1967 - Won Brazilian Vee title.
Racing Career:
A driving talent who has made significant contributions to world wide open-wheel racing. Recognised internationally as a businessman and a celebrity. A two-time world driving champion and two time Indy 500 winner.
1967 - Won Brazilian Vee title.
1969 - Went to Britain to take part in Formula Ford series.
1970 - Began in Formula Two, but graduated to F1 driving for Lotus. Finished
tenth in points, winning the USGP at Watkins Glen.
1971 - Finished sixth in F1 points with podium finishes for Lotus in France and
Great Britain.
1972 - Won first F1 title becoming the youngest driving champion in F1 history.
Won five races and three poles driving a Colin Chapman Lotus to crown.
1973 - Was F1 runner-up to Jackie Stewart with Lotus scoring one pole, three
wins and five other podium finishes.
1974 - Captured second F1 title in three seasons, now driving for Team
McLaren under Marlboro sponsorship. Scored two poles and three wins. Also scored four
other podium finishes.
1975 - Returned to McLaren-Ford finishing runner-up in the F1 championship
scoring wins at the US and Brazilian Grand Prix.
1976 - Moved to Brazilian-built Copersucar-Ford scoring three points, finishing
sixteenth in championship.
1977 - Again with Copersucar effort finished twelfth in points.
1978 - Ninth in points with Copersucar.
1979 - Twenty first in points with Copersucar.
1980 - Scored five points, fifteenth overall in own Fittipaldi-Ford effort.
1981 to 83 - No racing starts.
1984 - Returned from two year driving retirement to make PPG Cup debut with
a fifth at Long Beach. Took twelfth in first oval track drive at Phoenix. Engine failure left
him thirty second at Indy. Best finish was fourth at Mid-Ohio. Finished thirteenth in PPG
points standings. Finished second behind Roberto Guerrero for Rookie of the Year
honours.
1985 - Started all fifteen events and finished sixth in points scoring ten Top Ten
finishes. Finished second at Long Beach. Won first PPG Cup event with a 0.40 second
victory over Al Unser at the Michigan 500.
1986 - Teamed with Marlboro Patrick Racing. Took seventh in points with win
at Elkhart Lake and poles at Portland and Toronto. Finished seventh at Indy.
1987 - Won twice scoring back-to-back victories at Cleveland and Toronto.
Scored seven Top Ten finishes in second season with Marlboro Patrick Racing. Finished
fourth in the Marlboro Challenge. Tenth in PPG points.
1988 - Scored two victories and top four finishes. Finished second to Rick
Meares at Indianapolis. At the Marlboro Grand Prix at Meadowlands with Mario Andrettu
marked first time in IndyCar history that two F1 champions shared the front row. Back-to-
back victories came at Mid-Ohio and Road America. Finished second in Marlboro
Challenge all-star event.
1989 - Winning at Indy, Detroit, Portland, Cleveland and Nazareth scored first
PPG IndyCar World Series Championship Became first driver to top US$2 million in
prizes in a single season. (US$2,166,078). At Indy became the first driver in history to win
more than US$1 million (US$1,001,604) for a single victory and first foreign driver since
Englishman Graham Hill to win Indy 500.
1990 - Part of a three car Penske team with Rick Mears and Danny Sullivan.
Scored one victory at Nazareth and two 500 mile poles at Indianapolis and Michigan.
Finished second at Long Beach. Finished second to team mate Rick Mears at Marlboro
Challenge. Finished fifth overall in PPG points.
1991 - With win at Detroit became the sixth different winner in the first six
events, tying an IndyCar record set in 1959. Qualified for back-to-back poles at Portland
and Cleveland. Finished fifth in PPG points.
1992 - Won five races including: Australia; Cleveland; Elkhart Lake; Mid-Ohio
and prestigious and lucrative Marlboro Challenge all-star event. Scored poles at Portland
and Cleveland and finished fourth in championship, running in contention for title until last
event of the year. Mid-Ohio win emotion filled 20th anniversary of first F1 title.
1993 - Won three races, including his second at Indianapolis 500, Portland and
Mid-Ohio. Took poles in Toronto and Laguna Seca. Finished second in championship in
contention for title until Nazareth. Led laps completed category (2,024 of 2,112) and
earnings (US$2,575,554) setting a single season record. Scored points (top 12) in twelve of
sixteen starts, finishing in top three nine times.
1994 - Scored only victory of the season at Phoenix for Marlboro Team Penske.
Took poles at New Hampshire and Nazareth. Led the most laps at Indianapolis but crashed
late in the race to finish seventeenth. Finished second in championship to team mate Al
Unser Jr in contention for title until Nazareth. Scored ten Top Ten finishes. Has won
IndyCar races in ten consecutive seasons.
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