Marco Andretti

Marco Andretti
Born	(1987-03-13) March 13, 1987 Nazareth, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Professional race car driver
Years active	2003–present
Known for	IndyCar Series driver, 2006 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year, 2022 SRX Series champion

Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987) is an American professional race car driver currently participating part-time in the IndyCar Series behind the wheel of the No. 98 Dallara-Chevrolet for Andretti Global.

He spent a decade and a half racing in IndyCar with his family's outfit, Andretti Herta Autosport, achieving two victories and reaching a career-high fifth place in the 2013 championship standings. Andretti was honored as the 2006 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year. In addition to IndyCar, his racing portfolio includes appearances in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Formula E, IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans. Currently, he focuses primarily on competing in the Indianapolis 500.

Between 2021 and 2023, Andretti took part in the Superstar Racing Experience, where he secured the 2022 SRX Series title.

He is part of a legendary racing lineage as the grandson of motorsport legend Mario Andretti and son of former CART champion Michael Andretti.

Early life and education

Born on March 13, 1987, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, Marco is the son of IndyCar champion Michael Andretti and Sandra Spinozzi. His grandfather, Mario Andretti, famously claimed the Formula One Drivers' Championship in . The Andretti family boasts a rich heritage across multiple racing disciplines.

Marco completed his secondary education at Notre Dame High School in Easton, Pennsylvania in 2005.

Career

In 2003, Andretti captured eight wins during the Barber Formula Dodge Eastern Championship and went on to win both the Barber National and Southern class titles the following year.

During 2005, he competed in the Star Mazda series and made six appearances in the Indy Pro Series, claiming victories at St. Petersburg, the Liberty Challenge, and Sonoma. Despite participating in only half of that season’s events, he secured tenth place overall in the points standings.

At the final Champ Car race held in Mexico City, motorsports journalist Gordon Kirby predicted that Andretti would take over from Dan Wheldon in the No. 26 Jim Beam Dallara-Honda for 2006. Meanwhile, his father, Michael Andretti, was expected to return from retirement to manage a fifth car for Andretti Green Racing at the Indianapolis 500. This speculation was confirmed on December 15 when Marco advanced to full-time competition in the Indy Racing League, becoming its youngest driver at that time. Due to age restrictions preventing him from driving an alcohol-sponsored vehicle, he swapped sponsors—the New York Stock Exchange and Motorola—with teammate Dario Franchitti.

2006

Andretti made his rookie debut on March 26, 2006, at Homestead-Miami Speedway, driving the No. 26 Dallara equipped with a Honda engine. Starting from 13th position, his race ended prematurely after a broken half shaft during his initial pit stop.

At the prestigious Indianapolis 500, he earned Rookie of the Year recognition by finishing second behind Sam Hornish Jr., marking one of the closest finishes ever recorded with a margin of just 0.0635 seconds. This achievement made him the third member of the Andretti family to finish within the top five during their first Indianapolis 500 appearance, following his father and grandfather.

On August 27, 2006, at age , Andretti became the youngest driver ever to win a major open-wheel race by taking victory at Sonoma Raceway in an Indy Racing League event—a record that stood until 2008. He was also awarded the 2006 Bombardier Rookie of the Year honor.

2007

The 2007 campaign proved difficult for Andretti, as he failed to complete ten events and managed to finish only seven races. The team encountered handling issues on oval tracks, which contributed to several crashes at venues including Japan, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, and Mid-Ohio. Following a runner-up result at Michigan, he wrapped up the year in eleventh place overall, accumulating 350 points.

2008

Andretti began the 2008 season strongly at Homestead-Miami Speedway, securing second place behind Scott Dixon while leading for 85 laps and collecting bonus points. Nevertheless, mechanical troubles and incidents soon followed: a half-shaft malfunction at St. Petersburg forced him to retire; he spun on the opening lap at Motegi; and at the Indianapolis 500, he finished third after leading multiple laps.

He earned his first IndyCar Series pole position at the Milwaukee Mile, becoming the youngest driver ever to do so at age , but was involved in a late-race crash that triggered a multi-car pileup. At Texas Motor Speedway, despite showing competitive speed, contact with Ryan Hunter-Reay compromised his race result.

