Nelson Piquet Jr

Biography of a great natural talent

Name: Nelson Angelo Piquet
Date of birth: July 25th 1985
Place of birth: Heidelberg, Germany
Nationality: Brazilian / Dutch
Residence: Oxfordshire



1993 Begins in Go-Karts - Cadet

1995-2000 Competes through the ranks of Brazilian Karting Championships

2001 South American F3 Championship half season - 5th

2002 South American F3 Championship - Winner (with four races to go)

2003 Forms Piquet Sports team
British F3 Championship - 3rd (Six wins, five further podiums, eight pole positions)
Winner of Autosport Best National Driver Award
Test with BMW Williams Formula One Team

2004 British F3 Championship - Winner (Six wins, seven podiums, five pole positions)
Youngest driver to win British F3 Championship at 19 years and two months
Test with BMW Williams Formula One Team

2005 Race driver for Team Brazil in inaugural A1GP Series (Two wins, three podiums)
Race driver for Piquet Sports in inaugural GP2 Series (One win, four podiums)
Test with Lucky Strike B•A•R Honda Formula One Team

2006 Race driver for Piquet Sports in GP2 Series (2nd overall in championship)
One race for Team Brasil in A1GP Series. Nelson becomes a test driver for the Renault F1 Team and joins the winter tests.

2007 Official test driver of the ING Renault F1 Team.
In spite of limited running under the 30,000 km annual testing mileage restriction, the
Brazilian completed a solid apprenticeship as the Renault F1 Team’s test driver during the
2007 season.

2008 Official racing driver of the ING Renault F1 Team.
His work ethic, technical ability and strong performances as a 2007 test driver, earned him a race debut with the team for the 2008 season.