Alberto Ascari
Italian · 1950–1955
VS

Nelson Piquet
Brazilian · 1978–1991
Championship record
2
World titles
3
1
Runner-up
1
3
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Alberto Ascari Nelson Piquet
Championships
2
3
Wins
13
23
Poles
13
24
Podiums
15
60
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
134.14
485.5
Starts
32
205
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alberto Ascari Nelson Piquet
Win rate
40.6%
11.2%
Podium rate
46.9%
29.3%
Pole rate
40.6%
11.7%
Points / start
4.2
2.4
Avg grid
P3.9
P6.7
Avg finish
P8.5
P9.8
Finish rate
59.4%
61%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alberto Ascari Nelson Piquet
Mechanical retirements
10
51
Crash retirements
3
28
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1978
1951 · aged 33
First win
1980 · aged 27
1951
First pole
1980
1952 · aged 34
First title
1981 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.6
Avg places gained
-3.1
Season points trajectory
1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 1986
Alberto Ascari Nelson Piquet
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alberto Ascari Nelson Piquet
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
Team history
Alberto Ascari
Ferrari 1950–1954Maserati 1954Lancia 1954–1955
Nelson Piquet
BRA
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
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Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).