Riccardo Patrese vs Nelson Piquet

1983·

Nelson Piquet beat Riccardo Patrese 9–6 at Brabham in 1983, helped by 10 retirements for Riccardo Patrese. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Riccardo PatreseNelson Piquet

5Qualifying10

15 shared races

6Race day9

15 shared races

13Points59

as awarded at the time

49Points (today’s rules)183

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/3
Podiums: 2/8
Poles: 1/1
Retirements: 10/4
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 6.7/4.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Riccardo Patrese and Nelson Piquet
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Riccardo Patrese	Nelson Piquet	Points
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	7/4	Exhaust	P1	0 / 9
2	United States Grand Prix West	11/20	P10	Throttle	0 / 0
3	French Grand Prix	3/6	Water leak	P2	0 / 6
4	San Marino Grand Prix	5/2	Spun off	Engine	0 / 0
5	Monaco Grand Prix	17/6	Electrical	P2	0 / 6
6	Belgian Grand Prix	6/4	Engine	P4	0 / 3
7	Detroit Grand Prix	15/2	Brakes	P4	0 / 3
8	Canadian Grand Prix	5/3	Gearbox	Throttle	0 / 0
9	British Grand Prix	5/6	Turbo	P2	0 / 6
10	German Grand Prix	8/4	P3	P13	4 / 0
11	Austrian Grand Prix	6/4	Engine	P3	0 / 4
12	Dutch Grand Prix	6/1	P9	Collision	0 / 0
13	Italian Grand Prix	1/4	Engine	P1	0 / 9
14	European Grand Prix	2/4	P7	P1	0 / 9
15	South African Grand Prix	3/2	P1	P3	9 / 4

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
1982	Brabham	Riccardo Patrese vs Nelson Piquet	5–9	3–11	21–20

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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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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. The second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.