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Nelson “Nelsinho” Piquet Jr.

Date of birth:July 25, 1985 (26 y/o)
Place of birth:Heidelberg, Germany
Races entered:213
Wins:35
Podiums:71
Pole positions:45
Fastest laps:40
Race win percentage:16.43%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Racing driver relations:
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The racing career of Nelson Piquet Jr. — in detail

2012
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Position: 8 (155 points)
5 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Turner Motorsports
Car: Chevrolet
 
NASCAR K&N Pro Series - East
Position: 18 (75 points)
2 races. 1 win. 1 pole position. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: X Team Racing
Car: Toyota
   
2011
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Position: 10 (752 points)
25 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Kevin Harvick Inc.
Car: Chevrolet
 
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Position: 124
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Car: Chevrolet
   
2010
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Position: 44 (644 points)
5 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Red Horse Racing
Car: Toyota
 
ARCA RE/MAX Series
Position: 50 (450 points)
3 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Eddie Sharp Racing
Car: Toyota
 
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Position: 102 (146 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Baker Curb Racing
Car: Ford
 
Copa Chevrolet Montana
Position: 36
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: M4T Motorsport
Car: Chevrolet Montana
   
2009
FIA Formula 1 World Championship
Position: 21
10 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: ING Renault F1 Team
Car: Renault R29
   
2008
FIA Formula 1 World Championship
Position: 12 (19 points)
18 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: ING Renault F1 Team
Car: Renault R28
   
2007
Formula 1 - Test driver
Team: ING Renault F1 Team
   
2006
GP2 Series
Position: 2 (102 points)
21 races. 4 wins. 6 pole positions. 8 podiums. 3 fastest laps.
Team: Piquet Sports
Car: Dallara (Renault)
2005-06
A1GP
Position: 6 (71 points)
14 races. 2 wins. 2 pole positions. 5 podiums. 4 fastest laps.
Team: Team Brazil
Car: Lola B05/52 (Zytek)
   
2006
Le Mans 24h - GT1 class
Race position: 4.
Team: Russian Age Racing
Car: Ferrari 550 Maranello
Complete results needed.
 
Mil Milhas Brasil - GTP1
Race position: 1.
Team: Cirtek Motorsport
Car: Aston Martin DBR9
Complete results needed.
 
Formula 1 - Test driver
Team: Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
Complete results needed.
   
2005
GP2 Series
Position: 8 (46 points)
23 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 5 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Hi-Tech/Piquet
Car: Dallara GP2 (Renault)
 
Formula 1 - Test driver
Team: BAR
   
2004
Formula 3 Britain
Position: 1 (282 points)
24 races. 6 wins. 5 pole positions. 13 podiums. 11 fastest laps.
Team: Piquet Sports
Car: Dallara F304 (Mugen-Honda)
 
Bahrain F3 Superprix
Race position: no position.
Team: Piquet Sports
Car: Dallara F303 (Mugen-Honda)
 
Formula 3 European Cup
Race position: 4. Started from pole position.
Team: Piquet Sports
Car: Dallara F303 (Mugen Honda)
 
Formula 3 Macau GP
Race position: 10.
Team: Piquet Sports
Car: Dallara F303 (Mugen Honda)
 
Masters of Formula 3
Race position: 8.
Team: Piquet Sports
Car: Dallara - Honda
 
Porsche Supercup
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Porsche AG VIP Team
Car: Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
 
Formula 1 - Test driver
Team: Williams
   
2003
Formula 3 Britain
Position: 3 (231 points)
23 races. 6 wins. 8 pole positions. 11 podiums. 6 fastest laps.
Team: Piquet Sports
Car: Dallara F303 (Mugen Honda)
 
Formula 3 Korea Super Prix
Race position: 3. Fastest lap.
Team: Hitech Racing
Car: Dallara F302 (Renault)
 
Formula 3 Macau GP
Race position: 8.
 
Masters of Formula 3
Race position: 2. Started from pole position.
Team: Piquet Sports
Car: Dallara F303 (Mugen Honda)
 
Formula 1 - Test driver
Team: Williams
   
2002
Campeonato Sudamericano de Formula 3
Position: 1 (296 points)
17 races. 13 wins. 16 pole positions. 15 podiums. 10 fastest laps.
Team: Piquet Sports
 
Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil
Position: 15 (21 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
   
2001
Campeonato Sudamericano de Formula 3
Position: 5 (77 points)
7 races. 1 win. 1 pole position. 5 podiums. 3 fastest laps.
Team: Piquet Sports
   
1998
Campeonato Sudamericano de Formula 3
Position: 21 (1 points)
? races. 0 wins. ? pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.

The karting career of Nelson Piquet Jr. — in detail

2012
Florida Winter Tour - Rotax DD2
Position: 21 (206 points)
Kart: Intrepid
   
2011
Desafio Internacional das Estrelas
Position: 9 (13 points)
 
Paulista Championship - Shifter
Position: 9 (11 points)
   
2010
500 Milhas de Granja Viana
Position: 2
Team/entry: Fittipaldi Pitstop
   
2009
500 Milhas de Granja Viana
Position: no position
Team/entry: Oi Piquet Sports
 
Desafio Internacional das Estrelas
Position: 11 (7 points)
Kart: Birel (Parilla)
 
SuperNationals XIII - SuperPro
Position: 10
Kart: Intrepid (TM)
   
2007
Desafio Internacional das Estrelas
Position: 7 (20 points)
   
2006
Desafio Internacional das Estrelas
Position: 2 (37 points)




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This profile page was last modified 2012-05-22 09:15:38 by Bertil Åberg
Modification: NASCAR Truck Series 2012

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