Driver · 1978–1991

Nelson Piquet

Champion 3
Brazilian · 1952-08-17 (age 74) · World Champion: 1981, 1983, 1987 · Wikipedia ↗
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Starts
205
Grands Prix entered
Wins
23
Wins
Podiums
60
Podiums
Poles
24
Pole Position
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Lap
Points
485.5
Career points
Titles
3
World Championship
Win Rate
11.2%
Win rate
Career Trajectory · championship position by season
1 5 10 15 1979 · 3pt · share of the leader 6% 1980 · 54pt · share of the leader 81% 1981 · 50pt · share of the leader 100% 1982 · 20pt · share of the leader 45% 1983 · 59pt · share of the leader 100% 1984 · 29pt · share of the leader 40% 1985 · 21pt · share of the leader 29% 1986 · 69pt · share of the leader 96% 1987 · 76pt · share of the leader 100% 1988 · 22pt · share of the leader 24% 1989 · 12pt · share of the leader 16% 1990 · 44pt · share of the leader 56% 1991 · 26.5pt · share of the leader 28% 1979 · Brabham-Alfa Romeo · P16 · 3pt 1980 · Brabham · P2 · 3 wins · 54pt 1981 · Brabham · P1 · 3 wins · 50pt 1982 · Brabham · P11 · 1 win · 20pt 1983 · Brabham · P1 · 3 wins · 59pt 1984 · Brabham · P5 · 2 wins · 29pt 1985 · Brabham · P8 · 1 win · 21pt 1986 · Williams · P3 · 4 wins · 69pt 1987 · Williams · P1 · 3 wins · 76pt 1988 · Team Lotus · P6 · 22pt 1989 · Team Lotus · P8 · 12pt 1990 · Benetton · P3 · 2 wins · 44pt 1991 · Benetton · P6 · 1 win · 26.5pt 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
title season line = championship position (1 at the top), colour = team · bar = points as a share of that season leader
SeasonTeamStartsWinsPodiumsPointsFinal position
1991 Benetton 16 1 3 26.5 6
1990 Benetton 16 2 4 44 3
1989 Team Lotus 15 0 0 12 8
1988 Team Lotus 16 0 3 22 6
1987 Williams 16 3 11 76 1
1986 Williams 16 4 10 69 3
1985 Brabham 16 1 2 21 8
1984 Brabham 16 2 4 29 5
1983 Brabham 15 3 8 59 1
1982 Brabham 14 1 2 20 11
1981 Brabham 15 3 7 50 1
1980 Brabham 14 3 6 54 2
1979 Brabham-Ford · Brabham-Alfa Romeo 15 0 0 3 16
1978 McLaren · Brabham · Ensign 5 0 0 0 -
TeamPeriodStartsWinsPodiumsPoints
McLaren 1978 3 0 0 0
Brabham 1978–1985 91 13 29 233
Ensign 1978 1 0 0 0
Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979 13 0 0 3
Brabham-Ford 1979 2 0 0 0
Williams 1986–1987 32 7 21 145
Team Lotus 1988–1989 31 0 3 34
Benetton 1990–1991 32 3 7 70.5
Grand PrixStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Italian Grand Prix 14 4 5 P1 44
German Grand Prix 14 3 3 P1 32
Canadian Grand Prix 13 3 5 P1 46
Brazilian Grand Prix 13 2 4 P1 31
Hungarian Grand Prix 6 2 3 P1 23
French Grand Prix 13 1 5 P1 37
San Marino Grand Prix 10 1 3 P1 21
Dutch Grand Prix 8 1 3 P1 24
Australian Grand Prix 7 1 3 P1 20.5
Detroit Grand Prix 6 1 2 P1 19
United States Grand Prix West 5 1 2 P1 13
Japanese Grand Prix 5 1 1 P1 12
Argentine Grand Prix 3 1 2 P1 15
European Grand Prix 3 1 2 P1 13
British Grand Prix 13 0 4 P2 36
Monaco Grand Prix 13 0 3 P2 16
Belgian Grand Prix 12 0 1 P3 16
Austrian Grand Prix 10 0 4 P2 22
Portuguese Grand Prix 8 0 2 P3 13
Spanish Grand Prix 8 0 0 P4 3
South African Grand Prix 6 0 1 P3 7
Mexican Grand Prix 6 0 1 P2 10
United States Grand Prix 5 0 1 P3 7
Caesars Palace Grand Prix 2 0 0 P5 2
Dallas Grand Prix 1 0 0 P16 0
Swiss Grand Prix 1 0 0 P4 3
First / Last
Debut1978 German Grand Prix
First win1980 United States Grand Prix West
Last win1991 Canadian Grand Prix
First pole1980 United States Grand Prix West
Most wins in a season4 (1986)
Streaks · Longest streaks
Win streak2
Podium streak9
Points streak11
Pole streak3
Age Records
Debut age25y 347d
Age at first win27y 226d
youngest winner everP46
All-Time Rankings · All-time rank
Wins
P12
23 Wins
Podiums
P12
60 Podiums
Pole Position
P13
24 Pole Position
Points
P25
485.5 Points
Starts
P23
205 Starts
Titles
P7
3 Titles
Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+
Pit Stops
0
Recorded pit stops
Best Stop
—
Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)
Laps Recorded
0
Laps on record
Penalties
No penalties in the collected range (2023+ race control).
