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Emerson Fittipaldi | |||||||
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.JPG) Fittipaldi in 2020 | |||||||
| Born | 12 December 1946 São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||
| Spouses | Maria Helena
(m. 1970; div. 1982)Teresa Hotte
(m. 1983; div. 2002)Rossana Fanucchi (m. 2012) | ||||||
| Children | 7, including Emerson Jr. | ||||||
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| 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) | ||||||
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Emerson Fittipaldi (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛmeʁsõ fitʃiˈpawdʒi]; born 12 December 1946) is a Brazilian former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1970 to 1980. Fittipaldi won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in 1972 and 1974 with Lotus and McLaren, respectively; he won 14 Grands Prix across 11 seasons. In American open-wheel racing, Fittipaldi won the IndyCar World Series in 1989 with Patrick, and is a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.
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.