Nelson Angelo Piquet was born 25 July, 1985. The son of Three Times Formula One Champion won his first championship in 12 years old and then became the three times champion on karting.
August 5, 2001 Nelson Angelo Piquet got his first taste of champagne in the Brasilia Grand Prix of South American Formula 3, during his professional racing debut. The younger Piquet joined the Formula 3 championship at mid-season, after turning 16 in late July (the minimum age requirement for professional racing) and finished the race in second place with his Dallara/Mugen Honda race car at the International Speedway in Brasilia.
Nelson Piquet said to the Brazilian press, the name Piquet will be back on the Formula One in 2004. Nelson Angelo Piquet will be 19 years old in 2004 (the minimum age requirement for Formula One racing).

    
 

C A R E E R
 
Karting
 
1997   Brazilian Karting Junior Minor.
1999   Brazilian Karting Junior.
1999   Brazilian Cup. Category Junior.
2000   Graduate Brazilian Karting.


 
South American Formula 3  Brazil'2001 - Dallara F301/Mugen Honda
 

The Brasilia's team Piquet Sports was created in January of 2001, with the three times world champion Nelson Piquet on the front, to dispute the South American Formula 3 Championship. Having as pilot the three times champion of Kart Nelsinho Piquet, the team is managed for the competition engineer Luis Felipe Vargas.

  
 
2001
Res. Race Track Entrant Chassis/engine Comment Qual.
 pos/ent 
First podium of Nelsinho Piquet First podium of Nelsinho Piquet. Grand Prix of Brasilia.

Nelsinho Piquet and Juliano Moro.
2 Brasilia
Brasilia
Nelson Piquet
International Speedway
Puquet Sports Dallara F301
Mugen Honda
fastest lap 2/19
2 Fortaleza
Brasilia
Virgilio Tavora
Fortaleza
Puquet Sports Dallara F301
Mugen Honda
- 3/17
12 Campo Grande
Brasilia
Orlando Moura
Campo Grande
Puquet Sports Dallara F301
Mugen Honda
- 3/16
14 Piriapolis
Uruguay
Circuito Urbano
de Piriapolis
Puquet Sports Dallara F301
Mugen Honda
- 11/17
3 Rio Cuarto
Argentina
Autodromo Ciudad
de Rio Cuarto
Puquet Sports Dallara F301
Mugen Honda
- 3/16
First win of Nelsinho Piquet in professional sport 11.11.2001 Nelsinho Piquet scored his first win and
his first hat-trick in Grand Prix of Cascavel in Brazil at Autodromo de Cidade de Cascavel.

Jaime Melo Jr., Nelsinho Piquet, Nelson Piquet and Thiago Medeiros.
1 Cascavel
Brasilia
Autodromo de Cidade
de Cascavel
Puquet Sports Dallara F301
Mugen Honda
- 1/16




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