Nelson Piquet Jr.

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Nelson Piquet Jr.
Piquet Jr. 2015.jpg
Piquet in 2015
Born (1985-07-25) July 25, 1985 (age 36)
Heidelberg, West Germany
Championship titles
2014–15
2004
2002
Formula E
British Formula 3
Formula Three Sudamericana
Awards
2003 Autosport National Racing Driver of the Year
2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver
Formula E career
Debut season2014–15
Car number3
Former teamsNIO Formula E Team, Panasonic Jaguar Racing
Starts51
Championships1 (2014–15)
Wins2
Podiums5
Poles1
Fastest laps4
Best finish1st in 2014–15
Finished last season22nd
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Active years20082009
TeamsRenault
Entries28 (28 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Career points19
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2008 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2009 Hungarian Grand Prix
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2014 position53rd
Best finish53rd (2014)
First race2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
38 races run over 4 years
2016 position83rd
Best finish12th (2013)
First race2010 Zippo 200 (Watkins Glen)
Last race2016 Mid-Ohio Challenge (Mid-Ohio)
First win2012 Sargento 200 (Road America)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 7 1
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
54 races run over 4 years
2013 position100th
Best finish7th (2012)
First race2010 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Last race2013 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
First win2012 VFW 200 (Michigan)
Last win2012 Smith's 350 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 28 4
Statistics current as of August 13, 2016.
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Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Summer X Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Austin RallyCross

Nelson Angelo Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior[1] (born July 25, 1985), also known as Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian stock car racing driver and former Formula One and Formula E driver where he was champion in the 2014–15 season, and also races a Rebellion R-One LMP1 in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

The son of three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet, he was signed as test driver for Renault Formula One team for the 2007 season, and was promoted to the race team for 2008,[2] before being dropped midway through the 2009 season.[3] After losing his drive, it emerged that he had, under instruction from senior members of the team, crashed deliberately at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix to help his teammate, Fernando Alonso, win the race. The resulting scandal became one of the most significant in motor sport history, and ultimately saw a permanent end to Piquet Junior's career in Formula 1. Piquet also finished runner-up in the 2006 GP2 Series, fourth in the 2014 Global RallyCross Championship, and seventh in the 2012 NASCAR Truck Series.

Personal details[]

Piquet Jr., born in Heidelberg, West Germany, is the son of three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet, one of Brazil's most successful F1 drivers. Piquet's parents separated soon after he was born, and he lived in Monaco with his Dutch mother, Sylvia Tamsma, until he was eight years old, when his parents separated again. He then moved to live in Brazil with his father. "They kind of swapped me. My mother wanted me to get to know my father, she wanted me to know Brazil and the language, and she realized life in Brazil would be better for a child."[4] Piquet has two sisters, Kelly and Julia, and four half-brothers, Geraldo, Laszlo, Pedro, and Marco. He lived in Brasília and attended the American School of Brasília until he was 16 years old, when he decided to pursue his racing career full-time.

Before Formula One[]

Piquet's racing career started in 1993 in Brazilian karting, where he would stay until 2001 when he moved to Formula Three Sudamericana.[5] His father's wealth enabled him to race for his own team, a practice he continued until he left GP2 Series. He raced in part of the 2001 season there, staying for 2002 winning the championship[6] with four races to go. In 2002 he also raced one race of Brazilian Formula Renault.

In 2003, Piquet moved to the United Kingdom where he joined the British Formula 3 Championship and formed the Piquet Sports team. He went on to finish the championship in 3rd place with six wins,[6] five podiums and eight pole positions. A test with the Williams Formula One team followed.[6]

In 2004, Piquet won the British Formula 3 Championship. He became the youngest driver to have ever won the championship at 19 years and 2 months.[5] He also did further running for Williams.

