Nelson Piquet
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|Name=Nelson Piquet |Image=Piquet 1991.jpg |Caption=1991 United States Grand Prix |Nationality=BR Brazilian |Years=1978 - 1991 |Team(s)=Ensign, non-works McLaren, Brabham, Williams, Lotus, Benetton |Races=207 (204 starts) |Championships=3 (1981, 1983, 1987) |Wins=23 |Podiums=60 |Points=481.5 (485.5) |Poles=24 |Fastest laps=23 |First race=1978 German Grand Prix |First win=1980 United States Grand Prix West |Last win=1991 Canadian Grand Prix |Last race=1991 Australian Grand Prix |

Nelson Piquet

Personal information
NationalityBR Brazilian
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1978 - 1991
TeamsEnsign, non-works McLaren, Brabham, Williams, Lotus, Benetton
Races207 (204 starts)
Championships3 (1981, 1983, 1987)
Wins23
Podiums60
Career points481.5 (485.5)
Pole positions24
Fastest laps23
First race1978 German Grand Prix
First win1980 United States Grand Prix West
Last win1991 Canadian Grand Prix
Last race1991 Australian Grand Prix

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Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (born August 17, 1952), known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian former racing driver who was Formula One world champion in 1981, 1983 and 1987. He is one of eight drivers to win three or more world championships, the others being Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna (3 each), Alain Prost (4), Juan Manuel Fangio (5), and Michael Schumacher (7). In 1983 he became the only driver to win the F1 championship in a BMW engined car.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Derek Daly		British Formula Three Championship
BARC Series Champion
1978		Succeeded by
Chico Serra
(Combined championship)
Preceded by
Niki Lauda		Procar BMW M1 Champion
1980		Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
Alan Jones		Formula One World Champion
1981		Succeeded by
Keke Rosberg
Preceded by
Keke Rosberg		Formula One World Champion
1983		Succeeded by
Niki Lauda
Preceded by
Alain Prost		Formula One World Champion
1987		Succeeded by
Ayrton Senna
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Keke Rosberg		Autosport
International Racing Driver Award
1983		Succeeded by
Niki Lauda

Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Cosworth V8 NC 0
BS Fabrications McLaren M23 AUT
Ret		 NED
Ret		 ITA
9		 USA
Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo Flat-12 CAN
11
1979 Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo Flat-12 ARG
Ret		 15th 3
Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo V12 BRA
Ret		 RSA
7		 USW
8		 ESP
Ret		 BEL
Ret		 MON
7		 FRA
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 GER
12		 AUT
Ret		 NED
4		 ITA
Ret
Brabham BT49 Cosworth V8 CAN
Ret		 USA
Ret
1980 Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49 Cosworth V8 ARG
2		 BRA
Ret		 RSA
4		 'USW'
1		 BEL
Ret		 MON
3		 FRA
4		 GBR
2		 GER
4		 AUT
5		 NED
1		 ITA
1		 CAN
Ret		 USA
Ret		 2nd 54
1981 Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Cosworth V8 USW
3		 BRA
12		 'ARG'
1		 SMR
1		 BEL
Ret		 MON
Ret		 ESP
Ret		 FRA
3		 GBR
Ret		 GER
1		 AUT
3		 NED
2		 ITA
6		 CAN
5		 CPL
5		 1st 50
1982 Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT50 BMW S4 (t/c) RSA
Ret		 BEL
5		 MON
Ret		 DET
DNQ		 CAN
1		 NED
2		 GBR
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 GER
Ret		 'AUT'
Ret		 SUI
4		 ITA
Ret		 CPL
Ret		 11th 20
Brabham BT49D Cosworth V8 BRA
DSQ		 USW
Ret		 SMR
1983 Fila Sport Brabham BT52 BMW S4 (t/c) BRA
1		 USW
Ret		 FRA
2		 SMR
Ret		 MON
2		 BEL
4		 DET
4		 CAN
Ret		 1st 59
Brabham BT52B GBR
2		 GER
13		 AUT
3		 NED
Ret		 ITA
1		 EUR
1		 RSA
3
1984 MRD International Brabham BT53 BMW S4 (t/c) BRA
Ret		 RSA
Ret		 BEL
9		 'SMR'
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 MON
Ret		 'CAN'
1		 DET
1		 DAL
Ret		 GBR
7		 GER
Ret		 AUT
2		 NED
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 'EUR'
3		 POR
6		 5th 29
1985 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Brabham BT54 BMW S4 (t/c) BRA
Ret		 POR
Ret		 SMR
8		 MON
Ret		 CAN
Ret		 DET
6		 FRA
1		 GBR
4		 GER
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 NED
8		 ITA
2		 BEL
5		 EUR
Ret		 RSA
Ret		 AUS
Ret		 8th 21
1986 Canon Williams Team Williams FW11 Honda V6 (t/c) BRA
1		 ESP
Ret		 SMR
2		 MON
7		 BEL
Ret		 CAN
3		 DET
Ret		 FRA
3		 GBR
2		 GER
1		 HUN
1		 AUT
Ret		 ITA
1		 POR
3		 MEX
4		 AUS
2		 3rd 69
1987 Canon Williams Team Williams FW11B Honda V6 (t/c) BRA
2		 SMR
DNS		 BEL
Ret		 MON
2		 DET
2		 FRA
2		 GBR
2		 GER
1		 HUN
1		 AUT
2		 ITA
1		 POR
3		 ESP
4		 MEX
2		 JPN
15		 AUS
Ret		 1st 73 (76)
1988 Camel Team Lotus Honda Lotus 100T Honda V6 (t/c) BRA
3		 SMR
3		 MON
Ret		 MEX
Ret		 CAN
4		 DET
Ret		 FRA
5		 GBR
5		 GER
Ret		 HUN
8		 BEL
4		 ITA
Ret		 POR
Ret		 ESP
8		 JPN
Ret		 AUS
3		 6th 22
1989 Camel Team Lotus Lotus 101 Judd V8 BRA
Ret		 SMR
Ret		 MON
Ret		 MEX
11		 USA
Ret		 CAN
4		 FRA
8		 GBR
4		 GER
5		 HUN
6		 BEL
DNQ		 ITA
Ret		 POR
Ret		 ESP
8		 JPN
4		 AUS
Ret		 8th 12
1990 Benetton Formula Benetton B189B Ford V8 USA
4		 BRA
6		 3rd 43 (44)
Benetton B190 SMR
5		 MON
DSQ		 CAN
2		 MEX
6		 FRA
4		 GBR
5		 GER
Ret		 HUN
3		 BEL
5		 ITA
7		 POR
5		 ESP
Ret		 JPN
1		 AUS
1
1991 Camel Benetton Ford Benetton B190B Ford V8 USA
3		 BRA
5		 6th 26.5
Benetton B191 SMR
Ret		 MON
Ret		 CAN
1		 MEX
Ret		 FRA
8		 GBR
5		 GER
Ret		 HUN
Ret		 BEL
3		 ITA
6		 POR
5		 ESP
11		 JPN
7		 AUS
4

