Satoru Nakajima
Japanese · 1987–1991
VS

Nelson Piquet
Brazilian · 1978–1991
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
9
18
Qualifyingahead
3
24
Satoru Nakajima · Nelson Piquet
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
19 — 56
75 shared
Qualifying H2H
4 — 69
73 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
6
P12
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 5
1987 P1 1988 P6 1989 P8 1990 P3 1991 P6
Teammate battle by season
4
10
1988
5
8
1989
Career totals
Satoru Nakajima Nelson Piquet
Championships
0
3
Wins
0
23
Poles
0
24
Podiums
0
60
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
16
485.5
Starts
75
205
Rate-adjusted · per start
Satoru Nakajima Nelson Piquet
Win rate
0%
11.2%
Podium rate
0%
29.3%
Pole rate
0%
11.7%
Points / start
0.2
2.4
Avg grid
P15.0
P6.7
Avg finish
P15.0
P9.8
Finish rate
48%
61%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Satoru Nakajima Nelson Piquet
Mechanical retirements
17
51
Crash retirements
20
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
1987
Debut season
1978
—
First win
1980 · aged 27
—
First pole
1980
—
First title
1981 · aged 29
P4
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-3.1
Season points trajectory
1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990
Satoru Nakajima Nelson Piquet
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Satoru Nakajima Nelson Piquet
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 5 · P1
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 5 · P1 Nelson Piquet
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 3 · 4 · P1
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P6 3 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 3 · 3 · P1
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P9 3 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 4 · P1
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 4 · P1
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 3 · P1
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 4 · P1
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Nelson Piquet
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 Nelson Piquet
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 4 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 4 · P2 Nelson Piquet
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 3 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 3 · P2 Nelson Piquet
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Nelson Piquet
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3 Nelson Piquet
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P2
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P2 Nelson Piquet
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 Nelson Piquet
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 Nelson Piquet
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P11
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P11 Nelson Piquet
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
Satoru Nakajima 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 Nelson Piquet
Team history
Satoru Nakajima
TEA
TYR
Team Lotus 1987–1989Tyrrell 1990–1991
Nelson Piquet
BRA
WIL
TEA
BEN
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
19781991
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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).