Mario Andretti: The most succesful F1 driver from the USA

Mario Andretti is the most successful American formula one driver. He won the 1978 Formula One Championship with Lotus-Ford.

He is also the last American driver to win a grand prix. (Dutch grand Prix 1978)

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Mario Andretti: F1 Career statistics

Nationality	American
Starts	128 (131 entries)
active years	1968-1972, 1972-1982
teams	Lotus, March, Ferrari, Parnelli, Alfa Romeo, Williams
pole positions	18
Fastest laps	10
Podiums	19
Wins	12
Championships	1
career points	180

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[1] Ted Van Pelt from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

[2] Martin Lee from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons