RACING DRIVER

Emerson Fittipaldi

1946 - Today

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Emerson Fittipaldi (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛmeʁsõ fitʃiˈpawdʒi]; born 12 December 1946) is a Brazilian former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1970 to 1980. Fittipaldi won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in 1972 and 1974 with Lotus and McLaren, respectively; he won 14 Grands Prix across 11 seasons. In American open-wheel racing, Fittipaldi won the IndyCar World Series in 1989 with Patrick, and is a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. Moving up from Formula Two, Fittipaldi made his race debut for Team Lotus as a third driver at the 1970 British Grand Prix. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emerson Fittipaldi is the 9th most popular racing driver (up from 10th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Brazil (up from 26th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Racing Driver.

Emerson Fittipaldi is most famous for winning the Formula One world championship in 1972 and 1974.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Emerson Fittipaldi ranks 9 out of 1,080. Before him are Enzo Ferrari, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Juan Manuel Fangio, James Hunt, and Nelson Piquet. After him are Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, Gilles Villeneuve, Keke Rosberg, Nigel Mansell, and Ken Miles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Emerson Fittipaldi ranks 41. Before him are Rivellino, Guus Hiddink, Yonatan Netanyahu, Dianne Wiest, Syd Barrett, and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. After him are Robert Fripp, Oliver Stone, Masoud Barzani, Paul Alexander, Timothy Dalton, and David Suchet.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Emerson Fittipaldi ranks 21 out of 2,236. Before him are Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Rivellino (1946), Nelson Piquet (1952), Roberto Carlos (1973), and Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948). After him are Getúlio Vargas (1882), Jorge Amado (1912), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), João Havelange (1916), Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), and Ronaldinho (1980).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Brazil

Among racing drivers born in Brazil, Emerson Fittipaldi ranks 3. Before him are Ayrton Senna (1960), and Nelson Piquet (1952). After him are Rubens Barrichello (1972), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), Carlos Pace (1944), Felipe Massa (1981), Roberto Moreno (1959), Bruno Senna (1983), Chico Serra (1957), Luiz Bueno (1937), and Chico Landi (1907).

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