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Nelson Piquet is a Brazilian former driver who last drove for Benetton-Ford in 1991.
He was born on August 17th 1952 in Rio de Janeiro. His first race was the 1978 Grand Prix of Germany where he drove for Ensign-Ford. Piquet was active for 14 consecutive seasons between 1978 and 1991. In those years he scored 485.5 points in 205 races. During his career Piquet achieved 23 wins and 60 podiums. His last race was the the 1991 Grand Prix of Australia.
He was born on August 17th 1952 in Rio de Janeiro. His first race was the 1978 Grand Prix of Germany where he drove for Ensign-Ford. Piquet was active for 14 consecutive seasons between 1978 and 1991. In those years he scored 485.5 points in 205 races. During his career Piquet achieved 23 wins and 60 podiums. His last race was the the 1991 Grand Prix of Australia.
| Name: | Nelson Piquet |
| Nationality: |  Brazilian |
| Birthday: | August 17th 1952 (59) |
| Birthplace: | Rio de Janeiro | Races: | 205 races |
| Total points: | 485.5 points |
| Wins: | 23 wins |
| Podiums: | 60 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 80 retirements |
| First race: |  1978 Germany |
| Last race: |  1991 Australia |
| First win: |  1980 USA West |
| Age first win: | 27 years, 7 months, 13 days |
Nelson Piquet by year
| All years | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 |
| 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 |
| 1980 | 1979 | 1978 |
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Overall stats: Nelson Piquet
| #1 | Best Finish | Nelson Piquet |  | 1 (23x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Nelson Piquet | | 4 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Nelson Piquet | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Nelson Piquet | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Nelson Piquet | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Nelson Piquet | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Nelson Piquet | | 4 (1x) |
Wins
Best qualifying
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Qualified |
| 1991 | 4 | Monte Carlo | Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford | 4 |
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 1991 | 4 | Monte Carlo | Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford | Qualifying | 4 |
| #1 | Worst Finish | Nelson Piquet | | 15 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Nelson Piquet | | 14 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Nelson Piquet | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Nelson Piquet | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Nelson Piquet | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Nelson Piquet | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Nelson Piquet | | 14 (1x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1987 | 15 | Suzuka | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 15 |
Worst qualifying
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Qualified |
| 1991 | 3 | Imola | Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford | 14 |
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 1991 | 3 | Imola | Nelson Piquet | Benetton-Ford | Qualifying | 14 |
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1991 Camel Benetton Ford 1990 Benetton Formula Ltd 1989 Camel Team Lotus 1988 Camel Team Lotus Honda 1987 Canon Williams Honda Team 1986 Canon Williams Honda Team 1985 Motor Racing Developments 1984 Brabham-BMW 1983 Brabham-BMW 1982 Brabham-BMW 1982 Brabham-Ford 1981 Brabham-Ford 1980 Brabham-Ford 1979 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979 Brabham-Ford 1978 Ensign-Ford 1978 McLaren-Ford 1978 Brabham-Alfa Romeo | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Nelson Piquet
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #17 | Average qualifying result | Nelson Piquet | | 8.06 place | |
| #569 | Average race result | Nelson Piquet | | 4.14 place | |
| #32 | Average race points | Nelson Piquet | | 3.98 points | |
| #6 | Most points finishes | Nelson Piquet | | 100 finishes | |
| #94 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Nelson Piquet | | 0.35 retirements | |
| #11 | Most avoidable retirements | Nelson Piquet | | 28 retirements | |
| #9 | Most races | Nelson Piquet | | 205 races | |
| #9 | Most race laps | Nelson Piquet | | 9827 laps | |
| #143 | Oldest driver | Nelson Piquet | | 39 years, 2 months, 17 days | |
| #227 | Youngest driver | Nelson Piquet | | 25 years, 11 months, 13 days | |
| #6 | Start from P1 | Nelson Piquet | | 24 starts | |
| #149 | Biggest gain in race | Nelson Piquet | | 15 places gained | |
| #10 | Most retirements | Nelson Piquet | | 80 retirements | |
| #8 | Most podiums | Nelson Piquet | | 60 podiums | |
| #11 | Most points | Nelson Piquet | | 485.5 points | |