In 2005, Piquet took part in the A1 Grand Prix for A1 Team Brazil, winning both the Sprint and Main races at the first event of the season at Brands Hatch,[6] as well as scoring a point for the fastest lap. He also drove for the HiTech/Piquet Sports in the GP2 Series, winning his first race at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, and tested for the BAR-Honda Formula One team.[6]

In 2006, Piquet took second place in the championship behind British driver Lewis Hamilton in his second year of GP2.[5]

Formula One (2007–2009)[]

2007[]

During the 2007 season he was the official test and reserve driver for the Renault Formula One team.[7]

2008[]

Piquet driving for Renault at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix
Piquet scored the first points of his F1 career at the 2008 French Grand Prix.
Piquet at the 2009 Turkish Grand Prix

The 2008 season saw Piquet promoted to the Renault Formula One race team to drive alongside returning double World Champion Fernando Alonso.[8] It was reported that he gained preference for the seat over Heikki Kovalainen because Kovalainen was seen as a potential rival to Alonso, and such a challenge to Alonso could damage the team.[9]

The first race of the 2008 season in Australia saw Piquet start 21st and damage his car in a collision on the opening lap, before ultimately retiring on lap 31.[10] This was exactly the same result as his father achieved in his first race at the 1978 German Grand Prix. At the Malaysian Grand Prix he started from 13th on the grid and finished 11th.[11] He started the Bahrain Grand Prix from 14th but retired with a gearbox problem after his second pit stop. Piquet qualified in 10th for the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, taking part in the first top 10 qualifying session of his career.[12] However, his race ended on lap seven after colliding with Sébastien Bourdais in an attempt to overtake. The Turkish Grand Prix saw him qualify 17th[13] and finish the race 15th.[14] His problems were further compounded with a pair of non-finishes, when he crashed out at Monaco after failing to get to grips with the damp conditions,[15] and spun off while chasing teammate Alonso in Canada, before ultimately retiring on lap 42[16] with brake failure.[17]

Piquet was under increasing pressure from his Renault team over the course of the 2008 season, and there was speculation he would lose his race seat if he did not improve.[18] Renault did nothing to quell the rumours, publicly urging him to improve after the Turkish Grand Prix[19] and suggesting after Monaco that he lacked confidence.[20] Despite the pressure, Piquet scored his first points in F1 with a 7th-place finish at the 2008 French Grand Prix passing his twice-World Champion teammate Fernando Alonso in the last few laps. In the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Piquet was at one point lying in fourth place, having passed his teammate who was on old tyres. Piquet aquaplaned and spun out on lap 36 along with several other top runners as the wet conditions reached their worst. A race later, however, at the German Grand Prix, he finished ahead of the Ferrari of Felipe Massa to claim second place to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and his first podium finish. He had been the only driver on a one-stop strategy which, with the help of a safety car segment, gained him several positions. In the Japanese Grand Prix, he finished fourth.[citation needed]

2009[]

Despite rumours that he was on his way out, Renault decided to keep Piquet by signing him to a one-year contract.[21] Alonso continued as his teammate, hoping to elevate Renault into title contention once again.

Piquet had a disappointing start to the 2009 season, failing to make past the first qualifying session in any of the first three races. His first race, in Australia, ended on lap 24 when he retired with brake failure.[22] He had a better race in Malaysia the following week finishing 13th, two places and seven seconds behind his teammate Alonso after the race was cut short due to extreme weather. China was another disappointment, however, and after spinning several times and requiring two new nose cones for his car he eventually finished 16th and last, two laps down, in what team manager Flavio Briatore described as a "very, very bad race".[23][24] He had a better race at Bahrain on his way to 10th making up one of the highest number of places behind Webber, whom he held off at the end of the race. In Spain he finished 12th.[citation needed]

Later, at the 2009 German Grand Prix, Piquet out-qualified his teammate for the first time. However, following the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, he still had not scored any points in the 2009 season. On 3 August 2009 Piquet confirmed that he had been dropped by Renault.[3] He hit out hard at his former manager and team boss Flavio Briatore calling him his 'executioner' and questioning Briatore's general Formula One knowledge. Piquet also said the Renault boss favoured teammate Fernando Alonso.[25] Renault's test and reserve driver Romain Grosjean replaced Piquet for the rest of the season.[26] Along with several other drivers, Piquet was linked to a drive with Ferrari as a replacement for the injured Felipe Massa, after stand-in Luca Badoer finished second-to-last at the European Grand Prix.[27] However, Ferrari instead signed Giancarlo Fisichella who Piquet had replaced at Renault in 2008.

