Piquet Racing was a short-lived British Formula 3000

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team set up in 1992 by

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world champion Nelson Piquet and

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/ref> The team entered a single car for Olivier Beretta, a young Monegasque friend of Piquet, in the 1992 Formula 3000 season. The season was without much success, though, as Beretta failed to score any points, and third on the grid at the

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round was the highlight of the season. The team did not return for 1993.

Complete Formula 3000 results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

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