Pietro Fittipaldi

Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz (born 25 June 1996)[1] is a Brazilian-American racing driver, the grandson of two-time Formula One world champion Emerson Fittipaldi[2] and brother of racing driver Enzo Fittipaldi. He made his Formula One debut with Haas F1 Team at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, replacing the injured Romain Grosjean.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Fittipaldi and the second or paternal family name is da Cruz.
Pietro Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi in 2018
Nationality Brazilian
BornPietro Fittipaldi da Cruz
(1996-06-25) 25 June 1996
Miami, Florida, United States
Related to
Previous series
2018
2017
2015
2015–16
2014
2014
2013–14
2013
2011–12		IndyCar Series
World Series Formula V8 3.5
FIA F3 European Championship
MRF Challenge
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Protyre Formula Renault
BRDC Formula 4
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Championship titles
2017
2015–16
2014
2011		World Series Formula V8 3.5
MRF Challenge
Protyre Formula Renault
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Formula One World Championship career
Active years2020
TeamsHaas
Car number51
Entries2 (2 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Last entry2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2020 position23rd (0 pts)

Career

Fittipaldi began his racing career in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, winning the track championship at Hickory Motor Speedway in 2011, before moving to Europe to pursue a career in open-wheeled racing in 2013.[3] In 2014, he won the Protyre Formula Renault Championship, clinching the title with one race remaining.[4]

In October 2014, Fittipaldi was one of four drivers to be invited to join the Ferrari Driver Academy.[5] He first tested a Formula One car on 27 November 2018 during the post-season test at the Yas Marina Circuit, driving for Haas.[6]

In February 2018, Fittipaldi was named a part-time driver of the No. 19 Honda for Dale Coyne Racing in the Verizon IndyCar Series.[7]

In May 2018 Fittipaldi broke both legs in a crash during qualifying for the World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps race.[8][9]

Formula One

On 9 November 2018, the Haas F1 Team confirmed Pietro Fittipaldi as its official 2019 test driver.[10] Haas announced that Fittipaldi would test the car at the first pre-season test at Barcelona in February 2019.[11]

On 30 November 2020, it was announced that Fittipaldi would race for Haas in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, replacing the injured Romain Grosjean who was hospitalised after an accident at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix in which he suffered burns to his hands and ankles.[12] 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 Guenther Steiner 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.[13]

He again stood in for Grosjean at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. He 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 2021.[14]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Lee Faulk Racing 20 4 3 ? 13 400 1st†
2012 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Lee Faulk Racing 23 1 2 ? 3 355 5th
2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship Jamun Racing Services 16 0 0 0 0 163 8th
Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup 3 0 0 0 1 45 6th
BRDC Formula 4 Championship MGR Motorsport 18 1 0 1 1 165 15th
BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship 8 0 0 0 3 127 6th
2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship MGR Motorsport 15 10 3 7 12 431 1st
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 8 0 0 0 0 43 9th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen GP 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC††
2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Fortec Motorsports 33 0 0 0 0 32 16th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
2015–16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 14 4 2 2 9 244 1st
2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series Fortec Motorsports 18 0 0 0 1 60 10th
2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 Lotus 18 6 10 2 10 259 1st
2018 IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing 6 0 0 0 0 91 26th
Super Formula UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans 1 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship DragonSpeed 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team WRT 15 0 0 2 0 22 15th
Audi Sport Team Rosberg 2 0 0 0 0
2019–20 F3 Asian Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 15 0 0 0 1 119 5th
2020 Formula One Haas F1 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 23rd

† Fittipaldi did not win the national championship; he was the individual track champion of Hickory Motor Speedway.

†† As Fittipaldi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2015 Fortec Motorsports Mercedes SIL
1
11		 SIL
2
8		 SIL
3
Ret		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
20		 HOC
3
Ret		 PAU
1
DNS		 PAU
2
DNQ		 PAU
3
DNQ		 MNZ
1
7		 MNZ
2
9		 MNZ
3
11		 SPA
1
8		 SPA
2
21		 SPA
3
10		 NOR
1
19		 NOR
2
Ret		 NOR
3
16		 ZAN
1
17		 ZAN
2
20		 ZAN
3
20		 RBR
1
23		 RBR
2
32		 RBR
3
24		 ALG
1
12		 ALG
2
6		 ALG
3
6		 NÜR
1
15		 NÜR
2
Ret		 NÜR
3
18		 HOC
1
13		 HOC
2
16		 HOC
3
Ret		 16th 32

