As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Nelson Piquet · Michael Schumacher
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
4
—
2
6 shared
Qualifying H2H
2
—
4
6 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
7
1
Runner-up
2
6
Top-3 finishes
12
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 0
1991
P6
Teammate battle by season
3
2
1991
Career totals
Nelson Piquet
Michael Schumacher
Championships
3
7
Wins
23
91
Poles
24
68
Podiums
60
155
Fastest laps
0
21
Career points
485.5
1,566
Starts
205
308
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nelson Piquet
Michael Schumacher
Win rate
11.2%
29.5%
Podium rate
29.3%
50.3%
Pole rate
11.7%
22.1%
Points / start
2.4
5.1
Avg grid
P6.7
P4.9
Avg finish
P9.8
P6.9
Finish rate
61%
79.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nelson Piquet
Michael Schumacher
Overtakes
0
1,503
Overtakes / race
0.0
6.5
Places lost
0
1,353
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
Nelson Piquet
Michael Schumacher
Mechanical retirements
51
31
Crash retirements
28
31
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1991
1980 · aged 27
First win
1992 · aged 23
1980
First pole
1994
1981 · aged 29
First title
1994 · aged 25
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.1
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
Nelson Piquet
Michael Schumacher
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nelson Piquet | Michael Schumacher |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 3 · 5 · P1 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 5 · P1 7 · 12 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 · 4 · P1 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 7 · 12 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 4 · P1 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 4 · P1 5 · 8 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P8 | 8 · 11 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P8 8 · 11 · P1 MSC | ||
| Hockenheimring | 3 · 3 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 3 · P1 4 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 1 · P1 6 · 9 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P11 | 6 · 12 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P11 6 · 12 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P3 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 6 · 9 · P1 MSC | ||
| Hungaroring | 2 · 3 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 2 · 3 · P1 4 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 3 · P2 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 3 · P2 5 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 5 · 8 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 4 · 10 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 4 · 10 · P1 MSC | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 4 · P2 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 4 · P2 2 · 4 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 2 · P3 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 MSC | ||
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 MSC | ||
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 MSC | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 MSC | ||
Team history
Nelson Piquet
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
Michael Schumacher
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).