Michael Andretti F1 CART Sports Cars

Formula One

After his 1991 CART title win, Andretti joined the McLaren Formula One team in 1993, alongside the triple World Champion Ayrton Senna. Unfortunately the season  was not a success. A string of collisions meant that he only completed three laps in the first three races.

He never fully got to grips with F1 cars. By commuting to races and test sessions from the USA further contributed to his lack of success in F1.





Three points-scoring finishes, including a third at Monza, were perceived as too little. too late, and he left the team and the series by mutual agreement after the race.

At the start of the 1993 season,  Ron Dennis signed Hakkinen as a backup to Senna. The F1 Rejects website stated that this created a difficult atmosphere for Andretti.



 After Andretti's unsuccessful Formula One season, he never returned to the cockpit in that series.


Return to CART

  After McLaren replaced Andretti with Hakkinen, Michael returned to CART series for 1994 and drove for Chip Ganassi.He won his very first race at Surfers Paradise event in Australia, having led every lap.

In 1995 he returned to Newman/Haas Racing

He finished as runner-up to Jimmy Vasser in 1996 and more race top fives followed in the years to come.











Michael Andretti Top Five Finishes

    Year                      Placing                     Team
    1986                       2 nd                       Kraco
    1987                       2 nd                       Kraco
    1989                       3rd                   Newman/Haas
    1990                       2 nd                 Newman/Haas       
    1991                       1 st                   Newman/Haas
    1992                       2 nd                  Newman/Haas
    1993                         -                     McLaren (Formula One)
    1994                       4 th                   Ganassi Racing
    1995                       4 th                   Newman/Haas
    1996                       2 nd                  Newman/Haas
    1999                       4 th                   Newman/Haas
    2001                       3 rd                   Team Green


                                             Michael Andretti - Wins and Poles

                                                                                      
                                                                                        Michael Andretti's

Sports Cars

Michael has driven in numerous sports car races at different times in his career.

Many were Andretti family efforts, especially with his father Mario.

And also with his cousin John Andretti





                        

                                                                Another typical Sports racing car