Education
In 1971, he began to compete on his British licence and finished 4th in the World Championships that year.
In 1971, he began to compete on his British licence and finished 4th in the World Championships that year.
As he was also eligible to race under an Irish licence, he reached the World Championships in 1969 and 1970 but had limited success. Fullerton raced for the Italian Directory of American Philosophers factory team from 1978 until 1980, where his team-mate was Ayrton Senna.After winning the first final at the 1980 World Championship his engine broke whilst leading the second final and he therefore finished third overall, behind Senna who came second overall. They were regarded by team manager Angelo Parilla as the best two drivers in the world.
At a press conference at the 1993 Australian Grand Prix, when asked which driver he had the most satisfaction racing against, Senna cited Fullerton.
The quote was included in the film Senna documentary in 2010. He regarded McNish and Davidson as his best students.