Is Kelly Piquet related to Nelson Piquet?

Kelly Piquet is a Brazilian model, columnist, blogger and public relations professional.

Brazilian model Kelly Piquet, partner of Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen, is pictured after the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria, on July 4, 2021. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Kelly Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior was born on December 7, 1988, in Homburg, Germany as the daughter of Nelson Piquet ( a Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One World Champion) and Sylvia Tamsma (a Dutch model).

Growing up, Kelly Piquet spent most of her childhood living in the South of France, Brazil and England. She attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York, majoring in International Relations with an emphasis on political science and economics.

Kelly Piquet took an internship in fashion while in college and has worked at Vogue Latinoamerica, Bergdorf Goodman, and KCD PR agency.

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 12: Here the girl friend of Max Verstappen, Kelly Piquet seen during the Grand Prix Formula 1 of Abu Dhabi, at Yas Marina Circuit on December 12, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Cristiano Barni ATPImages/Getty Images)

Kelly Piquet also works as a columnist for Marie Claire magazine. She has a daughter Penelope with the Russian racing driver Daniil Kvyat, born on 27 July 2019.