Pedro Piquet
Pedro Estácio Leão Piquet Souto Maior is a Brazilian racing driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet and younger half brother of Formula E champion Nelson Piquet, Jr. He is known for his successes in single-seater junior categories, including winning the 2014 and 2015 Brazilian Formula 3 Championships.
Career
Karting
Piquet began his racing career in karts at age 8 in 2006. During his karting career, he won numerous titles, including three Brazilian championships.Toyota Racing Series
Piquet debuted in single-seater cars in the 2014 Toyota Racing Series. He struggled in the first six races, finishing no higher than 13th. His season was then brought to a premature end by licensing problems relating to his age.In 2016, he returned to the series, racing for M2 Competition for two seasons.
Brazilian Formula Three
Following his derailed first attempt at the Toyota Racing Series, Piquet returned to Brazil and began racing in Brazilian Formula Three in 2014. He had an extremely successful season, winning 11 of the 16 races and the championship. In 2015, he chose to continue racing in Brazilian Formula Three, winning it for the second time.European Formula 3
In 2016, Piquet joined Van Amersfoort Racing for the European Formula 3 championship. He competed for two seasons.GP3 Series
In 2018, Piquet joined Trident Racing and competed In the GP3 Series, winning in Silverstone and Monza. He finished the season in sixth place.FIA Formula 3 Championship
For 2019, Piquet moved to the new FIA Formula 3 Championship, remaining with Trident. He took 1 win at Spa and ended the championship in 5th, helping Trident to finish fourth in the team championship.FIA Formula 2 Championship
in 2020, Piquet competes in F2 with Charouz alongside Louis DelétrazOther racing experience
Alongside his single-seater racing, Piquet has participated in other events. In 2014, he entered and won the Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge. He also entered one race in the Global Rallycross Championship, taking a podium, and one race in the Brazilian Mercedes-Benz Challenge C250 Cup. In 2015, he started two races in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, scoring no points. He also raced again in the Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, this time scoring two podiums in six races.Racing record
Career summary
Complete Porsche Supercup results
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
2015 | The Heart of Racing by Lechner | ESP | MON | AUT 27 | GBR | HUN DSQ | BEL | ITA | USA | USA | NC† | 0† |
† As Piquet was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
2016 | Van Amersfoort Racing | Mercedes | LEC 1 11 | LEC 2 14 | LEC 3 Ret | HUN 1 13 | HUN 2 14 | HUN 3 7 | PAU 1 20 | PAU 2 Ret | PAU 3 10 | RBR 1 19 | RBR 2 Ret | RBR 3 13 | NOR 1 9 | NOR 2 Ret | NOR 3 Ret | ZAN 1 13 | ZAN 2 16 | ZAN 3 13 | SPA 1 18 | SPA 2 6 | SPA 3 14 | NÜR 1 17 | NÜR 2 9 | NÜR 3 15 | IMO 1 Ret | IMO 2 12 | IMO 3 14 | HOC 1 16 | HOC 2 17 | HOC 3 15 | 19th | 19 |
2017 | Van Amersfoort Racing | Mercedes | SIL 1 9 | SIL 2 18 | SIL 3 11 | MNZ 1 16 | MNZ 2 Ret | MNZ 3 7 | PAU 1 7 | PAU 2 13 | PAU 3 8 | HUN 1 17 | HUN 2 13 | HUN 3 14 | NOR 1 2 | NOR 2 6 | NOR 3 Ret | SPA 1 10 | SPA 2 16 | SPA 3 12 | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 Ret | ZAN 3 6 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 17 | NÜR 3 13 | RBR 1 10 | RBR 2 15 | RBR 3 15 | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 7 | HOC 3 6 | 14th | 80 |
Complete GP3 Series results
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
2018 | Trident | CAT FEA 9 | CAT SPR Ret | LEC FEA 6 | LEC SPR 2 | RBR FEA 4 | RBR SPR 2 | SIL FEA 7 | SIL SPR 1 | HUN FEA 12 | HUN SPR 9 | SPA FEA 4 | SPA SPR 5 | MNZ FEA 7 | MNZ SPR 1 | SOC FEA 15 | SOC SPR 11 | YMC FEA 12 | YMC SPR Ret | 6th | 106 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
2019 | Trident | CAT FEA 26 | CAT SPR 16 | LEC FEA 3 | LEC SPR 2 | RBR FEA 6 | RBR SPR 15 | SIL FEA 6 | SIL SPR 27† | HUN FEA Ret | HUN SPR 27 | SPA FEA 1 | SPA SPR 6 | MNZ FEA 5 | MNZ SPR 5 | SOC FEA 6 | SOC SPR Ret | 5th | 98 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
Charouz Racing System | RBR FEA 13 | RBR SPR 13 | RBR FEA 18 | RBR SPR 14 | HUN FEA 14 | HUN SPR 15 | SIL FEA 11 | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | MUG FEA | MUG SPR | * | * |
* Season still in progress.