2009 FIA investigation: "Crashgate"[]

In August 2009, after Piquet left the Renault F1 team, allegations surfaced that Piquet had deliberately crashed his car at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, to benefit his teammate Fernando Alonso, who went on to win the race.[28][29] At the time, Piquet characterized the crash as a simple mistake. Later, he recanted, making statements to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) that it was deliberate, and that he had been asked by Renault team principal Flavio Briatore and engineer Pat Symonds to stage the crash. In return for his evidence, Piquet was granted blanket immunity by the FIA.[30] On 4 September 2009, Renault F1 principals were charged with conspiracy and race rigging, and were called to face the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris on 21 September 2009.[citation needed]

On 11 September, Renault and Briatore stated they would initiate a criminal case against Piquet for making false allegations and blackmail. However, on 16 September, Renault announced they would not contest the charges, and that both Briatore and Symonds had left the team.[31][32]

On 21 September, on conclusion of the FIA hearings, Piquet, who was 23 at the time of the 2008 Singapore GP, said "I bitterly regret my actions to follow the orders I was given... My situation at Renault turned into a nightmare. Having dreamed of being a Formula One driver and having worked so hard to get there, I found myself at the mercy of Mr Briatore. His true character, which had previously only been known to those he had treated like this in the past, is now known. Mr Briatore was my manager as well as the team boss, he had my future in his hands but he cared nothing for it. By the time of the Singapore GP he had isolated me and driven me to the lowest point I had ever reached in my life. Now that I am out of that situation I cannot believe that I agreed to the plan, but when it was put to me I felt that I was in no position to refuse."[33] Renault accused Piquet of 'false allegations' and even produced an anonymous "Witness X" who supposedly provided first-hand details of the conspiracy planning, which backed up Pat Symonds' claim that the idea for the crash came from Piquet himself as a way to atone for poor performance and aid in his negotiations for a contract extension with the team.[34]

However, in December 2010, the Piquets won a libel case against Renault. Renault apologised to Piquet for defaming him and paid substantial damages. The Piquets' lawyer said "They were both treated appallingly by Renault F1 when they dared to reveal the scandal to the governing body... F1 has been deprived of the best of Nelsinho and it is to [F1's] detriment that his talent is now being demonstrated elsewhere." Renault issued an apology in response to the High Court decision: "The team accepts that the allegations made by Nelson Piquet Jr. were not false. "It also accepts that Piquet Jr. and his father did not invent these allegations in order to blackmail the team."[35]

On 15 October 2009, Felipe Massa was reported as saying he was "certain" Alonso was involved in the scandal, adding, "Without a doubt he knew it."[36] Six weeks later, it was reported that Alonso turned down Massa's charity kart race invitation.[37]

A few hours after the new Campos Meta team had confirmed Bruno Senna as one of its drivers for 2010, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone said in the paddock of the new Yas Marina Circuit that he would like to see the sacked Piquet get another chance in F1 as Senna's teammate.[38] Ecclestone said "It'd be good, wouldn't it, another good name. That's what's being talked about, actually."[39]

Piquet at Road America in 2012

On December 28, 2009, it was reported by Spanish website Motor21.com that Piquet had signed a three-year contract with Campos alongside Senna.[40] However, this was later revealed by Motor21.com to have been a hoax in celebration of the Spanish Día de los Santos Innocentes festival.[41] Piquet hinted that he had had talks with Force India.[42] However, they opted to retain both Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi, so Piquet decided to move to NASCAR for 2010.[43] Several months later, Piquet said that he had had talks with more than one F1 team to race again after the Crashgate controversy.[44]

NASCAR (2010–2014, 2016)[]

Piquet at his first NASCAR Nationwide Series win at Road America in 2012.

