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Emerson Fittipaldi (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛmeʁsõ fitʃiˈpawdʒi]; born 12 December 1946) is a Brazilian former automobile racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500 twice each and the CART championship once.
Jun 29, 2023 · Emerson Fittipaldi is a Brazilian former automobile racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500 twice each and the CART championship once. He is one of the most successful and influential drivers in the history of motorsport, and also a prominent figure in Brazilian culture and politics.
Jul 13, 2023 · Emerson Fittipaldi is a name that resonates with racing fans around the world. He is a legend of Formula One and IndyCar, a pioneer of Brazilian motorsport, and a man who defied the odds to achieve his dreams. Emerson Fittipaldi and Formula One racing are synonymous.
Emerson Fittipaldi. The youngest World Champion at the time achieved that distinction through circumstances that threw him in at the deep end while he was still relatively wet behind the ears. But 'Emmo' rose superbly to the challenge, winning his first driving title at 25 and his second two years later.
Oct 23, 2018 · Fittipaldi survived Formula 1's darkest era, loves short ovals, and even talks about sideburns.
Such was the meteoric talent of Emerson Fittipaldi possessed that having queued for Graham Hill's autograph in the summer of 1969, less than a year later he would become a fellow...
Apr 17, 2012 · Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1974 drivers' world championship with McLaren. A road crash in France, in which he and his wife Maria Helena were seriously injured, held back his 1971...
Sep 17, 2020 · Born December 12, 1946, Emerson Fittipaldi was the first Brazilian World Champion with Colin Chapman’s Lotus team in 1972, driving the iconic type 72 in black-and-gold JPS livery. At the time, he was also the youngest F1 champion.
Celebrating 40 years since Emerson Fittipaldi drove home McLaren's first World Championship title, in 1974. Watch our special 40 years commemorative video and find out more.
Emerson Fittipaldi led the flood-tide on world-class Brazilian drivers who cascaded into F1™ during the early 1970s and became the youngest ever world champion up to that moment at the age of 25 at the wheel of the sensational Lotus 72.
