Nelson Piquet is a Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship three times, in 1981, 1983 and 1987. He won 23 Formula 1 Grands Prix and claimed 24 pole positions during his F1 career before sustaining career ending injuries during practice for the 1992 Indianapolis 500. He is a double winner of the Brazilian Grand Prix and the Hungarian Grand Prix, a triple winner of the German Grand Prix and the Canadian Grand Prix and a 4-times winner of the Italian Grand Prix. He is the father of Nelson Piquet Jr. who won the inaugural FIA Formula E Championship in 2015 and who deliberately crashed his Renault during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Nelson Piquet's F1 Wins
| Win Number | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Round | No. | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Grid | Winning Margin | Race Time | Speed | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 United States Grand Prix West | Long Beach Street Circuit | 30 March 1980 | 4/16 | 5 | Brabham Ford | BT49 | Goodyear | 1 | 49.212 | 1:50:18.550 | 142.348 | 261.705 | |
| 2 | 1980 Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 31 August 1980 | 11/16 | 5 | Brabham Ford | BT49 | Goodyear | 5 | 12.930 | 1:38:13.830 | 187.000 | 306.144 | |
| 3 | 1980 Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | 14 September 1980 | 12/16 | 5 | Brabham Ford | BT49 | Goodyear | 5 | 28.930 | 1:38:07.520 | 183.440 | 300.000 | |
| 4 | 1981 Argentine Grand Prix | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 12 April 1981 | 3/15 | 5 | Brabham Ford | BT49C | Michelin | 1 | 26.610 | 1:34:32.740 | 200.740 | 316.315 | |
| 5 | 1981 San Marino Grand Prix | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | 3 May 1981 | 4/15 | 5 | Brabham Ford | BT49C | Michelin | 5 | 4.580 | 1:51:23.970 | 162.870 | 302.400 | |
| 6 | 1981 German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | 2 August 1981 | 10/15 | 5 | Brabham Ford | BT49C | Michelin | 6 | 11.520 | 1:25:55.600 | 213.320 | 305.505 | |
| 7 | 1982 Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 13 June 1982 | 8/16 | 1 | Brabham BMW | BT50 | Goodyear | 4 | 13.799 | 1:46:39.577 | 173.655 | 308.700 | |
| 8 | 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix | Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro | 13 March 1983 | 1/15 | 5 | Brabham BMW | BT52 | Michelin | 4 | 51.883 | 1:48:27.731 | 175.334 | 316.953 | |
| 9 | 1983 Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 11 September 1983 | 13/15 | 5 | Brabham BMW | BT52B | Michelin | 4 | 10.212 | 1:23:10.880 | 217.548 | 301.600 | |
| 10 | 1983 European Grand Prix | Brands Hatch Circuit | 25 September 1983 | 14/15 | 5 | Brabham BMW | BT52B | Michelin | 4 | 6.571 | 1:36:45.865 | 198.211 | 319.664 | |
| 11 | 1984 Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 17 June 1984 | 7/16 | 1 | Brabham BMW | BT53 | Michelin | 1 | 2.612 | 1:46:23.748 | 174.085 | 308.700 | |
| 12 | 1984 Detroit Grand Prix | Detroit Street Circuit | 24 June 1984 | 8/16 | 1 | Brabham BMW | BT53 | Michelin | 1 | 32.638 | 1:55:41.842 | 131.450 | 253.472 | |
| 13 | 1985 French Grand Prix | Circuit Paul Ricard | 7 July 1985 | 7/16 | 7 | Brabham BMW | BT54 | Pirelli | 5 | 6.660 | 1:31:46.266 | 201.324 | 307.930 | |
| 14 | 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix | Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro | 23 March 1986 | 1/16 | 6 | Williams Honda | FW11 | Goodyear | 2 | 34.827 | 1:39:32.583 | 184.979 | 306.891 | |
| 15 | 1986 German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | 27 July 1986 | 10/16 | 6 | Williams Honda | FW11 | Goodyear | 5 | 15.437 | 1:22:08.263 | 218.463 | 299.068 | |
| 16 | 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring | 10 August 1986 | 11/16 | 6 | Williams Honda | FW11 | Goodyear | 2 | 17.673 | 2:00:34.508 | 151.804 | 305.064 | |
| 17 | 1986 Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 7 September 1986 | 13/16 | 6 | Williams Honda | FW11 | Goodyear | 6 | 31.832 | 1:17:42.889 | 228.373 | 295.800 | |
| 18 | 1987 German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | 26 July 1987 | 8/16 | 6 | Williams Honda | FW11B | Goodyear | 4 | 1:39.591 | 1:21:25.091 | 220.394 | 299.068 | |
| 19 | 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring | 9 August 1987 | 9/16 | 6 | Williams Honda | FW11B | Goodyear | 3 | 37.727 | 1:59:26.793 | 153.239 | 305.064 | |
| 20 | 1987 Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 6 September 1987 | 11/16 | 6 | Williams Honda | FW11B | Goodyear | 1 | 1.806 | 1:14:47.707 | 232.635 | 290.000 | |
| 21 | 1990 Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka International Racing Course | 21 October 1990 | 15/16 | 20 | Benetton Ford | B190 | Goodyear | 6 | 7.223 | 1:34:36.824 | 196.923 | 310.527 | |
| 22 | 1990 Australian Grand Prix | Adelaide Street Circuit | 4 November 1990 | 16/16 | 20 | Benetton Ford | B190 | Goodyear | 7 | 3.129 | 1:49:44.570 | 167.399 | 306.180 | |
| 23 | 1991 Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve | 2 June 1991 | 5/16 | 20 | Benetton Ford | B191 | Pirelli | 8 | 31.832 | 1:38:51.490 | 185.520 | 305.670 |