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Entrant
1992 Lola Buick Practice Crash Menard
1993 Lola Buick 13th 32nd Menard


Formula One World Drivers' Champions

1960 J. Brabham
1961 P. Hill
1962 G. Hill
1963 J. Clark
1964 J. Surtees
1965 J. Clark
1966 J. Brabham
1967 D. Hulme
1968 G. Hill
1969 J. Stewart
1980 A. Jones
1981 N. Piquet
1982 K. Rosberg
1983 N. Piquet
1984 N. Lauda
1985 A. Prost
1986 A. Prost
1987 N. Piquet
1988 A. Senna
1989 A. Prost
1990 A. Senna
1991 A. Senna
1992 N. Mansell
1993 A. Prost
1994 M. Schumacher
1995 M. Schumacher
1996 D. Hill
1997 J. Villeneuve
1998 M. Häkkinen
1999 M. Häkkinen
2000 M. Schumacher
2001 M. Schumacher
2002 M. Schumacher
2003 M. Schumacher
2004 M. Schumacher
2005 F. Alonso
2006 F. Alonso
2007 K. Räikkönen
2008 L. Hamilton
2009 J. Button

British Formula Three & Formula Junior champions

Three-timeDon Parker * Jim Russell * Dave Walker * Roger Williamson
Two-timeTony Brise * Jim Clark * Brian Henton * Harry Stiller * Trevor Taylor
One-timeAlguersuari * Asmer * Arundell * Banting * Barrichello * Brabham * Brandon * Burt * Byrne * Conway * Daly * Dean * Dumfries * Fenning * de Ferran * Firman * Fittipaldi * Gavin * Giacomelli * Gugelmin * Haberfeld * Häkkinen * Hynes * Johansson * Kane * Keegan * Kerr * Ledbrook * Lehto * Leston * Magnussen * van der Merwe * Moss * Nilsson * von Opel * Pace * Palmer * Parente * Pitcher * Piquet * Piquet, Jr. * Pizzonia * Ricciardo * Schenken * Sato * Senna * Serra * South * Stewart * I. Taylor * Trimmer * Wallace * Warwick

Winners of Autosport's International Racing Driver Award

1982: Keke Rosberg * 1983: Nelson Piquet * 1984: Niki Lauda * 1985: Alain Prost * 1986-87: Nigel Mansell * 1988: Ayrton Senna * 1989: Jean Alesi * 1990-91: Ayrton Senna * 1992-93: Nigel Mansell * 1994: Damon Hill * 1995: Michael Schumacher * 1996: Damon Hill * 1997: Jacques Villeneuve * 1998-99: Mika Häkkinen * 2000-02: Michael Schumacher * 2003: Juan Pablo Montoya * 2004: Jenson Button * 2005: Kimi Räikkönen * 2006: Fernando Alonso * 2007-08: Lewis Hamilton * 2009: Jenson Button



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