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1972 / DRIVER DOSSIER / Brazilian

EmersonFittipaldi

Team Lotus

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CHAMPIONSHIPP1
POINTS61
RACE WINS5
PODIUMS8

The season in numbers.

12 STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
AVERAGE GRID3.7
AVERAGE FINISH6.8
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -38

+49 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH3
FINISH RATE75%
PODIUM RATE66.7%
RACE POINTS / START5.1Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Argentine23 Jan5R-70Suspension
ROUND 2South African4 Mar32+16Finished
ROUND 3Spanish1 May31+29Finished
ROUND 4Monaco14 May13-24+1 Lap
ROUND 5Belgian4 Jun1109Finished
ROUND 6French2 Jul82+66Finished
ROUND 7British15 Jul21+19Finished
ROUND 8German30 Jul3R-140Gearbox
ROUND 9Austrian13 Aug1109Finished
ROUND 10Italian10 Sept41+39Finished
ROUND 11Canadian24 Sept411-70+2 Laps
ROUND 12United States8 Oct9R-210Suspension
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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