Pietro Fittipaldi

Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz (born 25 June 1996) is a Brazilian and American racing driver, who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Pratt Miller Motorsports, and in the European Le Mans Series for Vector Sport; he also serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Haas and as a simulator driver for Cadillac. Fittipaldi competed under the Brazilian flag in Formula One at two Grands Prix in , and the IndyCar Series between 2018 and 2024.

Born in Miami, Fittipaldi is the grandson of two-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion Emerson Fittipaldi and the older brother of racing driver Enzo. Graduating from karting to stock car racing in 2011, Fittipaldi spent two seasons in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series before progressing to junior formulae in 2013. Fittipaldi won his first title at the 2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship. He then won the 2015–16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, before winning the 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 with Charouz. He served as a test driver in Formula E for Jaguar from to . A reserve driver for Haas since , 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, and finishing seventeenth. He made a further appearance in at the season-ending . Following three seasons in sportscar racing—winning the LMP2 class at the 2023 6 Hours of Monza—Fittipaldi competed full-time in the IndyCar Series in 2024 with RLL.

Outside of open-wheel racing, Fittipaldi competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2019, the European Le Mans Series from 2021 to 2022, and the FIA World Endurance Championship in . Fittipaldi has competed in the LMP2 class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship since 2023 for Rick Ware, Inter Europol, and Pratt Miller.

Early and personal life Fittipaldi da Cruz was born on 25 June 1996 in Miami, Florida, U.S. Fittipaldi is the grandson of two-time Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi and the older brother of racing driver Enzo.

Junior racing career

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Fittipaldi began his racing career in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, winning the track championship at Hickory Motor Speedway in 2011. In 2012, he won one race and finished fifth in the championship.

Lower formulae Fittipaldi moved to Europe to pursue a career in open-wheeled racing in 2013, making his debut in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship and Protyre Formula Renault Championship In 2014, he won the latter series, clinching the title with one race remaining. He won the 2015-16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship with four wins from fourteen races.

FIA Formula 3 European Championship In 2015, Fittipaldi competed in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship for Fortec Motorsports. With a best result of sixth at two of the races at Algarve, Fittipaldi finished seventeenth in the championship standings with 32 points.

Formula V8 3.5 Series

Fittipaldi continued racing for Fortec in 2016, this time driving in the Formula V8 3.5 Series alongside fellow rookie Louis Delétraz. However, he only scored one podium and ended up tenth in the standings, eight positions behind his teammate.

Nevertheless, Fittipaldi continued competing in the World Series, this time with Lotus. He won six races, dominating the championship, 44 points ahead of his closest rival Matevos Isaakyan.

IndyCar career

In February 2018, 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. He made his debut at the Phoenix Grand Prix, where he was forced to retire after contact on lap forty. He achieved his first top-ten finish at Portland and finished 26th in the standings.

Fittipaldi returned to IndyCar in 2021 exclusively for oval races, splitting the No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing with RWR car with Romain Grosjean, who planned to only enter road and street circuit rounds. Fittipaldi was the fastest rookie qualifier for the 2021 Indianapolis 500. At the opening round of the season, the 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, he finished thirteenth, his best result of the season.

Formula One career In October 2014, Fittipaldi was one of four drivers to be invited to test for the Ferrari Driver Academy. He first tested a Formula One car on 27 November 2018 during the post-season test at the Yas Marina Circuit, driving for Haas.

Haas reserve driver (2019–present) In November 2018, the Haas F1 Team confirmed Fittipaldi as its official 2019 test driver. Haas announced that he would test the car at the first pre-season test at Barcelona in February 2019. In April 2019, Fittipaldi took part in the 2019 Bahrain Young Driver Test, before then making an appearance at the mid-season test at Catalunya.

On 30 November 2020, it was announced that Fittipaldi would race for Haas in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, replacing the injured Romain Grosjean who was hospitalised after an accident at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix in which he suffered burns to his hands and ankles. This made him the first grandson of a Formula One driver to become a Formula One driver himself. Fittipaldi started his debut Grand Prix in last and finished the race seventeenth, the last of the remaining drivers. 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". 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.

