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Nelson Piquet F1 stats

Driver info

NationalityBrazilian
BirthplaceRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of birth17 August 1952
Age71
First race1978 German Grand Prix
Last race1991 Australian Grand Prix
Year(s) active1978-91
Best championship finish3x World Champion (1981, 1983, 1987)
Related toNelsinho Piquet (son)

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F1 stats

A detailed look at Nelson Piquet’s F1 stats

Grand Prix entries207 
Grand Prix starts204 
Wins2311.3%
From pole521.7%
Win & f.lap834.8%
Hat-trick313.0%
Podiums6029.4%
Pole positions2411.8%
Pole to win520.8%
Fastest laps2311.3%
Points481.50 (485.50)2.38 pts p/r
Points finishes10049.0%
Front row starts4421.6%
Times as championship leader20 
Best start1stx24
Best finish1stx23
Did not start1 
Did not qualify2 
Did not pre-qualify0 
Retirements8642.2%
First lap retirements4 
Not classified0 
Disqualified21.0%
No. of events26 
No. of circuits33 

Stats by season

A look at Piquet’s F1 stats by season

YearConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTSWC
1978
  • Ensign
  • McLaren (privateer)
  • Brabham
55–––––3149––NC
1979Brabham1515–––1112241315th
1980Brabham14143621341110542nd
1981Brabham1515374155111050WC
1982Brabham15141212391142011th
1983Brabham1515381445111059WC
1984Brabham161624931010115295th
1985Brabham1616121–410115218th
1986Williams161641027841111693rd
1987Williams16153114463111273 (76)WC
1988Lotus1616–3–––7337226th
1989Lotus1615–––––7745128th
1990Benetton161624–––2511243 (44)3rd
1991Benetton161613–––541826.56th
  20720423602423448611100481.5 (485.5) 
Table definitions

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  • RE: Race entries
  • RS: Race starts
  • W: Wins
  • PD: Podiums
  • PP: Pole positions
  • FL: Fastest laps
  • FR: Front row starts
  • DNF: Did not finish
  • BS: Best start
  • BR: Best result
  • PF: Points finishes
  • PTS: Points
  • WC: World Championship
  • P: Privateer
  • NC: Not classified

Stats by constructor

A look at Piquet’s F1 stats by constructor

ConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTS
Ensign (1978)11–––––121–––
McLaren (privateer) (1978)33–––––2209––
Brabham (1978-85)1071061329181230551145236
Williams (1986-87)32317216111471123145
Lotus (1988-89)3231–3–––14331234
Benetton (1990-91)323237–––7412070.5
 20720423602423448611100485.5
Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

  • RE: Race entries
  • RS: Race starts
  • W: Wins
  • PD: Podiums
  • PP: Pole positions
  • FL: Fastest laps
  • FR: Front row starts
  • DNF: Did not finish
  • BS: Best start
  • BR: Best result
  • PF: Points finishes
  • PTS: Points
  • P: Privateer

Teammates

A list of Piquet’s teammates and qualifying head-to-head battles (race drivers only)

DriverRacesQualifying H2H
(GBR) John Watson (1978)10-1
(AUT) Niki Lauda (1978-79)146-8
(ARG) Ricardo Zunino (1979-80)99-0
(MEX) Hector Rebaque (1980-81)2222-0
(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (1982-83, 1987)3120-11
(ITA) Teo Fabi (1984)1212-0
(ITA) Corrado Fabi (1984)32-1
(DEU) Manfred Winkelhock (1984)11-0
(FRA) Francois Hesnault (1985)44-0
(CHE) Marc Surer (1985)1211-1
(GBR) Nigel Mansell (1986-87)3113-18
(JPN) Satoru Nakajima (1988-89)3228-4
(ITA) Alessandro Nannini (1990)149-5
(BRA) Roberto Moreno (1990-91)1310-3
(DEU) Michael Schumacher (1991)51-4
 204148-56

F1 records

A selected list of F1 records held by Nelson Piquet.

  • Most wins without a pole position at one Grand Prix
  • Most wins without a pole position at one circuit

Note: Only records that currently appear on our F1 stats and records page are shown in the above list.

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