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Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz (born 25 June 1996)[1] is a Brazilian racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and serving as a reserve driver in Formula One for Haas.
Fittipaldi is the grandson of two-time Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi and the older brother of racing driver Enzo.[2] Graduating from karting to junior formulae in 2013, Fittipaldi won his first championship at the 2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship with MGR Motorsport. He then won the 2015–16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship with MRF Racing, before winning the 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 with Lotus.
A reserve driver for Haas F1 Team since 2019, Fittipaldi made his Formula One debut at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, replacing an injured Romain Grosjean to become the fourth member of the Fittipaldi family to compete in Formula One. He made a further appearance in 2020 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Outside of Formula One, Fittipaldi has competed full-time in the IndyCar Series since 2024, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2019, the European Le Mans Series from 2021 to 2022, and the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2023. He was also a test driver in Formula E for Jaguar from 2017 to 2019.
- ^ "Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz at Driver Database | Motorsport". Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Neto de Emerson, Pietro Fittipaldi é campeão na Nascar aos 15 anos | globoesporte.com". globoesporte.globo.com. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2014.