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Nelson Piquet Souto Maior ( Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnɛwsõ piˈke], 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 ...
Mar 25, 2023 · Three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet was ordered to pay a fine of nearly $1 million (five million reais) in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments aimed at Mercedes driver Lewis ...
All Nelson Piquet really cared about was driving a racing car, which he loved with a passion, especially when he won, which he did often enough to become a triple World Champion. Born Nelson Sautomaior, on August 17, 1952, he used his mother's surname Piquet to hide his early racing adventures from his disapproving parents.
Jul 12, 2023 · Nelson Piquet stands tall as a legendary figure, revered for his prodigious talent, strategic brilliance, and fierce competitive spirit. With a career spanning from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Piquet cemented his name in the annals of motorsport as a three-time World Champion, captivating fans and leaving his opponents in awe with his breathtaking performances on the track.
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 success ...
Mar 25, 2023 · Piquet won the world title in 1981, 1983 and 1987. Three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered to pay five million Brazilian Reals (£780,000) for making racist and ...
Nelson Piquet Jr. Statistics current as of August 13, 2016. Nelson Angelo 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. He currently competes full-time in ...
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (Rio de Janeiro, 17 de agosto de 1952) é um ex-automobilista e empresário brasileiro, tricampeão mundial de Fórmula 1 nos anos de 1981, 1983 e 1987. Piquet é considerado um dos melhores pilotos da história da Fórmula 1, por avaliações de grande prestígio sobre automobilismo.
Jul 12, 2022 · Nelson Piquet called to state case in Federal court in Brazil after allegations of racist and homophobic language. Charges brought by human rights groups want Piquet to pay 10m Brazilian reals (£ ...
Feb 21, 2021 · Piquet entered the sport in 1978, first with Ensign, then in a private McLaren entry and then with Brabham for the final race of that season. Kept on by Bernie Ecclestone’s team for 1979, within three seasons, the Brazilian had become a world champion with Brabham. WATCH: Mansell vs Piquet vs Prost in our re-run of the 1986 Australian Grand Prix.
Piquet burst onto the scene in 1979, effectively forcing Niki Lauda into retirement with some stunning qualifying performances. It convinced Bernie Ecclestone to entrust Piquet with team leadership at Brabham. With Gordon Murray designing the cars it was a highly successful relationship, yielding two world titles.
Mar 30, 2020 · Contemporary ratings of Piquet from the end of 1985, when he left Brabham, are unrecognisable from the driver rated today. That year’s Autocourse Top 10 drivers’ list said “the argument still stands; Nelson Piquet is considered by many to be better than Prost and Senna.” Niki Lauda at the same time rated Piquet as the best driver in the ...
