Pedro Piquet
Pedro Estácio Leão Piquet Souto Maior (born 3 July 1998) is a Brazilian racing driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet and younger half brother of Formula E champion Nelson Piquet, Jr. He is known for his successes in single-seater junior categories, including winning the 2014 and 2015 Brazilian Formula 3 Championships.
| Pedro Piquet | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | 3 July 1998 Brasília, Brazil |
| Related to | Nelson Piquet (father) Nelson Piquet Jr. (half-brother) |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Car number | 12 |
| Former teams | Charouz Racing System |
| Starts | 24 (24 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 20th in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019 2018 2016-17 2014–2015 | FIA Formula 3 Championship GP3 Series FIA European Formula 3 ChampionshipFórmula 3 Brasil |
| Championship titles | |
| 2014–2015 | Fórmula 3 Brasil |
Career
Karting
Piquet began his racing career in karts at age 8 in 2006.[1] During his karting career, he won numerous titles, including three Brazilian championships.[2]
Toyota Racing Series
Piquet debuted in single-seater cars in the 2014 Toyota Racing Series. He struggled in the first six races, finishing no higher than 13th. His season was then brought to a premature end by licensing problems relating to his age.[3]
In 2016, he returned to the series,[4] racing for M2 Competition for two seasons.
Brazilian Formula Three
Following his derailed first attempt at the Toyota Racing Series, Piquet returned to Brazil and began racing in Brazilian Formula Three in 2014. He had an extremely successful season, winning 11 of the 16 races and the championship.[5] In 2015, he chose to continue racing in Brazilian Formula Three, winning it for the second time.
European Formula 3
In 2016, Piquet joined Van Amersfoort Racing for the European Formula 3 championship. He competed for two seasons.
GP3 Series
In 2018, Piquet joined Trident Racing and competed In the GP3 Series, winning in Silverstone and Monza. He finished the season in sixth place.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
For 2019, Piquet moved to the new FIA Formula 3 Championship, remaining with Trident. He took 1 win at Spa and ended the championship in 5th, helping Trident to finish fourth in the team championship.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
in 2020, Piquet competes in F2 with Charouz alongside Louis Delétraz. He took his first points in the sprint race at Barcelona, Spain, finishing in 7th place.
Other racing experience
Alongside his single-seater racing, Piquet has participated in other events. In 2014, he entered and won the Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge. He also entered one race in the Global Rallycross Championship, taking a podium, and one race in the Brazilian Mercedes-Benz Challenge C250 Cup. In 2015, he started two races in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, scoring no points. He also raced again in the Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, this time scoring two podiums in six races.[6]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fórmula 3 Brasil | Cesário F3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 211 | 1st |
| Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Global Rallycross Championship - GRC Lites | Piquet Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 12th | |
| Brazilian Mercedes-Benz Challenge C250 Cup | Linardi Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24th | |
| Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 23rd | |
| 2015 | Fórmula 3 Brasil | Cesário F3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 213 | 1st |
| Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 13th | ||
| Porsche Supercup | The Heart of Racing by Lechner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2016 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 710 | 5th | |
| 2017 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 14th |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 850 | 2nd | |
| 2018 | GP3 Series | Trident | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 6th |
| 2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Trident | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 5th |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Charouz Racing System | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20th |
† As Piquet was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Heart of Racing by Lechner |
ESP | MON | AUT 27 |
GBR | HUN DSQ |
BEL | ITA | USA | USA | NC† | 0† |
† As Piquet was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Van Amersfoort Racing | Mercedes | LEC 1 11 |
LEC 2 14 |
LEC 3 Ret |
HUN 1 13 |
HUN 2 14 |
HUN 3 7 |
PAU 1 20 |
PAU 2 Ret |
PAU 3 10 |
RBR 1 19 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 13 |
NOR 1 9 |
NOR 2 Ret |
NOR 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 13 |
ZAN 2 16 |
ZAN 3 13 |
SPA 1 18 |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 14 |
NÜR 1 17 |
NÜR 2 9 |
NÜR 3 15 |
IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 12 |
IMO 3 14 |
HOC 1 16 |
HOC 2 17 |
HOC 3 15 |
19th | 19 |
| 2017 | Van Amersfoort Racing | Mercedes | SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 18 |
SIL 3 11 |
MNZ 1 16 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 7 |
PAU 1 7 |
PAU 2 13 |
PAU 3 8 |
HUN 1 17 |
HUN 2 13 |
HUN 3 14 |
NOR 1 2 |
NOR 2 6 |
NOR 3 Ret |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 16 |
SPA 3 12 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
ZAN 3 6 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 17 |
NÜR 3 13 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 15 |
RBR 3 15 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 7 |
HOC 3 6 |
14th | 80 |
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Trident | CAT FEA 9 |
CAT SPR Ret |
LEC FEA 6 |
LEC SPR 2 |
RBR FEA 4 |
RBR SPR 2 |
SIL FEA 7 |
SIL SPR 1 |
HUN FEA 12 |
HUN SPR 9 |
SPA FEA 4 |
SPA SPR 5 |
MNZ FEA 7 |
MNZ SPR 1 |
SOC FEA 15 |
SOC SPR 11 |
YMC FEA 12 |
YMC SPR Ret |
6th | 106 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Trident | CAT FEA 26 |
CAT SPR 16 |
LEC FEA 3 |
LEC SPR 2 |
RBR FEA 6 |
RBR SPR 15 |
SIL FEA 6 |
SIL SPR 27† |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 27 |
SPA FEA 1 |
SPA SPR 6 |
MNZ FEA 5 |
MNZ SPR 5 |
SOC FEA 6 |
SOC SPR Ret |
5th | 98 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Charouz Racing System | RBR FEA 13 |
RBR SPR 13 |
RBR FEA 18 |
RBR SPR 14 |
HUN FEA 14 |
HUN SPR 15 |
SIL FEA 11 |
SIL SPR 17 |
SIL FEA 21 |
SIL SPR 16 |
CAT FEA 14 |
CAT SPR 7 |
SPA FEA 12 |
SPA SPR 12 |
MNZ FEA 12 |
MNZ SPR 17 |
MUG FEA 13 |
MUG SPR 12 |
SOC FEA 17 |
SOC SPR 9 |
BHR FEA 11 |
BHR SPR 19† |
BHR FEA 10 |
BHR SPR 11 |
20th | 3 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
References
- "Biografia Pedro Piquet - Piquet Sports". piquetsports.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Pedro Piquet". Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Q&A with Pedro Piquet: "Being a Piquet doesn't affect my performance" - PaddockScout". paddockscout.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- Allen, Peter (9 November 2015). "Pedro Piquet to return to Toyota Racing Series for 2016 edition". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- "Campeonato Brasileiro de Fórmula 3 2014 standings - Driver Database". driverdb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Pedro Piquet - Racing career profile - Driver Database". driverdb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
External links
- Pedro Piquet career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ricardo Zonta (1995) |
Fórmula 3 Brasil Champion 2014-2015 |
Succeeded by Matheus Iorio |