How tall is Nelson Piquet?

Nelson Piquet's listed height is 174 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 75% of men in Brazil.

Where 174 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 75% of men in Brazil born in 1952 (average 169.2 cm).

About Nelson Piquet

Nelson Piquet is a Brazilian former racing driver and businessman, born on 17 August 1952 in Rio de Janeiro. He competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1991. He had a brief career in tennis before losing interest in the sport and taking up karting, hiding his identity to prevent his father discovering his hobby.

Piquet became the Brazilian national karting champion in 1971 to 1972 and won the Formula Vee Brazil championship in 1976. With advice from Emerson Fittipaldi he went to Europe, and in 1978 took the record number of wins in Formula Three, beating Jackie Stewart's all-time record. That year he made his Formula One debut with Ensign and also drove for McLaren and Brabham. He moved to Brabham in 1979 and won the championship in 1981. He took a second title in 1983, and moved to Williams in 1986. He won his third championship in 1987 and later drove for Lotus and Benetton.

At a listed 174 cm (5'9"), Piquet won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, in 1981, 1983 and 1987, and won 23 Grands Prix across 14 seasons.

Frequently asked

How tall is Nelson Piquet in feet and inches? Nelson Piquet is 5'9" tall, which is 174 cm, 68.5 inches or 1.74 m.

Is Nelson Piquet tall for men in Brazil? At 174 cm he is taller than about 75% of men in Brazil born in 1952, whose average height is 169.2 cm.

Sources

• Nelson Piquet on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Nelson Piquet on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 174 cm.
• Nelson Piquet on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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