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🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi

Racing driver from Brazil. Formula 1, Fittipaldi. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Emerson Fittipaldi
Born
12 December 1946(b. 1946)
Nationality
Brazil
Current team
Fittipaldi
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Championships
21972, 1974
Career wins
14
Career podiums
35
Career starts
146
Career DNFs
52
Racer Rating
5,823
Emerson Fittipaldi
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,823
Rank 364 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Emerson Fittipaldi is a racing driver from Brazil who last raced in Formula 1 for Fittipaldi. Fittipaldi is a two-time champion (1972, 1974), with 14 wins and 35 podiums from 146 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,823 ranks Fittipaldi 364th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1980 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFGERAUTNEDITACANUSAARGBRASOUUSABELMONFRAGBRGERAUTNEDITACANUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1980-10-05Watkins GlenFormula 1DNF−90
1980-09-28Circuit Gilles VilleneuveFormula 1DNF−83
1980-09-14Autodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariFormula 1DNF−101
1980-08-31Circuit Park ZandvoortFormula 1DNF−83
1980-08-17Red Bull RingFormula 1P11+24
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+165Watkins Glen 1970Formula 1P1
+137Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 1978Formula 1P2
+132Circuit Paul Ricard 1971Formula 1P3
+132Long Beach 1980Formula 1P3
+126Red Bull Ring 1971Formula 1P2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Long Beach5 starts+34
Autódromo José Carlos Pace7 starts+31
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez8 starts+31
Brands Hatch6 starts+27
Struggles
Nürburgring6 starts-47
Zolder6 starts-26
Circuit Park Zandvoort8 starts-24
Scandinavian Raceway6 starts-14
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1980▸Formula 1Fittipaldi1401805P11−2525,823
1979▸Formula 1Fittipaldi1500701P15−3066,075
1978▸Formula 1Fittipaldi16016017P9+1906,381
1977▸Formula 1Fittipaldi14004011P11−336,191
1976▸Formula 1Fittipaldi1500703P13−9516,224
1975▸Formula 1McLaren14264045P2−1077,175
1974▸Formula 1McLaren15373255P1+1567,282
1973▸Formula 1Team Lotus15384155P2+2527,125
1972▸Formula 1Team Lotus12583361P1+4666,873
1971▸Formula 1Lotus-Ford10034016P5+4586,407
1970▸Formula 1Team Lotus6112012P8+4,5995,949
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Fittipaldi finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann6,552125576846%
🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni6,212125656052%
🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson6,242113664758%
🇦🇹 Niki Lauda6,274112585452%
🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter6,391108416738%
🇬🇧 John Watson6,238103515250%
🇺🇸 Mario Andretti6,05399514852%
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jarier4,70196583860%
🇩🇪 Jochen Mass6,09894454948%
🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler6,04091474452%
🇫🇷 Alain ProstHigher-rated, 5× champion6,802134931%
🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum, 3× champion6,71134142041%
🇬🇧 Jackie StewartHigher-rated, 3× champion6,66942182443%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Emerson Fittipaldi is a racing driver from Brazil who last raced in Formula 1 for Fittipaldi. Fittipaldi is a two-time champion (1972, 1974), with 14 wins and 35 podiums from 146 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,823 ranks Fittipaldi 364th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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