Piquet told Brazilian Rede Globo that he would test a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series truck for Red Horse Racing from Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina on October 12, 2009. When asked whether the test could lead to a NASCAR drive next season, Piquet said it was not the plan.[45]

However, he announced that he would race in NASCAR in 2010—albeit without specifying which series—during the following January.[46] Piquet drove in the Camping World Truck Series with Red Horse Racing,[47] and made his stock car debut in the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Daytona International Speedway driving the #6 Toyota for ARCA powerhouse Eddie Sharp Racing. In his first truck race, Piquet finished 6th, the first Brazilian driver to finish in the top ten in the series' history.[citation needed] Piquet then announced that he would compete in three races for Billy Ballew Motorsports driving the #15 truck.[48] In August, he competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Watkins Glen International road course and finished seventh in his first start in the series.[49]

On December 13, 2010, Kevin Harvick, Inc. announced that Piquet would drive a third truck for the team for the full 2011 Truck series season, the #8 Chevrolet with Chris Carrier as crew chief.[50] Piquet finished 10th in points and was a finalist for Most Popular Driver and runner-up to Joey Coulter for Rookie of the Year.

Piquet signed with Turner Motorsports for 2012 after KHI folded. That year he drove the No. 30 Chevrolet for the full season in the Camping World Truck Series, and drove part-time in the Nationwide Series.[51]

Piquet scored his first win in a NASCAR-sanctioned series in March at Bristol Motor Speedway, winning his first-ever K&N Pro Series East start.[52]

On June 23, 2012, Piquet scored his first win in NASCAR competition, winning the Nationwide Series Sargento 200 at Road America; he was the first Brazilian driver to win a NASCAR national touring series event.[53]

On August 18, 2012, Piquet won his first race in the Camping World Truck Series at Michigan. On lap 56 of the race he spun out racing Kurt Busch after a restart. The team pitted under the caution and it allowed them to use fuel strategy later in the race to obtain their first win of the season.[54] On September 29, 2012, Piquet won his second career Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.[55]

In 2013, Piquet moved to full-time competition in the Nationwide Series, driving the No. 30 for Turner Scott Motorsports in a bid for Rookie of the Year.[56] He also drove in selected Truck Series races for the team, and in the Truck Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway for NTS Motorsports.[57]

Piquet competing at the RFK Stadium during the 2014 Global RallyCross Championship.

Late in the 2013 season, Piquet was fined $10,000 by NASCAR and placed on probation until the end of the season for remarks described as "homophobic" made over social media.[citation needed]

In 2014, Piquet was hired by Randy Humphrey Racing to race the No. 77 Ford in the Sprint Cup Series' Cheez-It 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International, which would be his debut in the series.[58]

Two years later, Piquet returned to the Nationwide Series, now known as the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 98 Ford for Biagi-DenBeste Racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.[59]

Rallycross[]

Released by Turner Scott Motorsports due to a lack of sponsorship following the 2013 season, in April 2014 it was announced that Piquet would contest the 2014 Global RallyCross Championship with SH Racing, driving the No. 07 Ford Fiesta ST.[60] He collected four podiums in nine races, and finished the season in fourth place in the championship standings.[61]

Formula E (2014-2019)[]

Piquet racing in the 2015 Berlin ePrix

China Racing/NEXTEV (2014–2017)[]

In August 2014, Piquet tested at Donington Park with Formula E team China Racing, and was hired by the team on August 21.[62] In the first five races of the 2014–15 season, Piquet achieved podium finishes in Punta del Este,[63] and Buenos Aires.[64] Piquet achieved his first Formula E victory in Long Beach,[65] and his second in Moscow which, coupled with his consistent results across the season, meant Piquet won the inaugural Formula E Championship by a solitary point from Sébastien Buemi.[66]

Jaguar (2017–2019)[]

In 2017, Piquet joined the Panasonic Jaguar Racing after 2 frustrating seasons with NextEV.

