As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Michael Schumacher · Nelson Piquet
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2
—
4
6 shared
Qualifying H2H
4
—
2
6 shared
Championship record
7
World titles
3
2
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 1
1991
P6
Teammate battle by season
2
3
1991
Career totals
Michael Schumacher
Nelson Piquet
Championships
7
3
Wins
91
23
Poles
68
24
Podiums
155
60
Fastest laps
21
0
Career points
1,566
485.5
Starts
308
205
Rate-adjusted · per start
Michael Schumacher
Nelson Piquet
Win rate
29.5%
11.2%
Podium rate
50.3%
29.3%
Pole rate
22.1%
11.7%
Points / start
5.1
2.4
Avg grid
P4.9
P6.7
Avg finish
P6.9
P9.8
Finish rate
79.2%
61%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Michael Schumacher
Nelson Piquet
Overtakes
1,503
0
Overtakes / race
6.5
0.0
Places lost
1,353
0
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Michael Schumacher
Nelson Piquet
Mechanical retirements
31
51
Crash retirements
31
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: 2 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1991
Debut season
1978
1992 · aged 23
First win
1980 · aged 27
1994
First pole
1980
1994 · aged 25
First title
1981 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
-3.1
Season points trajectory
Michael Schumacher
Nelson Piquet
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Michael Schumacher | Nelson Piquet |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 7 · 12 · P1 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| MSC 7 · 12 · P1 3 · 5 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 7 · 12 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| MSC 7 · 12 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 5 · 8 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| MSC 5 · 8 · P1 3 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 8 · 11 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| MSC 8 · 11 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Hockenheimring | 4 · 7 · P1 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| MSC 4 · 7 · P1 3 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 6 · 9 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| MSC 6 · 9 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 6 · 12 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| MSC 6 · 12 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 6 · 9 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| MSC 6 · 9 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Hungaroring | 4 · 7 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| MSC 4 · 7 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 5 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| MSC 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Nürburgring | 5 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| MSC 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 4 · 10 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| MSC 4 · 10 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| MSC 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| MSC 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| MSC 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| MSC 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| MSC 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuito de Jerez | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| MSC 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| MSC 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| MSC 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
Team history
Michael Schumacher
Nelson Piquet
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
19782012
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).