RACING DRIVER

Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior

1943 - 2024

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Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (25 December 1943 – 23 February 2024) was a Brazilian racing driver and Formula One team owner. He participated in 38 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 1 May 1972, scoring a total of three championship points. He ran the Fittipaldi Formula One team between 1974 and 1982. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior is the 67th most popular racing driver (down from 33rd in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 60th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Brazilian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior ranks 67 out of 1,080Before him are Michele Alboreto, Lorenzo Bandini, Walter Röhrl, Louis Chiron, Alan Jones, and Tazio Nuvolari. After him are Jo Bonnier, Jean Alesi, Hannu Mikkola, Rudolf Caracciola, Elio de Angelis, and Patrick Tambay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior ranks 122Before him are Otoya Yamaguchi, Grover Washington Jr., Eric Idle, Paul Van Himst, Michael Spence, and Stanley Fischer. After him are Max Wright, Fouad Siniora, Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório, Shannon Lucid, and John Nettles. Among people deceased in 2024, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior ranks 101Before him are John Mayall, Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Mohammed Deif, Frank Stella, Hage Geingob, and Dries van Agt. After him are Bob Newhart, Sérgio Mendes, Brigitte Bierlein, Maryse Condé, Roger Corman, and Jerzy Stuhr.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior ranks 104 out of 2,236Before him are Toninho Cerezo (1955), Chico Mendes (1944), Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928), Pepe (1935), Deco (1977), and Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824). After him are Machado de Assis (1839), Sérgio Mendes (1941), Cláudio Taffarel (1966), Fernando Collor de Mello (1949), Leonardo Araújo (1969), and Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Brazil

Among racing drivers born in Brazil, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior ranks 5Before him are Ayrton Senna (1960), Nelson Piquet (1952), Emerson Fittipaldi (1946), and Rubens Barrichello (1972). After him are Carlos Pace (1944), Felipe Massa (1981), Roberto Moreno (1959), Bruno Senna (1983), Chico Serra (1957), Luiz Bueno (1937), and Chico Landi (1907).