(1946-12-12) 12 December 1946 (age 77) São Paulo, Brazil
Championship titles
FIA World Drivers' Championship (1972, 1974) CART Championship Car (1989) Major victories Michigan 500 (1985) Indianapolis 500 (1989, 1993)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality
Brazilian
Active years
1970–1980
Teams
Lotus, McLaren, Fittipaldi
Entries
149 (144 starts)
Championships
2 (1972, 1974)
Wins
14
Podiums
35
Career points
281
Pole positions
6
Fastest laps
6
First entry
1970 British Grand Prix
First win
1970 United States Grand Prix
Last win
1975 British Grand Prix
Last entry
1980 United States Grand Prix
Champ Car career
195 races run over 13 years
Best finish
1st (1989)
First race
1984 Long Beach Grand Prix (Long Beach)
Last race
1996 Michigan 500 (Michigan)
First win
1985 Michigan 500 (Michigan)
Last win
1995 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix (Nazareth)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
22
65
17
Signature
Emerson Fittipaldi[1] (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈɛmeʁsõfitʃiˈpawdʒi]; born 12 December 1946) is a Brazilian former automobile racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500 twice each and the CART championship once.
Moving up from Formula Two, Fittipaldi made his race debut for Team Lotus as a third driver at the 1970 British Grand Prix. After Jochen Rindt was killed at the 1970 Italian Grand Prix, the Brazilian became Lotus's lead driver in only his fifth Grand Prix. He enjoyed considerable success with Lotus, winning the World Drivers' Championship in 1972 at the age of 25. At the time, he was the youngest ever F1 world champion, and he held the record for 33 years. He later moved to McLaren for 1974, winning the title once again, and helping McLaren win their first Constructors' Championship. He surprised the paddock by moving to his brother's Fittipaldi Automotive team prior to the 1976 season, being replaced by James Hunt. Success eluded him during his final years in Formula One, with the Fittipaldi cars not competitive enough to fight for victories. Fittipaldi took two more podium finishes, before retiring in 1980.
Following his Formula One career, Fittipaldi moved to the American CART series, achieving numerous successes, including the 1989 CART title and two wins at the Indianapolis 500 in 1989 and 1993. Since his retirement from Indy Car racing in 1996, Fittipaldi races only occasionally. In 2008, he became one of only three people in history to have a Corvette production car named in his honor. At age 67, he entered the 2014 6 Hours of São Paulo.
^"Na Garagem: Fittipaldi estreia na Fórmula 1 e fecha GP da Inglaterra em 8º - Fórmula 1". Grande Prêmio. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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