Andretti achieved third place at Iowa and fifth at Watkins Glen but was hindered by setbacks including mechanical failure in Nashville and collisions at Mid-Ohio and Edmonton. At Kentucky Speedway, he led late into the race but ultimately finished third following a strategic fuel battle with Scott Dixon. He ended the season seventh in the championship standings without improving beyond eighth place in the closing rounds.

2009

The 2009 season kicked off on two street circuits where Andretti utilized his A1 Grand Prix background. At St. Petersburg, he placed 13th after an incident late in the race involving veteran Alex Tagliani. He recovered from 19th starting position to finish sixth at Long Beach, a track where both his father and grandfather had secured multiple victories. After another sixth-place finish at Kansas, Andretti set his sights on the Indianapolis 500, starting eighth. While attempting an outside pass on KV Racing Technology's Mario Moraes, both collided with the wall, prompting Andretti to publicly criticize Moraes by calling him "clueless."

The remainder of the season yielded limited highlights, with a best finish of fourth place at Texas. Andretti demonstrated solid form on road and street circuits, finishing fifth at Watkins Glen, eighth in his debut at Toronto—a venue where his father had won seven times—and sixth at Mid-Ohio. He concluded the year eighth in the overall standings.

2011 and 2012

In 2011, Andretti improved significantly by advancing from a starting position of 27th to finish ninth at the Indianapolis 500. On June 25, he claimed his second career IndyCar Series victory at Iowa Speedway, ending a winless streak that had lasted 79 races since his previous triumph at Sonoma Raceway in 2006.

The 2012 season commenced with mid-field results: fourteenth at St. Petersburg, eleventh in Alabama, followed by lower placements at Long Beach and São Paulo. At Indianapolis, he led for a race-high total of 59 laps before crashing on Lap 188. Among his top performances were a second-place finish at Iowa and eighth place at Mid-Ohio. Andretti earned his second career pole position at Fontana but finished that race in eighth place. He wrapped up the year ranked sixteenth in points.

2013

Andretti commenced the 2013 campaign with a podium finish, securing third place at St. Petersburg. He then achieved seventh-place results at both Barber and Long Beach, equalling his total of top-ten finishes from 2012. At São Paulo, he claimed third again, advancing to second position in the championship standings, trailing Takuma Sato by thirteen points while leading the initial seven laps of the race for the first time that season. During the Indianapolis 500, Andretti qualified third, led for 31 laps, and ultimately finished fourth following late-race yellow flags; this performance elevated him to an 11-point lead over Sato in the championship.

In Detroit’s first event of its doubleheader weekend, Andretti recorded his lowest placement of the year, finishing 20th, but improved to sixth in the second race. At Texas, he maintained a consistent presence within the top ten for most of the event and concluded in fifth place. Securing his third career pole position at Milwaukee, Andretti’s race was compromised by an engine failure after his initial pit stop, resulting in a 20th-place finish. He bounced back with a ninth-place result at Iowa. Competing at Pocono—a track where both his grandfather and father had raced—he set a new lap record and earned his fourth career pole but dropped back to finish tenth. During the Toronto doubleheader, Andretti qualified and finished inside the top ten in both contests, placing fourth in the first race and ninth in the second. He wrapped up the season with a ninth-place finish at Mid-Ohio and ranked fifth overall in the championship standings.

2014 to 2017

In 2015, Andretti took part in the Buenos Aires ePrix representing Andretti Autosport, where he finished twelfth.

2018

On December 7, 2017, it was announced by Andretti Autosport that Marco Andretti would exchange car numbers with teammate Alexander Rossi for the upcoming 2018 season. Rossi assumed the No. 27 entry while Andretti adopted Rossi’s previous No. 98.

2020

Following underwhelming campaigns in 2018 and 2019 without any podium appearances, Andretti captured pole position at the 2020 Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 231.068 MPH—marking the first pole for an Andretti family driver since Mario’s in 1987. Despite this achievement, he faded early during the race and finished thirteenth. Throughout the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, he did not secure any finishes higher than tenth place.

