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| + | 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. | ||
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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
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.
