- Born
- Birth nameNelson Piquet Souto Maior
- Nickname
- The Cat
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Nelson Piquet was born on August 17, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- SpousesMaria Clara Vassalo(1976 - 1977) (1 child)Sylvia Tamsma (3 children)Viviane de Souza Leão (2 children)Katherine Valentin (1 child)
- ChildrenGeraldo PiquetJulia Yasmeen Piquet Souto MaiorPedro Estácio Leão Piquet Souto MaiorLaszlo Alexandre Nelson Piquet Souto MaiorMarco Piquet
- ParentsClotilde Piquet CarneiroEstácio Gonçalves Souto Maior
- RelativesAlexis(Sibling)Gerusa(Sibling)Geraldo(Sibling)Penelope(Grandchild)Lily(Grandchild)
- Born Nelson Souto Maior, but adopted his mother's maiden name Piquet to hide his racing career from his parents (it didn't work).
- A notorious practical joker.
- Lives in Brasília, DF, where he owns a big company of telecommunications cables and teaches his son Nelsinho Piquet to drive like him.
- Father of seven children - five sons and two daughters.
- Father with Sylvia Tamsma of Nelson Piquet Jr. (b. July 25, 1985), Kelly Piquet (b. December 7, 1988) and Julia Piquet (b. May 8, 1992).
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