Enzo Fittipaldi

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Fittipaldi and the second or paternal family name is da Cruz.

Enzo Fittipaldi
File:Enzo Fittipaldi Austria 2022.jpg Fittipaldi in 2022
Nationality	Brazilian American via dual nationality
Born	Enzo Fittipaldi da Cruz (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 Miami, Florida, United States
Related to	Emerson Fittipaldi (grandfather) Pietro Fittipaldi (brother) Christian Fittipaldi (first cousin once-removed) Max Papis (uncle) Wilson Fittipaldi (great-uncle)
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season	2021
Current team	Rodin Carlin
Car no.	4
Former teams	Charouz Racing System
Starts	41 (43 entries)
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	8th in 2022
Previous series
2021 2020–21 2019 2017–18 2017–18 2016	Indy Pro 2000 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship FR European Championship ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Championship Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2018	Italian F4 Championship

Enzo Fittipaldi da Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛnzow fitʃiˈpawdʒi da ˈkɾus]; born 18 July 2001) is a Brazilian-American racing driver, who is currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Carlin. After signing with Carlin, he became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team in November 2022, and was a previous member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. Fittipaldi was the 2018 Italian F4 champion and 2019 Formula Regional European runner-up. He then spent nearly two seasons in Formula 3 before being promoted to Formula 2 with Charouz Racing System.

He is grandson of two-time Formula 1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi by his daughter Juliana and Carlos da Cruz, and brother of racing driver Pietro Fittipaldi. He is also cousin once-removed of Christian Fittipaldi, who is Emerson's nephew.

Career

Karting

Not much is known about Fittipaldi's karting career, he took a high of sixth place in the 2009 USA Rotax Grand Nationals in the Micro Max category. Fitttipaldi also won the East Coast Karting Championship in 2014.

Ginetta Junior Championship

In 2016, Fittipaldi graduated to car racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship with Douglas Motorsport. He finished 18th in the championship with a best race finish of eighth, despite missing the final three rounds.

Formula 4

2017

In 2017, Fittipaldi signed with Prema Powerteam for the Italian F4 Championship. He was massively outperformed by teammate and eventual champion Marcus Armstrong. Fittipaldi achieved a highest finish of fifth place four times, leading him to finish ninth in the championship. In the 2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship, Fittipaldi competed as a guest driver.

2018

In 2018, Fittipaldi remained with Prema Powerteam for the Italian F4 Championship. In the first race of the year, he duly went to take his maiden single-seater victory at Adria, later winning again in the third race. However, he would not win for another two rounds, and lost the championship lead heading into Misano. There, he would take all available points by winning all three races which saw him regain the championship lead. Despite not winning for the next two rounds, a double Mugello win saw him seal the title at the final race.

In ADAC Formula 4, in a season which was dominated by eventual champion Lirim Zendeli, Fittipaldi's sole win came at the second Hockenheimring round. He also picked up eight other podiums throughout the season and finished the year third overall.

Formula Regional European Championship

In 2019 Fittipaldi competed in the 2019 Formula Regional European Championship for the Prema Powerteam alongside Frederik Vesti and Olli Caldwell. Fittipaldi's opening to the season was clean, standing on the podium on all races during the opening three rounds. This included a win in just his second race, although he did not stand on the step of the rostrum due to previous winner Olli Caldwell being disqualified post-race. Following that however, he could only score five more podiums in the remaining five rounds, one of which was at Imola where he took another win. Overall, he won two races, scored 11 more podiums and finished runner-up in the championship, only behind Vesti. He also helped his team win the team championship.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2020

