Nelson Piquet
Race car driver, Person or entity appearing in film
1952 –
Who is Nelson Piquet?
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior, known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian former racing driver and businessman. Since his retirement, Piquet has been ranked among the greatest Formula One drivers in various motorsport polls.
Piquet had a brief career in tennis before losing interest in the sport and subsequently took up karting and hid his identity to prevent his father discovering his hobby. He became the Brazilian national karting champion in 1971-72 and won the Formula Vee championship in 1976. With advice from Emerson Fittipaldi, Piquet went to Europe to further success by taking the record number of wins in Formula Three in 1978, defeating Jackie Stewart's all-time record.
In the same year, he made his Formula One debut with the Ensign team and drove for McLaren and Brabham. In 1979, Piquet moved to the Brabham team and finished the runner-up in 1980 before winning the championship in 1981. Piquet's poor performances in 1982 saw a resurgence for 1983 and his second world championship. For 1984-85, Piquet had once again lost chances to win the championship but managed to score three wins during that period.
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- Born
- Aug 17, 1952
Rio de Janeiro - Also known as
- Nelson Piquet Souto Maior
- Nelson Piquet Snr
- The Cat
- Nelson Souto Maior,
- Nelson Piquet Sr
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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