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Emerson Fittipaldi ((:ˈɛmeɾson fitʃiˈpawdʒi); born December 12, 1946) is a semi-retired Brazilian automobile racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500 twice each and the CART championship once. Moving up from Formula Two, Fittipaldi made his race debut for Team Lotus as a third driver at the 1970 British Grand Prix. After Jochen Rindt was killed at the 1970 Italian Grand Prix, the Brazilian became Lotus' lead driver in only his fifth Grand Prix. He enjoyed considerable success with Lotus, winning the World Drivers' Championship in 1972 at the age of 25, a youngest F1 world champion record that he held for 33 years. He later moved to McLaren for 1974, winning the title once again. He surprised the paddock by moving to his brother's Fittipaldi Automotive team prior to the 1976 season, being replaced by James Hunt. Success eluded him during his final years in Formula One, with the Fittipaldi cars not competitive enough to fight for victories. Fittipaldi took two more podium finishes, before retiring in 1980. Following his Formula One career, Fittipaldi moved to the American CART series, achieving successful results, including the 1989 CART title and two wins at the Indianapolis 500 (in 1989 and 1993). After the latter victory, Fittipaldi angered American motorsport fans by breaking Indianapolis tradition when he drank a glass of orange juice instead of the ceremonial milk. After retiring from Indy Car racing in 1996, Fittipaldi races only occasionally. Aged 67, he entered the 2014 6 Hours of São Paulo. ==Early and personal life== Emerson Fittipaldi was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He is the youngest son of prominent Brazilian motorsports journalist and radio commentator Wilson Fittipaldi Sr and his wife Józefa "Juzy" Wojciechowska, an immigrant from Saint Petersburg, Russia and of Polish and Russian descent. His grandfather Ivan Wojciechowski was an officer in the tsarist army.〔(История Эмерсона Фиттипальди, рассказанная им самим )〕〔Ludvigsen (2002) p.26 Fittipaldi's paternal grandfather was Italian, and his maternal grandmother was Russian.〕 He was named after American author and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Both his parents had raced production cars shortly after the Second World War and Wilson Sr was also responsible for the first Mil Milhas race in 1956, in São Paulo, having been inspired by the 1949 Italian Mille Miglia. Emerson became a motorsports enthusiast at an early age. Emerson Fittipaldi is the younger brother of former Formula One driver and team owner Wilson Fittipaldi. He is the uncle of TUDOR United Sports Car Championship driver Christian Fittipaldi. He was married to Maria Helena from 1970 to 1982. They had three children together, Juliana, Jayson and Tatiana. He was married again, to Teresa, in the mid-1980s. They have one daughter, Joana, and a son, Luca. He has another son, Emerson, born in 2007, and daughter Vittoria, born early 2012, with economist Rossana Fanucchi, whom he married after a partnership of eleven years early December 2012 in São Paulo.〔''(Emerson Fittipaldi oficializa união com Rossana Fanucchi em São Paulo )'', GloboEsporte, 8.12.2012.〕 In his youth in Brazil, Emerson was known as 'Rato' - mouse, which contrasts with 'Tigrão' - big tiger - for his brother. By the end of his career he was most commonly known as 'Emmo' in the United States and the UK. In September 1997, Fittipaldi, while recovering from injuries in a crash at Michigan International Speedway a year earlier, was flying his private plane across his orange tree farm in São Paulo, Brazil. The plane lost power and plunged to the ground. He suffered serious back injuries. He recovered, and became a born again Christian. He was a friend of Beatles guitarist George Harrison and was with him shortly before Harrison died in November 2001.〔(George Harrison in Brazil and Singing Tribute to Emerson Fittipaldi (Sounds and Colours) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emerson Fittipaldi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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