Jarett Andretti (born December 13, 1992) is an American racing driver from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the son of IndyCar and NASCAR driver John Andretti, and the grandson of Aldo Andretti, the brother of Mario 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.[1][2] 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.[2]
He returned to sports car racing full-time in 2018, making 10 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.[3] 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.[4]
In 2021, Jarett announced plans to race full-time in the IMSA Prototype Challenge in the LMP3 class, alongside teammate Tristan Herbert.[5][6] He will race the No. 18 Ligier JS P320, with sponsors for his inaugural season including Gallant, Schaeffer Oil, and Unite Health Share Ministries.[6] 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.[7]
Personal life[]
Andretti graduated from North Carolina State University in 2015.[2]
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 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Andretti Autosport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 4† |
SEB 10 |
MDO 3 |
WGL 11 |
MOS 2 |
ELK 8 |
PET 1 |
5th | 1764 |
| 2023 | Andretti Autosport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 7 |
SEB |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
IMS |
PET |
-* | 0* |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.
24 Hours of Daytona[]
| 24 Hours of Daytona results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Class | No | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Laps | Position | Class Pos. | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | GT | 36 |  Yellow Dragon Motorsports
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Mazda RX-8 | John Andretti Taylor Hacquard Anders Krohn
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270 | 50 DNF | 36 DNF | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 |
RDA | RDA | TOR | TOR | MDO | MDO | GTW | POR | POR | LAG | LAG | 12th | 23 |
* Season still in progress
References[]
- ↑ "Indiana Sprint Week at Lawrenceburg". Indiana Speed Week. FloRacing. Event occurs at 19:48.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Essex, James (November 12, 2016). "Lawrenceburg Speedway crowns 2016 champions". Seymour Tribune. http://www.tribtown.com/2016/11/12/lawrenceburg_speedway_crowns_2016_champions/. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ↑ Jarett Andretti To Drive McLaren In GT4 Series, Speed Sport, January 8, 2019, retrieved 2019-04-12
- ↑ Glendenning, Mark. Jarett Andretti to make IMS debut in Freedom 100, Racer, April 12, 2019, retrieved 2019-04-12
- ↑ "Andretti Autosport | JARETT ANDRETTI AND ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT TO JOIN IMSA PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE IN 2021" (in en). 7 October 2020. http://www.andrettiautosport.com/news/jarett-andretti-and-andretti-autosport-to-join-imsa-prototype-challenge-in-2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Legacy Continued: Jarett Andretti Embarks on Prototype Challenge" (in en-US). 2021-01-22. https://www.imsa.com/news/2021/01/22/legacy-continued-jarett-andretti-embarks-on-prototype-challenge/.
- ↑ Allaway, Phil (2021-05-05). "Andretti Autosport Moves LMP3 Team To WeatherTech Championship" (in en-US). https://www.frontstretch.com/2021/05/05/andretti-autosport-moves-lmp3-team-to-weathertech-championship/.
- ↑ "Jarett Andretti – 2012 NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results". Racing-Reference. https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/andreja01/2012/GA. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
External links[]
- Jarett Andretti career summary at DriverDB.com
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