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