Friday 5th October 1962

Born on this day, Michael Andretti, American racing driver, who won the 1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series. A legend in CART, he drove in the series before and after his unhappy Formula One sojourn with McLaren, becoming the third most successfully driver in CART history with 42 race victories. Since retiring from the cockpit, his runs his own IndyCar team, which runs his son, Marco Andretti, as well as a team in the FIA Formula E Championship. Andretti is the son of Mario Andretti.