18 Facts About Pedro Piquet

Pedro Estacio Leao Piquet Souto Maior was born on 3 July 1998 and is a Brazilian former racing driver.

Pedro Piquet is the son of three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet and younger half brother of Formula E champion Nelson Piquet Jr.

Pedro Piquet is known for his successes in single-seater junior categories, including winning the 2014 and 2015 Brazilian Formula 3 Championships.

Pedro Piquet debuted in single-seater cars in the 2014 Toyota Racing Series.

Pedro Piquet struggled in the first six races, finishing no higher than 13th.

Pedro Piquet's season was then brought to a premature end by licensing problems relating to his age.

Pedro Piquet had an extremely successful season, winning 11 of the 16 races and the championship.

In 2016, Pedro Piquet joined Van Amersfoort Racing for the European Formula 3 championship.

In 2018, Pedro Piquet joined Trident Racing and competed In the GP3 Series, winning in Silverstone and Monza.

For 2019, Pedro Piquet stayed in GP3, but the championship turned into the FIA Formula 3 Championship, remaining with Trident.

Pedro Piquet took 1 win at Spa-Francorchamps and ended the championship in 5th, helping Trident to finish fourth in the team championship.

In 2020, Pedro Piquet competed in F2 with Charouz alongside Louis Deletraz.

Pedro Piquet took his first points in the sprint race at Barcelona, finishing in 7th place.

Pedro Piquet left at the end of the season citing financial reasons.

Alongside his single-seater racing, Pedro Piquet has participated in other events.

Pedro Piquet entered one race in the Global Rallycross Championship, taking a podium, and one race in the Brazilian Mercedes-Benz Challenge C250 Cup.

Pedro Piquet raced again in the Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, this time scoring two podiums in six races.

Pedro Piquet is competing in the ROK Shifter class in karting in 2023, he competes in the Florida Winter Tour, competing against the likes of Marijn Kremers and former GP3 driver Giorgio Carrara.