Nelson Piquet (Race Car Driver) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

Nelson Piquet Souto Maior, known as Nelson Piquet, is a former Brazilian businessman and businessman. Since retiring, Piquet has won the world championship three times, having ranked among the greatest Formula 1 racers in various motorsport polls. Piquet briefly pursued a career in tennis before losing interest in the sport, then began playing kart racing and hiding his identity to prevent his father from discovering his hobby. He became the Brazilian National Kart Champion in 1971-1972 and won the Formula Vee championship in 1976. With the guidance of Emerson Fittipaldi, Piquet traveled to Europe with new success having achieved Formula V victories. record 3 in 1978, beating all Jackie Stewarts. -time recording. That same year he made his Formula 1 debut with Team Ensign and drove for McLaren and Brabham. In 1979, Piquet joined the Brabham team and finished second in 1980 before winning the championship in 1981 .

Born	Nelson Piquet Souto Maior, August 17, 1952, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Active years	1978–1991
Teams	Ensign, McLaren (privateer), Brabham, Williams, Lotus, Benetton
Entries	207 (204 starts)
Championships	3 (1981, 1983, 1987)
Wins	23
Podiums	60
Career points	481.5 (485.5)
Pole positions	24
Fastest laps	23
First entry	1978 German Grand Prix
First win	1980 United States Grand Prix West
Last win	1991 Canadian Grand Prix
Last entry	1991 Australian Grand Prix

Race Car Driver Nelson Piquet was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 17, 1952. He's 71 years old today.

Before becoming a racing champion, Brazilian race car driver played tennis for a short time.

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Nelson Piquet was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1952 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).

To keep his identity hidden from his politician father, he had to take his mother's surname.

He won Formula One championships in 1981, 1983, and 1987.

^{Race Car Driver} Nelson Piquet, Jr., his son, became a professional race car driver as well.

^{Race Car Driver} Emerson Fittipaldi advised him to pursue his racing career in Europe.

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Latest information about Nelson Piquet updated on March 21 2023.