Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz (born 25 June 1996) is a Brazilian-American racing driver, the grandson of two-time

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world champion

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and brother of racing driver

Enzo Fittipaldi Enzo Fittipaldi da Cruz (born 18 July 2001) is a Brazilian-American racing driver, who is set to compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Carlin. After signing with Carlin, he became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team in November 2022, ...

. Fittipaldi is racing in

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for

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, alongside serving as a reserve driver for

team Haas. He made his Formula One debut with Haas at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, replacing the injured

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, becoming the fourth member of the Fittipaldi family to race in Formula One.

Career

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series

Fittipaldi began his racing career in the

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, winning the track championship at

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in 2011. In 2012 he won one race and finished fifth in the championship.

Lower formulae

The Brazilian moved to Europe to pursue a career in open-wheeled racing in 2013, making his debut in the

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and Protyre Formula Renault Championship In 2014, he won the latter series, clinching the title with one race remaining.

FIA Formula 3 European Championship

In 2015 Fittipaldi competed in the

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for

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s. With a best result of sixth at two of the races at

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, Fittipaldi finished 16th in the championship standings with 32 points.

Formula V8 3.5 Series

Fittipaldi continued racing for Fortec in 2016, this time driving in the Formula V8 3.5 Series alongside fellow rookie

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. However, he only scored one podium and ended up 10th in the standings, eight positions behind his teammate. Nevertheless, he continued competing in the

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, this time with Lotus. He won six races, dominating the championship, 44 points ahead of his closest rival

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IndyCar Series

In February 2018, Fittipaldi was named a part-time driver of the No. 19 Honda for

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in the

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, replacing

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in six races that year. He made his debut at the Phoenix Grand Prix, where he was forced to retire after contact on lap 40. He achieved his first top ten finish at

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and finished 26th in the standings. Fittipaldi is scheduled to return to IndyCar in 2021 exclusively for oval races, replacing Romain Grosjean who will only enter road and street circuit rounds.

World Endurance Championship

In May 2018 Fittipaldi broke both legs in a crash during qualifying for the

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race.

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Fittipaldi raced for Audi Sport Team WRT in the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He scored a best result of fifth at Misano, and finished in the points six times, scoring 22 and ended up 15th in the drivers' standings.

Formula One

In October 2014, Fittipaldi was one of four drivers to be invited to join the

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. He first tested a

car on 27 November 2018 during the post-season test at the

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, driving for Haas. In November 2018, the

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confirmed Pietro Fittipaldi as its official 2019 test driver. Haas announced that the Brazilian would test the car at the first pre-season test at Barcelona in February 2019. In April 2019 Fittipaldi took part in the 2019 Bahrain Young Driver Test, before then making an appearance at the mid-season test at

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. On 30 November 2020, it was announced that Fittipaldi would race for Haas in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, replacing the injured

who was hospitalised after an accident at the

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in which he suffered burns to his hands and ankles. This made him the first grandson of a Formula One driver to become a Formula One driver himself. Fittipaldi started his debut Grand Prix in last and finished the race 17th, the last of the remaining drivers. Haas team principal

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commented on Fittipaldi's debut "I think Pietro did a great job, considering he drove the car for the last time a year ago". Fittipaldi remarked that it is difficult for a driver to make it to Formula One, and he was glad to have finished his first race. He again stood in for Grosjean at the season finale in

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. Fittipaldi qualified 19th and was elevated to 17th on the grid due to other drivers collecting penalties. In the race, he suffered a slow pit stop and again finished last of the running drivers in 19th place. After the race, Fittipaldi stated that he would "like to still keep a foot in Formula One" as a reserve driver in . In February 2021 it was confirmed that he would remain in his role as a Haas test and reserve driver for the 2021 season. He was retained in the role for the season. He drove the Haas VF-22 during the first day of 2022 pre-season testing at the

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, substituting for

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after Mazepin's contract was terminated. Fittipaldi was replaced for the remainder of the test by

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. Fittipaldi was actively considered by Haas for Mazepin's seat in the race team but ultimately Magnussen was chosen over him. Fittipaldi drove the VF-22 in the free practices of the

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and

Grands Prix and also took part in post-season testing in Abu Dhabi.

Racing record

Karting career summary

Racing career summary

^† Fittipaldi did not win the national championship; he was the individual track champion of

.
^‡ As Fittipaldi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Single seater racing results

Complete Protyre Formula Renault Championship results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete IndyCar Series results

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

=Indianapolis 500

Complete Super Formula results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula One results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Sports car racing results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

References

External links

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