Pietro Fittipaldi Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Pietro Fittipaldi is a Brazilian professional racing driver who had excelled in several motorsports tournaments across the United States and Europe in the early and mid-2010s, winning the individual track championship of Hickory Motor Speedway at the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (2011), the Protyre Formula Renault Championship (2014), the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship (2015-16), and the World Series Formula V8 3.5 (2017). He had been named the official test driver for the Haas F1 Team in 2019 and had eventually made his Formula One debut in the penultimate race of the 2020 season after the incumbent driver Romain Grosjean had suffered a near-fatal accident in the previous race.

Born Name

Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz

Nick Name

Pietro

Sun Sign

Cancer

Born Place

Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States

Residence

He splits his time between São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil, and Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.

Nationality

Occupation

Professional Racing Driver

Family

• Father – Carlos da Cruz
• Mother – Juliane Fittipaldi
• Siblings – Enzo Fittipaldi da Cruz (Younger Brother) (Professional Racing Driver)
• Others – Emerson Fittipaldi (Maternal Grandfather) (Former Professional Racing Driver, Formula One World Champion in 1972 and 1974, Indianapolis 500 Champion in 1989 and 1993, CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) champion in 1989), Wilson Fittipaldi Sr. (Maternal Great Grandfather) (Motorsports Journalist, Radio Commentator), Wilson Fittipaldi (Maternal Grand Uncle) (Former Professional Racing Driver, Former Formula One Team Owner), Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. (Maternal Uncle), Vittoria Fittipaldi (Maternal Aunt), Tatiana Fittipaldi (Maternal Aunt), Massimiliano ‘Max’ Papis (Uncle) (Professional Racing Driver), Marco Papis (Cousin), Matteo Papis (Cousin), Christian Fittipaldi (First Cousin, Once Removed) (Former Professional Racing Driver), Roberta Fittipaldi (First Cousin, Once Removed), Józefa ‘Juzy’ Wojciechowska (Maternal Great Grandmother)

Car Number

51

Formula One Teams

Pietro has raced for –

• Haas F1 Team (2019) (Test Driver)
• Haas F1 Team (2020)

Build

Athletic

Height

5 ft 7 in or 170 cm

Weight

65 kg or 143.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Pietro has dated –

1. Haley Little (2020-Present)

Race / Ethnicity

Multiracial (Latino and White)

He is of Brazilian descent on his father’s side and has Italian, Polish, and Russian roots on his mother’s side.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Toned physique
• Overgrown, disheveled hair
• Clean-shaven look
• Affable smile

Brand Endorsements

Pietro has been sponsored by –

• Claro Americas
• Embratel
• Baterias Moura
• TNT
• Escuderia Telmex

Pietro Fittipaldi Facts

1. Born in Miami, Florida, Pietro had started his racing career competing in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series in 2011, at the age of just 15. He made an immediate impact by winning 4 out of the 20 races in the season.
2. He had competed again in that tournament in 2012 but had moved to Europe in 2013 to pursue a career in open-wheeled racing. A year later, in 2014, he had dominated the Protyre Formula Renault Championship to such an extent that he had clinched the title with 1 race remaining in the season. He had ended up winning 10 out of the 15 races that season.
3. In May 2018, during the qualifying event of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, a part of the year’s World Endurance Championship, he was involved in a horrible crash that left him with both his legs broken.
4. In December 2020, when he had made his Formula One debut, he had become the first grandson of a former Formula One driver to become a Formula One driver himself.

Featured Image by Pietro Fittipaldi / Instagram