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Wilson Fittipaldi

Wilson Fittipaldi, 1973, Mosport. Copyright Ron Kielbiski, 2009. Used with permission.

Wilson Fittipaldi, 1973, Mosport. Copyright Ron Kielbiski, 2009. Used with permission.

Wilson Fittipaldi, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 1st July 2017. Copyright Richard Jenkins, 2017.

Wilson Fittipaldi, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 1st July 2017. Copyright Richard Jenkins, 2017.

Born:

25 Dec 1943
Sao Paulo

Nationality:

Brazil

Grands Prix:

35 (1972-1975)

F2 starts:

26 (1971-1973)

Teams:

Fittipaldi (1975-1982)

Retired to run his largely unsuccessful Formula 1 team. Wilson now suffers from Parkinson's Disease, so he has scaled a number of projects back and has been in varying health. He was involved in race instructing and TV work and visited historics. He still has - in his name anyway - a Mercedes dealership and a huge yacht dealership, where he designed the yachts as well as selling them, but his day-to-day involvement in both of these has also been scaled down. However, recently, he teamed up with his old friend Richard Divila to develop a new Formula Vee series in their homeland but Divila's death and Fittipaldi's health ended that. Although Wilson's career was overshadowed by his brother - and arguably his son as well - he was a race winner at both Formula 3 and Formula 2 level. Fittipaldi also raced for some years in saloon cars at the beginning of his career.

Biography last updated 16 Mar 2021