Christian Fittipaldi

Christian Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi in 2006, as a driver
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1971-01-18) 18 January 1971 (age 46) São Paulo, Brazil
Related to	Wilson Fittipaldi (father) Emerson Fittipaldi (uncle)
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season	2014
Current team	Action Express Racing
Car no.	5
Engine	Chevrolet 5.5L V8
Co-driver	João Barbosa Sébastien Bourdais
Starts	31
Championships	2
Wins	5
Poles	4
Best finish	1st in 2014, 2015
Finished last season	2nd (2016)
Previous series
2008 2003–2013 2005–06 2002–2003 2003 2002 1995–2002 1992–1994 1991	American Le Mans Rolex Sports Car Series A1 Grand Prix NASCAR Winston Cup Series ARCA Re/Max Series NASCAR Busch Series CART Formula One Formula 3000
Championship titles
1991	Formula 3000
Awards
1995	Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
Formula One World Championship career
Teams	Minardi, Footwork
Entries	43 (40 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	12
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1992 South African Grand Prix
Last entry	1994 Australian Grand Prix
Champ Car career
135 races run over 8 years
Years active	1995–2002
Team(s)	Walker Racing Newman/Haas Racing
Best finish	5th (1996, 2002)
First race	1995 Grand Prix of Miami (Bicentennial Park)
Last race	2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante (Mexico City)
First win	1999 Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America (Road America)
Last win	2000 Marlboro 500 (Fontana)
Wins Podiums Poles 2 20 1
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
16 races run over 2 years
Best finish	44th (2003)
First race	2002 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil (Phoenix)
Last race	2003 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish	102nd (2002)
First race	2002 GNC Live Well 300 (Homestead)
Last race	2002 Mr. Goodcents 300 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Christian Fittipaldi (born January 18, 1971) is a Brazilian professional racing driver who has competed in various forms of motorsport including Formula One, Champ Car and NASCAR. Named after the less known Brazilian driver Christian "Bino" Heinz (killed at Le Mans in 1963), he was a highly rated young racing driver in the early 1990s, and participated in 43 Formula One Grands Prix for Minardi and Footwork between 1992 and 1994.

Fittipaldi was fifth in the CART series in 1996 and 2002, earning two wins and a second place in the 1995 Indianapolis 500. He has also had success racing sports prototypes, winning the 24 Hours of Daytona of 2004 and 2014, the 12 Hours of Sebring of 2015, the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen of 2013 and 2016, and a seventh place in the 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series season.

He is the son of former Grand Prix driver and team owner Wilson Fittipaldi, and the nephew of two-time Formula One Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi.

Born in São Paulo, Fittipaldi was second in the Brazilian Formula Ford in 1988. After finishing third in the South American Formula 3 in 1989, in 1990 he won the title in the Formula 3 Sudamericana and the fourth place in the British Formula 3.