1980 season. He had previously driven two disjointed seasons for the Theodore Racing, ATS and Walter Wolf Racing teams but although he had won a non-championship race with Theodore, he had scored no world championship points. Fittipaldi bought the remains of Wolf at the end of 1979. Rosberg reports that Emerson, who had not previously had a full-time teammate while at Fittipaldi Automotive, wanted another Brazilian driver but was persuaded by ex-Wolf employees Peter Warr and Harvey Postlethwaite to offer the number two drive to the Finn. Rosberg himself saw a full season in Formula One with Fittipaldi as a step "towards victory". He was competitive alongside Emerson during his first season, scoring a podium in his first race with the team, the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix. Rosberg passed Emerson on the track in his second race for the team, and claims that from then on there was friction between Fittipaldi and himself. During his disastrous second season with the team, during which not a single point was scored, Rosberg engineered his release from his contract. He went to Williams, where he would win the drivers world championship the next season. Other notable Fittipaldi drivers included Wilson Fittipaldi, who drove the lone Fittipaldi car during its maiden season and the future 12-time Brazilian Stock Car champion Ingo Hoffmann, who drove a handful of races as the second entry for the team. Complete Formula One results (key) Non-championship results Notes References Lyons, Pete (24 October 1974) 'The new F1 Fittipaldi' Autosport p. 10 (Haymarket Publications) Karl Ludvigsen (2002) 'Emerson Fittipaldi' Haynes Group. All Formula One race and championship results are taken from: Official Formula 1 Website. Archive: Results for 1972–1982 seasons www.formula1.com Retrieved 28 February 2006 The Formula One Archives - Non-Championship & Aurora www.silhouet.com/motorsport Retrieved 23 March 2006 Further reading -- A Fittipaldi Automotive F5A competes in the European Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship. Brief details and pictures. Formula One constructors Formula One entrants Brazilian auto racing teams Brazilian racecar constructors Brazilian brands Automotive, Fittipaldi Auto racing teams established in 1975 Auto racing teams disestablished in 1983