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Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnɛwsõ piˈke], born 17 August 1952) is a Brazilian former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1991. Piquet won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in 1981, 1983 and 1987, and won 23 Grands Prix across ...
After winning twice in 1990 and once the next year he left Formula 1 racing at the age of 40, though he wasn't yet finished with motorsport. An attempt to qualify for the 1992 Indianapolis 500 ended in the worst accident of his career, leaving him with badly crushed lower limbs.
Nov 5, 2024 · Hence, when Nelson Piquet was spotted in the 2024 F1 Brazilian GP's paddock, many were surprised to see him there after being reportedly being banned from the F1 paddock. Many fans reacted to his ...
Nelson Ângelo Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior[1] (born July 25, 1985), also known as Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian stock car racing driver and former Formula One and Formula E driver where he was champion in the 2014–15 season.
Mar 25, 2023 · Three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered to pay five million Brazilian Reals (£780,000) for making racist and homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton. The...
May 8, 2012 · Chief F1 writer Andrew Benson profiles number 16, Nelson Piquet - while Murray Walker gives his own recollections in the video above. Few drivers have had perceptions of them shift as...
Mar 30, 2024 · Nelson Piquet was one of Formula 1’s biggest stars of the 1980s, going head to head with fellow legends Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna – and enjoying his fair share of...
Mar 30, 2020 · Nelson Piquet won three F1 championships, and narrowly missed out on two more. So why is he rarely seen on lists of grand prix greats? Piquet celebrates his first F1 win at Long Beach in 1980
Jul 12, 2022 · A Brazilian judge on Monday ordered an investigation be opened into allegations retired Formula One driver Nelson Piquet used racist and homophobic slurs about Lewis Hamilton.
Nelson Piquet’s star climbed rapidly after making his Formula 1 debut in the late seventies. As a timely replacement at Brabham for Niki Lauda he came close to winning the world championship in 1980.