IndyCar

In January 2021, Andretti declared his intention to "step away" from full-time competition in IndyCar but remained involved with Andretti Autosport focusing on testing and development duties. His results at the 2021 Indianapolis 500 included a nineteenth-place finish, followed by twenty-second in 2022 and seventeenth at the 2023 Indianapolis 500.

Sponsorship

In February of 2018, U.S. Concrete became a sponsor for Marco Andretti across six races including both the Indianapolis 500 and Grand Prix of Long Beach events. Other key sponsors have included Verizon and PennGrade Motor Oil.

Honda Racing F1 tests

In December 2006, Honda Racing F1 provided Andretti with an opportunity to test their Formula One vehicle. On December 15th, he piloted their car at Jerez in Spain and received favorable evaluations from Honda’s sporting director Gil de Ferran. Andretti stated that he would consider pursuing Formula One only after achieving victory at the Indianapolis 500.

He returned for a second test with Honda on February 7–8, 2007, again at Jerez driving their 2006 model. On February 7th, his fastest lap was within one and a half seconds of Honda driver Jenson Button. Despite challenging conditions on February 8th, Andretti’s best time was less than one second behind two-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion Fernando Alonso, though several seconds slower compared to Honda’s Rubens Barrichello.

12 Hours of Sebring

In March 2008, Andretti took part in the ALMS Sebring 12-hour endurance event, driving the XM Satellite Radio vehicle for Andretti Green Racing. His lap times hovered around 1 minute and 48 seconds, outperforming his teammates. Although the car retired prematurely, it was on track for a podium placement prior to the withdrawal.

On July 12, 2008, Andretti competed at Lime Rock Park, Connecticut, in the American Le Mans Series piloting the AGR XM Acura. Later that same day, he also participated in an IndyCar Series race held in Nashville.

Alongside Franck Montagny and Tony Kanaan, Andretti raced in the Petit Le Mans on October 4, 2008. The No. 26 XM Radio Acura encountered an incident near the race’s conclusion that led to an early exit, ultimately placing seventh in the LMP2 category and 16th overall.

GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series

Andretti made his first appearance in the Rolex Sports Car Series during the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona. He drove the No. 2 Starworks Motorsport Riley-Ford with teammates Ryan Hunter-Reay, Michael Valiante, Scott Mayer, and Miguel Potolicchio, finishing in tenth place overall.

SRX Racing

Following his departure from full-time IndyCar competition, Andretti joined the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX), co-founded by Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham. Competing full-time in the #98 stock car, he achieved a victory at Slinger Speedway late in the season—marking his first motorsport win since 2011.

In 2022, Andretti secured the SRX Series championship by a narrow two-point margin over Ryan Newman despite not winning any individual races throughout that season.

2008–09 season

On November 3, 2008, it was announced that Andretti would drive for A1 Team USA during the second round of the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season. This opportunity came as Andretti Green Racing assumed control of A1 Team USA’s operations for that year, with Michael Andretti serving as seat holder.

Formula E

Andretti represented Andretti Autosport in the fourth round of the 2014–15 Formula E season held in Buenos Aires, stepping in for Matthew Brabham. However, for the subsequent fifth round in Miami, Scott Speed replaced him.

Xfinity Series

Andretti debuted in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2022 at the Charlotte Roval driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro for Big Machine Racing. His race ended prematurely due to a crash with 22 laps remaining, resulting in a 36th-place finish.

Craftsman Truck Series

In 2023, Andretti entered the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the first time at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course behind the wheel of the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports. Starting seventh, he completed the race in nineteenth position. He also competed in Spire’s final two Truck events that year—finishing eighteenth at Homestead-Miami Speedway and retiring with a crash involving Chris Hacker at Phoenix Raceway where he placed 35th.

At the Circuit of the Americas event (XPEL 225) in 2024, Andretti finished thirty-first after his truck suffered a complete failure of its rear end assembly.

