Nelson Piquet
Brazilian · 1978–1991
VS

Satoru Nakajima
Japanese · 1987–1991
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
18
9
Qualifyingahead
24
3
Nelson Piquet · Satoru Nakajima
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
56 — 19
75 shared
Qualifying H2H
69 — 4
73 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P12
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 0
1987 P1 1988 P6 1989 P8 1990 P3 1991 P6
Teammate battle by season
10
4
1988
8
5
1989
Career totals
Nelson Piquet Satoru Nakajima
Championships
3
0
Wins
23
0
Poles
24
0
Podiums
60
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
485.5
16
Starts
205
75
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nelson Piquet Satoru Nakajima
Win rate
11.2%
0%
Podium rate
29.3%
0%
Pole rate
11.7%
0%
Points / start
2.4
0.2
Avg grid
P6.7
P15.0
Avg finish
P9.8
P15.0
Finish rate
61%
48%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Nelson Piquet Satoru Nakajima
Mechanical retirements
51
17
Crash retirements
28
20
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
1987
1980 · aged 27
First win
—
1980
First pole
—
1981 · aged 29
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P4
-3.1
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990
Nelson Piquet Satoru Nakajima
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nelson Piquet Satoru Nakajima
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Nelson Piquet 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Satoru Nakajima
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Nelson Piquet 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Satoru Nakajima
Hockenheimring 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Nelson Piquet 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Satoru Nakajima
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Satoru Nakajima
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Satoru Nakajima
Hungaroring 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Nelson Piquet 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Satoru Nakajima
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Nelson Piquet 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Satoru Nakajima
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Nelson Piquet 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Satoru Nakajima
Detroit Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Satoru Nakajima
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Nelson Piquet 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Satoru Nakajima
Red Bull Ring 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P13
Nelson Piquet 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 Satoru Nakajima
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
Nelson Piquet 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 Satoru Nakajima
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Nelson Piquet 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Satoru Nakajima
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Nelson Piquet 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Satoru Nakajima
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 Satoru Nakajima
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P12
Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P12 Satoru Nakajima
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 Satoru Nakajima
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 Satoru Nakajima
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8
Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 Satoru Nakajima
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P17
Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P17 Satoru Nakajima
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · — Satoru Nakajima
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
Satoru Nakajima
TEA
TYR
Team Lotus 1987–1989Tyrrell 1990–1991
19781991
Nelson Piquet → Satoru Nakajima → 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).