Formula 1 driver · 1978–1991

Nelson Piquet Souto Maior

NationalityBrazil BrazilCodePIQNumber20Last teamTyrrell
Starts202
Wins23
Podiums60
Poles24
Points484
Titles31981, 1983, 1987

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.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=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

High
n=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

High
n=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

High
n=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 sample
n=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

High
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Brabham, Tyrrell, Williams1982–199120–1013–7
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell, Williams1984–199112–1714–13
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Team Lotus, Tyrrell1988–199124–315–7
Benetton, Tyrrell1990–199110–38–5
Tyrrell19910–00–0
Tyrrell19910–00–0
Tyrrell19910–00–0
Tyrrell19910–00–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1991Benetton, Tyrrell1513026.56th
1990Benetton16240433rd
1989Team Lotus15000128th
1988Team Lotus16030226th
1987Williams153114731st
1986Williams164102693rd
1985Brabham16121218th
1984Brabham, Tyrrell15249295th
1983Brabham15381591st
1982Brabham141212011th
1981Brabham15374501st
1980Brabham14362542nd
1979Brabham15000316th
1978Ensign, McLaren, Brabham5000028th