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CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Andretti drove sporadically in Formula One over the next four years for Lotus, March, and for Ferrari while continuing to focus on his racing career in North America. His ability at developing a racing car soon progressed the Lotus towards the front end of the Formula One grid, culminating in a victory at the season's concluding race at the Mount Fuji circuit in Japan where Mario was a lap ahead of his nearest challenger. Andretti's development work at Lotus was to result in the revolutionary "ground effect" Lotus 79 of 1978, a season in which he won six races and took the title — a bitter-sweet victory in the light of the death of his teammate Ronnie Peterson, whom Andretti had grown to regard as a close friend. encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Mario_Andretti   (2232 words)

Formula 1 complete - F1 info, stats and news In the run-up to the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship finale, the battles for the drivers' and constructors' titles are still up in the air. In 1978, Formula One moved to the Jacarepagua track near Rio de Janeiro, where a total of ten grands prix were held. The consequent thinning of the air robs all Formula One engines of around eight percent of their potential power. www.f1complete.com /content/view/2575/324   (1221 words)

Grand Prix Hall of Fame - Ronnie Peterson - Biography made his Formula 1 debut in 1970 with the March team, the same team he had been racing for in the junior formula. In 1978, in Formula One the music had stopped, more than a man died that day for Formula 1 had lost its innocence. By common consent the fastest driver in Formula 1 in that era, Ronnie Peterson was, paradoxically, a quiet, shy person and an all-round nice guy. www.ddavid.com /formula1/pete_bio.htm   (729 words)

Grand Prix Hall of Fame - Mario Andretti - Biography So dominant was Lotus in 1978 that Andretti's major competition for the title was his teammate, SuperSwede Ronnie Peterson. With the passage of time, however, Monza 1978, though it is certainly remembered as a dark day in Grand Prix history, is now equally well remembered as the day that Mario Andretti became only the second American to capture the World Driving Championship. His numerous achievements, from winning the 1967 Daytona 500 and 1969 Indianapolis 500, to earning the 1978 Formula One World Championship, are a testament to his skill behind the wheel. www.ddavid.com /formula1/mario_bio.htm   (1792 words)

Formula 1 complete - F1 info, stats and news During his career, he has won four Champ Car titles, the 1978 Formula One World Championship, and the 1979 IROC championship. Andretti also started driving in Formula One, taking the pole for his first race at Watkins Glen in 1968, and winning his first race in 1971 for Ferrari. With the revolutionary "ground effect" Lotus 79 of 1978, Andretti won six races in 1978, and took the title—a bitter-sweet victory in the light of the death of his teammate Ronnie Peterson, whom Andretti had grown to regard as a close friend. www.f1complete.com /content/view/87/273   (1311 words)

Auto Racing Here is where 1969 Indy 500 Champion Mario Andretti cemented his legendary status in auto racing with his 1978 World Championship. Several Formula One World Champions did the reverse route; Jim Clark, the 1963 and 1965 World Champion won the 1965 Indy 500 and 1962 World Champion Graham Hill won the 1966 Indy 500. In the year 2000, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway became the new permanent home of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. www.jeromegoolsby.net /racing.html   (742 words)

[No title] Andretti, the Indy Racing League´s rookie of the year and runner-up in the Indianapolis 500, still plans to drive for his father´s Andretti Green Racing team in the IRL next season. Michael Andretti raced in F1 for McLaren in 1993 and was the last American driver in the series until Scott Speed this year. Mario Andretti was the 1978 Formula One champion. www.mymotherlode.com /News/article/id/D8LUMRSG0   (218 words)

Media.Ford.com: Renaissance Ford's "return" to Formula One with the turbo engine was kept quiet for another 18 months — until June of 1985 — and then the engine raced in just two seasons, 1986 and '87. In addition, Andretti won the 1978 Formula One World Championship in a Lotus-Ford, and all but one of his 12 career F1 victories were with the Ford DFV engine. He also drove a Ford to victory in the 1967 Daytona 500, and his ability to win in a variety of car types was one important factor in the Associated Press naming Mario Andretti the Driver of the Century. media.ford.com /article_display.cfm?article_id=7255   (2730 words)

List of Formula One World Championship pointscoring systems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of pointscoring systems used to determine the outcome of the Formula One World Drivers' and Constructors' Championships since 1950. The Championships are decided by the driver or constructor with the most number of championship points throughout the season, based on their results in official Formula One Grands Prix. Formula 2 cars raced with Formula One cars in the following Grands Prix, but were ineligible for World Championship points. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Championship_pointscoring_systems   (657 words)