Fittipaldi again stood in for Grosjean at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Fittipaldi qualified nineteenth and was elevated to seventeenth on the grid due to other drivers collecting penalties. In the race, he suffered a slow pit stop and again finished last of the running drivers in nineteenth place. After the race, Fittipaldi stated that he would "like to still keep a foot in Formula One" as a reserve driver in . In February 2021 it was confirmed that he would remain in his role as a Haas test and reserve driver for the 2021 season.

Fittipaldi was retained in the role for the season. He 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. Fittipaldi was replaced for the remainder of the test by Kevin Magnussen. Fittipaldi was actively considered by Haas for Mazepin's seat in the race team but ultimately Magnussen was chosen over him.

Fittipaldi drove the VF-22 in the free practices of the Mexico City and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix and also took part in post-season testing in Abu Dhabi. Haas retained Fittipaldi's roles for the season. He drove the VF-23 during the young drivers' test. Fittipaldi continued in his role as reserve driver for a sixth straight season in , sharing this role with Oliver Bearman. He drove the VF-24 alongside Bearman during the Pirelli tyre test at Silverstone following the .

Cadillac development driver (2026–) On 1 October 2025, it was announced that Fittipaldi will become a development driver for the upcoming Cadillac F1 Team, which debuted in .

Sportscar racing career

FIA World Endurance Championship

In May 2018, at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Fittipaldi suffered a high-speed crash in which his car lost steering and a wheel entered the cockpit, breaking both legs. Doctors initially projected a year’s recovery, but after rehabilitation aided by IndyCar medical personnel and the use of custom carbon-fiber braces, he returned to racing approximately two and a half months later.

In January 2023, it was announced that Fittipaldi would drive full-time in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship for Jota Sport alongside David Heinemeier Hansson and Oliver Rasmussen.

During his tenure in endurance racing, Fittipaldi underwent significant weight loss to optimize car performance, later gaining about 20 lb to meet the physical demands of IndyCar as he transitioned into that series.

European Le Mans Series

2025 After a three year hiatus from the series, Fittipaldi signed with Vector Sport to compete in the 2025 European Le Mans Series, dovetailing his full-time 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship campaign.

Other racing

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Fittipaldi raced for Audi Sport Team WRT in the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He scored a best result of fifth at Misano, and finished in the points six times, scoring 22 and ended up fifteenth in the drivers' standings.

Racing record

Karting career summary

Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Podiums Points Position 2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Lee Faulk Racing 20 4 3 ? 13 400 1st† 2012 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Lee Faulk Racing 23 1 2 ? 3 355 5th 2013 Protyre Formula Renault Championship Jamun Racing Services 16 0 0 0 0 163 8th Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup 3 0 0 0 1 45 6th BRDC Formula 4 Championship MGR Motorsport 18 1 0 1 1 165 15th BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship 8 0 0 0 3 127 6th 2014 Protyre Formula Renault Championship MGR Motorsport 15 10 3 7 12 431 1st Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 8 0 0 0 0 43 9th Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen GP 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†† 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Fortec Motorsports 33 0 0 0 0 32 17th Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th 2015–16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 14 4 2 2 9 244 1st 2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series Fortec Motorsports 18 0 0 0 1 60 10th 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 Lotus 18 6 10 2 10 259 1st 2017–18 Formula E Panasonic Jaguar Racing Test driver 2018 IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing 6 0 0 0 0 91 26th Super Formula UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans 1 0 0 0 0 0 22nd 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship DragonSpeed 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC Formula E Panasonic Jaguar Racing Test driver 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team WRT 15 0 0 2 0 22 15th Audi Sport Team Rosberg 2 0 0 0 0 Formula One Haas F1 TeamTest driver 2019–20 F3 Asian Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 15 0 0 0 1 119 5th2020 Formula One Haas F1 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 23rd 2021 IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing 3 0 0 0 0 34 32nd European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 1 0 0 0 0 6 26th Stock Car Brasil Full Time Bassani 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡ Formula One Uralkali Haas F1 Team Test/Reserve Driver 2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 6 0 0 0 1 32 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th Stock Car Brasil Full Time Bassani 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡ Formula One Haas F1 TeamTest/Reserve driver 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jota 7 1 1 0 2 84 6th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Rick Ware Racing 3 0 0 0 0 484 22nd Formula One MoneyGram Haas F1 TeamTest/Reserve driver 2024 IndyCar Series Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 18 0 0 0 0 186 19th IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 312 40th Formula One Haas F1 Team Test/Reserve driver 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Pratt Miller Motorsports 7 0 0 0 0 1756 14th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Vector Sport 6 0 0 0 2 54 4th Formula One Haas F1 TeamTest/Reserve driver 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Pratt Miller Motorsports 5 0 0 0 0 1218* 13th*European Le Mans Series - LMP2Vector Sport 4 0 0 0 0 26* 8th*24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th Formula One Cadillac F1 TeamSimulator driver † Fittipaldi did not win the national championship; he was the individual track champion of Hickory Motor Speedway. ‡ As Fittipaldi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. Season still in progress.