Piquet was outmatched by his teammate Mitch Evans every ePrix in 2018-19 season, he only scored 1 point in that season. He left the Jaguar team after Sanya ePrix. He was replaced by Alex Lynn, for the remainder of the season.

Motorsports career results[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Poles Wins Points Position
2001 Formula 3 Sudamericana Piquet Sports 7 1 1 77 5th
2002 Formula 3 Sudamericana Piquet Sports 17 16 13 296 1st
2003 British Formula 3 Championship Piquet Sports 23 8 6 231 3rd
Masters of Formula 3 1 1 0 N/A 2nd
Macau Grand Prix Hitech Racing 1 0 0 N/A 8th
F3 Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 N/A 3rd
2004 British Formula 3 Championship Piquet Sports 24 5 6 282 1st
European Formula 3 Cup 1 1 0 N/A 4th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 N/A 10th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 N/A 8th
Bahrain F3 Superprix 1 0 0 N/A NC
Porsche Supercup Porsche AG 1 0 0 0 NC
2005 GP2 Series Hitech Piquet Sports 22 0 0 46 8th
2005–06 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Brazil 14 2 2 71 6th
2006 GP2 Series Piquet Sports 21 6 4 102 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans – GT1 Russian Age Racing 1 0 0 N/A 4th
Mil Milhas Brasil Cirtek Motorsport (GTP1) 1 0 1 N/A 1st
2008 Formula One ING Renault F1 Team 18 0 0 19 12th
2009 Formula One ING Renault F1 Team 10 0 0 0 21st
2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Baker Curb Racing 1 0 0 146 102nd
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Red Horse Racing 1 0 0 644 44th
Billy Ballew Motorsports 3 0 0
ARCA Racing Series Eddie Sharp Racing 3 1 0 450 50th
Copa Chevrolet Montana M4T Motorsport 1 0 0 N/A NC
2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kevin Harvick Incorporated 25 0 0 752 10th
NASCAR Nationwide Series Turner Motorsports 1 0 0 N/A 124th
2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Turner Motorsports 22 3 2 747 7th
NASCAR Nationwide Series 2 1 1 N/A 104th
2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Turner Scott Motorsports 33 0 0 861 12th
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NTS Motorsports 1 0 0 0 100th‡
Turner Scott Motorsports 1 0 0
Global RallyCross Championship X Team Racing 4 0 0 17 19th
2014 Global RallyCross Championship SH Racing 10 0 0 307 4th
Blancpain Sprint Series BMW Sport Trophy Team Brasil 8 0 0 4 37th
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Randy Humphrey Racing 1 0 0 18 53rd
World Rallycross Championship - RX Lites Olsbergs MSE 1 0 0 18 20th
Stock Car Brasil Mobil Super Racing 1 0 0 0 NC‡
2014–15 Formula E China Racing 11 0 2 144 1st
2015 Global RallyCross Championship SH Racing Rallycross 12 0 1 380 4th
Indy Lights Carlin 2 1 0 28 15th
Stock Car Brasil AMG Motorsport 1 1 0 0 NC‡
2015–16 Formula E NEXTEV TCR 10 0 0 8 15th
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing 3 0 0 25 15th
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 N/A 29th
Global RallyCross Championship SH Rallycross 3 0 0 63 12th
NASCAR Xfinity Series Biagi-DenBeste Racing 1 0 0 3 83rd
Stock Car Brasil Shell Racing 1 0 0 0 NC‡
2016–17 Formula E NextEV NIO 12 1 0 33 11th
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Vaillante Rebellion 8 1 0 73 12th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 N/A DSQ
International GT Open BMW Team Teo Martín 2 0 0 8 28th
2017–18 Formula E Panasonic Jaguar Racing 12 0 0 51 9th
2018 Stock Car Brasil Full Time Bassani 19 0 0 65 15th
2018–19 Formula E Panasonic Jaguar Racing 6 0 0 1 22nd
2019 Stock Car Brasil Full Time Sports 21 0 0 163 13th
TitansRX International Europe Series N/A 4 0 0 22 18th
2020 Stock Car Brasil Full Time Bassani 18 0 1 224 7th
? 3 0 1 192 2nd
2021 Stock Car Brasil MX Piquet Sports 13 0 0 26 28th*

Includes points scored by other Team Brazil drivers.
Ineligible for championship points
* Season still in progress.

