Long Beach, April 1977: Andretti celebrates a popular home win. Having grabbed pole in the team’s 77 car, he tamed the wet conditions to take victory in the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix. © Schlegelmilchįuji, October 1976: Returning to Lotus, Andretti took his second Formula One win five years after his first. He took fastest lap at the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix and recorded their best race result – a fourth – in Sweden later that year. Monte Carlo, May 1975: Andretti was Parnelli’s sole driver for the team’s brief, 16-race Formula One career. His Monaco retirement, in their VPJ14 machine, was one of seven that year. Monte Carlo, May 1975: Andretti competed with the Parnelli team in all but two rounds of the 1975 world championship. He promptly took his maiden Formula One victory at the wheel of the 312B. Kyalami, March 1971: Andretti was called in by Ferrari to replace the fatally injured Ignazio Giunti at the season-opening South African Grand Prix. He qualified sixth for the 1969 South African Grand Prix in the Lotus 49B, but then retired with gearbox difficulties.
Kyalami, March 1969: Andretti’s Formula One appearances were sporadic for the next five years as he concentrated on American commitments. He retired from the race but was offered a full-time drive with the team. Watkins Glen, October 1968: Andretti caused a sensation when he took pole position on his Formula One debut in the Lotus 49B at the United States Grand Prix.
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