Andrea de Adamich

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Andrea Lodovico de Adamich<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (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.<ref name="statsf1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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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De Adamich driving for March in the 1971 German Grand Prix

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De Adamich 1974 at Nürburgring driving Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12

Early career

De Adamich was born on 3 October 1941 in Trieste, Italy.<ref name="statsf1" /> He started his racing career while doing hillclimbs and Formula Junior, later transitioning into touring and sportscars.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1968, he won the Temporada Formula Two Championship in Argentina.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Formula One

After previously competing at the non-championship 1967 Spanish Grand Prix,<ref name=":0" /> de Adamich made his Formula One championship debut at the 1968 South African Grand Prix with Scuderia Ferrari alongside Chris Amon and Jacky Ickx.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

For the Template:F1 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 Template:F1 led to similar results. He joined Surtees for the Template:F1 season, and scored his first Formula One points when he finished fourth in the Spanish Grand Prix.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In Template:F1, he moved to Brabham. After a promising start of the season, when he finished fourth in the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder,<ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

Endurance racing

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> de Adamich retired from racing in 1974.<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Later career

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 Template:Interlanguage link on Mediaset's Italia 1, and served as Italy's Formula One commentator from 1991 until 1996.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He played an important role in Alfa Romeo affiliated racing company N.Technology.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> De Adamich helped create the Centro Internazionale Guida Sicura, an organization that helps promote safe driving.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

In 2022, de Adamich was awarded as a Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

De Adamich was married and had three children.<ref name=":4" /> He died on 5 November 2025 at the age of 84.<ref name=":5">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two 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	16	17	Template:Tooltip	Pts
Template:F2	Lola Racing	Lola T100	Ford	SNE	SIL	NÜR	HOC	TUL	JAR	ZAN	PER Template:Small	BRH	VAL								NC	0
Template:F2	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 166	Ferrari	HOC	THR	JAR	PAL	TUL	ZAN	PER	HOC	VAL Template:Small									10th	6
Template:F2	Roy Winkelmann Racing	Lotus 59	Ford	THR	HOC	NÜR	JAR	TUL	PER	VAL Template:Small											NC	0
Template:F2	Scuderia Jolly Club	Brabham BT30	Ford	THR	HOC	BAR	ROU Template:Small	PER	TUL	IMO	HOC										NC	0
Template:F2	Team Surtees	Surtees TS10	Ford	MAL	THR	HOC	PAU Template:Small	PAL Template:Small	HOC	ROU	ÖST Template:Small	IMO Template:Small	MAN	PER Template:Small	SAL	ALB	HOC Template:Small				19th	4
Template:F2	Fina	Brabham BT40	Ford	MAL	HOC	THR	NÜR	PAU	KIN	NIV Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	ROU	MNZ	MAN	KAR	PER	SAL	NOR	ALB	VAL	NC	0
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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	Template:Tooltip	Pts
1968	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312/67	Ferrari 242 3.0 V12	RSA Template:Small	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 Template:Small	MON Template:Small	BEL		FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small									NC	0
		McLaren M14D						NED Template:Small			GER Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	USA Template:Small	MEX
1971	STP March	March 711	Alfa Romeo T33 3.0 V8	RSA Template:Small	ESP Template:Small	MON	NED	FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	AUT	ITA Template:Small	CAN	USA Template:Small					NC	0
1972	Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG Template:Small	RSA Template:Small	ESP Template:Small	MON Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	USA Template:Small				17th	3
1973	Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG	BRA	RSA Template:Small													16th	3
	Ceramica Pagnossin Team MRD	Brabham BT37					ESP Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	MON Template:Small	SWE	FRA Template:Small
		Brabham BT42										GBR Template:Small	NED	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA
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Non-championship Formula One results

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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 Template:Small
1968	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312/67	Ferrari 242 3.0 V12	ROC Template:Small	INT	OUL
1969	Team Surtees	Surtees TS5	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	ROC	INT	MAD	OUL Template:Small
1972	Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ROC	BRA	INT	OUL	REP Template:Small	VIC Template:Small
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Complete European F5000 Championship results

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

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1970	Template:Flagicon Autodelta SpA	Template:Flagicon Piers Courage	Alfa Romeo 33/3	P 3.0	222	DNF	DNF
1972	Template:Flagicon Autodelta SpA	Template:Flagicon Nino Vaccarella	Alfa Romeo 33/3	S 3.0	307	4th	4th
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