Keke Rosberg

Finnish · 1978–1986
VS

Nelson Piquet

Brazilian · 1978–1991
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
1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990
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
FIT
WIL
ATS 1978Wolf 1978Theodore 1978Wolf 1979Fittipaldi 1980–1981Williams 1982–1985McLaren 1986
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
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).