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Aldo andretti biography


Aldo Andretti (February 28, 1940 – December 30, 2020) was an.!

Aldo Andretti

American racing driver (1940–2020)

For the Italian mathematician, see Aldo Andreotti.

Aldo Andretti (February 28, 1940 – December 30, 2020) was an American racing driver and entrepreneur, the twin brother of Mario Andretti and the father of John Andretti and Adam Andretti.

Mario and his twin brother, Aldo, studied automobile mechanics, frequented racing-car garages, and participated in a race-driving training program in Italy.

  • Mario and his twin brother, Aldo, studied automobile mechanics, frequented racing-car garages, and participated in a race-driving training program in Italy.
  • Aldo Andretti was an American racing driver and entrepreneur, the twin brother of Mario Andretti and the father of John Andretti and Adam Andretti.
  • Aldo Andretti (February 28, 1940 – December 30, 2020) was an.
  • He started at RACER when SPEED folded, and went on to write for RACER.com and RACER magazine while also working for NBCSN on IndyCar telecasts.
  • Former racer Aldo Andretti, the twin brother of 1978 Formula 1 world champion Mario and father of the late racing all-rounder John, has died at the age of 80.
  • He was the uncle of Michael Andretti and Jeff Andretti, great-uncle of Marco Andretti, and grandfather of Jarett Andretti. Aldo and Mario were identical twins.

    Background

    Aldo and Mario were born in Montona, Kingdom of Italy, now Motovun, Croatia, where their father, Gigi, managed a 2,300-acre (930 ha) farm.

    After World War IIIstria became a part of Yugoslavia.[1] His family, like many other Istrian Italians, fled in 1948 during the Istrian–Dalmatian exodus. They lived in a refugee camp in Lucca from 1948 to 1955 until they were able to move to a two-room flat with the help of their uncle Quirino, who was a priest.[2] Quirino would use a motorbike to visit his par