Hutopilă took part in international competitions for the first time in winter 2011/2012. She drove her first and in the 2011/2012 season only World Cup race on January 29th in Deutschnofen , but only came 17th and last place, a long way behind. A week later she took part in the Junior World Championships 2012 in Latsch , where she finished penultimate in 18th place. At the end of the season she became the Romanian single-seater champion .