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Marco Andretti to race Lola at Le Mans

REBELLION Racing have announced today their full driver lineup for the forthcoming 78th edition of Le Mans 24 Hours. American Marco Andretti will drive alongside Frenchman Nicolas Prost and Neel Jani from Switzerland in one of the teams Lola-Rebellion LMP1 during the legendary endurance race.

The son of Michael Andretti and grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti will have his first drive in the Lola-Rebellion when he joins the team during the official Le Mans Series test days at Paul Ricard on 7th and 8th March.

Marco Andretti was born March 13, 1987 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in the USA. He won the 2004 Barber Formula Dodge National and Southern class. In 2005 he raced in the Star Mazda series and also competed in six races in the Indy Pro Series, winning three of them. Marco moved to Indy Racing League in 2006, earning the Rookie of the Year performance at Indianapolis 500 and finishing second in the race. From that time, Marco's career has been focused on Indy Racing League finishing 7th in the series in 2006 and 2008 and scoring another Indy 500 podium in 2008.

Aside from IRL, in 2006 and 2007 Marco Andretti took part in Honda F1 testing and in 2008 he raced with the Acura LMP2 at the Sebring 12 Hours and Petit Le Mans, on both occasions delivering great performances in a prototype. Marco was also A1 Team USA driver during the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season. Team Manager, Bart Hayden, welcomed Marco to the team, "we believe that Marco will fit perfectly with his two co-drivers in the #12 Lola-Rebellion. He has shown that he has the ability to compete at the highest level of motorsport. All three drivers in the #12 Lola raced at the same time in the A1GP series so they know each other from those days. When we get to Le Mans, Marco will be able to draw on the experience of the rest of the guys in the team and we are looking forward to seeing him in the car at the Paul Ricard test in March."
 

Andretti’s at Le Mans

Year      Car       Team Mates      Result
1966 – Ford II Bianchi   Retired – Engine
1967 - Ford MkIV Bianchi Retired – Accident
1982 – Mirage-Cosworth Michael Andretti Disqualified
1983 – Porsche 956 Michael Andretti, Alliot 3rd
1988 – Porsche 962 Michael Andretti, John Andretti 6th
1995 – Courage C34 Wollek, Helary 2nd
1996 – Courage C36 Lammers, Warwick 13th
1997 - Courage C36 Mi.Andretti, Grouillard Retired - Accident
2000 – Panoz Roadster Brabham, Magnussen 16th
 

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