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2001-07-18 · Male

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Enzo Fittipaldi da Cruz (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈẽzu fitʃiˈpawdʒi da ˈkɾus]; born 18 July 2001) is a Brazilian and American racing driver, who currently competes in the Indy NXT for HMD Motorsports.

Born in Miami, Florida, Fittipaldi is the grandson of two-time Formula 1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi by his daughter Juliana and Carlos da Cruz, and brother of racing driver Pietro Fittipaldi. Fittipaldi graduated to junior formulae in 2016, and became the champion of the 2018 Italian F4 Championship as well as placing third in ADAC F4. He then competed in the Formula Regional European Championship in 2019 where he finished runner-up, before moving up to FIA Formula 3 for 2020 and 2021. Fittipaldi progressed to FIA Formula 2 in the middle of 2021 with Charouz, and remained in the series until 2024, achieving two wins and multiple podiums.

Fittipaldi switched to endurance racing in the European Le Mans Series for 2025 with CLX Motorsport. He was a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy from 2017 to 2021, and was also part of the Red Bull Junior Team in 2023.

Personal life

Fittipaldi is brothers with Pietro Fittipaldi, a former Formula One driver. His uncle, Emerson Fittipaldi Jr, currently competes in FIA Formula 2 with Fittipaldi's former team of AIX Racing (formerly Charouz Racing System and PHM Racing with Charouz). Former F1 drivers Christian, Wilson and most notably Emerson Fittipaldi Sr are his first cousin once-removed, great-uncle and grandfather respectively. Sadly, Wilson Fittipaldi passed away in 2024.

During his FIA Formula 2 days with Charouz Racing System, Fittipaldi was friends with Zdeněk Chovanec. Chovanec died on 18 July 2026. Fittipaldi expressed his sadness via a social media story.

Karting

Fittipaldi began his career in karting, although details of his early progression remain limited. His best national result came in the 2009 USA Rotax Grand Nationals, where he finished sixth in the Micro Max category. He later won the East Coast Karting Championship in 2014.

Ginetta Junior Championship

Fittipaldi graduated to car racing in 2016, competing in the Ginetta Junior Championship with Douglas Motorsport. Despite missing the final three rounds of the season, he finished eighteenth in the standings, with a best finish of eighth place.

Formula 4

2017

In 2017, Fittipaldi moved into single-seaters with Prema Powerteam in the Italian F4 Championship. Although he did not score a podium during the season and was comprehensively outperformed by teammate and eventual champion Marcus Armstrong, Fittipaldi recorded four fifth-place finishes and ended the campaign ninth in the standings. He also made selected appearances in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship as a guest driver.

2018

Fittipaldi remained with Prema for a second season in the Italian F4 in 2018. He secured his maiden single-seaters victory in the opening race in Adria, before adding a second win later that weekend. After briefly losing the championship lead midway through the season, Fittipaldi responded dominantly in Misano by winning all three races and scoring maximum points to reclaim the advantage. A further double victory in Mugello allowed him to secure the championship title at the final race.

Alongside his Italian campaign, Fittipaldi contested the full ADAC Formula 4 Championship. In a season dominated by eventual champion Lirim Zendeli, Fittipaldi claimed his only victory in the second Hockenheimring round. He added eight further podiums and concluded the season third in the standings.

Formula Regional European Championship

In 2019, Fittipaldi stepped up to the inaugural Formula Regional European Championship with Prema Powerteam, partnering Frederik Vesti and Olli Caldwell. He enjoyed a strong start to the campaign, finishing on the podium in every races across the opening three rounds. During the second race of the season, Fittipaldi inherited victory after Caldwell was disqualified post-race, handing him his maiden win in the category. Although his form became less dominant as the season progressed, Fittipaldi added a further victory in Imola alongside several additional podium finishes. He ended the year as runner-up in the championship behind teammate Vesti, having scored two victories and thirteen podiums overall. Fittipaldi also contributed to Prema securing the teams' title.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2020

During post-season testing in 2019, Fittipaldi drove for Prema Racing on the second day of the test. In January 2020, he was announced as a HWA Racelab driver for the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering Jake Hughes and Jack Doohan. Fittipaldi endured a difficult qualifying start to the season at the Red Bull Ring, lining up 29th on the grid, but produced strong recovery drives across the weekend and scored his maiden Formula 3 points with ninth place in the second race. Similar comeback performances followed throughout the year, including another ninth-place finish in the Budapest sprint race after climbing through the field. In the second Silverstone round, he initially finished in the points during the second race, but a penalty dropped him out of the top ten. He later improved his best result of the season to eighth in Barcelona. Although he failed to score points in Spa-Francorchamps, Fittipaldi gained fourteen places in the second race to finish twelfth after starting 26th. He added another ninth-place finish in the first Monza race, before enjoying his strongest weekend of the campaign in the Mugello finale. After qualifying fifth and starting fourth following a grid penalty for another driver, Fittipaldi finished fifth and fourth in the two races respectively, tripling his points tally for the season. Fittipaldi concluded his rookie campaign fifteenth in the standings, behind the more experienced Hughes, but comfortably outscoring fellow rookie teammate Doohan.

2021

In May 2021, Fittipaldi announced his switch to Charouz Racing System in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering Reshad de Gerus and Logan Sargeant. At the opening round in Barcelona, finishing twelfth in Race 1 earned him reverse-grid pole for Race 2. Fittipaldi initially led a tense battle with David Schumacher, but the pair collided on lap 15, sending Schumacher into retirement. A lap later, Fittipaldi himself retired with electrical issues. Despite failing to score points in Paul Ricard, Fittipaldi praised the atmosphere within Charouz, describing it as "one of the best [he had] ever felt". At the Red Bull Ring, Fittipaldi narrowly missed points in Race 1 after finishing eleventh on the road, but post-race penalties for several drivers promoted him to fourth, securing his first points of the season. He followed this with eighth place in Race 2 despite briefly being airborne during a wheel-to-wheel battle. At the Hungaroring, another twelfth-place finish in Race 1 handed him reverse-pole for Race 2. Although he lost the lead to Matteo Nannini on lap four, Fittipaldi held on to second place to secure his maiden FIA Formula 3 podium. He later climbed from outside the top ten to finish ninth in Race 3.

Following the Hungaroring round, Fittipaldi was replaced at Charouz by American driver Hunter Yeany. Despite contesting only part of the season, he finished seventeenth in the championship with 25 points.

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

In February 2021, Fittipaldi was announced to compete in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship for RP Motorsport. However, he left the series after the opening round and did not return. In June, Fittipaldi confirmed in an interview with former teammate Jake Hughes that he would not continue in the championship.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

2021: Partial campaign

In September 2021, Fittipaldi stepped up to the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Charouz Racing System, partnering compatriot Guilherme Samaia for the remainder of the season. He replaced David Beckmann, who vacated the seat due to financial difficulties. Ahead of his…