Andretti Autosport is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, Indy Pro 2000, and Formula E The team has a 37.
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15 Facts About Andretti Autosport
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Andretti Autosport currently competes in Formula E, which it has been a part of since the series' formation.
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In 2001, Michael Andretti Autosport joined the organization as a satellite team headed by Kim Green, known as Team Motorola.
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Andretti Autosport retired after the 2003 Indianapolis 500, and Dan Wheldon took his place.
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Andretti Autosport referred to the win as his very own, as good as if he had won it as a driver, because of the nuances of car ownership and building his team.
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Michael Andretti Autosport came out of retirement to qualify for the 2006 Indianapolis 500 to race with his son.
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In 2012, rumors started that Andretti Autosport would expand to NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series competition in 2013.
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Conversely, Andretti Autosport would stay near the top of the standings for most of the season after starting by finishing no worse than 7th in seven of his first eight races, but after two early third-place finishes, he would not see the podium the remainder of the year and finished the season in 5th place.
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Busch and three of the four full-time Andretti Autosport drivers finished the Indianapolis 500 in the top six, including Hunter-Reay, who won the race.
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Andretti Autosport fielded a three-car full season effort in 2015 with Marco Andretti Autosport, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and Carlos Munoz.
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Andretti Autosport moved from the 25 team to the 27 team, in light of James Hinchcliffe's departure after 2014.
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Andretti Autosport claimed two podiums, en route to a 9th place finish in the standings.
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On 18 February 2022, Mario Andretti Autosport announced that his son, Michael, had filed an application with the FIA, Formula One's governing body, to enter Andretti Autosport Global in 2024.
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The FIA stated that it was not seeking to increase the number of teams on the Formula One grid and some team principals, including Toto Wolff and Frederic Vasseur, were against Andretti Autosport's entry, saying that what Formula One needed were teams that would in their eyes add value, like Audi.
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In 2018, Andretti Autosport entered the Australian Supercars Championship after purchasing a 37.
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