Motorsports with Cook Racing Technologies.
[39] Off the track, Marco spends his time in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, having purchased his childhood home from his father, Michael, for $2 million.
* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.