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  1. 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. Piquet had a brief career in tennis ...

  2. Mar 25, 2023 · The three-time F1 champion used a slur and made homophobic remarks about the British driver in 2021 interviews. A Brazilian court ordered him to pay £780,000 for moral damages and condemned his "archaic mindsets".

  3. Learn about the life and career of Nelson Piquet, the triple World Champion who loved racing and hated fame. Read about his achievements, controversies, personality and post-F1 activities.

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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.

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  8. May 8, 2012 · Learn about the career and controversies of Nelson Piquet, one of the eight drivers to win three or more F1 titles. From his early success with Brabham to his rivalry with Mansell and Senna, and his final years with Benetton.

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