ARCA Menards Series

During pre-season testing at Daytona International Speedway in 2024, Andretti drove for McGowan Motorsports alongside Cook Racing Technologies in preparation for ARCA Menards Series competition. Shortly thereafter, it was announced he would participate in up to fourteen races across ARCA’s main series as well as its East and West divisions piloting the No. 17 Chevrolet for CRT.

Personal life

Marco lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, where he acquired his childhood residence from his father, Michael, for $2 million.

After the conclusion of the 2017 IndyCar Series in September 2017, he married his longtime partner Marta Krupa, who is the sister of model and former Real Housewives of Miami personality Joanna Krupa. On December 11, 2021, Andretti publicly shared their mutual separation through Instagram. He welcomed his daughter Miura on September 17, 2024.

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Bolded races denote pole position)

Skip Barber National Championship

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2004	SEB 7	SEB 3	VIR 3	VIR 2	ROA 2	ROA 1	HAL 3	HAL 2	MOS 5	MOS 7	MTT 5	MTT 2	ROA 2	ROA 8	1st	191

Star Mazda

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2004	G&W Motorsports	SEB	MOH	LRP 26	SNM	POR	MOS	ROA	ATL	PHX	LAG			NC	0
2005	MJ Motorsports	SEB 19	ATL 6	MOH 4	MTL 5	PPIR 8	SNM 2	SNM 6	POR 19	ROA 24	MOS 6	ATL 9	[[Laguna Seca Raceway	LAG]] DSQ	5th	288

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Position	Points
2005	Andretti Green Racing	HMS	PHX	STP 1	INDY 16	TXS	IMS 1	NSH	MIL	KTY 3	PPIR	SNM 1	CHI	WGL 2	FON	10th	250

IndyCar Series

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Year	Team	No.	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final Position	Points
2006 IndyCar Series	Andretti Autosport	26	Dallara IR-05	Honda	15	15	12	2	16	14	4	9	8	5	8	17	1	18	colspan=5 |	7th	325
2007 IndyCar Series					20	4	16	19	24	15	19	2	12	5	5	18	2	4	16	17	22		11th	-	2008 IndyCar Series	2	25	18	-	5	3	21	19	3	9	5	24	25	17	3	14	18	8th ||363 |-	2013 IndyCar Series	25	3	7	7	3	4	20	6	5	20	9	10	4	9	4	10	13	20	7	5th	484

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Seasons	Teams Participated	Total Races	Pole Positions	Victories	Top Five Finishes	Top Ten Finishes	Laps Led	Retirements Due to Failure (RAF)	Indianapolis 500 Victories	Championships Won

• Note: The 2011 Las Vegas IndyCar World Championship was cancelled following a fatal accident.

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Starting Position	Final Position	Team
2006	Dallara	Honda	9	2	Andretti Green
2007			9	24
2008			7	3
2009			8	30
2010			16	3	Andretti Autosport
2011			27	9
2012		Chevrolet	4	24
2013			3	4
2014		Honda	6	3
2015			8	6
2016			14	13
2017			8	8	Andretti Autosport with Yarrow
2018			12	12	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
2019			10	26
2020			1	13
2021			25	19	Andretti Herta-Haupert Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
2022			23	22	Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
2023			24	17
2024			19	25
2025			29	29	Andretti Global

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Overall Rank	Total Points
2008	Andretti Green Racing	LMP2	Acura ARX-01b	Acura 3.4L V8	"Michelin"	"(SEB)" overall:18 class:6	"(STP)"	"(LNB)"	"(UTA)"	"(LIM)" overall:6 class:5	"(MID)"	"(AME)"	"(MOS)"	"(DET)"	"(PET)" overall:16 class:7	"(MON)"	24th	38

Full A1 Grand Prix Performance

(key)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Standing	Total Points
2008–09	A1 Team USA	NED SPR	NED FEA	CHN SPR 15	CHN FEA 8	MYS SPR Ret	MYS FEA 3	NZL SPR 11	NZL FEA 11	RSA SPR 17	RSA FEA 8	POR SPR 12	POR FEA Ret	GBR SPR	GBR SPR	11th place	24 points

