![]() ![]() His Formula 1® career spanned 128 races where he scored 12 wins and 18 poles. No other race car driver has ever won all three titles. He won the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500 and in 1978 he achieved his ultimate goal: the FIA Formula 1® World Championship. Andretti took the checkered flag 111 times during a career that stretched five decades and across six continents. At 19, he began racing stock cars in Pennsylvania and that was the start of an illustrious career in which the versatile driver competed and won in every discipline he entered: midgets, sprint cars, dirt track cars, stock cars, Ind圜ars, Formula 1®, Formula 5000 and sportscars. Andretti was born in Italy and didn’t emigrate to the United States until he was fifteen. ![]() For me personally, it is an honour to be working together with Mario, Emerson and Juan Pablo for the up-coming Formula 1® Miami Grand Prix.”Īs one of the most famous names in the history of motorsport, Mario Andretti can truly be described as a living legend. When you consider what they have all achieved and the status they enjoy in the history of motorsport, then you can understand why they are referred to as legends. The three pre-eminent drivers have enjoyed enormous success spanning many decades in the sport and will be supporting race promoter South Florida Motorsports during the inaugural Formula 1® Miami Grand Prix where they will appear in a range of exciting events across the Campus.Ĭommenting on the appointment of the three Ambassadors, Richard Cregan, CEO of the Formula 1® Miami Grand Prix said: “It will be a great pleasure to have the opportunity to work with these greats. They include racing megastars Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, and Juan Pablo Montoya. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., The three Ambassadors of the inaugural Formula 1® Miami Grand Prix have been revealed by South Florida Motorsports (SFM). – Juan Pablo Montoya: NASCAR, Indy 500 and multiple Grand Prix winner Ind圜ar champion – Emerson Fittipaldi: Double winner of both the Indianapolis 500 and F1® world title – Mario Andretti: Only driver to ever win Daytona 500, Indy 500 and F1® World Championship – Three motorsport icons revealed as Ambassadors for Formula 1® Miami Grand Prix ![]()
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