Andrea de Adamich

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Andrea de Adamich
File:Andrea De Adamich - Alfa Romeo Giulia 2000 GTAm (1972 Monza 4 Hours).jpg
de Adamich in 1972
Born(1941-10-03)3 October 1941
Trieste, Italy
Died5 November 2025(2025-11-05) (aged 84)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years1968, 1970–1973
TeamsFerrari, McLaren, March, Surtees, Brabham
Entries36 (30 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points6
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1968 South African Grand Prix
Last entry1973 British Grand Prix

Andrea Lodovico de Adamich[1] (3 October 1941 – 5 November 2025) was an Italian racing driver. He participated in 34 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, making his championship debut at the 1968 South African Grand Prix with Scuderia Ferrari. Driving for multiple other teams in the early 1970s, de Adamich scored a total of six points throughout his Formula One career.[2] He also competed in endurance racing, and went on to become a TV pundit and commentator after his retirement from motorsport.

Career

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File:1971 Andrea de Adamich, March, Fuchsröhre.jpg
De Adamich driving for March in the 1971 German Grand Prix
File:AlfaRomeo 33T12 - Andrea de Adamich.jpg
De Adamich 1974 at Nürburgring driving Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12

Early career

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De Adamich was born on 3 October 1941 in Trieste, Italy.[2] He started his racing career while doing hillclimbs and Formula Junior, later transitioning into touring and sportscars.[3] In 1965, he won the Italian Formula Three Championship, and in 1966, he won the European Touring Car Championship with Alfa Romeo, driving a 1600 GTA.[3][4] In 1968, he won the Temporada Formula Two Championship in Argentina.[3][5]

Formula One

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After previously competing at the non-championship 1967 Spanish Grand Prix,[3] de Adamich made his Formula One championship debut at the 1968 South African Grand Prix with Scuderia Ferrari alongside Chris Amon and Jacky Ickx.[6] His season was cut short due to a heavy accident during a practice session for the 1968 Race of Champions; the accident led him to fall out of team owner Enzo Ferrari's favour.[7][8]

For the 1970 season, de Adamich moved to McLaren, driving with an Alfa Romeo engine. The Cosworth engine at the time was more dominant, and de Adamich's move to March (who also used Alfa Romeo engines) in 1971 led to similar results. He joined Surtees for the 1972 season, and scored his first Formula One points when he finished fourth in the Spanish Grand Prix.[3][7][9]

In 1973, de Adamich moved to Brabham. After a promising start of the season, when he finished fourth in the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder,[4] de Adamich's career was ended abruptly due to injuries sustained in a multiple-car pile-up at the British Grand Prix. The accident happened on the first lap, and de Adamich suffered from serious leg injuries as a result.[3][7]

Endurance racing

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De Adamich also competed in endurance racing, winning two races in the 1971 World Sportscar Championship behind the wheel of an Alfa Romeo T33/3. He finished in fourth at the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans.[10] De Adamich retired from racing in 1974.[11]

Later career

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Following his retirement, de Adamich became a TV pundit and commentator in his native Italy. From 1978 through 2012 he hosted the TV sport program Grand Prix (it) on Mediaset's Italia 1, and served as Italy's Formula One commentator from 1991 until 1996.[11][12] He played an important role in Alfa Romeo affiliated racing company N.Technology.[3][13] De Adamich helped create the Centro Internazionale Guida Sicura, an organization that helps promote safe driving.[11][14][15]

Personal life

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In 2022, de Adamich was awarded as a Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.[12][16]

De Adamich was married and had three children.[12] He died on 5 November 2025 at the age of 84.[14][17]

Andrea's son Gordon de Adamich, born in 1973, was also a racing driver, competing in the 1996 Italian Superturismo Championship.

Racing record

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Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos. Pts
1967 Lola Racing Lola T100 Ford SNE SIL NÜR HOC TUL JAR ZAN PER
NC 		BRH VAL NC 0
1968 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 166 Ferrari HOC THR JAR PAL TUL ZAN PER HOC VAL
2 		10th 6
1969 Roy Winkelmann Racing Lotus 59 Ford THR HOC NÜR JAR TUL PER VAL
7 		NC 0
1970 Scuderia Jolly Club Brabham BT30 Ford THR HOC BAR ROU
14 		PER TUL IMO HOC NC 0
1972 Team Surtees Surtees TS10 Ford MAL THR HOC PAU
Ret 		PAL
DNS 		HOC ROU ÖST
Ret 		IMO
4 		MAN PER
Ret 		SAL ALB HOC
17 		19th 4
1973 Fina Brabham BT40 Ford MAL HOC THR NÜR PAU KIN NIV
Ret 		HOC
Ret 		ROU MNZ MAN KAR PER SAL NOR ALB VAL NC 0
Source:[18]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Pts
1968 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312/67 Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 RSA
Ret 		ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA CAN USA MEX NC 0
1970 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M7D Alfa Romeo T33 3.0 V8 RSA ESP
DNQ 		MON
DNQ 		BEL FRA
NC 		GBR
DNS 		NC 0
McLaren M14D NED
DNQ 		GER
DNQ 		AUT
12 		ITA
8 		CAN
Ret 		USA
DNQ 		MEX
1971 STP March March 711 Alfa Romeo T33 3.0 V8 RSA
13 		ESP
Ret 		MON NED FRA
Ret 		GBR
NC 		GER
Ret 		AUT ITA
Ret 		CAN USA
11 		NC 0
1972 Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees Surtees TS9B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
Ret 		RSA
NC 		ESP
4 		MON
7 		BEL
Ret 		FRA
14 		GBR
Ret 		GER
13 		AUT
14 		ITA
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		USA
Ret 		17th 3
1973 Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees Surtees TS9B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA
8 		16th 3
Ceramica Pagnossin Team MRD Brabham BT37 ESP
Ret 		BEL
4 		MON
7 		SWE FRA
Ret
Brabham BT42 GBR
Ret 		NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA
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Non-championship Formula One results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6
1967 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312/67 Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 ROC SPC INT SYR OUL ESP
9
1968 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312/67 Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 ROC
DNS 		INT OUL
1969 Team Surtees Surtees TS5 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 ROC INT MAD OUL
3
1972 Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees Surtees TS9B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ROC BRA INT OUL REP
2 		VIC
3
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Complete European F5000 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
1969 Team Surtees Surtees TS5 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 OUL
DNS 		BRH
7 		BRH
12 		MAL
4 		SIL
DNS 		MON
13 		KOK
4 		ZAN SNE HOC OUL BRH 12th 625
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1970 Italy Autodelta SpA United Kingdom Piers Courage Alfa Romeo 33/3 P 3.0 222 DNF DNF
1972 Italy Autodelta SpA Italy Nino Vaccarella Alfa Romeo 33/3 S 3.0 307 4th 4th
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