Nelson Piquet

Brazilian · 1978–1991
VS

François Hesnault

French · 1984–1985
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
1
Qualifyingahead
3
0
Nelson Piquet · François Hesnault
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
15 4
19 shared
Qualifying H2H
19 0
19 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
2
1
1985
Career totals
Nelson Piquet François Hesnault
Championships
3
0
Wins
23
0
Poles
24
0
Podiums
60
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
485.5
0
Starts
205
19
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nelson Piquet François Hesnault
Win rate
11.2%
0%
Podium rate
29.3%
0%
Pole rate
11.7%
0%
Points / start
2.4
0.0
Avg grid
P6.7
P18.8
Avg finish
P9.8
P18.3
Finish rate
61%
26.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Nelson Piquet François Hesnault
Mechanical retirements
51
9
Crash retirements
28
5
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1984
1980 · aged 27
First win
1980
First pole
1981 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P7
-3.1
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990
Nelson Piquet François Hesnault
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nelson Piquet François Hesnault
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Hockenheimring 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Nelson Piquet 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 François Hesnault
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Nelson Piquet 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 François Hesnault
Brands Hatch 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Detroit Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Red Bull Ring 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Nelson Piquet 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 François Hesnault
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 François Hesnault
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 François Hesnault
Zolder 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Team history
Nelson Piquet
BRA
WIL
TEA
BEN
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
François Hesnault
Ligier 1984Brabham 1985Renault 1985
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).