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 is in the World Endurance Championship.

Biography last updated 6 Jan 2023