My Greatest Race: Nelson Piquet Jnr

Fourth on this week’s return of the ‘My Greatest Race’ series, Nelson Piquet Jnr looks back at the best race of his career.

When discussing the greatest races and best moments by different drivers and across numerous disciplines, sometimes deciding a definitive answer can be impossible to agree on. So we tried to settle any debates once and for all by getting the drivers themselves to answer one key question: What is your greatest race?

Nelson Piquet Jnr,
Nelson Piquet Jnr,
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Fourth on this week’s return of the ‘My Greatest Race’ series, Nelson Piquet Jnr looks back at the best race of his career.

When discussing the greatest races and best moments by different drivers and across numerous disciplines, sometimes deciding a definitive answer can be impossible to agree on. So we tried to settle any debates once and for all by getting the drivers themselves to answer one key question: What is your greatest race?

With 28 Formula 1 race starts to his name and Formula E’s first-ever champion back in 2014-15, Piquet Jnr goes all the way back to 2003 during his British Formula 3 days.

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