Quick Facts
Biography
Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz (born 25 June 1996) is a Brazilian-American racing driver, and the grandson of two time Formula 1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi.
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. In 2014, he won the Protyre Formula Renault Championship, clinching the title with one race remaining.
In October 2014, Fittipaldi was one of four drivers to be invited to join the Ferrari Driver Academy.
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 | European Formula 3 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 Challenge | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 244 | 1st |
| 2016 | Formula V8 3.5 Series | Fortec Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 10th |
† As Fittipaldi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 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 Formula V8 3.5 Series 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 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.