GP2 Series[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

GP2 Series results
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 DC Points
2005 Hitech Piquet Sports IMO
FEA

14†
IMO
SPR

6
CAT
FEA

5
CAT
SPR

2
MON
FEA

11†
NÜR
FEA

5
NÜR
SPR

3
MAG
FEA

Ret
MAG
SPR

DSQ
SIL
FEA

Ret
SIL
SPR

Ret
HOC
FEA

3
HOC
SPR

8
HUN
FEA

15†
HUN
SPR

10
IST
FEA

4
IST
SPR

6
MNZ
FEA

3
MNZ
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

1
SPA
SPR

14
BHR
FEA

Ret
BHR
SPR

15
8th 46
2006 Piquet Sports VAL
FEA

1
VAL
SPR

4
IMO
FEA

5
IMO
SPR

2
NÜR
FEA

Ret
NÜR
SPR

19†
CAT
FEA

4
CAT
SPR

2
MON
FEA

12†
SIL
FEA

4
SIL
SPR

5
MAG
FEA

4
MAG
SPR

2
HOC
FEA

13
HOC
SPR

DNS
HUN
FEA

1
HUN
SPR

1
IST
FEA

1
IST
SPR

5
MNZ
FEA

2
MNZ
SPR

6
2nd 102

A1 Grand Prix[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

A1 Grand Prix results
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2005–06 Brazil GBR
SPR

1
GBR
FEA

1
GER
SPR

3
GER
FEA

Ret
POR
SPR

2
POR
FEA

8
AUS
SPR

3
AUS
FEA

9
MYS
SPR

4
MYS
FEA

10
UAE
SPR

Ret
UAE
FEA

Ret
RSA
SPR

Ret
RSA
FEA

9
IDN
SPR
IDN
FEA
MEX
SPR
MEX
FEA
USA
SPR
USA
FEA
CHN
SPR
CHN
FEA
6th 71

24 Hours of Le Mans results[]

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2006 Russia Russian Age Racing
United Kingdom Team Modena
Spain Antonio García
Australia David Brabham
Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 343 9th 4th
2016 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Germany Nick Heidfeld
France Nicolas Prost
Rebellion R-One-AER LMP1 330 29th 6th
2017 Switzerland Vaillante Rebellion Switzerland Mathias Beche
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 364 DSQ DSQ

Formula One[]

(key)

Formula One World Championship results
Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 WDC Points
2008 ING Renault F1 Team Renault R28 Renault RS27 2.4 V8 AUS
Ret
MAL
11
BHR
Ret
ESP
Ret
TUR
15
MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
FRA
7
GBR
Ret
GER
2
HUN
6
EUR
11
BEL
Ret
ITA
10
SIN
Ret
JPN
4
CHN
8
BRA
Ret
12th 19
2009 ING Renault F1 Team Renault R29 Renault RS27 2.4 V8 AUS
Ret
MAL
13
CHN
16
BHR
10
ESP
12
MON
Ret
TUR
16
GBR
12
GER
13
HUN
12
EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU 21st 0

NASCAR[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series[]

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 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 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCSC Pts
2014 Randy Humphrey Racing 77 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN
26
MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 53rd 18

Xfinity Series[]

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 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 31 32 33 34 35 NXSC Pts
2010 Baker Curb Racing 27 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN
7
MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 102nd 146
2011 Turner Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
24
124th 01
2012 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA
1*
KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI
21
ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 105th 01
2013 Turner Scott Motorsports DAY
11
PHO
15
LVS
13
BRI
34
CAL
16
TEX
18
RCH
14
TAL
29
DAR
16
CLT
16
DOV
20
IOW
25
MCH
9
ROA
21
KEN
8
DAY
21
NHA
12
CHI
17
IND
14
IOW
14
GLN
9
MOH
27
BRI
24
ATL
12
RCH
21
CHI
10
KEN
27
DOV
24
KAN
20
CLT
25
TEX
15
PHO
18
HOM
10
12th 861
2016 Biagi-DenBeste Racing 98 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH
38
BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 83rd 3

