Then came a jump up to Formula 1 with Minardi, with early race finishes including eleventh in Spain, eighth in Monaco and thirteenth in Canada though his season was interrupted when he sustained back injuries in a practice crash at Magny Cours. During the year he also competed in the Macau Grand Prix (F3) and finished third with Theodore Racing. In 1991, he moved up to Formula 3000 with Pacific Racing, and after taking victories at Jerez and Nogaro, plus seven podiums from the ten races with the Reynard, he won the championship, beating Alessandro Zanardi into second place. He then came to Britain to race in the 1990 F3 championship, racing alongside Mika Hakkinen in the West Surrey Racing team, and he finished fourth in the standings, taking a win at Donington on the way.
He was second in Brazilian Formula Ford in 1988, followed the next year with third in South American Formula 3 and then in 1990 he took the title in Formula 3 Sudamericana. He is the son of former Grand Prix driver and team owner Wilson Fittipaldi, and the nephew of two-time Formula One Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi. He participated in 43 Formula One Grands Prix for Minardi and Footwork between 19.
Named after the less known Brazilian driver Christian Heins (killed at the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans), he was a highly rated young racing driver in the early 1990s. Christian Fittipaldi (born 18 January 1971) is a Brazilian former racing driver who has competed in various forms of motorsport including Formula One, Champ Car and NASCAR.
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