Emerson Fittipaldi (em-AIR-son FEE-tee-PAL-dee; born December 12, 1946, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian racing driver who won two Formula One World Drivers' Championships in 1972 and 1974, and was also very successful racing in America, becoming a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and winning the CART series in 1989. After retiring from F1, and largely not driving for three years, he received an offer to drive the CART series in the US. He competed in the US for another 12 years. He is the brother of Wilson Fittipaldi and uncle of Christian Fittipaldi. __TOC__