Nelson Piquet, Jr.

Nelson Piquet, Jr.
Piquet Jr. in 2008 celebrating his second place at the German Grand Prix
Driver Information
Born	25 July 1985 (1985-07-25) Heidelberg, West Germany
Nationality	BRA
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Driving in Stock Car Brasil for team Motul TMG Racing
World Titles	0
Races	28 (28 starts)
Poles	0
Wins	0
Podium	1
Fastest Laps	0
Points	19
First Race	2008 Australian Grand Prix
Last Race	2009 Hungarian Grand Prix

Nelson Ângelo Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior, better known as Nelson Piquet, Jr. (PEE-kay; born 25 July 1985 in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former Formula One driver who competed in the 2008 and 2009 seasons for Renault. Piquet lost his drive midway through the 2009 season in the aftermath of the Crashgate scandal in which Piquet was found guilty of intentionally crashing in order to improve the chances of his team-mate, Fernando Alonso at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.

He also raced in Formula E from 2014 to 2019, where he became the series' inaugural champion.

Piquet Jr is the son of three-time World Champion, Nelson Piquet.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Race Engineers

• A list of the primary race engineers responsible for managing Nelson Piquet, Jr.'s car:

Name	Team	Years
Phil Charles	Renault	2008-2009

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.	Report
2004	BMW WilliamsF1 Team	Williams-BMW	Test Driver
2006	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	Renault	Test Driver
2007	ING Renault F1 Team	Renault	Test Driver
2008	ING Renault F1 Team	Renault	19	12th	Report
2009	ING Renault F1 Team	Renault	0	21st	Report

Career Statistics

Entries	28
Starts	28
Pole Positions	0
Race Wins	0
Podiums	1
Fastest Laps	0
Points	19
Laps Raced	1263
Distance Raced	6,292 km (3,910 mi)
Races Led	2
Laps Led	13
Distance Led	59 km (37 mi)

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pts	Pos
2008																			19	12th
	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	15th	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	2nd	6th	11th	Ret	10th	Ret	4th	8th	Ret
2009																			0	21st
	Ret	13th	16th	10th	12th	Ret	16th	12th	13th	12th

Key
Symbol	Meaning		Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner		Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish		DSQ	Disqualified
3rd			DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish		DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish		TD	Test driver
Italics	Fastest Lap		DNS	Did not start
18th†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)		NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP	Qualified for pole position		[+] More Symbols

Notes

V T E	Teams and Drivers
2008 Teams and Drivers Teams Ferrari • BMW Sauber • Renault • Williams • Red Bull • Toyota • Toro Rosso • Honda • Super Aguri • Force India • McLaren Engines Mercedes • Renault • Ferrari • BMW • Toyota • Honda Race Drivers 1 Räikkönen • 2 Massa • 3 Heidfeld • 4 Kubica • 5 Alonso • 6 Piquet, Jr • 7 Rosberg • 8 Nakajima • 9 Coulthard • 10 Webber • 11 Trulli • 12 Glock • 14 Bourdais • 15 Vettel • 16 Button • 17 Barrichello • 18 Sato • 19 Davidson • 20 Sutil • 21 Fisichella • 22 Hamilton • 23 Kovalainen Other Drivers Badoer • Gené • Schumacher • Klien • Asmer • di Grassi • Grosjean • Yamamoto • Hülkenberg • Buemi • Kobayashi • Hartley • Wurz • Conway • Filippi • Liuzzi • Paffett • de la Rosa
2009 Teams and Drivers Teams McLaren • Ferrari • BMW Sauber • Renault • Toyota • Toro Rosso • Red Bull • Williams • Force India • Brawn Engines Mercedes • Renault • Ferrari • BMW • Toyota Race Drivers 1 Hamilton • 2 Kovalainen • 3 Massa • Badoer • 4 Räikkönen • 5 Kubica • 6 Heidfeld • 7 Alonso • 8 Piquet, Jr • 8 Grosjean • 9 Trulli • 10 Glock • 10 Kobayashi • 11 Bourdais • 11 Alguersuari • 12 Buemi • 14 Webber • 15 Vettel • 16 Rosberg • 17 Nakajima • 20 Sutil • 21/3 Fisichella • 21 Liuzzi • 22 Button • 23 Barrichello Other Drivers Paffett • de la Rosa • Gené • Klien • di Grassi • Hartley • Coulthard • Hülkenberg • Davidson • Wurz

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