During the 2019 F3 post-season testing, Fittipaldi was invited to drive for Prema Racing during the second day. At the start of January 2020, Fittipaldi was announced to be driving for HWA Racelab in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering Jake Hughes and Red Bull junior Jack Doohan. He started his season strong at the Red Bull Ring despite qualifying 29th, he charged forward in both races to take his first points with ninth in Race 2. The third round in Budapest saw Fittipaldi make another Race 2 charge, to finish ninth yet again and claiming points. A penalty robbed him from another point in the second Silverstone round, but improved his personal best result to eighth in the following Barcelona round. In Spa-Francorchamps despite not earning points, Fittipaldi made another Race 2 charge, climbing 14 places from 26th to end 12th. He scored another ninth place in Monza during Race 1, and another strong result was lost due to a puncture following contact with Lirim Zendeli in Race 2. He had his best weekend of the season in Mugello season finale, sealing an impressive fifth in qualifying, before being promoted to start fourth. He managed to secure fifth and fourth places in the races, which tripled his points tally. Fittipaldi placed 15th in the standings, eight places behind his vastly more experienced teammate Hughes, but eleven positions ahead of fellow rookie Doohan.

2021

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Fittipaldi driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

In May 2021, it was announced that Fittipaldi would switch to Charouz Racing System in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering Reshad de Gerus and Logan Sargeant. By finishing 12th in Race 1, He scored reverse pole for Race 2. There, he battled with David Schumacher until lap 15, where he collided with him, sending Schumacher out of the race. A lap later, he would slow and retire with electrical issues. Despite not scoring in Paul Ricard and his points tally remaining at zero, he stated that the Charouz atmosphere "one of the best [I've] ever felt". At the Red Bull Ring, Fittipaldi finished 11th on the road, but numerous penalties promoted to fourth, scoring his first points of the year. He finished eighth in Race 2 despite being airborne for a second. At the Hungaroring, finishing 12th in Race 1 gave him reverse pole again for Race 2. He maintained his lead, until lap 4, where Matteo Nannini passed him. Fittipaldi remained in second place and duly claimed his first F3 podium. Fittipaldi surged to finish ninth in Race 3.

Following that however, Fittipaldi was replaced in his seat by American Hunter Yeany. Overall, Fittipaldi claimed 25 points and ended 17th in the championship.

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

In February 2021 it was confirmed that Fittipaldi would compete in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship for RP Motorsport. However, after the first round of the season the Brazilian left the championship. In an interview with his former F3 teammate Jake Hughes in June of that year Fittipaldi confirmed that he would not be returning to the series.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

2021: Partial campaign

In September 2021 it was announced that Fittipaldi would step up to Formula 2 to race throughout the second half of the season with Charouz Racing System, alongside compatriot Guilherme Samaia. Fittipaldi replaced David Beckmann, who was forced to vacate his seat due to financial difficulties, in the Charouz line-up. A few days before his debut weekend Fittipaldi stated that he "wasn't really expecting" his F2 call-up before it happened, but was "looking forward to [racing at Monza]".

His first round in Monza was positive, he originally finished ninth in the feature race but was demoted five seconds due to a penalty which dropped him to 11th. Another solid weekend came in Sochi, finishing the feature race 12th. At the start of December, MUSEO2.0 started to sponsor him from then on. Fittipaldi would then go on to take his first points of his Formula 2 career by finishing seventh in the second sprint race in Jeddah.

The following day, Fittipaldi was involved in an incident at the start of the feature race in which he hit the stalled car of Théo Pourchaire from behind. Both drivers were extracted and given medical treatment, before Fittipaldi was transferred to the King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital via helicopter. Later that night his brother Pietro reported that he [Enzo] was awake, and that he had only sustained a fracture of his right heel as well as a cut above his left eye.

Fittipaldi was not able to compete in the final round of the 2021 championship due to his injuries, being replaced for the weekend by Richard Verschoor. On 12 December 2021, the day of the Abu Dhabi feature race, Fittipaldi was discharged and soon returned to his home. Fittipaldi was 20th in the standings, with two points.

2022: Redemption

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Fittipaldi driving the Dallara F2 2018 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 2 round.

