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| Full name: | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Date of Birth: | Sunday, 17 August 1952 |
| Age: | 60 years, 273 days (9 months, 3 days) |
| Place of birth: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Debut: | 1978 German Grand Prix |
| Active years: | 1978 – 1991 (14) |
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| Rd | Date | Grand Prix | Constructor | Car | Grid | Race | Points | Champ. Points | Rank |
| 1 | 15 Mar | United States West | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 29 Mar | Brazil | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | 12 Apr | Argentina | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 May | San Marino | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 2 |
| 5 | 17 May | Belgium | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 2 | Ret | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 6 | 31 May | Monaco | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 1 | Ret | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 7 | 21 Jun | Spain | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 9 | Ret | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 Jul | France | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 2 |
| 9 | 19 Jul | Great Britain | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 3 | Ret | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 Aug | Germany | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 6 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 2 |
| 11 | 16 Aug | Austria | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 7 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 2 |
| 12 | 30 Aug | Netherlands | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 3 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 1 |
| 13 | 13 Sep | Italy | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 6 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 2 |
| 14 | 27 Sep | Canada | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 1 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 2 |
| 15 | 17 Oct | Las Vegas | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | BT49C | 4 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 1 |