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Brazilian
17 August 1952 (71)
Oscar Gálvez (17 August 1913)

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statistics

23 (11.1%)
60 (29%)
24 (11.6%)
3 (21.4%)
1st
14
207
204
485.5 (2.3 points per race avg)
85 (41.1%)
1978 German Grand Prix
1991 Australian Grand Prix
1980 United States Grand Prix West
1991 Canadian Grand Prix

about Nelson Piquet

Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (Portuguese pronunciation: [?n?wsõ pi?ke], born August 17, 1952), known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian former racing driver and businessman. Since his retirement, Piquet has been ranked among the greatest Formula One drivers in various motorsport polls.

Piquet had a brief career in tennis before losing interest in the sport and subsequently took up karting and hid his identity to prevent his father discovering his hobby. He became the Brazilian national karting champion in 1971-72 and won the Formula Vee championship in 1976. With advice from Emerson Fittipaldi, Piquet went to Europe to further success by taking the record number of wins in Formula Three in 1978, defeating Jackie Stewart's all-time record.

In the same year, he made his Formula One debut with the Ensign team and drove for McLaren and Brabham. In 1979, Piquet moved to the Brabham team and finished the runner-up in 1980 before winning the championship in 1981. Piquet's poor performances in 1982 saw a resurgence for 1983 and his second world championship. For 1984–85, Piquet had once again lost chances to win the championship but managed to score three wins during that period. He moved to the Williams team in 1986 and was a title contender until the final round in Australia. Piquet took his third and final championship in 1987 during a heated battle with teammate Nigel Mansell which left the pair's relationship sour. Piquet subsequently moved to Lotus for 1988–89 where he experienced his third drop in form. He eventually went to the Benetton team for 1990-91 where he managed to win three races before retiring.

After retiring from Formula One, Piquet tried his hand at the Indianapolis 500 for two years. He also tried his hand at sports car racing during and after his Formula One career. Piquet is currently retired and runs several businesses in Brazil and manages his sons Nelson Piquet Jr. and Pedro Piquet.


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seasons

1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,

finishing positions

grid positions

wins Nelson Piquet

# event constructor
1 1980 United States Grand Prix West round 4 Brabham
2 1980 Dutch Grand Prix round 11 Brabham
3 1980 Italian Grand Prix round 12 Brabham
4 1981 Argentine Grand Prix round 3 Brabham
5 1981 San Marino Grand Prix round 4 Brabham
6 1981 German Grand Prix round 10 Brabham
7 1982 Canadian Grand Prix round 8 Brabham
8 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix round 1 Brabham
9 1983 Italian Grand Prix round 13 Brabham
10 1983 European Grand Prix round 14 Brabham
11 1984 Canadian Grand Prix round 7 Brabham
12 1984 Detroit Grand Prix round 8 Brabham
13 1985 French Grand Prix round 7 Brabham
14 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix round 1 Williams
15 1986 German Grand Prix round 10 Williams
16 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix round 11 Williams
17 1986 Italian Grand Prix round 13 Williams
18 1987 German Grand Prix round 8 Williams
19 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix round 9 Williams
20 1987 Italian Grand Prix round 11 Williams
21 1990 Japanese Grand Prix round 15 Benetton
22 1990 Australian Grand Prix round 16 Benetton
23 1991 Canadian Grand Prix round 5 Benetton

pole positions Nelson Piquet

# event constructor
1 1980 United States Grand Prix West round 4 Brabham
2 1980 Canadian Grand Prix round 13 Brabham
3 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix round 2 Brabham
4 1981 Argentine Grand Prix round 3 Brabham
5 1981 Monaco Grand Prix round 6 Brabham
6 1981 Canadian Grand Prix round 14 Brabham
7 1982 Austrian Grand Prix round 13 Brabham
8 1983 Dutch Grand Prix round 12 Brabham
9 1984 South African Grand Prix round 2 Brabham
10 1984 San Marino Grand Prix round 4 Brabham
11 1984 Canadian Grand Prix round 7 Brabham
12 1984 Detroit Grand Prix round 8 Brabham
13 1984 British Grand Prix round 10 Brabham
14 1984 Austrian Grand Prix round 12 Brabham
15 1984 Italian Grand Prix round 14 Brabham
16 1984 European Grand Prix round 15 Brabham
17 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix round 16 Brabham
18 1985 Dutch Grand Prix round 11 Brabham
19 1986 Belgian Grand Prix round 5 Williams
20 1986 British Grand Prix round 9 Williams
21 1987 British Grand Prix round 7 Williams
22 1987 Austrian Grand Prix round 10 Williams
23 1987 Italian Grand Prix round 11 Williams
24 1987 Spanish Grand Prix round 13 Williams

