Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz was born on 25 June 1996 and is a Brazilian-American racing driver, the grandson of two-time Formula One world champion Emerson Fittipaldi and brother of racing driver Enzo Fittipaldi.
25 Facts About Pietro Fittipaldi
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Pietro Fittipaldi made his Formula One debut with Haas at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, replacing the injured Romain Grosjean, becoming the fourth member of the Fittipaldi family to race in Formula One.
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Pietro Fittipaldi began his racing career in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, winning the track championship at Hickory Motor Speedway in 2011.
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In 2015 Pietro Fittipaldi competed in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship for Fortec Motorsports.
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Pietro Fittipaldi continued racing for Fortec in 2016, this time driving in the Formula V8 3.5 Series alongside fellow rookie Louis Deletraz.
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Pietro Fittipaldi won six races, dominating the championship, 44 points ahead of his closest rival Matevos Isaakyan.
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In February 2018, Pietro Fittipaldi was named a part-time driver of the No 19 Honda for Dale Coyne Racing in the IndyCar Series, replacing Zachary Claman DeMelo in six races that year.
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Pietro Fittipaldi made his debut at the Phoenix Grand Prix, where he was forced to retire after contact on lap 40.
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Pietro Fittipaldi achieved his first top ten finish at Portland and finished 26th in the standings.
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Pietro Fittipaldi was scheduled to return to IndyCar in 2021 exclusively for oval races, replacing Romain Grosjean who will only enter road and street circuit rounds.
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In May 2018 Pietro Fittipaldi broke both legs in a crash during qualifying for the World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps race.
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Pietro Fittipaldi raced for Audi Sport Team WRT in the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
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Pietro Fittipaldi scored a best result of fifth at Misano, and finished in the points six times, scoring 22 and ended up 15th in the drivers' standings.
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In October 2014, Pietro Fittipaldi was one of four drivers to be invited to test for the Ferrari Driver Academy.
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Pietro Fittipaldi first tested a Formula One car on 27 November 2018 during the post-season test at the Yas Marina Circuit, driving for Haas.
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Pietro Fittipaldi started his debut Grand Prix in last and finished the race 17th, the last of the remaining drivers.
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner commented on Fittipaldi's debut "I think Pietro did a great job, considering he drove the car for the last time a year ago".
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Pietro Fittipaldi remarked that it is difficult for a driver to make it to Formula One, and he was glad to have finished his first race.
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Pietro Fittipaldi again stood in for Grosjean at the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
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Pietro Fittipaldi was retained in the role for the 2022 season.
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Pietro Fittipaldi drove the Haas VF-22 during the first day of 2022 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, substituting for Nikita Mazepin after Mazepin's contract was terminated.
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Pietro Fittipaldi was replaced for the remainder of the test by Kevin Magnussen.
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Pietro Fittipaldi was actively considered by Haas for Mazepin's seat in the race team but ultimately Magnussen was chosen over him.
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Pietro Fittipaldi drove the VF-22 in the free practices of the Mexico City and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix and took part in post-season testing in Abu Dhabi.
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Pietro Fittipaldi did not win the national championship; he was the individual track champion of Hickory Motor Speedway.