Fittipaldi, Emerson (1946– )
Brazilian racing driver. He won the Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 1972 and 1974. He raced Indy Cars from 1984, winning the overall CART title in 1989, and the Indianapolis 500 in 1989 and 1993.
Career highlights
World Drivers' champion
1972, 1974Total Grand Prix raced
149Grand Prix wins
14Total Grand Prix points
281Indy Car World Series champion
1989Indianapolis 500
1989, 1993He was born in São Paulo, and began racing motorbikes, go-karts, and cars as a teenager before coming to Britain in 1969 to further his racing career. He made his Formula 1 debut for Lotus in 1970, winning the US Grand Prix. In 1972, at the age of 25, he became the youngest driver, and the first Brazilian, to win the world championship. He won it again two years later, this time in a MacLaren. From 1976 to 1980 he raced for his brother's team but with little success. In 1984 he joined the US Indy Car circuit, driving first for Pat Patrick and then for Penske. In 1989, at the age of 44, he won both the Indianapolis 500 and the overall CART title. He announced his retirement as a motor racing driver after sustaining serious injuries in a plane crash
in 1997.
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