Emerson Fittipaldi

Emerson Fittipaldi ( ; born December 12, 1946, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian racing driver who won two Formula One World Drivers' Championships in and , and was also very successful racing in America, becoming a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and winning the CART series in 1989.
Almost instantly promoted to lead driver of the team in , Fittipaldi won the championship in with one of F1's best ever cars, the Lotus 72D. Fittipaldi joined in , and won the championship that season. In , he moved to his brother Wilson's team, where he stayed until he exited the sport after without further success.
After retiring from F1, and largely not driving for three years, he received an offer to drive the CART series in the US. He competed in the US for another 12 years.
He is the brother of Wilson Fittipaldi, uncle of Christian Fittipaldi, and grandfather of Pietro Fittipaldi. 
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==Formula One Career==
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year	Entrant 	Team	WDC Pts.	WDC Pos. 	Report
 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	12 	10th 	Report
 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	16 	6th 	Report
 	World Wide Racing 	 	16 	6th 	Report
 	John Player Team Lotus	 	61 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	World Wide Racing 	 	61 	 	Report
 	John Player Team Lotus	 	55 	align=center 	Report
 	Marlboro Team Texaco 	 	55 	align=center 	Report
 	Marlboro Team McLaren 	 	45 	align=center 	Report
 	Copersucar-Fittipaldi 	 	3 	17th 	Report
 	Copersucar-Fittipaldi 	 	11 	12th 	Report
 	Fittipaldi Automotive 	 	17 	10th 	Report
 	Fittipaldi Automotive 	 	1 	21st 	Report
 	Skol Fittipaldi Team 	 	5 	15th 	Report
*Bold indicates world champion.
===Career Statistics===
===Race Wins===
Win Number	Grand Prix
1 	1970 United States Grand Prix
2 	1972 Spanish Grand Prix
3 	1972 Belgian Grand Prix
4 	1972 British Grand Prix
5 	1972 Austrian Grand Prix
6 	1972 Italian Grand Prix
7 	1973 Argentine Grand Prix
8 	1973 Brazilian Grand Prix
9 	1973 Spanish Grand Prix
10 	1974 Brazilian Grand Prix
11 	1974 Belgian Grand Prix
12 	1974 Canadian Grand Prix
13 	1975 Argentine Grand Prix
14 	1975 British Grand Prix
===Career Results===
==External Links==
* Wikipedia article
* Manipe F1 article
==Notes==
Category:Living people
Category:1946 births
Category:1970 Début Drivers
Category:Brazilian Drivers
Category:World Championship Winning Drivers
Category:Team Lotus Drivers
Category:McLaren Drivers
Category:Fittipaldi Drivers
Category:Fittipaldi Family Drivers
 
Category:World Endurance Championship Drivers