- Championship
- 3rd35 pts to the leader
- Points
- 43pts16 rounds started
Nelson Piquet, a Brazilian driver, raced for Benetton in the 1990 Formula 1 season with car number 20. Piquet was born on 17 August 1952. Piquet finished 3rd in the 1990 drivers' championship with 43 points, 2 wins and 4 podiums – 35 points behind champion Ayrton Senna.
Piquet won the Japanese Grand Prix and Australian Grand Prix. Piquet's teammate was Alessandro Nannini; Piquet led their qualifying head-to-head 9–5 and led the race head-to-head 8–6.
Piquet scored points in 12 of 16 Grands Prix, with a best run of 4 points finishes in a row. From grid to flag, Piquet gained a net 51 places across 13 classified finishes. Piquet scored 62% of Benetton's 1990 total of 71 points.
Final 1990 results after 16 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
2
win rate
13%
Podiums
4
podium rate
25%
Poles
0
pole rate
0%
Avg finish
4.2
classified races
Best finish
P1
2 times
DNFs
3
finish rate
81%
Nelson Piquet points by round
Grand Prix points per round. Dashed line = season average.
Nelson Piquet vs teammates
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
vs Nannini · Benetton
14 shared GPs
Qualifying
95
Race
86
Points
2621
4.7Avg finish6.7
8.4Avg grid10.4
P2Best finishP2
3DNFs4
vs Moreno · Benetton
2 shared GPs
Qualifying
20
Race
20
Points
186
1.0Avg finish4.5
6.5Avg grid8.0
P1Best finishP2
0DNFs0
Nelson Piquet 1990 results
Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States Grand Prix | P4 | 3 |
| 2 |  Brazilian Grand Prix | P6 | 1 |
| 3 |  San Marino Grand Prix | P5 | 2 |
| 4 |  Monaco Grand Prix | DSQ | 0 |
| 5 |  Canadian Grand Prix | P2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Mexican Grand Prix | P6 | 1 |
| 7 |  French Grand Prix | P4 | 3 |
| 8 |  British Grand Prix | P5 | 2 |
| 9 |  German Grand Prix | DNF | 0 |
| 10 |  Hungarian Grand Prix | P3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Belgian Grand Prix | P5 | 2 |
| 12 | Italian Grand Prix | P7 | 0 |
| 13 |  Portuguese Grand Prix | P5 | 2 |
| 14 |  Spanish Grand Prix | DNF | 0 |
| 15 |  Japanese Grand Prix | P1 | 9 |
| 16 |  Australian Grand Prix | P1 | 9 |
Nelson Piquet: quick facts
Short answers about Piquet's 1990 season.
What team did Nelson Piquet drive for in 1990?
Nelson Piquet drove for Benetton in the 1990 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Nelson Piquet use in 1990?
Nelson Piquet raced with car number 20 in 1990.
How many points did Nelson Piquet score in 1990?
Nelson Piquet scored 43 points in 1990 and finished 3rd in the drivers' championship, 35 points behind champion Ayrton Senna.
How many races did Nelson Piquet win in 1990?
Nelson Piquet won 2 Grands Prix in 1990: the Japanese Grand Prix and Australian Grand Prix. Piquet scored 4 podium finishes in 16 races.
Who was Nelson Piquet's teammate in 1990?
Alessandro Nannini was Nelson Piquet's teammate at Benetton in 1990. Piquet led the qualifying head-to-head 9–5 and led the race head-to-head 8–6.