Pedro Piquet

Pedro Piquet
Nationality Brazil Brazilian
Born (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998
Brasília, Brazil
Related to Nelson Piquet (father)
Nelson Piquet Jr. (brother)
FIA European Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season 2016
Current team Van Amersfoort Racing
Car no. 5
Starts 6
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Previous series
2014-2015 Brazilian Formula Three Championship
Championship titles
2014-2015 Brazilian Formula Three Championship

Pedro Piquet is a Brazilian racing driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet and younger 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.

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]

For 2016, he will return to the series, racing for M2 Competition.[4]

Brazilian Formula Three

Following his derailed season in 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 and he is currently leading the championship.

European Formula 3

In 2016, Piquet will step up to European Formula 3 with Van Amersfoort Racing

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 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 6 0 0 0 0 140 23rd
Brazilian Formula Three 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
2015 Brazilian Formula Three Cesário F3 16 14 8 14 14 213 1st
Porsche Supercup The Heart of Racing by Lechner 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge 10 1 1 6 5 49 13th
2016 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 2 1 3 7 710 5th
European Formula 3 Van Amersfoort Racing 6 0 0 0 0 6 16th*

As Piquet was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

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 European Formula 3 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

PAU
2

PAU
3

RBR
1

RBR
2

RBR
3

NOR
1

NOR
2

NOR
3

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

ZAN
3

SPA
1

SPA
2

SPA
3

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

NÜR
3

IMO
1

IMO
2

IMO
3

HOC
1

HOC
2

HOC
3

16th* 6*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. http://www.piquetsports.com/biografia-pedro-piquet/. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. http://piquetjrmania.com/pedro-piquet/. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. http://www.paddockscout.com/qa-with-pedro-piquet-being-a-piquet-doesnt-affect-my-performance/18363. Retrieved 3 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Allen, Peter (9 November 2015). "Pedro Piquet to return to Toyota Racing Series for 2016 edition". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  5. https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-3-brazil/2014/. Retrieved 3 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/pedro-piquet/. Retrieved 3 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ricardo Zonta
(1995)
Brazilian Formula Three
Champion

2014-2015
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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