teams & teammates Nelson Piquet

season teammate
1978 Danny Ongais
Lamberto Leoni
Jacky Ickx
Derek Daly
Geoff Lees
Harald Ertl
James Hunt
Patrick Tambay
Brett Lunger
Bruno Giacomelli
Emilio de Villota
Tony Trimmer
Niki Lauda
John Watson
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1979 Niki Lauda
Ricardo Zunino
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1980 Ricardo Zunino
Hector Rebaque
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1981 Hector Rebaque
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1982 Riccardo Patrese
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1983 Riccardo Patrese
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1984 Teo Fabi
Corrado Fabi
Manfred Winkelhock
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1985 François Hesnault
Marc Surer
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1986 Nigel Mansell
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1987 Nigel Mansell
Riccardo Patrese
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1988 Satoru Nakajima
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1989 Satoru Nakajima
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1990 Alessandro Nannini
Roberto Moreno
Benetton compare 1990
1991 Roberto Moreno
Michael Schumacher
Benetton compare 1991

news

Last week, Piquet was fined $950,000 by a Brazilian court for the comments, which he made on a podcast in November 2021 in response to a question about the clash between Hamilton and Max Verstappen at that year’s British Grand Prix.
Shortly afterwards Piquet apologised, conceding that his language "was ill thought out, and I make no defence for it".
He also said that the racist term he ...

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In an interview on a Brazilian podcast in November 2021, Piquet used a racial slur referring to seven-time world champion Hamilton, while being asked on his views on Hamilton's British Grand Prix clash with Max Verstappen.
Piquet soon apologised for his remarks, stating his language "was ill thought out, and I make no defence for it".
He also claimed he was mistranslated as the derogatory ...

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Brabham?s final Formula 1 start came in the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix, when Damon Hill scraped onto the 13th and final row before finishing 11th and last, four laps down. It was an ignominious way for such a great team to bow out, but its part in F1 history remains.
Between 1962 and 1992, Brabham scored two constructors? crowns and four drivers? titles. Its 35 victories put it eighth on ...

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Piquet - who is the father of Verstappen?s partner, Kelly Piquet - used a racial slur to describe Hamilton in an interview given last year, the contents of which surfaced this week.
It led to widespread condemnation from the F1 community over the past week as the majority of drivers and teams rallied around Hamilton, as well as resulting in a ban for Piquet from the paddock.
Piquet issued ...

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The three-time Formula 1 world champion has been widely condemned by the grand prix paddock after a Brazilian interview from November 2021 surfaced in which Piquet directed racist language towards Hamilton.
Piquet has since issued an apology in which he acknowledged what he said in his native Portuguese was "was ill thought out, and I make no defence for it".
He further claimed the term he ...

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Comments from three-time F1 world champion Piquet given in an interview last year surfaced this week, among which he used a racial slur against Hamilton when discussing his accident with Max Verstappen at Silverstone.
It led to widespread condemnation through the F1 community, including a rebuttal from both F1 and the FIA. Sources have also now confirmed to Motorsport.com that Piquet will not ...

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The F1 paddock has united to show its support for Hamilton over the past 24 hours after an interview with Piquet surfaced in which he used a racist remark in reference to the Mercedes driver.
Both F1 and the FIA issued statements rebuking Piquet?s comments, while Hamilton said it was ?time for action? to change ?archaic mindsets? within the sport.
Piquet is yet to issue any public ...

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Piquet made a racial slur while referring to Hamilton in an interview on a Brazilian podcast towards the end of last year, with the comments emerging this week.
It led to Piquet?s comments being condemned by both F1 and the FIA, while Hamilton?s Mercedes team also issued a statement lending it support to the seven-time world champion. 
Hamilton took to social media to address the ...

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Piquet directed a racial slur at Hamilton when speaking on a Brazilian podcast in 2021, recounting the clash between the seven-time champion and Max Verstappen at Silverstone.
Motorsport.com Brazil editor Carlos Costa translated Piquet's comments, which said: "But the n***** put the car [on the inside of Copse]. Copse is a very high speed corner, there's no way two cars can make it side by ...

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The Brazilian driver, who won titles in 1981, 1983 and 1987, said it is ?very difficult to make a direct comparison between two drivers if they are not on the same team? but believes the Dutch driver would come out on top in a side-by-side challenge.
Piquet also questioned the ability of Hamilton?s teammate Valtteri Bottas, saying: ?It?s not that Hamilton isn?t good. But he has an ...

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After giving up on a promising tennis career, Piquet rose through the single-seater ranks following the advice of another Brazilian great, Emerson Fittipaldi, and came to Europe to follow his F1 dream. After hard-fought battles in British Formula 3 against Derek Warwick, Piquet made his first F1 starts with Ensign and McLaren machinery in 1978, before finding a home at Brabham in ...

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