World titles
3
Grand Prix wins
23
Podiums
60
Pole positions
24
Race starts
204
Fastest laps
23
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 3 | |
| 1981 | 3 | |
| 1982 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 3 | |
| 1984 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 4 | |
| 1987 | 3 | |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 1 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- Motorsport Stats
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nelson Piquet ranks #16 in Formula 1
Nelson Piquet ranks #16 in Formula 1 and #3460 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.9/100.
The verified career covers 1978–1991 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 3, Grand Prix wins 23, Podiums 60, Pole positions 24.
Nearest context: ahead Sébastien Buemi (84.0); behind Brendon Hartley (83.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nelson Piquet GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
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Nelson Piquet — frequently asked
- Is Nelson Piquet the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nelson Piquet ranks #16 in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 83.9/100, behind Lewis Hamilton (96.1).
- What is Nelson Piquet's GOAT Score?
- 83.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Nelson Piquet rank all time?
- #3460 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #16 in Formula 1.
- Nelson Piquet vs Sébastien Buemi: who ranks higher?
- Sébastien Buemi ranks higher at 84.0 versus Nelson Piquet at 83.9, a margin of 0.1 points.