Open-wheel racing results

Complete BRDC Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Protyre Formula Renault Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points 2013 Jamun Racing Services DON1 DON2 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1 SIL2 8th 163 2014 MGR Motorsport ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 CRO1 CRO2 SIL1 SIL2 1st

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† As Fittipaldi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points Fortec Motorsports Mercedes SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ALG1 ALG2 ALG3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 17th 32

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points 2015–16 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 ABU4 BHR1 BHR2 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 DUB4 CHE1 CHE2 CHE3 CHE4 1st 244

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points 2016 Fortec Motorsports ALC1 ALC2 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 LEC1 LEC2 SIL1 SIL2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 JER1 JER2 CAT1 CAT2 10th 60 2017 Lotus SIL1 SIL2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 JER1 JER2 ALC1 ALC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MEX1 MEX2 COA1 COA2 BHR1 BHR2 1st 259 † Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete IndyCar Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref 2018 Dale Coyne Racing 19 Dallara DW12 Honda STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET DET TXS RDA IOW TOR MDO POC GTW POR SNM 26th 91 2021 Dale Coyne Racing withRick Ware Racing 51ALASTP TXS TXS IMS INDY DET DET ROA MDO NSH IMS GTW POR LAG LBH 32nd 34 2024 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 30 STP THE LBH ALA IMS INDY DET ROA LAG MDO IOW IOW TOR GTW POR MIL MIL NSH 19th 186 Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2021 Dallara Honda 1325 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing 2024 Dallara Honda 3032 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Complete Super Formula results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points 2018 UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans Toyota SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT OKA SUZ 22nd 0

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results Year Entrant Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points 2019 Audi Sport Team WRT Audi RS5 Turbo DTM Audi RC8 2.0 TFSI I-4 t HOC1 HOC2 ZOL1 ZOL2 NOR1 NOR2 ASS1 ASS2 BRH1 BRH2 LAU1 LAU2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 15th 22 Audi Sport Team Rosberg MIS1 MIS2

Complete F3 Asian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2019–20 Pinnacle Motorsport SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 CHA1 CHA2 CHA3 5th 119

Complete Formula One results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Stock Car Pro Series results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Rank Points 2021 Full Time Bassani Toyota Corolla GOI1 GOI2 INT1 INT2 VCA1 VCA2 VCA1 VCA2 CAS1 CAS2 CUR1 CUR2 CUR1 CUR2 GOI1 GOI2 GOI1 GOI2 VCA1 VCA2 SCZ1 SCZ2 INT1 INT2 NC† 0† 2022 Full Time Bassani Toyota Corolla INT1 GOI1 GOI2 VCA1 VCA2 RIO1 RIO2 BRA1 BRA2 BRA1 BRA2 INT1 INT2SCZ1 SCZ2 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 GOI1 GOI2 BRA1 BRA2 NC† 0† † As Fittipaldi was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.

Sports car racing results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2022 Inter Europol Competition David Heinemeier Hansson Fabio Scherer Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 364 18th 14th 2023 Jota David Heinemeier Hansson Oliver Rasmussen Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 316 24th 13th 2025 United Autosports David Heinemeier Hansson Renger van der Zande Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 364 24th 7th 2026 Vector Sport Ryan Cullen Vladislav Lomko Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 360 18th 4th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points DragonSpeed LMP1 BR Engineering BR1 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS NC 0 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR NC† 0 Jota LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB ALG SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 6th 84 † As Fittipaldi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2023 Rick Ware Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET 22nd 484 2024 Inter Europol byPR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 40th 312 2025 Pratt Miller Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 14th 1756 2026 Pratt Miller Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 13th* 1218* † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2021 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 26th 6 2022 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 10th 32 2025 Vector Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 4th 54 2026 Vector Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 8th* 26*