Pietro Fittipaldi will make his debut in t🐭he Verizon IndyCar Series this year after signing a seven-race deal with D💟ale Coyne Racing, including the Indianapolis 500 in May.

The grandson of ❀two-time Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, Pietro, 21, won last year's World Series Formula V8 3.5 title, and was initially angling for 𒊎a step up to Formula 2 for 2018.

Fittipaldi first revealed he was considering options in both IndyCar and its primary feeder series, Indy Lights, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:during an inte🦂rview with mahbx.com in January, with tests following later that month.

Fittipaldi featured in this week's collective IndyCar test at Sonoma before announcing via Twitter on Tuesday 𒆙that he had agreed terms with Dale Coyne Racing to drive its #19 Honda for seven races in 2018.

The Brazilian will make his IndyCar debut in April's race at Phoenix before returning for the month of May at Indianapolis Motor Speedw🍷ay, where he will race in both the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and the Indy 500.

♔Further appearances are planned for Texas, Mid-Ohio, Portland and Sonoma, with Zachary Claman DeMelo slated to fill the drive for the other 10 races on the schedule.

The deal marks the return of the Fittipaldi name to the top level of single-seater racing after 22 years when Emerson Fittipaldi made his last appearance in CART. He won the championship and victory at the Indy 500 in 1989 before claimin൩g a second win at the Brickyard four years later.