Drivers/Brazil
Wilson Fittipaldi
- 1972–1975
- FIT
- Born 25 December 1943 in São Paulo
- Died 23 February 2024
- Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior
Family in Formula 1: Christian Fittipaldi (child), Emerson Fittipaldi (sibling), Pietro Fittipaldi (great-nephew or great-niece), Max Papis (nephew- or niece-in-law)
- Starts3538 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P16
Career numbers
- Avg grid position17.5
- Avg finish10.8
- Retirement rate51%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+124
- Points scored3
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak1
- TeamsBrabham (1972–1973) · Fittipaldi (1975)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
38 entries, 35 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entrySpanish Grand Prix 1972P7 · Brabham
- Last startUnited States Grand Prix 1975P10 · Fittipaldi
All 38 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Reutemann | 1972–1973 | 1:3 | 3:20 | +1.06% | 3 : 19 | Compare |
| Graham Hill | 1972 | 3:1 | 4:6 | +0.18% | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Rolf Stommelen | 1973 | 2:0 | 3:1 | −0.37% | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Andrea de Adamich | 1973 | 0:1 | 3:2 | −0.82% | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| John Watson | 1973 | 0:0 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Wilson Fittipaldi came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nürburgring | 3 | 6 | ||
| Watkins Glen | 3 | 10 | ||
| Monaco | 2 | 10 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 | – | ||
| Monza | 2 | – | ||
| Mosport | 2 | 11 | ||
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 2 | 6 | ||
| José Carlos Pace | 2 | 13 | ||
| Montjuïc | 2 | 10 | ||
| Zolder | 2 | 12 | ||
| Anderstorp Raceway | 2 | 17 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 2 | 16 | ||
| Silverstone | 2 | 19 | ||
| Zandvoort | 2 | 11 |