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Monte Carlo, the playground of the rich and famous as the most famous street-circuit in the world. Officially known as "Circuit de Monaco", it is colloquially by the neighborhood where the majority of the course is laid out. Taking six weeks to build every year and another three to dismantle, it is only used for racing one weekend a year. First run in the 1930s, it has been a fixture on the Formula One schedule since 1955 as well as the initial championship in 1950. (more...)

Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940 in Montona d'Istria, Italy, now Motovun, Croatia) is an Italian American racing driver, and one of the most successful Americans in the history of auto racing.

During his career, Andretti won three USAC titles, the 1978 Formula One World Championship, the 1979 IROC championship, and the 1984 CART Championship. To date, he remains the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), the Daytona 500 (1967), and the Formula One World Championship. ( more...)