▁alongside ▁Christ iano ▁Ro cha ▁though ▁neither ▁would ▁complete ▁the ▁season . ▁Despite ▁having ▁somewhat ▁of ▁a ▁revol ving ▁door ▁with ▁no ▁less ▁than ▁ 6 ▁drivers ▁racing ▁throughout ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁team ▁secured ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁teams ▁championship . ▁R old an ▁Rod rig uez , ▁Diego ▁N unes , ▁Dav ide ▁R ig on ▁and ▁Fa usto ▁I pp ol iti ▁would ▁complete ▁the ▁season ▁while ▁Ro cha ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁third ▁car . ▁Ro cha ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁ 4 th ▁while ▁Rod rig uez ▁and ▁C ac eras ▁were ▁ 6 th ▁and ▁ 7 th ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ▁ ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁by ▁Brazil ian ▁Nelson ▁Pi quet , ▁a ▁triple ▁Formula ▁One ▁World ▁D ri vers ' ▁Champion , ▁for ▁his ▁son ▁Nelson ▁Pi quet ▁Jr . ▁with ▁Fil ipe ▁V arg as , ▁the ▁team ▁manager , ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁operation . ▁The ▁team ' s ▁first ▁competition ▁was ▁the ▁South ▁American ▁Formula ▁Three ▁Championship ▁where ▁Pi quet ▁Jr . ▁took ▁second ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁race ▁and ▁won ▁four ▁races ▁later ▁in ▁C asc avel . ▁The ▁young ▁Brazil ian ▁finished ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁championship ▁with ▁ 7 7 ▁points , ▁while ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁team ' s ▁championship , ▁also ▁scoring ▁ 7 7 ▁points . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁stuck ▁with ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁American ▁championship ▁the ▁following ▁year