The grandson of Emerson, great-nephew of Wilson and the nephew of both Christian Fittipaldi and Max Papis, Pietro moved up to Indycar in 2018. Fittipaldi started racing in short-track racing before moving to Europe in 2013, winning the British Formula Renault title in 2014. A former member of the Ferrari Young Drivers Academy, Fittipaldi then competed in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship, the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series, European Formula 3 and Formula V8 3.5 series, winning the latter title in 2017. This highlighted his worth to many and he chose to move Stateside to embark on a career there. In 2018, he also appeared in the World Endurance Championship. In 2019, he became Haas F1's reserve and test driver but dovetailed this with a DTM drive. In 2020, he stayed as Haas reserve and when Romain Grosjean was injured in a horrific accident at Bahrain, Fittipaldi stepped in to make his Formula 1 debut. Remained with Haas in 2022 but also raced in the European Le Mans Series. In 2023, he was in the World Endurance Championship and in 2024, was in Indycar. He decided to move away from his single-seater career in 2025, moving into the IMSA series.

Biography last updated 24 Nov 2024