Alessandro Nannini
Italian · 1986–1990
VS

Nelson Piquet
Brazilian · 1978–1991
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
8
Qualifyingahead
5
9
Alessandro Nannini · Nelson Piquet
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
25 — 51
76 shared
Qualifying H2H
25 — 50
75 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
6
P6
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 2
1988 P6 1989 P6 1990 P3
Teammate battle by season
6
8
1990
Career totals
Alessandro Nannini Nelson Piquet
Championships
0
3
Wins
1
23
Poles
0
24
Podiums
9
60
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
65
485.5
Starts
77
205
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alessandro Nannini Nelson Piquet
Win rate
1.3%
11.2%
Podium rate
11.7%
29.3%
Pole rate
0%
11.7%
Points / start
0.8
2.4
Avg grid
P12.5
P6.7
Avg finish
P14.8
P9.8
Finish rate
42.9%
61%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alessandro Nannini Nelson Piquet
Mechanical retirements
32
51
Crash retirements
9
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: 3 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1986
Debut season
1978
1989 · aged 30
First win
1980 · aged 27
—
First pole
1980
—
First title
1981 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
-3.1
Season points trajectory
1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990
Alessandro Nannini Nelson Piquet
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alessandro Nannini Nelson Piquet
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · — 3 · 5 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P8 3 · 4 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 3 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 2 · P3 2 · 4 · P1
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 4 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P11 2 · 3 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 4 · P1
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · — 1 · 3 · P1
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 3 · P2
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P3
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Alessandro Nannini
MIN
BEN
Minardi 1986–1987Benetton 1988–1990
Nelson Piquet
BRA
WIL
TEA
BEN
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
19781991
Alessandro Nannini → Nelson Piquet → Compare others
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).