Race H2H
14
—
20
34 shared
Qualifying H2H
8
—
26
34 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
3
2
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 2
1979
P16
1980
P2
Career totals
Emerson Fittipaldi
Nelson Piquet
Championships
2
3
Wins
14
23
Poles
6
24
Podiums
35
60
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
485.5
Starts
146
205
Rate-adjusted · per start
Emerson Fittipaldi
Nelson Piquet
Win rate
9.6%
11.2%
Podium rate
24%
29.3%
Pole rate
4.1%
11.7%
Points / start
1.9
2.4
Avg grid
P11.9
P6.7
Avg finish
P10.8
P9.8
Finish rate
66.4%
61%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Emerson Fittipaldi
Nelson Piquet
Mechanical retirements
39
51
Crash retirements
5
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: 5 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1978
1970 · aged 23
First win
1980 · aged 27
1972
First pole
1980
1972 · aged 25
First title
1981 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
+1.2
Avg places gained
-3.1
Season points trajectory
Emerson Fittipaldi
Nelson Piquet
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Emerson Fittipaldi | Nelson Piquet |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 4 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P8 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 2 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Long Beach | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jarama | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Zolder | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
Team history
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
Nelson Piquet
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
19701991
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).