Nelson Piquet was a Brazilian Formula 1 driver who competed between 1978 and 1991. Piquet won 3 World Drivers' Championships (1981, 1983, 1987) across 207 races, taking 23 wins, 60 podiums and 24 pole positions for McLaren, Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham and 3 other teams. Piquet is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the sport's history.
Qualifying head-to-head by grid slot; race by classified finish. Only weekends where both cars were classified count.
One square per race across the whole career. Sort by outcome for the block of gold wins tapering to the red corner of retirements, or by chronological order to read the career start-to-finish.
Every tile is a clickable link — select one to open that race.
Every season's races stacked into one bar, split by outcome — newest first. Gold and silver mark the strong years; red flags the retirements.
| Year | Pos | Team | Points | Wins | Races | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6 | | 26.5 | 1 | 16 | P1 |
| 1990 | 3 | | 43 | 2 | 16 | P1 |
| 1989 | 8 | | 12 | 0 | 16 | P4 |
| 1988 | 6 | | 22 | 0 | 16 | P3 |
| 1987 | 1 | | 73 | 3 | 16 | P1 |
| 1986 | 3 | | 69 | 4 | 16 | P1 |
| 1985 | 8 | | 21 | 1 | 16 | P1 |
| 1984 | 5 | | 29 | 2 | 16 | P1 |
| 1983 | 1 | | 59 | 3 | 15 | P1 |
| 1982 | 11 | | 20 | 1 | 15 | P1 |
| 1981 | 1 | | 50 | 3 | 15 | P1 |
| 1980 | 2 | | 54 | 3 | 14 | P1 |
| 1979 | 16 | | 3 | 0 | 15 | P4 |
| 1978 | 28 | | 0 | 0 | 5 | P9 |