Nelson Piquet
Brazilian · 1978–1991
VS

Riccardo Patrese
Italian · 1977–1993
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
20
10
Qualifyingahead
20
10
Nelson Piquet · Riccardo Patrese
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
132 — 73
205 shared
Qualifying H2H
132 — 72
204 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
1
6
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 9 · 3
1979 P16 1980 P2 1981 P1 1982 P10 1983 P1 1984 P5 1986 P3 1987 P1 1988 P6 1989 P3 1990 P3 1991 P3
Teammate battle by season
11
3
1982
9
6
1983
0
1
1987
Career totals
Nelson Piquet Riccardo Patrese
Championships
3
0
Wins
23
6
Poles
24
8
Podiums
60
37
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
485.5
281
Starts
205
257
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nelson Piquet Riccardo Patrese
Win rate
11.2%
2.3%
Podium rate
29.3%
14.4%
Pole rate
11.7%
3.1%
Points / start
2.4
1.1
Avg grid
P6.7
P9.3
Avg finish
P9.8
P12.7
Finish rate
61%
49.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Nelson Piquet Riccardo Patrese
Mechanical retirements
51
96
Crash retirements
28
32
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
1977
1980 · aged 27
First win
1982 · aged 28
1980
First pole
1981
1981 · aged 29
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.1
Avg places gained
-3.4
Season points trajectory
1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993
Nelson Piquet Riccardo Patrese
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nelson Piquet Riccardo Patrese
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Hockenheimring 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Hungaroring 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Long Beach 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Detroit Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Red Bull Ring 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2
Zolder 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Nelson Piquet
BRA
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
Riccardo Patrese
ARR
WIL
Shadow 1977Arrows 1978–1981Brabham 1982–1983Alfa Romeo 1984–1985Brabham 1986Williams 1987Brabham 1987Williams 1988–1992Benetton 1993
19771993
Nelson Piquet → Riccardo Patrese → Compare others
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).