As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Nelson Piquet · Bruno Giacomelli
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
46
—
17
63 shared
Qualifying H2H
55
—
8
63 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P15
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 0
1980
P2
1981
P1
1982
P11
1983
P1
Teammate battle by season
1
1
1978
Career totals
Nelson Piquet
Bruno Giacomelli
Championships
3
0
Wins
23
0
Poles
24
1
Podiums
60
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
485.5
14
Starts
205
69
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nelson Piquet
Bruno Giacomelli
Win rate
11.2%
0%
Podium rate
29.3%
1.4%
Pole rate
11.7%
1.4%
Points / start
2.4
0.2
Avg grid
P6.7
P12.5
Avg finish
P9.8
P14.8
Finish rate
61%
40.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Nelson Piquet
Bruno Giacomelli
Mechanical retirements
51
20
Crash retirements
28
18
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: 1 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1977
1980 · aged 27
First win
—
1980
First pole
1980
1981 · aged 29
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P3
-3.1
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Nelson Piquet
Bruno Giacomelli
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nelson Piquet | Bruno Giacomelli |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Hockenheimring | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Long Beach | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Bruno Giacomelli | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10 Bruno Giacomelli | ||
Team history
Nelson Piquet
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
Bruno Giacomelli
19771991
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).