SPARK-MODEL - COPERSUCAR - F1 F5 N 28 USA GP 1977 EMERSON FITTIPALDI

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.

The Copersucar F5 made its debut at the Belgian GP, ​​in Zolder, in 1977 with Emerson Fittipaldi. Fittipaldi had used the FD04 from the previous year in the first part of the season. Having qualified in 16th place, Fittipaldi had to retire due to electrical problems. In its various evolutions, the F5 was also used in 1978 and 1979.