24 Hours of Le Mans Performance

Year	Racing Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Rank	Category Rank
2010	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Rebellion Racing	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nico Prost Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Neel Jani	Lola B10/60-Rebellion	LMP1 Class	175	Did Not Finish	Did Not Finish

Complete Formula E Championship Results

(key) (Bolded races represent pole positions; italicized races denote fastest laps)

Season	Team Name	Chassis Model	Power Unit	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2014–15	Andretti Autosport	Spark SRT01-e	SRT01-e Powertrain	BEI	PUT	PDE	BUE 12	MIA	LBH	MCO	BER	MSC	LDN	LDN	Ranked 30th	Zero points

Superstar Racing Experience

(key) * – Led most laps. ¹ – Winner of Heat 1. ² – Winner of Heat 2.

Superstar Racing Experience performance summary
Year	Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	SRXC	Points
2021	98	STA 10	KNX 7	ELD 42	IRP 4	SLG 11	NSV 11	4th place	171
2022		FIF 7	SBO 8	STA 2*	NSV 2	I55 2	SHA 9	Champion	195

Season ongoing

Full IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold denote pole positions; italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final Position	Points Earned
2021	Andretti Autosport	LMP3 Class	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 engine	2021 24 Hours of Daytona	2021 12 Hours of Sebring	2021 Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio	2021 6 Hours of The Glen 4th	2021 WeatherTech 240 at The Glen	2021 Road Race Showcase at Road America	2021 Petit Le Mans	21st overall	312 points

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position earned through qualifying. Italics – Pole awarded by points or practice times. * – Most laps led. ** – Led every lap.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series performance record
Year	Team Name	Car No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	NXSC	Points Total
2022	Big Machine Racing	48	Chevrolet	2022 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300	2022 Production Alliance Group 300	2022 Alsco Uniforms 300 (Las Vegas)	2022 United Rentals 200	2022 Nalley Cars 250	2022 Pit Boss 250	2022 ToyotaCare 250	2022 Call 811 Before You Dig 250	2022 Ag-Pro 300	2022 A-GAME 200	2022 Mahindra ROXOR 200	2022 SRS Distribution 250	2022 Alsco Uniforms 300 (Charlotte)	2022 Pacific Office Automation 147	2022 Tennessee Lottery 250	2022 Henry 180	2022 Alsco Uniforms 250	2022 Crayon 200	2022 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225	2022 Pennzoil 150	2022 New Holland 250	2022 Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen	2022 Wawa 250	2022 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200	2022 Kansas Lottery 300	2022 Food City 300	2022 Andy's Frozen Custard 300	2022 Sparks 300	2022 Drive for the Cure 250 36th	2022 Alsco Uniforms 302	2022 Contender Boats 300	2022 Dead On Tools 250	2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race	72nd place

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series performance overview
Year	Team	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	NCTC	Points
2023	Spire Motorsports	7	Chevy	DAY	LVS	ATL	COA	TEX	BRD	MAR	KAN	DAR	NWS	CLT	GTW	NSH	MOH 19	POC	RCH	IRP	MLW	KAN	BRI	TAL	HOM 18	PHO 35	42nd	39
2024	Roper Racing	04	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	BRI	COA 31	MAR	TEX	KAN	DAR	NWS	CLT	GTW	NSH	POC	IRP 25	RCH	MLW 31	BRI DNQ	KAN 34	TAL	HOM 30	MAR	PHO	46th	34

Season ongoing

Not eligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

(Template:NASCAR driver results legend#key) (Bold – Pole awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole earned by points or practice. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East performance record
Year	Team	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	AMSEC	Points	Ref
2024	Cook Racing Technologies	17	Chevy	FIF	DOV 19	NSV	FRS	IOW 22	IRP 7	MLW 10	BRI 22	13th place	140

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West performance record
Year	Team	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	AMSWC	Points
2024	Cook Racing Technologies	17	Chevy	PHO 21	KER	PIR 7	SON 11	IRW	IRW	SHA	TRI	MAD	AAS	KER		23rd place	120
	Venturini Motorsports	25	Toyota												PHO 17

External links

• Official website
• Marco Andretti at IndyCar

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