Emerson Fittipaldi Jr.

Emerson Fittipaldi Jr.
Fittipaldi in 2021
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 18)
Related to	Emerson Fittipaldi (father) Wilson Fittipaldi (uncle) Max Papis (brother-in-law) Pietro Fittipaldi (nephew) Enzo Fittipaldi (nephew) Christian Fittipaldi (cousin)
Eurocup-3 career
Debut season	2023
Current team	MP Motorsport
Car number	77
Starts	38
Wins	0
Podiums	5
Poles	1
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	5th in 2024
Previous series
2025 2024–2025 2024 2023 2022 2022 2021	Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship Eurocup-3 FR Middle East Championship FR European Championship ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Championship F4 Danish Championship

Emerson "Emmo" Fittipaldi Jr. (born 7 March 2007) is a Brazilian racing driver set to race in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2026 with AIX Racing. He recently competed in Eurocup-3 for MP Motorsport. ^[1]

Fittipaldi previously raced in the Italian F4 Championship and is a former member of the Sauber Academy. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Formula 4

2021

Fittipaldi began his single-seater career in 2021, competing in the F4 Danish Championship with FSP Racing. ^{[3] [4]} His season started out with a podium at the season opener, before he scored his maiden pole position at the following round. Having fought for the win, Fittipaldi was involved in a late-race collision with Juju Noda, which forced the Brazilian to retire from the race. After scoring a podium in Race 3, Fittipaldi took his first victory in car racing at Jyllandsringen in the third event. ^[5] Another win followed at Padborg Park, before Fittipaldi took two further podiums in Djursland. ^[6] He finished the season in third place, having amassed eight podiums. ^[7]

2022

Fittipaldi driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2022 Italian F4 Championship.

The following year, Fittipaldi progressed into the Italian F4 Championship, where he completed a full season for Van Amersfoort Racing, whilst also taking part in two rounds of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. ^{[8] [9]} He took four points and ended up 23rd in the drivers' standings.

FIA Formula 3

In September 2022, Fittipaldi took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test, driving for Charouz Racing System on the first day. ^{[10] [11]}

Formula Regional

2023

Fittipaldi racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

Fittipaldi stepped up to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2023 with Saintéloc Racing. ^[1]

On 1 July 2023, at a FRECA race at Spa-Francorchamps, Fittipaldi was involved in a multi-car crash at Kemmel-Radillon initiated by Tim Tramnitz. One of the racers that crashed Dilano van 't Hoff, was killed in the incident. ^[12]

2024

Fittipaldi would contest in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with MP Motorsport. ^[13]

Eurocup-3

2023

Fittipaldi joined the GRS Team during the 2023 Eurocup-3 season ahead of the sixth round in Estoril. ^[14] He would join Palou Motorsport for the final round in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where he scored a point with tenth place during the first race. ^[15]

2024

Fittipaldi racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Eurocup-3 season.

Fittipaldi would then race a full season in Eurocup-3 for 2024, teaming up with MP Motorsport. ^[13]

2025

Fittipaldi driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2025 Eurocup-3 season

Fittipaldi continued in Eurocup-3 for the 2025 season, remaining with MP Motorsport. ^[16]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In 2026, Fittipaldi will make the step up to the FIA Formula 2 Championship with AIX Racing, becoming the third driver to step up to Formula 2 from Formula Regional. ^[17]

Formula One

From 2020 to 2021, Fittipaldi was a member of the Sauber Academy. ^[18]

In October 2022, Fittipaldi was a finalist in the Ferrari Driver Academy’s Scouting World Final. ^[19]

Personal life

Fittipaldi's father Emerson Fittipaldi is a two-time Formula One champion. ^[1] His grandfather Wilson Fittipaldi Sr. was a motorsport journalist and radio commentator.^{[ citation needed ]}

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2021	F4 Danish Championship	FSP Racing	18	2	1	2	8	231	3rd
2022	Italian F4 Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	20	0	0	0	0	4	23rd
	ADAC Formula 4 Championship		6	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2023	Formula Regional European Championship	Saintéloc Racing	20	0	0	0	0	4	24th
	Eurocup-3	GRS Team	2	0	0	0	0	1	19th
		Palou Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0
2024	Formula Regional Middle East Championship	MP Motorsport	15	0	0	0	0	5	20th
	Eurocup-3		16	0	1	1	4	142	5th
2025	Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship	MP Motorsport	8	0	0	0	2	54	6th
	Eurocup-3		18	0	1	0	1	65	11th
2026	FIA Formula 2 Championship	AIX Racing	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD

