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Marco Andretti carries the torch for one of racing’s greatest names as he is set
to follow grandfather Mario’s footsteps into sports car racing. … Will be the third
driver for Andretti Green Racing at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and could
compete in additional Series events later in 2008. … Father Michael is Andretti
Green principal. … Expected to contend for 2008 IndyCar Series championship
in third season.
2008: At Sebring, made first career Series start with Bryan Herta/Christian Fittipaldi in new Acura ARX-01b. Showed impressive pace early after recovering from early off at Turn 1 but drove from eighth-place P2 position to overall lead on Lap 45. Drove opening triple-stint but watched car retire after 287 laps (overheating). ... At Lime Rock, joined Franck Montagny in AGR seat, having flown Friday night from IndyCar qualifying in Nashville to Lime Rock for first view of track Saturday morning. Drove impressive first stint from rear of grid and handed off car in seventh place overall. French F1 talent drove car home to sixth-place overall finish, fifth overall. … At Road Atlanta, returned to cockpit of AGR Acura in tandem with Franck Montagny/Tony Kanaan. Led overall just shy of halfway point (car led twice) and was in position for class victory until Montagny was caught up in crash on Lap 347 restart. Car finished 16th overall and seventh in class.
2007: Placed 11th in IndyCar Series championship for Andretti Green Racing. …
Recorded career-best six top-five finishes. … Placed second at Iowa and
Michigan. … Fourth at St. Petersburg and Kentucky and fifth at Watkins Glen and
Nashville. … Qualified ninth but finished 24th at Indianapolis.
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DRIVER NOTES
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First realized he wanted to race after father Michael won 1991 PPG Cup. …
Started in karts at age 9 and moved to cars in 2003. … 2001 World Karting
Association Vice-Champion with 10 club victories. … Was runner-up in
2002 “Stars of Tomorrow” national championship and won Formula
Yahama Junior national championship. … Named Skip Barber Formula
Dodge Eastern ‘rookie of the year’ and won Eastern Series national title.
Won eight of 16 series races after initially completing three-day Barber
school. … Captured 2004 Skip Barber Formula Dodge National Series
championship, including three victories. ... Also won 11 times in Skip Barber
Dodge Southern Series ranks. … Won Formula TR National Championship
with wins at Fontana (2) and Buttonwillow. … Notched three wins and a
second while competing in 2005 IRL Infiniti Pro Series. … Wins came at St.
Petersburg in his inaugural Pro Series start, at Indianapolis (road course)
and Infineon with a second at Watkins Glen. … Also produced three poles
in 10th-place championship showing. … Wound up 10th in Pro Series
points championship. Moved to IndyCar in 2006 and made first start at
Homestead (March 26). … Registered first career IndyCar Series victory at
Infineon Raceway – the youngest driver (19 years, five months, 14 days ) to
ever win major open wheel race. ... Named IRL Rookie of Year. … Second
in first Indianapolis 500 start, losing out to Sam Hornish at the finish line
by 0.0635 seconds, the second-closest finish in race history. … Had two
other top four finishes – fourth at Richmond and fifth at Milwaukee. … Lists
grandfather Mario, father Michael and Ayrton Senna as racing heroes. …
Lists Ferrari 430 as the finest car he has ever driven. … Says the name
“Andretti” means to him racing and passion.
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DRIVER STATS
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| Year | Starts | Wins | Top 3 | Top 5 | Top 10 | FQs | FLs |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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