Honda Worldwide | History This is why we decided to resume racing activities,” Kiyoshi Kawashima, president of Honda, announced the company’s return to the racing circuit at the New Year press conference in 1978. The CVCC engine, developed by Honda as a pioneer low-pollution engine, was receiving rave reviews. As a result, it took Honda five years after the 1978 announcement to actually make a comeback in F-1. world.honda.com /history/challenge/1983formulaoneentry2/index.html   (175 words)

Brunswick Formula One Film & Video Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) For Stewart, 1972 was a year marked by ill health, accidents and breakdowns, all of which he overcame to mount a superb defence of his title. Highlights of the 1978 Grand Prix season and Mario Andretti’s World Championship victory, together with a study on the impact of ground effect on racing car design. There were few converts to his credo in the first ten years of Team Williams, years as remarkable for optimism as for lack of success. www.brunswickfilms.com /vhs.html   (850 words)

BMW ready to fight for 5th place at Interlagos - F1Technical.net In the run-up to the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship finale, the battles for the drivers' and constructors' titles are still up in the air. In 1978, Formula One moved to the Jacarepagua track near Rio de Janeiro, where a total of ten grands prix were held. The consequent thinning of the air robs all Formula One engines of around eight percent of their potential power. www.f1technical.net /news/4200   (1355 words)

Press Release In a career of winning that spanned an unprecedented five decades, he recorded victories in the 1978 Formula One World Champion, the 1969 Indy 500 and the 1967 Daytona 500, as well as the Champ Car National Championship four times and the USAC National Dirt Track Championship. He was named Driver of the Year in three different decades (1967, 1978, and 1984) and Driver of the Century by the Associated Press. Winning the 1978 Formula One World Championship part of which was held in Monda, Italy, also stands out. www.columbuscitizensfd.org /press/article7.html   (632 words)

Oil analysis and lubrication learning cennter In addition, Andretti was named Driver of the Century by The Associated Press in 1999 and Driver of the Century by RACER magazine in 2000. Andretti considers his 1978 Formula One World Championship to be his most memorable racing achievement. In 1976 when I was with the Lotus team in Formula One we had some engine failures. www.noria.com /learning_center/category_article.asp?articleid=451&relatedbookgroup=Lubrication2   (835 words)

Keynote Speakers Inc. Mario Andretti: Mario Gabriele Andretti is often referred to as th   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) During his career, he has won four Champcar titles, the 1978 Formula One World Championship, and the 1979 IROC championship. Mario Andretti is the only person ever to win the Indy 500, the Daytona 500, and the Formula One World Championship. The highlight of his international career was 1978 when he won six Formula One races and became the second (and last) American to win the World Championship. www.keynotespeakers.com /speaker_detail.asp?id=33   (794 words)

American takes on F-1 To American sports fans, Formula One racing is on their radar screen much like soccer was 40 years ago: a blip at best. Hard-core fans can talk about bad timing of the races or the heat factor, but that doesn't wash. The brutal truth is that the majority of American auto racing fans just don't care to watch foreign drivers compete in road races. In 1993, trying to emulate the success his father, Mario, the 1978 Formula One champion, he turned in a very forgettable performance. www.azcentral.com /rsslinks/239687   (667 words)

CNNSI.com - Motor Sports - Formula One - Andretti raves about brand-new Indy road course - Monday September 18, 2000 ... Andretti, the 1978 Formula One champion, recently tested the Speedway's new road course. The Formula One practice and qualifying, along with the first Supercup race, will be Saturday. Because the Formula One cars are running opposite of Indy cars on the oval and using part of the second turn, the south short chute, turn one and most of the front straightaway, the Speedway's traditional first turn figures to be more difficult for drivers unfamiliar with it. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /motorsports/world/news/2000/09/18/andretti_indy_ap   (635 words)

Marco Andretti to test F1 car in Spain - Boston.com Marco Andretti, the Indy Racing League's rookie of the year and runner-up in the Indianapolis 500, will test a Formula One car next week in Spain as part of the Honda Racing F1 winter development program. The 19-year-old son of Michael Andretti and grandson of Mario Andretti still plans to drive for his father's Andretti Green Racing team in the IRL next season, he said Friday. Michael Andretti raced in F1 for the McLaren team for part of the 1993 season and was the last American driver in the series until Scott Speed this year. www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/autoracing/articles/2006/12/08/marco_andretti_to_test_f1_car_in_spain   (288 words)

Wikinfo | Mario Andretti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) During his career, he has won four Champ Car titles, and the 1978 Formula One World Championship. He was born in the Italian town of Montona on the Istrian Peninsula. He also started taking part in Formula One, and won his first race in 1971 for Ferrari. www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Mario_Andretti   (402 words)

