Nelsinho Piquet

Nelson Piquet Jr., F1 testing, Portimao, Portugal, 19th January 2008. Copyright LAT Photographic (www.latphoto.co.uk), 2010. Used with permission.

Nelson Piquet Jr., F1 testing, Portimao, Portugal, 19th January 2008. Copyright LAT Photographic 2010. Used with permission.

Born:

25 Jul 1985
Heidelberg, Germany

Nationality:

Brazil

Grands Prix:

28 (2008-2009)

Son of Nelson. Promoted to the Renault F1 drive in 2008 and stayed there in 2009, but when he was dropped, he revealed that he crashed deliberately in the Singapore GP of 2008. He agreed a deal with the FIA that he wouldn''t be punished for cheating, but has found that much of F1 snubbed him anyway and is now in the US, racing first in NASCAR trucks and now in the NASCAR sprint series itself.

Biography last updated 23 Feb 2013