Mario Andretti is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. Andretti is a one-time champion (1978), with 12 wins and 19 podiums from 128 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,053 ranks Andretti 184th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1982-09-25 | Las Vegas Street Circuit | DNF | โ69 |
| 1982-09-12 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P3 | +123 |
| 1982-04-04 | Long Beach | DNF | โ84 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +190 | Kyalami 1971 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +164 | Jarama 1970 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| +161 | Fuji 1976 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +156 | Long Beach 1977 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +145 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1977 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | โธFormula 1 | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | P15 | โ30 | 6,206 |
| 1981 | โธFormula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | P15 | +247 | 6,235 |
| 1980 | โธFormula 1 | Team Lotus | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | P14 | โ167 | 5,988 |
| 1979 | โธFormula 1 | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 14 | P10 | โ624 | 6,155 |
| 1978 | โธFormula 1 | Team Lotus | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 64 | P1 | +365 | 6,779 |
| 1977 | โธFormula 1 | Team Lotus | 17 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 47 | P3 | +228 | 6,414 |
| 1976 | โธFormula 1 | Team Lotus | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 22 | P6 | +334 | 6,186 |
| 1975 | โธFormula 1 | Parnelli | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | P12 | โ123 | 5,852 |
| 1974 | โธFormula 1 | Parnelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | โ48 | 5,975 |
| 1972 | โธFormula 1 | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | P10 | +249 | 6,023 |
| 1971 | โธFormula 1 | Ferrari | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | P7 | +252 | 5,774 |
| 1970 | โธFormula 1 | March | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | P13 | โ33 | 5,523 |
| 1969 | โธFormula 1 | Lotus-Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P15 | โ245 | 5,556 |
| 1968 | โธFormula 1 | Lotus-Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P17 | +4,451 | 5,801 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฆ๐ท Carlos Reutemann | 6,552 | 107 | 42 | 65 | 39% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง John Watson | 6,238 | 107 | 49 | 58 | 46% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Jacques Laffite | 6,099 | 106 | 48 | 58 | 45% |
| ๐ง๐ท Emerson Fittipaldi | 5,823 | 99 | 48 | 51 | 48% |
| ๐ฆ๐บ Alan Jones | 5,869 | 93 | 40 | 53 | 43% |
| ๐ฟ๐ฆ Jody Scheckter | 6,391 | 91 | 38 | 53 | 42% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Jean-Pierre Jarier | 4,698 | 86 | 44 | 42 | 51% |
| ๐จ๐ญ Clay Regazzoni | 6,212 | 85 | 36 | 49 | 42% |
| ๐ฉ๐ช Jochen Mass | 6,098 | 82 | 38 | 44 | 46% |
| ๐ฆ๐น Niki Lauda | 6,274 | 80 | 35 | 45 | 44% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Alain ProstHigher-rated, 4ร champion | 6,802 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 48% |
| ๐ง๐ท Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum, 3ร champion | 6,711 | 52 | 19 | 33 | 37% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Jackie StewartHigher-rated, 3ร champion | 6,669 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 21% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | ๐ฌ๐ง Taylor Barnard | Formula E | 6,068 |
| 175 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Carel Godin de Beaufort | Formula 1 | 6,067 |
| 176 | ๐ช๐ธ Marc Gene | WEC | 6,067 |
| 177 | ๐บ๐ธ Paul Russo | Formula 1 | 6,067 |
| 178 | ๐ฎ๐ช Derek Daly | Formula 1 | 6,063 |
| 179 | ๐ซ๐ท Jean Alesi | IndyCar | 6,063 |
| 180 | ๐ฆ๐ท Roberto Mieres | Formula 1 | 6,059 |
| 181 | ๐บ๐ธ Brad Keselowski | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,058 |
| 182 | ๐ฎ๐น Cesare Perdisa | Formula 1 | 6,056 |
| 183 | ๐ฌ๐ง Martin Brundle | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 6,056 |
| 184 | ๐บ๐ธ Mario Andretti | Formula 1 | 6,053 |
| 185 | ๐ฌ๐ง Bob Gerard | Formula 1 | 6,051 |
| 186 | ๐ซ๐ท Sacha Fenestraz | Super GT | 6,050 |
| 187 | ๐ฉ๐ช Thierry Boutsen | FIA GT Championship | 6,049 |
| 188 | ๐บ๐ธ Michael Andretti | IndyCar | 6,048 |
| 189 | ๐ฌ๐ง Mike Spence | Formula 1 | 6,047 |
| 190 | ๐บ๐ธ Jack McGrath | Formula 1 | 6,046 |
| 191 | ๐ฌ๐ง Eddie Irvine | Formula 1 | 6,045 |
| 192 | ๐บ๐ธ Jim Hall | SCCA Regionals | 6,045 |
| 193 | ๐ฌ๐ง Tony Brooks | Formula 1 | 6,045 |
| 194 | ๐ซ๐ท Kevin Estre | IMSA WeatherTech | 6,042 |
Mario Andretti was an established professional who raced in Formula 1 from 1968 to 1982, competing for Team Lotus across 128 starts in the single-class world championship. He drove alongside a field mixing amateurs and semi-professionals with elite graded competitors, and won the 1978 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship.[1]
Andretti took 12 wins and 19 podiums across his 14 seasons in the series. His best years came in the mid-to-late 1970s, culminating in the title with Lotus. His final season, 1982, saw him take one podium from three rounds before finishing 15th in the championship standings. Over his full Formula 1 career he was closely matched with established professionals Carlos Reutemann and John Watson, regular opponents at his level. He beat elite drivers Nelson Piquet four times and Alain Prost once; Piquet would go on to win three world championships.[2]