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 Career[]
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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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 |
Sprint Poles | 0 |
Front Row Starts | 0 |
Race Wins | 0 |
Sprint Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Sprint Podiums | 0 |
Fastest Laps | 0 |
Sprint 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 [1] |
16th | 10th | 12th | Ret | 16th | 12th | 13th | 12th |
Key | |||||
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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 | Scored point(s) for 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[]
- ↑ Race stopped after 31/56 Laps. Half points awarded
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