Daniel Suárez and Julia Piquet star on season 2 of Netflix’s Full Speed.
Suárez and Piquet met through Piquet’s brother, Nelson Piquet Jr.
They married in July 2024 after four years of dating.
Love took the checkered flag for Daniel Suárez and Julia Piquet.
The NASCAR driver and his wife — who star on season 2 of Netflix’s Full Speed docuseries — met in 2012, while Suárez was visiting Piquet’s brother, fellow driver Nelson Piquet Jr., in Charlotte, N.C. But their relationship didn’t rev up until years later.
During an interview with NASCAR in 2025, Suárez recalled, “When Julia and I met, I didn’t speak English and she didn’t speak Spanish, so we couldn’t communicate.”
They eventually reconnected when Suárez was driving at the Race of Champions in Mexico City. The pair officially started dating in 2019, and went on to wed in the bride’s hometown of Brasilia, Brazil, in 2024. Following their wedding, Piquet told PEOPLE, “We’ll stay strong as a couple, grow together and move forward in life.”
Online, Suárez has described his wife as his “best friend” and the love of his life. Similarly, Piquet has praised her husband in sweet posts. Days after their nuptials, she wrote on Instagram, “I’m so proud of you as a person, as a driver, and as an incredible ambassador for this sport that we both love so much!”
So who is Daniel Suárez’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Julia Piquet and her relationship with the NASCAR star.
Piquet is the daughter of a former Formula 1 driver
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Julia Piquet with her dad
Piquet’s parents are F1 world champion Nelson Piquet and Sylvia Tamsma. Her father, a former F1 Grand Prix racing driver from Brazil, won three World Championships in 1981, 1983 and 1987, and was inducted into the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Hall of Fame in 2017, per the organization.
“I’ve always had a strong character, which I think comes from my Dad,” she told Fast and Fearless in 2018. “It’s allowed me to never back down from what I believe in and never be afraid to give my opinion.”
The day before Piquet’s birth, her father crashed his 1992 Lola-Buick during practice for the Indy500, per UPI. In 2023, Piquet shared photos and footage from her dad’s accident on Instagram, saying that she’s “deeply grateful dad survived this one, or I never would have had the chance to meet my hero.”
Piquet’s brother, Nelson Piquet Jr., is former F1 driver and current stock car racing driver.
Piquet was a racing correspondent
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Daniel Suarez and wife, Julia Piquet pose for a photo on the red carpet prior to the NASCAR Awards and Champion Celebration
Piquet previously served as a correspondent for Motorsport Network. In her role, she interviewed her father, her brother, Juan Pablo Montoya, Pipo Derani and more.
Months before she and Suárez started dating, Piquet spoke to her future husband at the 2019 Race of Champions in Mexico.
Sharing an image from that interview years later, Piquet wrote, “I love you and our story 💫💛.”
Piquet and Suárez started dating in 2019
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Julia Piquet and Daniel Suarez
After first meeting in 2012, Piquet and Suárez officially began dating in March 2019. Suárez celebrated five years with Piquet in 2024 by posting a photo of the couple.
“Today is my 5th anniversary with this pinche bombón!! So fortunate to have you on this journey with me. Te amo. 😘,” Suárez captioned the snap.
Piquet marked their fifth anniversary by sharing their first photo together — a picture of the duo at a restaurant.
Alongside the throwback, she wrote, “Happy 5 year anniversary to the man who still opens the door for me every single time, my soon to be hubby ❤️ Here is the first pic we ever took together 👶🏼👶🏽.”
They got engaged in 2022
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Julia Piquet and Daniel Suarez
The NASCAR driver proposed to Piquet in Monaco in November 2022.
In a video of the engagement, Suárez and Piquet can be seen standing next to a rocky outcropping. When Suárez pulled out the engagement ring, Piquet burst into tears.
“Let’s stay young forever together 🤍 ,” Piquet captioned the clip.
Piquet and Suárez married in 2024
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Daniel Suarez and Julia Piquet on their wedding day.
The couple’s wedding took place in Brazil on July 30, 2024, PEOPLE exclusively confirmed. The two took advantage of NASCAR’s two-week summer break thanks to the 2024 Olympics, getting married on a Tuesday.
“Being able to get married in my hometown of Brasilia, where I lived for four years during high school, is very special,” the bride told PEOPLE, adding that the Brazilian capital is where her father and much of her family lives. “It’s a place that I love. So, it really was a no brainer.”
Piquet and Suárez’s ceremony featured green and white decorations with hints of light pink, which were designed to match the scenic gardens and foliage surrounding the venue at Recanto das Aguas.
They “didn’t really have a very specific vision or plan for the wedding” apart from bringing their families together, Piquet said.
“That was at the top of our list for both me and Daniel,” she said. “It’s a really unique opportunity to have everyone together in one place at one time. So, we’re really cherishing this moment that we have all our family together.”
She is an integrative nutrition health coach
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Daniel Suarez and Julia Piquet look on during qualifying for the running of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff
Piquet is a certified integrative nutrition health coach, having earned her certificate from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in February 2023.
“All it takes is one thought, one idea, and one step at a time 💖 #certifiedhealthcoach,” she wrote on her coaching Instagram after obtaining her certificate.
Piquet was inspired to start her health journey in 2020 after sharing her struggle with binge eating disorder.
She enjoys celebrating Suárez’s different accomplishments
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Daniel Suarez, driver of the #99 Onx Homes/Renu Chevrolet, and Julia Piquet celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series
Over the years, Piquet has posted photos of herself with Suárez at various races, including his first NASCAR Cup Series win at Sonoma Raceway in 2022.
“My heart!!!! 🏆🍀❤️ I have seen you in the lowest of lows and am privileged to see you in the highest of highs!” she wrote on Instagram. “You are the most deserving winner out there! Hard work pays off and you are the hardest working person I know 🇲🇽 NASCAR CUP WINNER 🥇 First Mexican winner in the cup series!!!!!”
Piquet was also with Suárez the day he became a United States citizen in 2024. She congratulated the Mexican-born driver on taking his Oath of Allegiance with a post on Instagram.
“Proud is an understatement,” she wrote. “You are so deserving 🙏🏼🇺🇸🤍 Let’s still eat tacos tho k?”
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