- Born
- Birth nameNelson Angelo Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior
- Nickname
- Nelsinho
- Height5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
- Nelson Angelo Piquet (born July 25, 1985, Heidelberg, Germany), also known as Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian race car driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet, one of Brazil's most successful F1 drivers. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons he raced in the GP2 Series, taking a win in Belgium in 2005 and claiming 2nd place in the series in 2006. He was signed as test driver for Renault Formula One team for the 2007 season, and has been promoted to the race team for 2008. Piquet currently resides in Oxford, England.
- IMDb mini biography by: tania.mss
- ParentsSylvia Tamsma
- RelativesMarco Piquet(Half Sibling)Geraldo Piquet(Half Sibling)Estácio Gonçalves Souto Maior(Grandparent)Pedro Estácio Leão Piquet Souto Maior(Half Sibling)Julia Yasmeen Piquet Souto Maior(Sibling)Laszlo Alexandre Nelson Piquet Souto Maior(Half Sibling)Gerusa(Aunt or Uncle)Geraldo(Aunt or Uncle)Alexis(Aunt or Uncle)Clotilde(Grandparent)Penelope(Niece or Nephew)Lily(Niece or Nephew)Kelly Piquet(Sibling)
- Grew up in Brasilia, Brazil, where his father lives.
- Stepson of Viviane Leão.
- Ex-stepson of Katherine Valentin.
- His 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 he moved to live in Brazil with his father.
- Half-Brazilian on his father's side and Dutch on his mother's side.
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