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'''Nelson Piquet Souto Maior''' (born 17th August, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian former racing driver.
{{Infobox Active Driver
 
| name          = Nelson Piquet
 
| nationality    = {{BR}} Brazilian
| birth date    = 17 August 1952
| birth place    = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| death date    =
| death place    =
| series 1      = [[Alternate Formula One|Formula One]]
| debut season  = [[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]]
| latest season  = [[1983 Alternate Formula One season|1983]]
| current team  = [[Brabham]]
| car number    = 7
| former teams  = [[Arrows]], [[Hesketh]], [[March]]
| races          = 69 (66 starts)
| championships  = 0
| wins          = 4
| podiums        = 13
| points        = 98
| poles          = 1
| fastest laps  = 1
| first race    = 1976 Belgian Grand Prix
| first win      = 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix
| last win      = 1982 European Grand Prix
| last race      = 1983 South African Grand Prix
| best finish    = 3rd (1980)
}}
'''Nelson Piquet Souto Maior''' (born 17th August, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian former racing driver best known for his appearances in [[Formula One]] and IndyCar.


==[[Formula One]]==
===[[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]]: [[Arrows]], [[Hesketh]] & [[March]]===
Piquet's Formula One bow came about at the [[Monaco Grand Prix]] when regular driver [[Gianfranco Brancatelli]] was ruled out of the weekend with illness. Piquet was selected when a group of Arrows mechanics vouched for him on the back of an impressive British F3 season. Piquet was unfortunately unable to progress from Pre-Qualifying despite setting the third best time in the session because his teammate [[Keke Rosberg]] had issues.


Piquet got a second opportunity with Arrows at the non-championship [[XXX BRDC International Trophy|BRDC International Trophy]] at Silverstone. The next time the Brazilian entered a Grand Prix it would not be with Arrows however; with Brancatelli back at the Poole team, Piquet would replace Stephen South in a one-off appearance in the second Hesketh seat for the Dutch GP, again failing to make the grid with the struggling team. Luckily, a more competitive seat opened up two races later when [[Robert Kagan]] was injured in the German GP; March, having loaned regular driver [[Tom Pryce]] to Tyrrell to replace Kagan, hired Piquet to fill in for the next three races. While he did make the race for two of these, Piquet ultimately did not make it to the finish in any race he started in 1978, and was out of a seat by the end of a disjointed and disappointing debut year.
==Complete Formula 1 Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! WDC
! Points
|-
!rowspan=3| [[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]]
! [[Arrows|Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team]]
! [[Arrows]] A1
! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
| ARG
| RSA
| USW
| ESP
| BEL
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| MON<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=3| —
!rowspan=3| 0
|-
! [[Hesketh Racing]]
! [[Hesketh]] 308E
! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FRA
| TUS
|GBR
| SUI
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| NED<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
| GER
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! [[March Engineering]]
! [[March]] 781
! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| AUT<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| ITA<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| CAN<br /><small>Ret</small>
| USA
|
|-
!rowspan=2| [[1979 Alternate Formula One season|1979]]
!rowspan=2| [[Brabham|Parmalat Racing Team]]
! [[Brabham]] BT46C
!rowspan=2|  [[Ford]] Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>15†</small>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| 11th
!rowspan=2| 10
|-
! [[Brabham]] BT47
|
|
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| [[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>C</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>14</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>5</small>
|-
! [[1980 Alternate Formula One season|1980]]
! [[Brabham|Parmalat Racing Team]]
! [[Brabham]] BT48
! [[Ford]] Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| [[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ''[[United States Grand Prix West|USW]]''<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| [[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| [[San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br><small>3†</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''[[British Grand Prix|GBR]]'''<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| [[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| [[Caesars Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Dubai Grand Prix|DUB]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''3rd'''
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''62'''
|-


{{Sporting Accolades
|Formula 1                                = [[Formula One]]
|F1 third place preceded 1        = [[Mario Andretti]]
|F1 third place season 1            = [[1983 Alternate Formula One season|1983]]
|F1 third place succeeded 1    = [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
|GPDA      = [[Grand Prix Driver's Association]]
|GPDA preceded by        = [[Nigel Mansell]]
|Year start    = [[1983 Alternate Formula One season|1983]]
|Year end =
|GPDA succeeded by      = TBA
}}


[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Latest revision as of 19:06, 20 July 2025

Nelson Piquet
Nationality Flag of Brazil svg.png Brazilian
Born 17 August 1952
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Current Team Brabham
Car Number 7
Former Teams Arrows, Hesketh, March
Races 69 (66 starts)
Championships 0
Victories 4
Podiums 13
Points 98
Pole Positions 1
Fastest Laps 1
First Race 1976 Belgian Grand Prix
First Victory 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix
Latest Victory 1982 European Grand Prix
Latest Race 1983 South African Grand Prix
Best Finish 3rd (1980)


Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (born 17th August, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian former racing driver best known for his appearances in Formula One and IndyCar.

Formula One

1978: Arrows, Hesketh & March

Piquet's Formula One bow came about at the Monaco Grand Prix when regular driver Gianfranco Brancatelli was ruled out of the weekend with illness. Piquet was selected when a group of Arrows mechanics vouched for him on the back of an impressive British F3 season. Piquet was unfortunately unable to progress from Pre-Qualifying despite setting the third best time in the session because his teammate Keke Rosberg had issues.

Piquet got a second opportunity with Arrows at the non-championship BRDC International Trophy at Silverstone. The next time the Brazilian entered a Grand Prix it would not be with Arrows however; with Brancatelli back at the Poole team, Piquet would replace Stephen South in a one-off appearance in the second Hesketh seat for the Dutch GP, again failing to make the grid with the struggling team. Luckily, a more competitive seat opened up two races later when Robert Kagan was injured in the German GP; March, having loaned regular driver Tom Pryce to Tyrrell to replace Kagan, hired Piquet to fill in for the next three races. While he did make the race for two of these, Piquet ultimately did not make it to the finish in any race he started in 1978, and was out of a seat by the end of a disjointed and disappointing debut year.

Complete Formula 1 Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
1978 Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG RSA USW ESP BEL MON
DNPQ
0
Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 FRA TUS GBR SUI NED
DNPQ
GER
March Engineering March 781 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 AUT
DNPQ
ITA
Ret
CAN
Ret
USA
1979 Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
Ret
BRA
15†
11th 10
Brabham BT47 RSA
11
USW
Ret
ESP
6
BEL
7
MON
7
EUR
Ret
SMR
9
FRA
5
GBR
Ret
GER
5
AUT
5
NED
C
ITA
14
CAN
6
USA
5
1980 Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
1
BRA
Ret
USW
1
ESP
1
BEL
2
MON
Ret
MEX
Ret
SMR
3†
FRA
3
GBR
1
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAN
2
CPL
2
DUB
Ret
3rd 62
Sporting Accolades
Formula One
Preceded by:
Mario Andretti
World Driver's Championship
Third Place
1983
Succeeded by:
Gilles Villeneuve
Grand Prix Driver's Association
Preceded by:
Nigel Mansell
Chairman
1983-
Succeeded by:
TBA