Mario Andretti

This article is about the character. For the person, see Mario Andretti (person).

Mario Andretti
Vehicle type	1967 Ford Fairlane
Color	Blue and tan
Occupation	Piston Cup racer (formerly)
Main portrayer(s)	Mario Andretti
First appearance	Cars
Latest appearance	Cars Daredevil Garage (die-cast)
Character information Gender Male Home Italy (Luigi's hometown)

"Hey, Marco, it's a beautiful day for a race, isn't it?"

—Mario Andretti, Cars

Mario Andretti is a veteran race car who is considered one of the most universally successful racers in history. He is a 1967 Ford Fairlane with a blue and tan paint scheme, with a grey front bumper and grille. He has red rims, with black tire threads and the number "11" painted in white on his doors.

History

Cars

Andretti's conversation with Marco and Fred.

In Cars, Mario Andretti attends the tiebreaker race in California. He is greeting the security guards when Fred, a rusty car with his name printed on his license plate, rolls up and greets Mario. Mario replies, "And good morning to you, uh, Fred." Fred then happily takes this as the fact that Mario Andretti knows his name, and excitedly informs Marco Axelbender of it.

Radiator Springs

Mario Andretti on cover of magazine.

In the comic Radiator Springs, Luigi says that Andretti was an Italian Formula One racer who came from Luigi's hometown. He is shown on television when Luigi and his friends are watching it and later on the cover of a magazine stating his victory at the Beachside 500 on the Beachside Speedway.

Official profiles

Car Finder Game

Mario Andretti 1967 Ford Fairlane

His story:

"Mario Andretti is considered one of the most universally successful racers in history, and has done it all! Name a race circuit, series, or track and you can be assured that Mario has garnered victories on every one of them. Not many cars know this, but Mario is actually an old friend of Doc Hudson's. They were fierce competitors on the track, but good friends off the track. Mario is a former racecar that believes every day is a great day for racing."

Meet My Friend (Race O Rama Series)

• "Famous in racing circuits around the world, Mario Andretti attends the Piston Cup tie-breaker, exciting race fans who catch a glimpse of him."

Pixarpedia

• "Mario Andretti is a racing legend. A 1967 Ford Fairlane, he seems to have won just about every accolade you can think of over the years. A gentleman on and off the track, Andretti ensures the number eleven is never too far from the checkered flag!"

Gallery

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  Mario Andretti at the Radiator Springs Raceway.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	Mika Häkkinen	–
Greek	Mapio Antpeti	–
Russian	Марио Андретти Mario Andretti	–
Spanish	Fernando Alonso	–

Trivia

• He is based on, named after and voiced by Mario Andretti himself, a retired NASCAR and Formula One driver.
  • He is also one of the few racers in the Cars franchise to not have his name be car-ified or have a pun based name.
• In the European Spanish version, he is voiced by Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso, who also made a cameo as himself in the Spanish version of Cars 2 and providing the voice of Hamilton in Cars 3.
• In the German version, he was named Mika Häkkinen, after the Finnish professional racing driver, Mika Häkkinen, who was also his voice actor in that version of the movie.
  • In several international versions he has a blue and off-white paintjob with a number 1.
• Although Andretti's Car Finder Game bio states he was friends with Doc and raced against him, he does not appear in any of the flashbacks in Cars 3. Additionally, Mario's model is from the 60s, while Doc raced from 1951 to 1954.

See also

• Mario Andretti Talks Disney Pixar Cars Cameo