^† As Fittipaldi was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Danish 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	17	18	Pos	Points
2021	FSP Racing	PAD1 1 10†	PAD1 2 4	PAD1 3 3	PAD2 1 9†	PAD2 2 5	PAD2 3 2	JYL1 1 4	JYL1 2 1	JYL1 3 3	PAD3 1 5	PAD3 2 1	PAD3 3 2	DJU 1 4	DJU 2 2	DJU 3 2	JYL2 1 12	JYL2 2 5	JYL2 3 5	3rd	231

Complete Italian F4 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	17	18	19	20	21	22	Pos	Points
2022	Van Amersfoort Racing	IMO 1 11	IMO 2 19	IMO 3 17	MIS 1 10	MIS 2 15	MIS 3 12	SPA 1 15	SPA 2 14	SPA 3 13	VLL 1 19	VLL 2 19	VLL 3 23	RBR 1	RBR 2 17	RBR 3 14	RBR 4 18	MNZ 1 9	MNZ 2 14	MNZ 3 C	MUG 1 11	MUG 2 10	MUG 3 16	23rd	4

Complete Formula Regional European 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	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2023	Saintéloc Racing	IMO 1 19	IMO 2 17	CAT 1 19	CAT 2 26	HUN 1 30	HUN 2 Ret	SPA 1 26	SPA 2 28	MUG 1 22	MUG 2 14	LEC 1 22	LEC 2 21	RBR 1 30	RBR 2 19	MNZ 1 8	MNZ 2 21	ZAN 1 23	ZAN 2 Ret	HOC 1 25	HOC 2 24	24th	4

Complete Eurocup-3 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
2023	GRS Team	SPA 1	SPA 2	ARA 1	ARA 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	JER 1	JER 2	EST 1 14	EST 2 11	CRT 1	CRT 2					19th	1
	Palou Motorsport																CAT 1 10	CAT 2 Ret
2024	MP Motorsport	SPA 1 4	SPA 2 C	RBR 1 3	RBR 2 5	POR 1 20†	POR 2 6	POR 3 16	LEC 1 8	LEC 2 6	ZAN 1 8	ZAN 2 17	ARA 1 14	ARA 2 2	JER 1 4	JER 2 4	CAT 1 2	CAT 2 2		5th	142
2025	MP Motorsport	RBR 1 15	RBR 2 12	POR 1 13	POR SR 10	POR 2 9	LEC 1 19	LEC SR 3	LEC 2 8	MNZ 1 7	MNZ 2 11	ASS 1 8	ASS 2 10	SPA 1 23	SPA 2 10	JER 1 6	JER 2 4	CAT 1 4	CAT 2 8	11th	65

Complete Formula Regional Middle East 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
2024	MP Motorsport	YMC1 1 20	YMC1 2 18	YMC 3 DSQ	YMC2 1 26	YMC2 2 Ret	YMC2 3 12	DUB1 1 21	DUB1 2 22	DUB1 3 13	YMC3 1 17	YMC3 2 11	YMC3 3 15	DUB2 1 10	DUB2 2 8	DUB2 3 19	20th	5

Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter 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	Pos	Points
2025	MP Motorsport	JER 1 8	JER 2 3	JER 3 6	POR 1 8	POR 2 9	POR 3 5	ARA 1 3	ARA 2 Ret	6th	54

Complete FIA Formula 2 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	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	DC	Points
2026	AIX Racing	MEL SPR	MEL FEA	BHR SPR	BHR FEA	JED SPR	JED FEA	MON SPR	MON FEA	CAT SPR	CAT FEA	RBR SPR	RBR FEA	SIL SPR	SIL FEA	SPA SPR	SPA FEA	HUN SPR	HUN FEA	MNZ SPR	MNZ FEA	MAD SPR	MAD FEA	BAK SPR	BAK FEA	LSL SPR	LSL FEA	YMC SPR	YMC FEA	TBD	TBD

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External links

• Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. career summary at DriverDB.com