On 16 February 2022, Fittipaldi announced that he would remain with Charouz for 2022, partnering Euroformula Open graduate Cem Bölükbaşı. Fittipaldi failed to score points in the opening two rounds, taking 11th place twice. In Imola he qualified 15th, but was demoted three places for the sprint race due to impeding, he finished the race in 12th. In the feature race, as a result of an opportunistic tyre strategy, Fittipaldi found himself in a net fifth place following the pit stops. A crash for Roy Nissany followed, and in the last laps passed Logan Sargeant and Ralph Boschung for second place, and his first F2 podium. This would become the starting point for a run of consistent points finishes. The Brazilian qualified 11th, missing out on reverse pole by 15 thousandths. He managed to take the final points' positions in eighth during the sprint race, courtesy of overtaking Jake Hughes on the fourth last lap. In the feature race, an alternate strategy he was on proved to be successful, overtaking car after car to claim sixth place.

In Monaco, Fittipaldi qualified sixth. His races were relatively quiet, finishing the sprint race in fourth and the feature race in fifth, scoring decent points. He qualified a low 16th in Baku. His sprint race ended in disappointment, as he made a failed overtake on Jüri Vips for tenth, instead clouting the wall and damaging his suspension. In a chaotic feature race, Fittipaldi rose to sixth, thanks to a late crash from Vips. In Silverstone, he qualified ninth to start second in the sprint race. He managed to overtake reverse polesitter Jehan Daruvala in a rain-affected race on lap 5. He lost two positions to Jack Doohan and Ayumu Iwasa but nevertheless claimed a second podium in third. Fittipaldi lost on the final points position in the feature race on the last lap, being passed by Jake Hughes. At the Red Bull Ring he qualified 12th, and finished eighth after penalties were given to Iwasa and Frederik Vesti ahead. In the feature race, the right decision to put slick tyres on a drying track paid off, and was well in the top 5 following the pit stops. He eventually ended fifth, but due to penalties awarded to the drivers ahead of him, Fittipaldi was promoted to second place.

A disappointing round in Paul Ricard a car issue meant he was confined to 14th. Worst was to come as he stalled at the start of the sprint race and retiring after colliding with Roberto Merhi, which earned a five-place grid drop. He finished tenth in the feature race and added a point, only because Richard Verschoor suffered an engine issue ahead and retired. However, Fittipaldi would experience his best round of the season in Hungary, qualifying in ninth place. He took the lead at the start from Doohan in the sprint race into the first corner, but locked up at the next turn and fell to third place. He would stay there for the remainder of the race and collect another podium. In the feature race, he was up to fifth by lap 4, and made a successful overcut during the pit stops that saw him jump to second place behind Théo Pourchaire. third and second respectively in Hungary. Heading into the summer break, the Brazilian sat fourth in the standings with 100 points.

In Spa-Francorchamps, he had his best qualifying yet, qualifying second. After finishing the sprint race in 13th, he dropped two places to fourth at the start of the feature race, and was involved in a tight battle with Liam Lawson and eventually finished fifth. However, he was demoted to tenth place after gaining a place on Lawson off-track. In Zandvoort, he qualified 13th and finished the sprint race in the same position. In a hectic feature race, Fittipaldi claimed fifth place, staying out of trouble. In Monza, he qualified 16th. After an uneventful sprint race where he ended 12th, a better feature race saw him pit at the right time, and end up in fourth place, but was promoted to third as Iwasa was disqualified ahead. A disappointing Abu Dhabi round saw Fittipaldi end his season with a collision with Jehan Daruvala in the sprint race, and 14th in the feature race. Fittipaldi ended the 2022 season in eighth place in the standings, scoring 126 points and six podium finishes.

At the conclusion of the 2022 season, Fittipaldi tested for Carlin during the Abu Dhabi post-season test. Soon after, his brother Pietro revealed that Fittipaldi had to undergo brain surgery as a result of a brain haemorrhage, which nearly caused him to miss the season opener.

2023

In January 2023, Fittipaldi was confirmed to be driving for the British outfit for the 2023 Formula 2 Championship alongside fellow Red Bull junior Zane Maloney, ahead of what is to be his "biggest opportunity of [his] career." He qualified in 13th but in the sprint race managed to move forward to eighth. In the feature race, he ran high after a frantic opening lap, but overtaking was at a premium and he slipped to ninth place. In Jeddah, he qualified down in 14th and did not score points in the sprint, but used his fresher tyres at an advantage in the feature race to snatch seventh. In Australia, an ill timed red flag left Fittipaldi 16th in qualifying, his weekend went from bad to worse after crashing on his way to the grid for the sprint race. The feature race wasn't much better, Fittipaldi spun after pitting where he damaged his suspension, which failed later on and he crashed.

