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. He started his racing career while doing hillclimbs and Formula Junior, later transitioning into touring and sportscars. 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, de Adamich made his Formula One championship debut at the 1968 South African Grand Prix with Scuderia Ferrari alongside Chris Amon and Jacky Ickx. 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'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.

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. 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. He died on 5 November 2025 at the age of 84.

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

Non-championship Formula One results (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 1968 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312/67 Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 ROC INT OUL 1969 Team Surtees Surtees TS5 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 ROC INT MAD OUL 1972 Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees Surtees TS9B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ROC BRA INT OUL REP VIC

Complete European F5000 Championship results (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 Pts 1969 Team Surtees Surtees TS5 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 OUL BRH BRH MAL SIL MON KOK ZAN SNE HOC OUL BRH 12th 625

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1970 Autodelta SpA Piers Courage Alfa Romeo 33/3 P 3.0 222 DNF DNF 1972 Autodelta SpA Nino Vaccarella Alfa Romeo 33/3 S 3.0 307 4th 4th

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