Driver · Brazil · born 12 December 1946

Emerson Fittipaldi

Youngest champion for 33 years at 25. Left McLaren at his peak to run the family Copersucar team, then won the Indianapolis 500 twice.

Seasons: 1970–198011 with an entry
Entries: 149
Starts: 1445 did not start
Wins: 14
Podiums: 35
Poles: 6
Fastest laps: 6
Titles: 21972, 1974
Best finish: P1

Where each championship finished

Final championship position by season, ringed for a title. No dot: not in the final standings, or excluded. The dots are not in team colours: no season on this record has one.

The numbers behind this chart

Where each championship finished
Season	Constructor	Position	Points
1970	Team Lotus	10	12
1971	Team Lotus	6	16
1972	Team Lotus	1	61
1973	Team Lotus	2	55
1974	McLaren	1	55
1975	McLaren	2	45
1976	Fittipaldi	17	3
1977	Fittipaldi	12	11
1978	Fittipaldi	10	17
1979	Fittipaldi	21	1
1980	Fittipaldi	15	5

Season by season

Season by season
Season	Constructor	Entries	Wins	Podiums	Poles	FL	Best	Championship	Points scored
1980	Fittipaldi	14	0	1	0	0	P3	15	5
1979	Fittipaldi	15	0	0	0	0	P6	21	1
1978	Fittipaldi	16	0	1	0	0	P2	10	17
1977	Fittipaldi	16	0	0	0	0	P4	12	11
1976	Fittipaldi	16	0	0	0	0	P6	17	3
1975	McLaren	14	2	6	0	1	P1	2	45
1974	McLaren	15	3	7	2	0	P1	1	55
1973	Team Lotus	15	3	8	1	5	P1	2	55
1972	Team Lotus	12	5	8	3	0	P1	1	61
1971	Team Lotus	10	0	3	0	0	P2	6	16
1970	Team Lotus	6	1	1	0	0	P1	10	12

“Points scored” adds up every point from the races. The championship column is where the season actually finished, which before 1991 could be lower once dropped scores were applied. Open a season for its full table.

Team-mates

Team-mates
Season	Team-mate	Constructor	Races	Qualifying	Race	Points
1980	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	14	4–10	1–1	5–6
1979	Alex Ribeiro	Fittipaldi	2	2–0	none	0–0
1977	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi	2	2–0	1–0	6–0
1976	Ingo Hoffmann	Fittipaldi	4	4–0	0–1	1–0
1975	Jochen Mass	McLaren	14	11–3	5–2	45–20
1975	Dave Charlton	McLaren	1	1–0	none	0–0
1974	Denny Hulme	McLaren	15	14–1	7–1	55–20
1974	Mike Hailwood	McLaren	11	10–1	4–2	37–12
1974	David Hobbs	McLaren	2	2–0	1–0	6–0
1974	Jochen Mass	McLaren	2	2–0	2–0	12–0
1974	Dave Charlton	McLaren	1	1–0	1–0	0–0
1973	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	15	4–11	2–4	55–52
1973	Dave Charlton	Team Lotus	1	1–0	none	4–0
1972	David Walker	Team Lotus	10	10–0	5–0	52–0
1972	Dave Charlton	Team Lotus	4	4–0	none	21–0
1972	Reine Wisell	Team Lotus	2	2–0	none	0–0
1971	Reine Wisell	Team Lotus	9	7–2	2–1	16–9
1971	Pete Lovely	Team Lotus	2	2–0	none	0–0
1971	Dave Charlton	Team Lotus	1	1–0	none	4–0
1970	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	5	3–2	0–1	12–1
1970	Jochen Rindt	Team Lotus	4	0–4	0–2	3–18
1970	John Miles	Team Lotus	4	0–4	none	3–0
1970	Pete Lovely	Team Lotus	2	2–0	none	9–0
1970	Reine Wisell	Team Lotus	2	1–1	1–0	9–4

A team-mate is anyone entered for the same constructor in the same Grand Prix, and each pair of figures is Emerson Fittipaldi’s first. Races counts every Grand Prix both were entered for, started or not. Qualifying counts the races both have a qualifying position in; Race only those both were classified in, so a retirement on either side counts for neither, and reads none where there was no such race; Points are each driver’s own from those Grands Prix, before any dropped scores and without Sprint points. Before the 1980s a constructor’s cars were often entered by private teams as well as its own, so a pairing then can be two drivers who never shared a garage. The figures say who was ahead, not who was better.

