Race H2H
49
—
59
108 shared
Qualifying H2H
28
—
80
108 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
1
2
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 4
1980
P2
1982
P1
1983
P1
1984
P5
1985
P3
1986
P3
Career totals
Keke Rosberg
Nelson Piquet
Championships
1
3
Wins
5
23
Poles
5
24
Podiums
17
60
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
159.5
485.5
Starts
114
205
Rate-adjusted · per start
Keke Rosberg
Nelson Piquet
Win rate
4.4%
11.2%
Podium rate
14.9%
29.3%
Pole rate
4.4%
11.7%
Points / start
1.4
2.4
Avg grid
P10.1
P6.7
Avg finish
P11.8
P9.8
Finish rate
53.5%
61%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Keke Rosberg
Nelson Piquet
Mechanical retirements
41
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
1978
Debut season
1978
1982 · aged 33
First win
1980 · aged 27
1982
First pole
1980
1982 · aged 33
First title
1981 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.6
Avg places gained
-3.1
Season points trajectory
Keke Rosberg
Nelson Piquet
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Keke Rosberg | Nelson Piquet |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P4 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P4 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Detroit Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Long Beach | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Fair Park | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Zolder | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Keke Rosberg
Nelson Piquet
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
19781991
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).