Looking to rebound in Baku, Fittipaldi qualified in second place. Fittipaldi kept out of trouble for fifth place in the sprint race. He lost third to Théo Pourchaire at the start but in the last laps, he would manage his tyres and re-pass him for his first podium of the year.

Formula One

In November 2016, Fittipaldi was among five drivers invited to join the Ferrari Driver Academy and was confirmed as a member alongside Marcus Armstrong the following month. In the winter of 2021 the Brazilian and Ferrari parted ways.

In November 2022 it was announced that Fittipaldi would join the Red Bull Junior Team as a full member.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2009	Florida Winter Tour — Rotax Micro Max	Tony Kart Florida	12th
	Rotax Grand Nationals U.S.A. — Micro Max		6th
2013	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini Max		8th
2015	Florida Winter Tour — Junior ROK		7th

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2016	Ginetta Junior Championship	Douglas Motorsport	17	0	0	0	0	113	18th
2016-17	NACAM Formula 4 Championship	APYCSA Racing	2	0	0	0	0	4	20th
2017	Italian F4 Championship	Prema Powerteam	21	0	0	1	0	89	9th
	ADAC Formula 4 Championship		3	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
2018	Italian F4 Championship	Prema Theodore Racing	21	7	9	5	12	303	1st
	ADAC Formula 4 Championship		20	1	2	3	9	223	3rd
2019	Formula Regional European Championship	Prema Powerteam	24	2	2	5	13	336	2nd
	Macau Grand Prix	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	16th
2020	FIA Formula 3 Championship	HWA Racelab	18	0	0	0	0	27	15th
2021	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Charouz Racing System	12	0	0	0	1	25	17th
	FIA Formula 2 Championship		8	0	0	0	0	2	20th
	Indy Pro 2000 Championship	RP Motorsport USA	2	0	0	0	0	20	19th
2022	FIA Formula 2 Championship	Charouz Racing System	28	0	0	0	6	126	8th
2023	FIA Formula 2 Championship	Rodin Carlin	7	0	0	0	1	31	10th*

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

Complete Ginetta Junior 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	23	24	25	Pos	Points
2016	Douglas Motorsport	BRI 1 12	BRI 2 19	DON 1 12	DON 2 10	DON 3 18	THR 1 17	THR 2 12	OUL 1 16	OUL 2 15	CRO 1 13	CRO 2 12	CRO 3 8	SNE 1 15	SNE 2 18	KNO 1 10	KNO 2 11	KNO 3 12	ROC 1	ROC 2	ROC 3	SIL 1	SIL 2	SIL 3	BHGP 1	BHGP 2	18th	113

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	Pos	Points
2017	Prema Powerteam	MIS 1 11	MIS 2 8	MIS 3 5	ADR 1 6	ADR 2 7	ADR 3 11	VLL 1 Ret	VLL 2 12	VLL 3 14	MUG1 1 6	MUG1 2 Ret	MUG1 3 6	IMO 1 Ret	IMO 2 12	IMO 3 7	MUG2 1 5	MUG2 2 DSQ	MUG2 3 5	MNZ 1 9	MNZ 2 Ret	MNZ 3 5	9th	89
2018	Prema Theodore Racing	ADR 1 1	ADR 2 3	ADR 3 1	LEC 1 Ret	LEC 2 2	LEC 3 5	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 18	MNZ 3 5	MIS 1 1	MIS 2 1	MIS 3 1	IMO 1 4	IMO 2 3	IMO 3 2	VLL 1 8	VLL 2 2	VLL 3 4	MUG 1 Ret	MUG 2 1	MUG 3 1	1st	303

