Wilson Fittipaldi is a racing driver from Brazil who last raced in Formula 1 for Fittipaldi. Fittipaldi has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 35 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,425 ranks Fittipaldi 755th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1975-10-05 | Watkins Glen | P10 | +62 |
| 1975-08-03 | Nürburgring | DNF | −22 |
| 1975-07-19 | Silverstone Circuit | P19 | −41 |
| 1975-07-06 | Circuit Paul Ricard | DNF | −67 |
| 1975-06-22 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | P11 | +51 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | ▸Formula 1 | Fittipaldi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −189 | 4,425 |
| 1973 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | P15 | −89 | 4,614 |
| 1972 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −97 | 4,703 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | 3,999 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% |
| 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni | 5,253 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | 5,168 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx | 4,915 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 5,923 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 5,522 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda | 5,364 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇧🇷 Carlos Pace | 5,065 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann | 5,765 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 5,097 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
Wilson Fittipaldi was a Brazilian Formula 1 driver and team owner who competed in the World Championship between 1972 and 1975. Across 35 starts, he scored three championship points but never finished on the podium. His average finishing position of 10.8 placed him in the lower half of the grids he entered, a field that included multiple world champions and front-running professionals. He spent the majority of his career with Brabham, which provided 25 of his 35 starts. Despite racing against significantly stronger competition, Fittipaldi managed occasional results against elite drivers; he finished ahead of Jackie Stewart, Denny Hulme, Jody Scheckter, and Carlos Reutemann in single races, though these represented isolated performances rather than a consistent pattern against such calibre.[1]
In head-to-head comparison with his most frequent rivals, Fittipaldi's record reflected his position in the midfield order. Against his brother Emerson, a two-time world champion, Fittipaldi finished ahead only once across 14 shared races. He similarly struggled in repeated encounters with other front-running professionals: he finished behind Ronnie Peterson in seven of ten shared races, behind Clay Regazzoni in nine of ten, and behind Jackie Stewart in eight of nine. His best head-to-head record came against Denny Hulme, a former champion, where he finished ahead three times in nine races; yet even this result showed him more often behind than ahead.[2]
Beyond his driving career, Fittipaldi established and ran the Fittipaldi Formula One team from 1974 to 1982, making him a significant figure in the sport's entrepreneurial history. He remained in retirement until his death in February 2024 at age 80.