Nelson Piquet

Brazilian racing driver (born 1952)

AI overview

Nelson Piquet is a Brazilian racing driver born in 1952 who became one of the most successful competitors in motorsport history. He is significant because his achievements helped establish Brazil as a major force in international racing and inspired future generations of drivers from his country.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born: 1952
Works: 1

Top works

Eu me lembro muito bem

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (born 17 August 1952) is a Brazilian retired racing driver and businessman who won the World Drivers' Championship three times in the years 1981, 1983 and 1987. 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…

Known for

Senna by Ayrton — Self (archive footage)2024
Race to Perfection — Self2020
Williams — Self2017
Ayrton: Retratos e Memórias — Self (archive)2015
Ayrton Senna do Brasil — Self2014
Ayrton Senna do Brasil — Self (archive footage)2014
3 Champions — Self2011
Senna — Self (archive footage)2010

Article

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 14 seasons.

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 Brazil 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, beating Jackie Stewart's all-time record.