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

in shared races, as awarded at the time

49Points (today’s rules)183

in shared races, 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	1Brazilian Grand Prix	7/4	Exhaust	P1	0 / 9
2	2United States Grand Prix West	11/20	P10▼	Throttle	0 / 0
3	3French Grand Prix	3/6	Water leak	P2	0 / 6
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	5/2	Spun off	Engine	0 / 0
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	17/6	Electrical	P2	0 / 6
6	6Belgian Grand Prix	6/4	Engine	P4	0 / 3
7	7Detroit Grand Prix	15/2	Brakes	P4	0 / 3
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	5/3	Gearbox	Throttle	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	5/6	Turbo	P2	0 / 6
10	10German Grand Prix	8/4	P3	P13▼	4 / 0
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	6/4	Engine	P3	0 / 4
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	6/1	P9	Collision	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	1/4	Engine	P1	0 / 9
14	14European Grand Prix	2/4	P7	P1	0 / 9
15	15South African Grand Prix	3/2	P1▲	P3	9 / 4
	Average finish		P6.0	P3.3

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

Riccardo Patrese’s career Nelson Piquet’s career Brabham 1983 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.