FIA Documents
No documents for this driver in the collected range (2019+).
Tyres
OpenF1 No race stints in the collected range (2023+).
TeammatePeriodRaces togetheraheadbehindH2H rate
Nigel Mansell 1986–1987 31 15 16 48% compare →
Riccardo Patrese 1982–1987 30 20 10 67% compare →
Satoru Nakajima 1988–1989 27 18 9 67% compare →
Hector Rebaque 1980–1981 21 17 4 81% compare →
Niki Lauda 1978–1979 15 8 7 53% compare →
Alessandro Nannini 1990 14 8 6 57% compare →
Roberto Moreno 1990–1991 13 8 5 62% compare →
Marc Surer 1985 12 8 4 67% compare →
Teo Fabi 1984 12 8 4 67% compare →
Ricardo Zunino 1979–1980 8 6 2 75% compare →
Michael Schumacher 1991 5 3 2 60% compare →
James Hunt 1978 3 1 2 33% compare →
Corrado Fabi 1984 3 2 1 67% compare →
Brett Lunger 1978 3 1 2 33% compare →
Patrick Tambay 1978 3 0 3 0% compare →
François Hesnault 1985 3 2 1 67% compare →
Bruno Giacomelli 1978 2 1 1 50% compare →
John Watson 1978 1 1 0 100% compare →
Manfred Winkelhock 1984 1 1 0 100% compare →
Harald Ertl 1978 1 0 1 0% compare →
Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).
CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Canada 13 3 5 P1 46
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Italy 13 3 4 P1 35
Hockenheimring · Germany 13 3 3 P1 32
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari · Italy 11 2 4 P1 30
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Brazil 9 2 4 P1 28
Hungaroring · Hungary 6 2 3 P1 23
Circuit Paul Ricard · France 9 1 4 P1 33
Circuit Park Zandvoort · Netherlands 8 1 3 P1 24
Adelaide Street Circuit · Australia 7 1 3 P1 20.5
Detroit Street Circuit · USA 6 1 2 P1 19
Brands Hatch · UK 6 1 3 P1 21
Suzuka Circuit · Japan 5 1 1 P1 12
Long Beach · USA 5 1 2 P1 13
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Argentina 3 1 2 P1 15
Circuit de Monaco · Monaco 13 0 3 P2 16
Red Bull Ring · Austria 10 0 4 P2 22
Silverstone Circuit · UK 9 0 2 P2 24
Autódromo do Estoril · Portugal 8 0 2 P3 13
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium 7 0 1 P3 14
Kyalami · South Africa 6 0 1 P3 7
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez · Mexico 6 0 1 P2 10
Zolder · Belgium 5 0 0 P5 2
Circuito de Jerez · Spain 5 0 0 P4 3
Dijon-Prenois · France 4 0 1 P3 7
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil 4 0 0 P5 3
Phoenix street circuit · USA 3 0 1 P3 7
Nürburgring · Germany 2 0 1 P3 4
Watkins Glen · USA 2 0 0 P8 0
Jarama · Spain 2 0 0 P21 0
Las Vegas Street Circuit · USA 2 0 0 P5 2
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France 1 0 0 P8 0
Fair Park · USA 1 0 0 P16 0
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya · Spain 1 0 0 P11 0
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races(1950–, Indianapolis 500 1950–1960 included) · Pole Position = based on grid P1 (qualifying session data 2003+) · fastest-lap counts 2004+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · ongoing season excluded from title counts · shared drives follow source data(Jolpica) notation
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-09-05 14:15