Jarett Andretti (born December 13, 1992) is an American racing driver from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the son of John Andretti, and the grandson of Aldo Andretti, who is the brother of Mario Andretti. He is also second cousin of retired IndyCar Series driver Marco Andretti.
Racing career Andretti began his career in sprint car racing in 2010, and moved onto Supermodified racing in 2012. Andretti won the 2016 Lawrenceburg Speedway track championship in his sprint car. He made one Rolex Sports Car Series start in 2012. He made his debuts in the USAC National Sprint Car, Silver Crown, and Midget scene in 2013, competing in those series through 2017. Andretti won the USAC National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year title in 2014.
Andretti returned to sports car racing full-time in 2018, making ten starts in the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge, while still competing in 24 USAC National Sprint Car races. In 2019, he raced in the 2019 GT4 America Series, driving a McLaren for Andretti Autosport in their first foray into the series.Jarett Andretti To Drive McLaren In GT4 Series, Speed Sport, January 8, 2019, retrieved 2019-04-12 On April 12, 2019, it was announced that he would make his first Indy Lights start at the 2019 Freedom 100, also driving for Andretti Autosport.Glendenning, Mark. Jarett Andretti to make IMS debut in Freedom 100, Racer, April 12, 2019, retrieved 2019-04-12
In 2021, Andretti announced plans to race full-time in the IMSA Prototype Challenge in the LMP3 class, alongside teammate Tristan Herbert. He would race the No. 18 Ligier JS P320, with sponsors for his inaugural season including Gallant, Schaeffer Oil, and Unite Health Share Ministries. On May 5, Andretti Autosport announced they were moving the car from the Prototype Challenge to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, maintaining Andretti as driver of the re-numbered No. 36 car.
Personal life Andretti graduated from North Carolina State University in 2015.
Motorsports career results Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points2021Andretti AutosportLMP3Ligier JS P320Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MOH6 WGL4 WGL4 ELK5 PET108th1432 2022 Andretti Autosport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MOH WGL MOS ELK PET 5th 1764 2023 Andretti Autosport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS PET 18th 810 GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 LBH LGA LIM ELK VIR IMS 41st 555 2024 Andretti Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 23rd 1357Source: † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.
24 Hours of Daytona 24 Hours of Daytona results Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos. Ref 2012 GT 36 Yellow Dragon Motorsports Mazda RX-8 John Andretti Taylor Hacquard Anders Krohn 270 50 36 2022 LMP3 36 Andretti Autosport Ligier JS P320 Josh Burdon Gabby Chaves Rasmus Lindh 719 17 4 2023 LMP3 36 Andretti Autosport Ligier JS P320 Gabby Chaves Dakota Dickerson Rasmus Lindh 371 53 7
American open-wheel racing results (key)
Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points 2019 Andretti Autosport STP STP COA COA IMS IMS INDY RDA RDA TOR TOR MOH MOH GTW POR POR LAG LAG 12th 23 * Season still in progress
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