Compare Emerson Fittipaldi with any other driver

Every entry 149 entries

Every entry
Season	Grand Prix	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Result	Out	Laps	Points
1980	United States Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	19	DNF	Suspension	15	0
1980	Canadian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	16	DNF	Gearbox	8	0
1980	Italian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	15	DNF	Accident	17	0
1980	Dutch Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	21	DNF	Brakes	16	0
1980	Austrian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	23	11	Finished	53	0
1980	German Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	12	DNF	Brakes	18	0
1980	British Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	22	12	Finished	72	0
1980	French Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	24	13	Engine	50	0
1980	Monaco Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	18	6	Finished	74	1
1980	Belgian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	24	DNF	Electrical	16	0
1980	United States Grand Prix West	Fittipaldi	—	24	3	Finished	80	4
1980	South African Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	18	8	Finished	77	0
1980	Brazilian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	19	15	Finished	38	0
1980	Argentine Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	24	NC	NC	37	0
1979	United States Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	23	7	Finished	54	0
1979	Canadian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	15	8	Finished	67	0
1979	Italian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	20	8	Finished	49	0
1979	Dutch Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	21	DNF	Electrical	2	0
1979	Austrian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	19	DNF	Brakes	15	0
1979	German Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	22	DNF	Electrical	4	0
1979	British Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	22	DNF	Engine	25	0
1979	French Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	18	DNF	Engine	53	0
1979	Monaco Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	17	DNF	Engine	17	0
1979	Belgian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	23	9	Finished	68	0
1979	Spanish Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	19	11	Finished	74	0
1979	United States Grand Prix West	Fittipaldi	—	16	DNF	Transmission	19	0
1979	South African Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	18	13	Finished	74	0
1979	Brazilian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	9	11	Finished	39	0
1979	Argentine Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	11	6	Finished	52	1
1978	Canadian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	6	DNF	Accident	0	0
1978	United States Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	13	5	Finished	59	2
1978	Italian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	13	8	Finished	40	0
1978	Dutch Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	10	5	Finished	75	2
1978	Austrian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	6	4	Finished	53	3
1978	German Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	10	4	Finished	45	3
1978	British Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	11	DNF	Engine	32	0
1978	French Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	15	DNF	Suspension	43	0
1978	Swedish Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	13	6	Finished	69	1
1978	Spanish Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	15	DNF	Throttle	62	0
1978	Belgian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	15	DNF	Accident	0	0
1978	Monaco Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	20	9	Finished	74	0
1978	United States Grand Prix West	Fittipaldi	F5A	15	8	Finished	79	0
1978	South African Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	15	DNF	Transmission	8	0
1978	Brazilian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	7	2	Finished	63	6
1978	Argentine Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	F5A	17	9	Finished	52	0
1977	Canadian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	19	DNF	Engine	29	0
1977	United States Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	18	13	Finished	57	0
1977	Italian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1977	Dutch Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	17	4	Finished	74	3
1977	Austrian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	23	11	Finished	53	0
1977	German Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1977	British Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	22	DNF	Throttle	42	0
1977	French Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	22	11	Finished	77	0
1977	Swedish Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	18	18	Finished	66	0
1977	Belgian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	16	DNF	Electrical	2	0
1977	Monaco Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	18	DNF	Engine	37	0
1977	Spanish Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	19	14	Finished	70	0
1977	United States Grand Prix West	Fittipaldi	—	7	5	Finished	80	2
1977	South African Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	9	10	Finished	78	0
1977	Brazilian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	16	4	Finished	39	3
1977	Argentine Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	16	4	Finished	53	3
1976	Japanese Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	23	DNF	Withdrew	9	0
1976	United States Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	15	9	Finished	57	0
1976	Canadian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	17	DNF	Exhaust	41	0
1976	Italian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	20	15	Finished	50	0
1976	Dutch Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	17	DNF	Electrical	40	0
1976	Austrian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	17	DNF	Accident	43	0
1976	German Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	20	13	Finished	14	0
1976	British Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	21	6	Finished	74	1
1976	French Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	21	DNF	Oil pressure	21	0
1976	Swedish Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	21	DNF	Handling	10	0
1976	Monaco Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	7	6	Finished	77	1
1976	Belgian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1976	Spanish Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	19	DNF	Transmission	3	0
1976	United States Grand Prix West	Fittipaldi	—	16	6	Finished	79	1
1976	South African Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	21	17	Engine	70	0
1976	Brazilian Grand Prix	Fittipaldi	—	5	13	Finished	37	0
1975	United States Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	2	2	Finished	59	6
1975	Italian Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	3	2	Finished	52	6
1975	Austrian Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	3	9	Finished	28	0
