Nelson Piquet
Nelson Piquet, born 17 August 1952, raced in 14 Formula 1 seasons, from 1978 to 1991, driving for Ensign, McLaren, Brabham, Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford, Williams, Team Lotus and Benetton.
Nationality: Brazilian
3-time World Champion: 1981, 1983 and 1987.
- World titles
- 3
- Wins
- 23
- Podiums
- 60
- Pole positions
- 24
- Fastest laps
- 0
- Seasons
- 14
Career figures up to the end of the 2025 season.
Season by season
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- Nelson Piquet vs Alan Jones (Title rivals)
- Nelson Piquet vs Carlos Reutemann (Title rivals)
- Nelson Piquet vs Alain Prost (Title rivals)
- Nelson Piquet vs Nigel Mansell (Title rivals)
- Nelson Piquet vs Niki Lauda (Teammates)
- Nelson Piquet vs Riccardo Patrese (Teammates)
- Nelson Piquet vs Brett Lunger (Teammates)
- Nelson Piquet vs Roberto Moreno (Teammates)
- Nelson Piquet vs Hector Rebaque (Teammates)
- Nelson Piquet vs Satoru Nakajima (Teammates)
- Nelson Piquet vs Ricardo Zunino (Teammates)
- Nelson Piquet vs Corrado Fabi (Teammates)
Grand Prix wins
- United States Grand Prix West 1980
- Dutch Grand Prix 1980
- Italian Grand Prix 1980
- Argentine Grand Prix 1981
- San Marino Grand Prix 1981
- German Grand Prix 1981
- Canadian Grand Prix 1982
- Brazilian Grand Prix 1983
- Italian Grand Prix 1983
- European Grand Prix 1983
- Canadian Grand Prix 1984
- Detroit Grand Prix 1984
- French Grand Prix 1985
- Brazilian Grand Prix 1986
- German Grand Prix 1986
- Hungarian Grand Prix 1986
- Italian Grand Prix 1986
- German Grand Prix 1987
- Hungarian Grand Prix 1987
- Italian Grand Prix 1987
- Japanese Grand Prix 1990
- Australian Grand Prix 1990
- Canadian Grand Prix 1991