70
1970 — 1973
Lotus
World champion in 1972, the youngest at the time.
- 1972 title
Emerson FittipaldiF1 career history
Youngest champion of his era, twice a title winner, then the man who gambled it all on a family team.
- Titles
- 2
- Wins
- 14
- Poles
- 6
- Podiums
- 35
- Starts
- 144
- Teams
- 3
Career Chronology
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3 of 3 team stints shown · 1970 — 1980
2 championship seasons in this range:1972 · 1974
Full career totals
1970 — 1980 · 11 seasons- Races
- 146
- Wins
- 14
- Podiums
- 35
- Poles
- 6
- Championships
- 2
Win rate 9.6%Podium rate 24.0%Points 281Best season 1972 (5 wins, 8 podiums)Titles 1972, 1974
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74
1974 — 1975
McLaren
1974 title; runner-up in 1975.
- 1974 title
76
1976 — 1980
Fittipaldi (Copersucar)
Family team; two podiums in five seasons.
The Long Version
He was promoted at Lotus after Jochen Rindt's death in 1970 and won the title in 1972 at 25.
A second championship came with McLaren in 1974.
He shocked the sport by leaving McLaren to drive for his brother's Copersucar team in 1976.
The team never became competitive; he later won the Indy 500 twice.
Where Those Teams Went
Team Lotus1 identities
Colin Chapman's team invented the modern racing car three times over: the monocoque, sponsorship liveries and ground effect.
Trace the Lotus rebrands from 1958 →Walter Wolf Racing1 identities
An Austrian-Canadian oil millionaire's team that won its very first grand prix and finished runner-up in its debut championship.
Trace the Wolf rebrands from 1977 →