Camping World Truck Series[]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 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 NCWTC Pts
2010 Red Horse Racing 1 Toyota DAY
6
ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV 44th 644
Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Toyota CLT
16
TEX
8
MCH
10
IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS
20
MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM
2011 Kevin Harvick Inc. 8 Chevy DAY
27
PHO
13
DAR
32
MAR
30
NSH
2
DOV
16
CLT
21
KAN
8
TEX
13
KEN
22
IOW
8
NSH
4
IRP
14
POC
14
MCH
16
BRI
8
ATL
20
CHI
3
NHA
24
KEN
4
LVS
6
TAL
26
MAR
13
TEX
4
HOM
4
10th 752
2012 Turner Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY
22
MAR
6
CAR
7*
KAN
4
CLT
29
DOV
4
TEX
5
KEN
29
IOW
9
CHI
26
POC
3*
MCH
1
BRI
18
ATL
8
IOW
6
KEN
12
LVS
1
TAL
31
MAR
2
TEX
3*
PHO
8
HOM
4
7th 747
2013 Turner Scott Motorsports DAY MAR
19
CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO 100th 01
NTS Motorsports 9 Chevy HOM
31

1 Ineligible for Camping World Truck championship points

K&N Pro Series East[]

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
X Team Racing 14 Toyota BRI
1*
GRE 37th 75 [67]
17 RCH
17
IOW BGS GRE LGY COL IOW NHA DOV GRE CAR

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts
2010 Eddie Sharp Racing 6 Toyota DAY
27
SLM
9
TAL TOL POC
12
MCH IOW BLN ISF CHI DSF SLM KAN CAR 50th 450

Stock Car Brasil[]

Stock Car Brasil results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Rank Points
2014 Chevrolet Sonic INT
1

6
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
BRA
1
BRA
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
GOI
1
CAS
1
CAS
2
CUR
1
CUR
2
VEL
1
VEL
2
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
TAR
1
TAR
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
CUR
1
NC† 0†
2015 AMG Motorsport Chevrolet Sonic GOI
1

28
RBP
1
RBP
2
VEL
1
VEL
2
CUR
1
CUR
2
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
CUR
1
CUR
2
GOI
1
CAS
1
CAS
2
BRA
1
BRA
2
CUR
1
CUR
2
TAR
1
TAR
2
INT
1
NC† 0†
2016 Shell Racing Chevrolet Sonic CUR
1

6
VEL
1
VEL
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
TAR
1
TAR
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
INT
1
LON
1
LON
2
CUR
1
CUR
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
CDC
1
CDC
2
INT
1
NC† 0†
2018 Full Time Bassani Chevrolet Cruze INT
1

