Mario Andretti

Greatest Race Car Driver Ever

No doubt Michael Schumacher is the greatest Formula 1 driver ever not named Lewis Hamilton, A.J. Foyt is the greatest Champ Car driver ever, and Richard Petty is the greatest Stock Car driver ever; but Andretti's accomplishments span all these forms of racing, so he's the greatest race car driver ever, period.

World Champion, 1978
Indianapolis 500, 1969
National Champion, 1965, 1966, 1969
CART Champion, 1984
Daytona 500, 1967
12 Hours of Sebring, 1967, 1970, 1972
IROC Champion, 1979
Pike's Peak Hill Climb (Open Wheel), 1969
52 Champ Car victories (33 USAC, 19 CART)
12 Formula 1 victories
3 IROC victories


Mario Andretti's Indianapolis 500
Winning Car (Replica)


1969

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