# Fittipaldi and Piquet renew their partnership in the Bradesco Stock Car Pro Series

With Nelson Piquet Jr. behind the wheel, Fittipaldi brings forward a debut planned for 2027 and starts out at the Corrida do Milhão, set for November 15 at Velopark (RS).

- Section: Automotive
- Published: October 30, 2026
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Photo: Courtesy

## Key points

- The Fittipaldi team, led by Christian Fittipaldi, makes its Stock Car Pro Series debut on November 14 and 15 at Velopark (RS), with Nelsinho Piquet driving.
- The debut had been planned for 2027 and was brought forward after Nelsinho renewed with Motul; the first race is the Corrida do Milhão.
- In 2025 and 2026, with Christian as team principal, Nelsinho won four races: Velocitta, Brasília, Cascavel and Cuiabá.

Two of the most important surnames in the history of Brazilian and world motorsport will once again be together in the Bradesco Stock Car Pro Series. Two weeks after announcing its entry into Brazil's top category, the Fittipaldi team revealed that it will contest its first races as early as November 14 and 15, at the Velopark circuit (RS). The Fittipaldi-Piquet duo – two former Formula 1 drivers – thus joins the fight to win the much-celebrated Corrida do Milhão, the most coveted individual race in South American motorsport, scheduled for the Sunday of that weekend.

The new team is led by Christian Fittipaldi and engineers Eduardo Akel and Adilson Morari. Fittipaldi's entry into Stock Car was formally announced on October 17, during the 10th round of the season, in Cascavel (PR). Its debut on track had originally been planned for the 2027 season.

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Christian Fittipaldi. Photo: Courtesy

"My renewal with Motul, announced yesterday (29), gave us the opportunity to debut in 2026," said Nelsinho. "It will be important for our team to debut on a big stage like the Corrida do Milhão and with an experienced, fast and winning driver like Nelsinho, as well as the support of a brand with an enormous tradition of success in the sport around the world, which is Motul. For all these reasons, we are very happy and motivated," added Christian Fittipaldi.

## A story that spans generations

More than the arrival of a new team on the grid, the announcement is another chapter in a story that spans generations and goes back to several of the key episodes in Brazilian motorsport since the 1960s, later reaching Formula 1. The Fittipaldi name, from the late 1960s, and the Piquet name, from the 1970s, inspired generations and helped build Brazil's path in world motorsport.

Milestones in this saga include five Formula 1 world titles, two with Emerson Fittipaldi (1972 and 1974), Christian's uncle, and three with Nelson Piquet (1981, 1983 and 1987), Nelsinho's father. Another world first was the creation of the Fittipaldi Formula 1 team, which debuted with a car designed entirely in Brazil, the FD01 – something never done before. The team, run by Wilsinho Fittipaldi, Christian's father, also stood out for revealing major talents, such as multiple Stock Car champions Ingo Hoffmann and Chico Serra, as well as Finland's Keke Rosberg, who would become world champion in 1982 with Williams.

The working relationship between Christian Fittipaldi and Nelsinho Piquet in the Bradesco Stock Car Pro Series began in 2025 and continued through 2026. With Christian as team principal and Nelsinho driving, the partnership brought together the experience of two former Formula 1 drivers in work that also translated into results on track.

Over the two seasons, Nelsinho won four races under Christian: at Velocitta and in Brasília in 2025, and in Cascavel and Cuiabá in 2026.

## Profile: Nelsinho Piquet

Full name: Nelson Ângelo Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior

Born: July 25, 1985, in Heidelberg (Germany)

Age: 41

Team: Fittipaldi

Stock Car starts: 178

Stock Car wins: 7

Podiums: 26

Pole positions: 3

Fastest laps: 6

Stock Car debut: 2014 (as a guest driver)

First full season: 2018

International titles: South American Formula 3 (2002), British Formula 3 (2004) and Formula E (2014/2015)

GP2 Series (now FIA Formula 2): runner-up in 2006

Formula 1: 28 starts for Renault (2008 and 2009), with one podium

NASCAR: three wins in the national series, two in the Truck Series and one in the Nationwide Series

Endurance: entries in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship (WEC)

TCR Brasil: champion in 2025

TCR South America: runner-up in 2025

Historic highlight: first champion in Formula E history, in the 2014/2015 season

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