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Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (Pronounced: PEE-kay; born August 17, 1952 in Rio de Janeirio), commonly known as Nelson Piquet is a former Formula One driver, and three-time World Champion, winning the title in 1981, 1983 and 1987. He is one of ten drivers to have won the title at least three times, the others being Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel (with four), Alain Prost (four), Juan Manuel Fangio (five) and Michael Schumacher (seven). He is the only driver to win the championship in a BMW engined car.
He is the father of Nelson Piquet, Jr., who drove for Renault in 2008 and 2009.
He has also competed in the Indianapolis 500 twice (starting once), suffering a practice crash in 1992, and being classified 32nd in 1993 (crashed after 38 laps).
Formula One Career
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"Nelson Piquet has taken over from Emerson Fittipaldi in terms of being the best South American driver."
Formula One RecordEdit
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| 1978 | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 28th | Report |
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| 1979 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | 16th | Report |
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| 1980 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 54 | 2nd | Report |
| 1981 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 50 | 1st | Report |
| 1982 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham-BMW | 20 | 11th | Report |
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| 1983 | Fila Sport | Brabham-BMW | 59 | 1st | Report |
| 1984 | MRD International | Brabham-BMW | 29 | 5th | Report |
| 1985 | Motor Racing Developments Ltd | Brabham-BMW | 21 | 8th | Report |
| 1986 | Canon Williams Team | Williams-Honda | 69 | 3rd | Report |
| 1987 | Canon Williams Team | Williams-Honda | 73 | 1st | Report |
| 1988 | Camel Team Lotus Honda | Lotus-Honda | 22 | 6th | Report |
| 1989 | Camel Team Lotus | Lotus-Judd | 12 | 8th | Report |
| 1990 | Benetton Formula | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 43 | 3rd | Report |
| 1991 | Camel Benetton Formula | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 26.5 | 6th | Report |
Career StatisticsEdit
| Entries | 208 |
| Starts | 203 |
| Pole Positions | 24 |
| Front Row Starts | 44 |
| Race Wins | 23 |
| Podiums | 60 |
| Fastest laps | 23 |
| Points | 485.5 |
| Laps Raced | 9870 |
| Distance Raced | 45563.540 km (28312 mi) |
| Races Led | 59 |
| Laps Led | 1624 |
| Doubles | 5 |
| Hat-Tricks | 3 |
| Grand Chelems | 3 |
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Career ResultsEdit
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
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| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | DNS | Did not start | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | ||||
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NotesEdit
- ↑ Race stopped after 31/76 Laps. Half points awarded
- ↑ Race stopped after 14/81 Laps. Half points awarded
Quotes Edit
"Confounding his critics, Nelson Piquet in the points at Phoenix and Brazil. Indeed, the three times champion could well return to the victory rostrum this season." - Andrew Marriott. Eurosport. 1990 San Marino Grand Prix Build-Up.
External linksEdit
| V T E |  Nelson Piquet
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| Seasons 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 | ||
| Season Reports 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 | ||
| Teams Ensign (1978) • McLaren (privateer) (1978) • Brabham (1978-1985) • Williams (1986–1987) • Lotus (1988–1989) • Benetton (1990-1991) | ||
| Teammates Harald Ertl (1978) • Brett Lunger (1978) • Niki Lauda (1978-1979) • John Watson (1978) • Ricardo Zunino (1979-1980) • Héctor Rebaque (1980-1981) • Riccardo Patrese (1982-1983, 1987) • Teo Fabi (1984) • Corrado Fabi (1984) • Manfred Winkelhock (1984) • François Hesnault (1985) • Marc Surer (1985) • Nigel Mansell (1986-1987) • Satoru Nakajima (1988-1989) • Alessandro Nannini (1990) • Roberto Moreno (1990-1991) • Michael Schumacher (1991) | ||
| Other pages Nelson, Jr. (son) • Statistics • Teammate comparison • Category | ||
| V T E |  Williams F1
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| Drivers 63.  George Russell · 88.  Robert Kubica
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| Personnel Frank Williams · Patrick Head · Pat Symonds · Mike Coughlan | |||
World Champions Alan Jones (1980) ·  Keke Rosberg (1982) · Nelson Piquet (1987) · Nigel Mansell (1992) ·  Alain Prost (1993) · Damon Hill (1996) ·  Jacques Villeneuve (1997)
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