Ret
CUR
1

15
CUR
2

18
VEL
1

19
VEL
2

Ret
LON
1

19
LON
2

16
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
GOI
1

DSQ
MOU
1

Ret
MOU
2

3
CAS
1

18
CAS
2

Ret
VCA
1

7
VCA
2

8
TAR
1

17
TAR
2

Ret
GOI
1

6
GOI
2

2
INT
1

20
15th 65
2019 Full Time Sports Chevrolet Cruze VEL
1

7
VCA
1

20
VCA
2

Ret
GOI
1

21
GOI
2

10
LON
1

6
LON
2

7
SCZ
1

16
SCZ
2

3
MOU
1

18
MOU
2

18
INT
1

6
VEL
1

17
VEL
2

12
CAS
1

11
CAS
2

17
VCA
1

23
VCA
2

17
GOI
1

7
GOI
2

2
INT
1

Ret
13th 163
2020 Full Time Bassani Toyota Corolla GOI
1

Ret
GOI
2

2
INT
1

1
INT
2

Ret
LON
1

6
LON
2

3
CAS
1

Ret
CAS
2

Ret
CAS
3

5
VCA
1

7
VCA
2

16
CUR
1

16
CUR
2

15
CUR
3

2
GOI
1

18
GOI
2

13
GOI
3

2
INT
1

3
7th 224
2021 MX Piquet Sports Toyota Corolla GOI
1

24
GOI
2

DNS
INT
1

28
INT
2

13
VCA
1

Ret
VCA
2

22
VCA
1

23
VCA
2

Ret
CAS
1

Ret
CAS
2

19
CUR
1

25
CUR
2

25
CUR
1

11
CUR
2

18
GOI
1

GOI
2

GOI
1

GOI
2

VCA
1

VCA
2

SCZ
1

SCZ
2

BRA
1

BRA
2

28th* 26*

Ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results[]

Blancpain Sprint Series results
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2014 BMW Sport Trophy Team Brasil BMW Z4 GT3 Pro NOG
QR

18
NOG
CR

15
BRH
QR
BRH
CR
ZAN
QR

12
ZAN
CR

8
SVK
QR
SVK
CR
ALG
QR

10
ALG
CR

16
ZOL
QR

22
ZOL
CR

Ret
BAK
QR
BAK
CR
37th 4

Complete Formula E results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Formula E results
Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Points
2014–15 China Racing / NEXTEV TCR Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e BEI
8
PUT
Ret
PDE
2
BUE
3
MIA
5
LBH
1
MCO
3
BER
4
MSC
1
LDN
5
LDN
7
1st 144
2015–16 NEXTEV TCR Spark SRT01-e NEXTEV TCR FormulaE 001 BEI
15†
PUT
8
PDE
15†
BUE
12
MEX
13
LBH
Ret
PAR
Ret
BER
13
LDN
12
LDN
9
15th 8
2016–17 NEXTEV NIO Spark SRT01-e NEXTEV FormulaE 002 HKG
11
MRK
16
BUE
5
MEX
9
MCO
4
PAR
7
BER
12
BER
12
NYC
11
NYC
16†
MTL
13
MTL
16
11th 33
2017–18 Panasonic Jaguar Racing Spark SRT01-e Jaguar I-Type 2 HKG
4
HKG
12
MRK
4
SCL
6
MEX
4
PDE
Ret
RME
Ret
PAR
Ret
BER
12
ZUR
Ret
NYC
Ret
NYC
7
9th 51
2018–19 Panasonic Jaguar Racing Spark SRT05e Jaguar I-Type 3 ADR
10
MRK
14
SCL
11
MEX
Ret
HKG
Ret
SYX
Ret
RME PAR MCO BER BRN NYC NYC 22nd 1

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Global RallyCross results[]

Supercar[]

Global RallyCross Championship results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 GRC Points
2013 X Team Racing Mitsubishi Lancer BRA
11
MUN MUN LOU
10
BRI IRW ATL CHA
15
LV
15
19th 17
2014 SH Rallycross Ford Fiesta ST BAR
4
AUS
3
DC
2
NY
2
CHA
3
DAY
8
LA1
12
LA2
9
SEA
4
LV
DNS
4th 307
2015 SH Rallycross Ford Fiesta ST FTA
3
DAY1
7
DAY2
6
MCAS
3
DET1
8
DET2
9
DC
1
LA1
8
LA2
DSQ
BAR1
5
BAR2
3
LV
6
4th 380
2016 SH Rallycross Ford Fiesta ST PHO1 PHO2 DAL DAY1 DAY2 MCAS1 MCAS2
C
DC
7
AC
8
SEA
8
LA1 LA2 12th 63

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]

FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2016 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R-One AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL
4
SPA
4
LMS
13
NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 15th 25
2017 Vaillante Rebellion LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
9
SPA
4
LMS
DSQ
NÜR MEX
5
COA
2
FUJ
DSQ
SHA
3
BHR
3
12th 73

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