| #9 | Most wins | Nelson Piquet | | 23 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 15 | Robert Kubica | 7.8 |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | 7.94 |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet | 8.06 |
| 18 | Felipe Massa | 8.39 |
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | 8.57 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 566 | Karl Kling | 4.2 |
| 568 | James Hunt | 4.2 |
| 569 | Nelson Piquet | 4.14 |
| 570 | Niki Lauda | 4.1 |
| 571 | Piero Taruffi | 4.08 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 30 | Mike Nazaruk | 4 |
| 30 | Mauri Rose | 4 |
| 32 | Nelson Piquet | 3.98 |
| 33 | Jenson Button | 3.97 |
| 34 | James Hunt | 3.89 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 4 | David Coulthard | 121 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 110 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 100 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | 96 |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | 96 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 92 | Gunnar Nilsson | 0.35 |
| 93 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 0.35 |
| 93 | Nelson Piquet | 0.35 |
| 93 | Jochen Mass | 0.35 |
| 96 | Mark Webber | 0.35 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | 28 |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | 28 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | 28 |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | 27 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | 25 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | 210 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | 209 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | 205 |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | 202 |
| 11 | Alain Prost | 201 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 7 | Alain Prost | 10543 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | 9979 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | 9827 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | 9763 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | 9655 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 141 | Jack Turner | 39 years, 3 months, 18 days |
| 142 | Dan Gurney | 39 years, 3 months, 5 days |
| 143 | Nelson Piquet | 39 years, 2 months, 17 days |
| 144 | Carlo Facetti | 39 years, 2 months, 13 days |
| 145 | Derek Warwick | 39 years, 2 months, 11 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 225 | Colin Davis | 25 years, 11 months, 4 days |
| 226 | Shinji Nakano | 25 years, 11 months, 8 days |
| 227 | Nelson Piquet | 25 years, 11 months, 13 days |
| 228 | Massimo Natili | 25 years, 11 months, 17 days |
| 229 | Don Beauman | 25 years, 11 months, 21 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | 32 |
| 5 | Mika Hakkinen | 26 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 24 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | 24 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | 20 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 136 | Riccardo Patrese | 15 |
| 136 | Stefano Modena | 15 |
| 136 | Nelson Piquet | 15 |
| 136 | Paolo Barilla | 15 |
| 136 | Bruno Giacomelli | 15 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | 82 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | 80 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | 80 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 80 |
| 12 | David Coulthard | 77 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | 62 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | 62 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | 60 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 59 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | 54 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 9 | David Coulthard | 535 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | 488 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | 485.5 |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell | 482 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | 449 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | 25 |
| 7 | Jim Clark | 25 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | 23 |
| 9 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 23 |
| 11 | Damon Hill | 22 |
Nelson Piquet versus teammates
Qualifying duel
| Year | Driver | Teammate | ||
| 1991 | Nelson Piquet | 8 | 3 | Roberto Moreno |
| 1991 | Nelson Piquet | 1 | 4 | Michael Schumacher |
| 1990 | Nelson Piquet | 9 | 5 | Alessandro Nannini |
| 1990 | Nelson Piquet | 2 | 0 | Roberto Moreno |
| Overall | Nelson Piquet | 20 | 12 | All Teammates |
Points duel
| Year | Driver | Teammate | ||
| 1991 | Nelson Piquet | 22 | 8 | Roberto Moreno |
| 1991 | Nelson Piquet | 4.5 | 4 | Michael Schumacher |
| 1990 | Nelson Piquet | 26 | 21 | Alessandro Nannini |
| 1990 | Nelson Piquet | 18 | 6 | Roberto Moreno |
| Overall | Nelson Piquet | 70.5 | 39 | All Teammates |
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