 Rwendo rwokutanga rwegore ra2008 muAustralia rwakaona Piquet achitanga ari wechi21 uye achikuvadza motokari yake pakurovera parwendo rwokutanga, asati azorega kumhanya parwendo rwechi31. Uyu wakanga uri mugumisiro wakafanana chaizvo uyo baba vake vakawana munhangemutange yavo yokutanga paGerman Grand Prix ya1978. MuMalaysian Grand Prix akatanga ari wechi13 pagiredhi uye akapedza ari wechi11. Akatanga Bahrain Grand Prixkubva pa14 asi akarega basa nechinetso chegiyabhokisi pashure pokumira kwake kwechipiri. Piquet akakwanisa mu10 yeSpain Grand Prix muBarcelona, achitora chikamu muchikamu chekutanga chepamusoro 10 chinzvimbo chebasa rake. Zvisinei, nhangemutange yake yakaguma parutivi rwechinomwe pashure pokurwisana naSébastien Bourdais mukuedza kudarika. MuTurkey Grand Prix akazviona achikwikwidza 17th uye kupedza nhangemutange 15th. Matambudziko ake akawedzerwa nevasina kupedzisa, paakadonha kunze kweMonaco mushure mekutadza kubata nemamiriro ekunze ane hunyoro, uye akatendeuka achidzingirira waanoshanda naye Alonso muCanada, asati azorora pakupedzisira palap 42 nekutadza kwebhureki. 