Pietro Fittipaldi

Pietro Fittipaldi 2018

Pietro Fittipaldi at Spa-Francorchamps in the European Formula 3 Championship 2015

Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz (born June 25, 1996 in Miami , Florida ) is an American - Brazilian racing driver . In 2017 he won the title in the World Series Formula V8 3.5 He started in the DTM in 2019 .

Career

Fittipaldi began his motorsport career in karting in 2006 , where he remained active until 2012. In 2011 and 2012 he took part in the Whelen All-American Series , an amateur NASCAR series, in various divisions and competed in individual events.

In 2013 Fittipaldi switched to European formula racing . For Jamun Racing he started in the British Formula Renault and reached eighth place overall. He also took part in a number of races in the BRDC F4 Championship for Mark Goodwin Racing and won one race. He also started for the racing teams at the respective winter championships of the series and finished sixth in each case. In 2014, Fittipaldi drove for Mark Goodwin Racing in the British Formula Renault. He always came in the top four and won ten out of 15 races. He won the championship as the first non-Briton. In addition, he competed for the team in four Alpine Formula Renault events, achieving a podium finish and ninth place in the final ranking. He also made two guest starts in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup for Koiranen GP .

In 2015 Fittipaldi switched to Fortec Motorsport in the European Formula 3 championship . He reached 17th place overall. He then drove in the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 in winter 2015/16 . He was the overall winner with four wins. With 244 to 199 points, he prevailed against Tatiana Calderón . In 2016 , Fittipaldi stayed with Fortec Motorsport and started in Formula V8 3.5 . Third place was his best individual result. While his team-mate Louis Delétraz finished second overall, Fittipaldi reached tenth place overall. The following year , he won the series title with six wins in 18 races. In 2018 he drove in the IndyCar Series and was one of three drivers who shared Dale Coyne's # 19 vehicle. With six starts in 17 races, he was 26th in the overall standings. In the same year he was also supposed to be a substitute driver for Renger van der Zande, who was prevented from two races at DragonSpeed in the FIA World Endurance Championship . In qualifying for his first start in Spa, however, he probably had an accident due to a technical defect. He broke both legs in the process. In addition to his engagement as a test and reserve driver for the Haas F1 Team in Formula 1 , Fittipaldi competed in the DTM for the Belgian customer team W Racing Team in an Audi RS5 DTM in 2019 .

Personal

Pietro Fittipaldi is a grandchild of two-time Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi . His uncle Christian Fittipaldi and his brother Enzo Fittipaldi are also racing drivers. Pietro Fittipaldi is a US citizen and a Brazilian citizen. He competes in motorsport as a Brazilian.

statistics

Career stations

2006–2012: karting
2011: Whelen All-American Series , Finalist Division II (34th place)
2012: Whelen All-American Series, North Carolina (36th place)
2013: British Formula Renault (8th place)
2013: BRDC F4 Championship (15th place)
2013: British Formula Renault, Winter (6th place)

2013: BRDC F4 Championship, Winter (6th place)
2014: British Formula Renault (champions)
2014: Alpine Formula Renault (9th place)
2015 : European Formula 3 (17th place)
2016: MRF Challenge Formula 2000 (champion)
2016 : Formula V8 3.5 (10th place)

2017 : World Series Formula V8 3.5 (champions)
2018 : IndyCar Series (26th place)
2019 : DTM (15th place)
2020: Asian Formula 3 (5th place)

Individual results in the European Formula 3 championship

year	team	engine	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23	24	25th	26th	27	28	29	30th	31	32	33	Points	rank
2015	Fortec Motorsport	Mercedes	United Kingdom SIL			Germany HO1			France PAU			Italy MNZ			Belgium SPA			Germany NOR			Netherlands ZAN			Austria SPI			Portugal POR			Germany ONLY			Germany HO2			32	17th
2015	Fortec Motorsport	Mercedes	11	8th	DNF	DNF	20th	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	7th	9	11	8th	21st	10	19th	DNF	16	17th	20th	20th	23	32	24	12	6th	6th	15th	DNF	18th	13	16	DNF	32	17th

Individual results in the Formula V8 3.5 / World Series Formula V8 3.5

year	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points	rank
2016	Fortec Motorsport	Spain ALC		Hungary HUN		Belgium SPA		France LEC		United Kingdom SIL		Austria SPI		Italy MNZ		Spain JER		Spain CAT		59	10.
2016	Fortec Motorsport	11	9	8th	8th	11 *	DNF	DNF	7th	6th	DNF	11	11	11	4th	9	12	7th	3	59	10.
2017	lotus	United Kingdom SIL		Belgium SPA		Italy MNZ		Spain JER		Spain ALC		Germany ONLY		Mexico MEX		United States COA		Bahrain BRN		259	1.
2017	lotus	1	1	8th	6th	9	4th	2	1	DNF	1	7th	6th	1	1	3	DNF	2	2	259	1.

Individual results in the IndyCar Series

year	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	Points	rank
2018	Dale Coyne Racing	STP	PHO	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET		TXS	ROA	IOW	GOAL	MDO	POC	STL	POR	SNM	91	26th
2018	Dale Coyne Racing		23			INJ	INJ			INJ				23	22nd	11	9	16	91	26th

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Individual results in the DTM

season	team	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points	rank
2019	WRT Team Audi Sport	Audi	Germany HO1		Belgium ZOL		Italy MIS		Germany NOR		Netherlands ASS		United Kingdom BRH		Germany LAU		Germany ONLY		Germany HO2		22nd	15th
	WRT Team Audi Sport		10	15th	14th	9			DNF	15th	11	10	DNS	16	7th	9	14th	13	13	15th
	Audi Sport Team Rosberg						11	5

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
violet	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
red	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
White	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
Light Blue	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	^P / bold	Pole position
	_SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : Pietro Fittipaldi - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

↑ Perfil. pietrofittipaldi.com.br, accessed March 8, 2015 .
^ ^A ^b Norman Fischer: Fittipaldi grandson enters the Formula 3 European Championship. Motorsport-Total.com, February 26, 2015, accessed March 8, 2015 .
^ Peter Allen: Pietro Fittipaldi signs with Fortec for European F3. paddockscout.com, February 25, 2015, accessed March 7, 2015 .
^ Roman Wittemeier: Pietro Fittipaldi celebrates LMP1 debut with DragonSpeed. motorsport-total.com, March 5, 2018, accessed June 8, 2020 .
^ Roman Wittemeier: After a serious accident: Fittipaldi operated successfully. motorsport-total.com, May 5, 2018, accessed June 8, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Fittipaldi, Pietro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Fittipaldi da Cruz, Pietro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American-Brazilian racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH	June 25, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH	Miami , Florida, United States

[1] Perfil. pietrofittipaldi.com.br, accessed March 8, 2015 .

[Persönliches-2] A ^b Norman Fischer: Fittipaldi grandson enters the Formula 3 European Championship. Motorsport-Total.com, February 26, 2015, accessed March 8, 2015 .

[3] Peter Allen: Pietro Fittipaldi signs with Fortec for European F3. paddockscout.com, February 25, 2015, accessed March 7, 2015 .

[4] Roman Wittemeier: Pietro Fittipaldi celebrates LMP1 debut with DragonSpeed. motorsport-total.com, March 5, 2018, accessed June 8, 2020 .

[5] Roman Wittemeier: After a serious accident: Fittipaldi operated successfully. motorsport-total.com, May 5, 2018, accessed June 8, 2020 .