Complete ADAC Formula 4 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	Pos	Points
2017	Prema Powerteam	OSC1 1	OSC1 2	OSC1 3	LAU 1	LAU 2	LAU 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	OSC2 1	OSC2 2	OSC2 3	NÜR 1 8	NÜR 2 7	NÜR 3 3	SAC 1	SAC 2	SAC 3	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3	NC†	0
2018	Prema Theodore Racing	OSC 1 4	OSC 2 3	OSC 3 2	HOC1 1 5	HOC1 2 Ret	HOC1 3 7	LAU 1 2	LAU 2 6	LAU 3 6	RBR 1 1	RBR 2 2	RBR 3 18	HOC2 1 4	HOC2 2 3	NÜR 1 2	NÜR 2 3	NÜR 3 3	HOC3 1 5	HOC3 2 Ret	HOC3 3 14		3rd	223

^† As Fittipaldi was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Regional European 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	DC	Points
2019	Prema Powerteam	LEC 1 2	LEC 2 1	LEC 3 2	VLL 1 2	VLL 2 2	VLL 3 C	HUN 1 2	HUN 2 2	HUN 3 3	RBR 1 4	RBR 2 5	RBR 3 2	IMO 1 4	IMO 2 7	IMO 3 1	IMO 4 Ret	CAT 1 5	CAT 2 2	CAT 3 3	MUG 1 4	MUG 2 4	MUG 3 6	MNZ 1 13†	MNZ 2 4	MNZ 3 2	2nd	336

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main race
2019	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	Dallara F3 2019	30th	14th	16th

Complete FIA Formula 3 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	DC	Points
2020	HWA Racelab	RBR FEA 18	RBR SPR 9	RBR FEA 15	RBR SPR 13	HUN FEA 19	HUN SPR 9	SIL FEA 18	SIL SPR 19	SIL FEA 17	SIL SPR 17	CAT FEA 13	CAT SPR 8	SPA FEA 26	SPA SPR 12	MNZ FEA 9	MNZ SPR 19	MUG FEA 5	MUG SPR 4				15th	27
2021	Charouz Racing System	CAT 1 12	CAT 2 Ret	CAT 3 19	LEC 1 21	LEC 2 17	LEC 3 11	RBR 1 4	RBR 2 8	RBR 3 15	HUN 1 12	HUN 2 2	HUN 3 9	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	SOC 1	SOC 2	SOC 3	17th	25

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

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
2021	Charouz Racing System	BHR SP1	BHR SP2	BHR FEA	MCO SP1	MCO SP2	MCO FEA	BAK SP1	BAK SP2	BAK FEA	SIL SP1	SIL SP2	SIL FEA	MNZ SP1 Ret	MNZ SP2 16	MNZ FEA 11	SOC SP1 17	SOC SP2 C	SOC FEA 12	JED SP1 12	JED SP2 7	JED FEA Ret	YMC SP1	YMC SP2	YMC FEA					20th	2
2022	Charouz Racing System	BHR SPR 11	BHR FEA 13	JED SPR 10	JED FEA 11	IMO SPR 12	IMO FEA 2	CAT SPR 8	CAT FEA 6	MCO SPR 4	MCO FEA 5	BAK SPR Ret	BAK FEA 6	SIL SPR 3	SIL FEA 11	RBR SPR 8	RBR FEA 2	LEC SPR Ret	LEC FEA 10	HUN SPR 3	HUN FEA 2	SPA SPR 13	SPA FEA 10	ZAN SPR 13	ZAN FEA 5	MNZ SPR 12	MNZ FEA 3	YMC SPR Ret	YMC FEA 14	8th	126
2023	Rodin Carlin	BHR SPR 8	BHR FEA 9	JED SPR 13	JED FEA 7	MEL SPR DNS	MEL FEA Ret	BAK SPR 5	BAK FEA 2	MCO SPR	MCO FEA	CAT SPR	CAT FEA	RBR SPR	RBR FEA	SIL SPR	SIL FEA	HUN SPR	HUN FEA	SPA SPR	SPA FEA	ZAN SPR	ZAN FEA	MNZ SPR	MNZ FEA	YMC SPR	YMC FEA	10th*	31*

^* Season still in progress.

External links

• Enzo Fittipaldi career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Marcus Armstrong	Italian F4 Championship Champion 2018	Succeeded by Dennis Hauger