Michael Andretti Prior to Formula One

Early Career


 Andretti started racing in 1980, driving a Formula Vee car in local SCCA events.

In 1981 he won six of the 11 Super Vee races and won the championship.

In the same year he joined his father and Philippe Alliot in the Porsche Kraemer Racing Team taking third place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving a Porsche 956.







CART

 He made his CART debut in 1984, racing for the Kraco Team. He managed five third place finishes and ended the season in seventh overall. In the Indy 500, he finished fifth. He shared the Rookie of the Year with Robert Guerrero.

In 1986, he won his first race at Long Beach, finishing the year as championship runner-up collecting wins at Milwaukee and Phoenix.

Andretti achieved major title success by winning the CART/PPG IndyCar World Series for Newman /Haas Racing.He won 8 of 17 races which included the five permanent road courses.



Futility at Indianapolis

The Andretti family's bad luck at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is known as the Andretti Curse.

As a driver, Michael is largely remembered for being unlucky
                                                 in 1991finished 2nd to Rick Mears
                                                 in 1992 lead 4/5 th of the laps..fuel pump failed.. finished 13th
                                                 in 1989, 1995 and 2003 dropped out while leading