Nelson Piquet Souto Maior
Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=203 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 139-64
- pole rate
- 11.6%
- front row rate
- 21.3%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=157 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 102-55
- avg finish delta when both classified
- 1.985
Positions Gained
Highn=121 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 1.893
- expectation adjusted
- 0.928
Finishing
Highn=202 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 59.9%
- teammate classification rate
- 49.8%
- retirements
- 81
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 2.95
Team Points Share
Highn=120 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 484
- team points
- 726
- points per start
- 2.396
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
High-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Low-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Riccardo Patrese PAC | Brabham, Tyrrell, Williams | 1982–1991 | 20–10 | 13–7 | |
| Tyrrell | 1984–1991 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
Nigel Mansell MNS | Tyrrell, Williams | 1984–1991 | 12–17 | 14–13 | |
Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell | 1984–1991 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Thierry Boutsen BOS | Tyrrell | 1984–1991 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Ayrton Senna SEY | Tyrrell | 1984–1991 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus, Tyrrell | 1988–1991 | 24–3 | 15–7 | |
Roberto Moreno MOO | Benetton, Tyrrell | 1990–1991 | 10–3 | 8–5 | |
| Tyrrell | 1991 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
Alex Caffi CAF | Tyrrell | 1991 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Stefano Modena MOD | Tyrrell | 1991 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tyrrell | 1991 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Australian Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Japanese Grand Prix | Benetton | — | 10 | 7 | |
| 1991 | Spanish Grand Prix | Benetton | — | 10 | 11 | |
| 1991 | Portuguese Grand Prix | Benetton | — | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 1991 | Italian Grand Prix | Benetton | — | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 1991 | Belgian Grand Prix | Benetton | — | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 1991 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Benetton | — | 11 | DNF | |
| 1991 | German Grand Prix | Benetton | — | 8 | DNF | |
| 1991 | British Grand Prix | Benetton | — | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1991 | French Grand Prix | Benetton | — | 7 | 8 | |
| 1991 | Mexican Grand Prix | Benetton | — | 6 | DNF | |
| 1991 | Canadian Grand Prix | Benetton | — | 8 | 1 | 10 |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Benetton, Tyrrell | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26.5 | 6th |
| 1990 | Benetton | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 3rd |
| 1989 | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8th |
| 1988 | Team Lotus | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6th |
| 1987 | Williams | 15 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 1st |
| 1986 | Williams | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 69 | 3rd |
| 1985 | Brabham | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8th |
| 1984 | Brabham, Tyrrell | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 5th |
| 1983 | Brabham | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 59 | 1st |
| 1982 | Brabham | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11th |
| 1981 | Brabham | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 1st |
| 1980 | Brabham | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 2nd |
| 1979 | Brabham | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16th |
| 1978 | Ensign, McLaren, Brabham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |