Nelson Piquet
Born: 17 August 1952
Nationality: Brazilian
Career summary
Races: 204
Wins: 23
Poles: 24
Fastest Laps: 23
Points: 485.5
GP debut: 1978 German GP
F1 career
1978: Ensign/McLaren/Brabham
1 race/3 races/1 race
No finishes/9th in Italy/11th in Canada
No points scored
1979: Brabham-Alfa Romeo/-Cosworth
15 races
Best finish 4th in Netherlands
Fastest lap in US GP
16th in championship (3 points)
1980: Brabham-Cosworth
14 races
Won in Long Beach, Netherlands, Italy
Pole position in Long Beach and Canada
Fastest lap in Long Beach
2nd in championship (54 points)
1981: Brabham-Cosworth
15 races
Won in Argentina, San Marino, Germany
4 pole positions
Fastest lap in Argentina
World Championship (50 points)
1982: Brabham-BMW/-Cosworth
14 races (+1 DNQ)
Won in Canada
Pole position in Austria
Fastest lap in Germany and Austria
11th in championship (20 points)
1983: Brabham-BMW
15 races
Won in Brazil, Italy, Europe
Pole position in Netherlands
4 fastest laps
World Champion (59 points)
1984: Brabham-BMW
16 races
Won in Canada and Detroit
9 pole positions
Fastest lap in San Marino, Canada, Europe
5th in championship (29 points)
1985: Brabham-BMW
16 races
Won in France
Pole position in Netherlands
8th in championship (21 points)
1986: Williams-Honda
16 races
4 race wins
Pole position in Belgium and Britain
7 fastest laps
3rd in championship (69 points)
1987: Williams-Honda
15 races (+1 DNS)
Won in Germany, Hungary, Italy
World Champion (76 points)
1988: Lotus-Honda
16 races
Best finish 3rd in Brazil, San Marino, Australia
6th in championship (22 points)
1989: Lotus-Judd
15 races (+1 DNQ)
Best finish 4th in Canada, Britain, Japan
8th in championship (12 points)
1990: Benetton-Ford
16 races
Won in Japan and Australia
3rd in championship (44 points)
1991: Benetton-Ford
16 races
Won in Canada
6th in championship (26.5 points)