Nelson Piquet, World F1 champion

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	Nelson Piquet Brazil 3 times World F1 Champion 1981, 83, 87 23 wins, 24 poles
Aug 17, 1952	date of birth, Brazil
1977	Formula 3 debut with Ralt team 3rd overall
1978	wins British Formula 3 championship 13 wins
1979	F1 debut with Brabham 9th overall
1980	first F1 GP win at Long Beach runner-up in the championship behind Alan Jones
1981	wins World Driver Championship
1983	wins 2nd World Driver Championship with Brabham/BMW
1986	joins Williams/Honda runner-up to Alain Prost
1987	wins 3rd World Driver Championship with Williams/Honda
1988	joins Lotus
1990	joins Benetton
1992	retires from racing

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