Nationality: Brazil
Date of Birth: 12 December 1946
Drivers championships:
1972,
1974
Grand Prix victories: 14
Races started: 144
Pole positions: 6
Teams:
Lotus 1970 - 1973,
McLaren 1974 - 1975,
Fittipaldi 1976 - 1980
Emerson Fittipaldi career
Emerson Fittipaldi was one of the best drivers in the mid-1970's when he won two drivers world championship titles with Lotus and McLaren before driving for his own team in the late 1970's.
Previous seasons
1980
Team: Fittipaldi
Position: 15
Points: 5
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 THis was a difficult final season in F1 although he did manage a best result of 3rd place.
1979
Team: Fittipaldi
Position: 21
Points: 1
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 THis was a poor season in which he only competed in half the races.
1978
Team: Fittipaldi
Position: 10
Points: 17
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 This was something of a mixed season wit the highlight being a second place in brazil.
1977
Team: Fittipaldi
Position: 12
Points: 11
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 THis was another difficult season although he did score points in four races.
1976
Team: Fittipaldi
Position: 17
Points: 3
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 In a surprise move he went to the Fittipaldi team with his brother, but the car was not very reliable.
1975
Team: McLaren
Position: 2
Points: 45
Race wins: 2
Pole positions: 0 He had a good second season at McLaren coming runner up in the championship.
1974
Team: McLaren
Position: 1
Points: 55
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 2 His move to McLaren led to another championship winning season on the back of 3 wins and 3 podium finishes.
1973
Team: Lotus
Position: 2
Points: 55
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 1 THis was another good season finishing runner up in the championship with 3 wins and 5 other podium finishes
1972
Team: Lotus
Position: 1
Points: 61
Race wins: 5
Pole positions: 3 THis year was the first of his two championship winning seasons taking 5 wins and 3 other podium finishes.
1971
Team: Lotus
Position: 6
Points: 16
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 1 He had a solid second season with a second place and two third places.
1970
Team: Lotus
Position: 1
Points: 10
Race wins: 12
Pole positions: 1 Emerson Fitipaldi started his F1 career as 3rd driver for Lotus, though he did win his first GP this year.
