 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Chiziviso chekupedzisira chemwaka neLotus chakaratidza kuti pakanga pasina zvigaro zvakasara nechimwe chezvikwata zvepamusoro McLaren, Ferrari naWilliams, zvichisiya Piquet aine mukana usingafadzi wekusava nemotokari ye1990. Zvisinei, chikwata cheBenetton chakanga chine chigaro chakanga chisina kuwanikwa pavakasarudza kusachengeta mutevedzeri wemutyairi Emanuele Pirro. Mushure memwaka miviri isina kunaka kuLotus, Piquet akamanikidzwa kusaina chibvumirano chekubhadhara-ne-mhedzisiro chibvumirano neBenetton, uyo aive nekushandisa kwakasarudzika kwefekitori Ford HB4 V8 injini. Izvi zvakaona Piquet achidzokera kune chimwe chinhu chakafanana nechimiro chake chekare chepamusoro mu. Pasinei nemitambo mishoma isina kunaka uye dzimwe nguva ichipfuura neyemutambo weItaly Alessandro Nannini uyo aizorasikirwa nekurasikirwa nekona yake yekurudyi mukudonha kweherikoputa mushure meSpanish Grand Prix kumumanikidza kuti aende pamudyandigere weF1 ruoko rwake rwakavhiyiwa, Piquet akawana kukunda kaviri mumakwikwi maviri ekupedzisira emwaka. Yokutanga muJapanYakanga iri imwe nhaka mushure mekunge Senna atora Ferrari yaProst pakutendeuka kwekutanga, uye vese Gerhard Berger McLaren naMansell Ferrari vakasiya basa. Kwakanga kuri kukunda kwake kwokutanga kubvira paGran Prix yeItaly ya1987. Yechipiri yakanga iri mavhiki maviri gare gare bedzi munhangemutange yokupedzisira yemwaka muAustralia apo pashure pokutyaira kukuru, Piquet akapukunyuka denho ine simba, asi yakarurama, kubva kuV12 Ferrari yaMansell kukunda iyo yakanga iri 500th World Championship Formula One Grand Prix. Zviratidzo zvake 18 kubva kumakwikwi maviri ekupedzisira zvakamuona achifamba kubva pa7th mumakwikwi 25 points kusvika pakuguma kwechitatu mumakwikwi ne43. Piquet naGerhard Berger vose vakawana mapoinzi 43 Piquet akanga awana 44 asi akamanikidzwa kudonhedza 1 poindi pasi pe Best 11 mutemo wenguva yacho, asi kukunda kwaPiquet kaviri, uko Berger asina kukunda, akamuona achipedza wechitatu. 