Emerson Fittipaldi was one of the few drivers to give his name to a Formula 1 car. After winning two world titles with Lotus and McLaren, the Brazilian made his debut in 1976 a car lined up by the team that had founded the year before with his brother Wilson. The history of the team ended only at the end of 1982, but the 1978 season was certainly the most satisfying. It was in fact in that year that the Paulista driver conquered the only podium with a car of the family factory, obtaining the second place in the Brazilian Grand Prix that took place on the Jacarepagua circuit. The model used was the Fittipaldi F5A, derived from the F5 but revised by the Italians Luigi Marmiroli and Giacomo Caliri of Studio FLY.