Riccardo Patrese vs Nelson Piquet

1982·

Nelson Piquet beat Riccardo Patrese 11–3 on race day and 9–5 in qualifying at Brabham in 1982. Riccardo Patrese scored 21 points to 20.

Riccardo PatreseNelson Piquet

5Qualifying9

14 shared races

3Race day11

14 shared races

21Points20

in shared races, as awarded at the time

68Points (today’s rules)65

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/1
Podiums: 3/2
Poles: 0/1
Retirements: 9/10
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 6.1/5.5

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Riccardo Patrese and Nelson Piquet
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Riccardo Patrese	Nelson Piquet	Points
1	1South African Grand Prix	4/2	Turbo	Spun off	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	9/7	Physical	Disqualified	0 / 0
3	3United States Grand Prix West	18/6	P3	Spun off	4 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	9/8	Spun off	P5	0 / 2
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	2/13	P1▲	Turbo	9 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	8/4	P2	P1	6 / 9
9	9Dutch Grand Prix	10/3	P15▼	P2	0 / 6
10	10British Grand Prix	2/3	Collision	Fuel system	0 / 0
11	11French Grand Prix	4/6	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	6/4	Engine	Collision	0 / 0
13	13Austrian Grand Prix	2/1	Engine	Electrical	0 / 0
14	14Swiss Grand Prix	3/6	P5	P4	2 / 3
15	15Italian Grand Prix	4/2	Clutch	Engine	0 / 0
16	16Caesars Palace Grand Prix	5/12	Clutch	Spark plugs	0 / 0
	Average finish		P5.2	P3.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Riccardo Patrese / Nelson Piquet.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Riccardo Patrese and Nelson Piquet in other seasons

Other seasons in which Riccardo Patrese and Nelson Piquet were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1983	Brabham	Riccardo Patrese vs Nelson Piquet	5–10	6–9	13–59

Riccardo Patrese’s career Nelson Piquet’s career Brabham 1982 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.