1975	German Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	8	DNF	Suspension	3	0
1975	British Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	7	1	Finished	56	9
1975	French Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	10	4	Finished	54	3
1975	Dutch Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	6	DNF	Engine	40	0
1975	Swedish Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	11	8	Finished	79	0
1975	Belgian Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	8	7	Finished	69	0
1975	Monaco Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	9	2	Finished	75	6
1975	Spanish Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	—	DNS	DNS	—	0
1975	South African Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	11	NC	NC	65	0
1975	Brazilian Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	2	2	Finished	40	6
1975	Argentine Grand Prix	McLaren	M23C	5	1	Finished	53	9
1974	United States Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	8	4	Finished	59	3
1974	Canadian Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	1	1	Finished	80	9
1974	Italian Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	6	2	Finished	52	6
1974	Austrian Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	3	DNF	Engine	37	0
1974	German Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	3	DNF	Suspension	2	0
1974	British Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	8	2	Finished	75	6
1974	French Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	5	DNF	Engine	27	0
1974	Dutch Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	3	3	Finished	75	4
1974	Swedish Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	9	4	Finished	80	3
1974	Monaco Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	13	5	Finished	77	2
1974	Belgian Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	4	1	Finished	85	9
1974	Spanish Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	4	3	Finished	83	4
1974	South African Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	5	7	Finished	78	0
1974	Brazilian Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	1	1	Finished	32	9
1974	Argentine Grand Prix	McLaren	M23B	3	10	Finished	51	0
1973	United States Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	3	6	Finished	59	1
1973	Canadian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	5	2	Finished	80	6
1973	Italian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	4	2	Finished	55	6
1973	Austrian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	1	11	Fuel system	48	0
1973	German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	14	6	Finished	14	1
1973	Dutch Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	16	DNF	Physical	2	0
1973	British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	5	DNF	Transmission	36	0
1973	French Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	3	DNF	Collision	41	0
1973	Swedish Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	4	12	Gearbox	76	0
1973	Monaco Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	5	2	Finished	78	6
1973	Belgian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	9	3	Finished	70	4
1973	Spanish Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	7	1	Finished	75	9
1973	South African Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	2	3	Finished	79	4
1973	Brazilian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	2	1	Finished	40	9
1973	Argentine Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	2	1	Finished	96	9
1972	United States Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	9	DNF	Suspension	17	0
1972	Canadian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	4	11	Finished	78	0
1972	Italian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	6	1	Finished	55	9
1972	Austrian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	1	1	Finished	54	9
1972	German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	3	DNF	Gearbox	10	0
1972	British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	2	1	Finished	76	9
1972	French Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	8	2	Finished	38	6
1972	Belgian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	1	1	Finished	85	9
1972	Monaco Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	1	3	Finished	79	4
1972	Spanish Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	3	1	Finished	90	9
1972	South African Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	3	2	Finished	79	6
1972	Argentine Grand Prix	Team Lotus	72D	5	DNF	Suspension	61	0
1971	United States Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	2	NC	NC	49	0
1971	Canadian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	4	7	Finished	62	0
1971	Italian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	56B	18	8	Finished	54	0
1971	Austrian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	5	2	Finished	54	6
1971	German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	8	DNF	Oil leak	8	0
1971	British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	4	3	Finished	68	4
1971	French Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	17	3	Finished	55	4
1971	Monaco Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	17	5	Finished	79	2
1971	Spanish Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	14	DNF	Suspension	54	0
1971	South African Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	5	DNF	Engine	58	0
1970	Mexican Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	18	DNF	Engine	1	0
1970	United States Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	3	1	Finished	108	9
1970	Italian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	—	DNS	Withdrew	—	0
1970	Austrian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	16	15	Finished	55	0
1970	German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	13	4	Finished	50	3
1970	British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	21	8	Finished	78	0

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Where this comes from

Born: 12 Dec 1946
Nationality: Brazil
Status: retired
Entries (published): 149
Starts (published): 144
Wins: 14 derived · 14 published
Poles: 6 derived · 6 published
Fastest laps: 6 derived · 6 published
External source: F1DB career totals, v2026.18.0
Confidence: high
Source: https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers

Entries is counted here from the race records, one for every race a driver was entered for, and wins, podiums and poles are counted the same way and checked against the published totals on every build. Starts is counted from those records too: an entry is a start unless the result the source printed says it never was - did not qualify, pre-qualify, start or practise, or excluded before the start - so a pit-lane start counts and so does a retirement on the first lap. The published entry and start figures are a separate count kept for the few drivers who have one, reached by rules this database does not hold. Where a published figure and the counted one disagree, both are shown and neither is corrected.