Nelson Piquet becomes the fourth entrant and second Brazilian to our hall of fame.
Nelson is a three time World champion who enjoyed a succesful career with the Brabham team whom he joined in 1978. Under the leadership of Bernie Ecclestone Piquet and Brabham won the Drivers Championship in 1981 and again in 1983 becoming the first car to win the title with a turbo engine.
A move to Williams in 1986 saw a fierce rivalry with teammate Nigel Mansell. Piquet and Mansell took points off each other all season allowing Alain Prost to steal the title away from both the Williams drivers. In 1987, however, Piquet did clinch his third title despite winning less races than teammate Mansell.
As champion he moved to the struggling Lotus team as his form took a nose dive. After two years later a pay-per-points drive was arranged with Benetton that saw Nelson add to his victory tally with his final win coming at the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix.
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