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2016 Fortec Motorsports ALC
1
11		 ALC
2
9		 HUN
1
8		 HUN
2
8		 SPA
1
11†		 SPA
2
10†		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
7		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
Ret		 RBR
1
11		 RBR
2
11		 MNZ
1
11		 MNZ
2
4		 JER
1
9		 JER
2
12		 CAT
1
7		 CAT
2
3		 10th 60
2017 Lotus SIL
1
1		 SIL
2
1		 SPA
1
8		 SPA
2
6		 MNZ
1
9		 MNZ
2
4		 JER
1
2		 JER
2
1		 ALC
1
Ret		 ALC
2
1		 NÜR
1
7		 NÜR
2
6		 MEX
1
1		 MEX
2
1		 COA
1
3		 COA
2
Ret		 BHR
1
2		 BHR
2
2		 1st 259

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

American open-wheel racing results

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

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2018 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara DW12 Honda STP PHX
23		 LBH ALA IMS INDY DET DET TXS RDA IOW TOR MDO
23		 POC
22		 GTW
11		 POR
9		 SNM
16		 26th 91

Complete Super Formula results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points
2018 UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans SUZ
16		 AUT SUG FUJ MOT OKA SUZ 22nd 0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2018–19 DragonSpeed LMP1 BR Engineering BR1 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SPA
DNS		 LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS NC 0

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
Year Entrant Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2019 Audi Sport Team WRT Audi RS5 Turbo DTM Audi RC8 2.0 TFSI I-4 t HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
15		 ZOL
1
14		 ZOL
2
9		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
15		 ASS
1
11		 ASS
2
10		 BRH
1
DNS		 BRH
2
16		 LAU
1
7		 LAU
2
9		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
13		 HOC
1
15		 HOC
2
15		 15th 22
Audi Sport Team Rosberg MIS
1
11		 MIS
2
5

Complete Formula One results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
2020 Haas F1 Team Haas VF-20 Ferrari 065 1.6 V6 t AUT
 STY
 HUN
 GBR
 70A
 ESP
 BEL ITA
 TUS
 RUS
 EIF
 POR
 EMI
 TUR
 BHR
 SKH
17		 ABU
19		 23rd 0 ]

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. "Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz at Driver Database | Motorsport". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. "Neto de Emerson, Pietro Fittipaldi é campeão na Nascar aos 15 anos | globoesporte.com". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. "Pietro Fittipaldi leaves NASCAR racing to follow in grandfather's footsteps to F1". Motorsport.com. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. Neal, Martin (24 September 2014). "Champagne corks pop for new champions at Croft Circuit". Teesside Gazette. Middlesbrough, England. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  5. "Pietro Fittipaldi and others invited to Ferrari Driver Academy". 22 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. Galloway, James; Morlidge, Matt (27 November 2018). "F1 Testing: Kimi Raikkonen makes Sauber return as Sebastian Vettel sets pace". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  7. "IndyCar: Pietro Fittipaldi to drive part-time in #19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda". Beyond the Flag. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  8. "Fittipaldi has surgery on broken legs". ESPN.com. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  9. Watkins, Gary. "Pietro Fittipaldi breaks both legs in Spa WEC qualifying crash". Autosport.com. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  10. "NEWS: Pietro Fittipaldi Confirmed as Haas F1 Team 2019 Test Driver". 9 November 2018.
  11. "Pietro Fittipaldi to drive '19 Haas F1 car at first pre-season test". 15 February 2019.
  12. "Haas reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi to replace injured Grosjean for Sakhir Grand Prix". 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  13. "Haas stand-in Pietro Fittipaldi content with finishing race in Sakhir as he takes P17 on debut". formula1.com. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  14. Malsher-Lopez, David; Jaeggi, Erwin (10 December 2020). "Fittipaldi aims for IndyCar return and reserve F1 drive". motorsport.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Chris Middlehurst		 Protyre Formula Renault Championship
Champion
2014		 Succeeded by
None
(Series ended)
Preceded by
Toby Sowery		 MRF Challenge Formula 2000
Champion
2015–16		 Succeeded by
Harrison Newey
Preceded by
Tom Dillmann		 World Series Formula V8 3.5
Champion
2017		 Succeeded by
None
(Series ended)
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