MAZDASPEED - Motorsports - Star Mazda - Mazda USA The Star Mazda Championship has its roots in the original Formula Mazda racecar that debuted in 1990 (also referred to as the Standard Formula Mazda). The Pro Formula Mazda would again be manufactured by Star Race Cars and take advantage of cutting edge racecar technology - including a carbon composite chassis built to FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, sanctioning body to Formula One and World Rally Championship) standards - and the latest rotary technology in the Renesis engine. The Pro Formula Mazda's 238 hp Renesis rotary engine powers a svelte 1,090 lb carbon fiber package and was tested to 0-60 in 2.9 seconds, over 2.5 g's in cornering, and over 160 mph. www.mazdausa.com /MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=mazdaSpeedMotorsportsStarMazda§ionParameter=history   (603 words)

Indianapolis Motor Speedway With Rahal’s background and his growing reputation, he was a logical candidate to run the North American races for Formula One team owner Walter Wolf, who had begun to field a second car during the 1978 season. And, as it turned out, it was the end of Rahal’s Formula One career, at least until he became team boss at Jaguar in late 2000. Although Bobby returned to the Formula One fraternity in late 2000 and through the summer of 2001 as team principal for Jaguar, he never again competed as a driver in Formula One. www.brickyard.com /news/story.php?story_id=3077   (1486 words)

rpm.espn.com: Andretti owning up HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Earlier this year, Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve criticized Dario Franchitti for leaving CART when team owner Michael Andretti decided to buy Team Green and move it the Indy Racing League. The winner of the 1969 Indianapolis 500 and 1978 Formula One World Champion has long been an outspoken IRL critic. When Michael Andretti starts on the outside of the first row in Sunday's race, his father will not be there to support him. espn.go.com /rpm/irl/2003/0301/1516691.html   (661 words)

WhoWon.com ... The Internet Source for Motorsports News and Information He's in elite company with them as a former Formula One world driving champion. Andretti is the only driver to be named "Driver of the Year" in three different decades (1967, 1978, and 1984), and is enshrined in four Halls of Fame (International Motorsports Hall of Fame, Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame, and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame). If you wish to meet one of the all-time greatest race car drivers, this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the legendary Mario Andretti on Monday, May 2 at Miller's Tire & Auto Service. www.whowon.com /Results.asp?TrackID=2111&StoryID=148752   (1137 words)

Formula One 1978 and much more... Never before available to buy and coming soon on VHS and DVD, the 1978 Formula One season. Never before available to buy and coming soon on VHS and DVD, the 1979 Formula One season. Formula One, the 1980 season, the year in which Bruce Jones won the title. www.1stchoice-sports.co.uk /page21-f.html   (294 words)

List of Formula One World Championship points... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Please search for List of Formula One World Championship points... Start the List of Formula One World Championship points... Look for "List of Formula One World Championship points... en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Championship_points...   (140 words)

Formula 1, formula one, motorsport news, results, features, teams, drivers, updates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) The 1978 Formula One world champion and former Indianapolis 500 winner is set to be reunited with one of the iconic fl-and-gold JPS Lotus machines at the event, providing a thrill for those who remember both car and driver from the 1970s heyday of F1. Now passing its 55th year, this world famous motorsport annual is the definitive account of the Formula 1 season. Edited by leading F1 journalist Alan Henry, it is long established as a genuine collectors item, and has an unrivalled heritage which is recognised by the entire motorsport community. www.crash.net /news_view.asp?cid=1&id=143603   (529 words)

CART and Cosworth Racing Join to Continue Turbo Era in the FedEx Championship Series with Affordable Platform "Our supporters had made it abundantly clear to us that they preferred the turbocharged formula to the normally-aspirated option and we are pleased to be able to respond to their concerns with this agreement. The agreement also states that the costs for 2004 will be approximately the same as 2003, allowing teams to plan their racing budgets well in advance. Mario Andretti, who still holds the record for the most poles in Champ Car history along with four series championships and the 1978 Formula One Championship, also echoed those sentiments as he welcomed the move to the Cosworth turbo engines that carried him to many of his 52 Champ Car wins. www.speedcenter.com /news02/sc_n0616_02.html   (992 words)

Formula One Videos One of the best pitstop compilation of formula 1 races out there. A BBC Tribute to Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna Part 1 of 2 A1GP is an innovative move by Shakh Ahmed bin Hashir the CEO and the funder of A1GP. www.metacafe.com /tags/formula_one/page-2   (177 words)

Marco Andretti to test for Honda - CNN.com Michael Andretti raced for McLaren for part of the 1993 season and was the last American driver in the series until Scott Speed this year. Mario Andretti was the 1978 Formula One world champion. Marco Andretti is tipped to follow his father and grandfather into Formula One. edition.cnn.com /2006/SPORT/12/11/motors.andretti   (707 words)

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