Ligier F1 stats
Constructor info
Licensed in
France
Race debut
Last race
Year(s) active
1976-96
Best championship finish (constructor)
2nd (1980)
Best championship finish (driver)
4th Jacques Laffite (1979, 1980, 1981)
F1 stats
A detailed look at Ligier’s F1 stats.
| Grand Prix entries | 330 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 326 | |
| Wins | 9 | 2.8% |
| Race 1-2 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Podiums | 50 | |
| Races with a podium | 45 | 13.8% |
| Pole positions | 9 | 2.8% |
| Qualifying 1-2 | 5 | 1.5% |
| Fastest laps | 10 | 3.1% |
| Points | 388 | 1.19 pts p/r |
| Driver points finishes | 115 | |
| Races scored points | 102 | 31.3% |
| Front row starts | 19 | |
| Races with front row start | 14 | 4.3% |
| Times led Constructors’ championship | 4 | |
| Times led Drivers’ championship | 4 |
| