MotorsportMemorabilia 1978 Grand Prix commemorative cover signed MARIO ANDRETTI 1978 was Mario Andretti’s season, taking 6 pole positions and leading for most laps; he had 1 win in the Lotus 78 and 5 with the Lotus 79. Andretti was clear Champion with his team mate Ronnie Peterson second in the driver points. Together they ensured that Lotus ran away with the Constructors’ trophy by a large margin from the Ferraris of Carlos Reutemann and Gilles Villeneuve. Niki Lauda and John Watson worked hard to put the Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46 third in the constructors’ points. The artwork on the envelopes depicts the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort with the JPS Lotus 79s of Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson leading from Niki Lauda's Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46 in Martini colours.The third special is signed by MARIO ANDRETTI whose parents emigrated to the USA from Italy in the 1950s. His first achievement in racing was to win the 1964 US Sprint and Midget Championship. From 1965-69, he reigned supreme in the USAC IndyCar Championship, taking the 1965 & 66 titles driving a Brabham; he was champion again in 1969 racing a Hawk and winning the Indy 500 in the process. From 1967-74, Andretti had tremendous success in sports car and endurance racing, competing for Ford, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. His F1 career started in 1968 with Lotus; he gained his first podium finish with March in 1970 and his first win with Ferrari in 1971. His first full season in F1 was with Parnelli in 1975. He returned to Lotus in 1976 and raced for the team until 1980; in this period he achieved 11 wins and the 1978 World Championship. For the 1981 season he moved to Alfa Romeo before finishing his F1 career with a podium finish for Ferrari, in 1982. Thoughts of retirement were far away as he returned to the USA to become 1984 IndyCar CART Champion, racing a Lola. He has proven himself to be one of the most versatile drivers in the history of motor sport, in a driving career lasting almost 40 years.
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