The 10 Best Brazilian IndyCar Drivers

Brazilian speed has left its mark on the Brickyard for half a century. Some names arrive with trophies and milk-bottle photos, others with a single stubborn season.

1. 1
   Emerson Fittipaldi

   Two-time Formula One champion who won the Indianapolis 500 twice and the 1989 CART title.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Hélio Castroneves

   Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and one of the most successful drivers in the modern IndyCar era.
   813pts
3. 3
   Felipe Giaffone

   Indy Racing League race winner who took victories in the early 2000s.
   517pts
4. 4
   Christian Fittipaldi

   Emerson's nephew, a CART race winner who spent a decade in American open-wheel racing.
   423pts
5. 5
   Nelson Piquet

   Three-time Formula One champion who was named 1992 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year despite a career-threatening crash.
   423pts
6. 6
   Maurício Gugelmin

   Former Formula One driver who won CART races for PacWest in the mid-1990s.
   423pts
7. 7
   Rubens Barrichello

   Formula One record-setter who spent 2012 and 2013 racing in IndyCar.
   423pts
8. 8
   Gil de Ferran

   Back-to-back CART champion in 2000 and 2001 and the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner.
   310pts
9. 9
   Tony Kanaan

   2004 IndyCar champion who finally won the Indianapolis 500 in 2013 after years of near misses.
   310pts
10. 10
    Raul Boesel

    CART veteran who won races and finished high in the standings through the late 1980s and 1990s.
    0pts

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