Andrea de Adamich

Andrea Lodovico de Adamich (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. He also competed in endurance racing, and went on to become a TV pundit and commentator after his retirement from motorsport.

Career

Early career De Adamich was born on 3 October 1941 in Trieste, Italy. In 1965, he won the Italian Formula Three Championship, and in 1966 and 1967, he won the European Touring Car Championship with Alfa Romeo, driving a 1600 GTA. In 1968, he won the Temporada Formula Two Championship in Argentina.

Formula One After previously competing at the non-championship 1967 Spanish Grand Prix, 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.

For the 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 led to similar results. He joined Surtees for the season, and scored his first Formula One points when he finished fourth in the Spanish Grand Prix.

In , de Adamich moved to Brabham. After a promising start of the season, when he finished fourth in the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder, De Adamich retired from racing in 1974.

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 on Mediaset's Italia 1, and served as Italy's Formula One commentator from 1991 until 1996. He played an important role in Alfa Romeo affiliated racing company N.Technology. De Adamich helped create the Centro Internazionale Guida Sicura, an organization that helps promote safe driving.

Personal life In 2022, de Adamich was awarded as a Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

De Adamich was married and had three children.

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

Racing record Complete European Formula Two Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts Lola Racing Lola T100 Ford SNE SIL NÜR HOC TUL JAR ZAN PER BRH VAL NC 0 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 166 Ferrari HOC THR JAR PAL TUL ZAN PER HOC VAL 10th 6 Roy Winkelmann Racing Lotus 59 Ford THR HOC NÜR JAR TUL PER VAL NC 0 Scuderia Jolly Club Brabham BT30 Ford THR HOC BAR ROU PER TUL IMO HOC NC 0 Team Surtees Surtees TS10 Ford MAL THR HOC PAU PAL HOC ROU ÖST IMO MAN PER SAL ALB HOC 19th 4 Fina Brabham BT40 Ford MAL HOC THR NÜR PAU KIN NIV HOC ROU MNZ MAN KAR PER SAL NOR ALB VAL NC 0

Complete Formula One World Championship results (key)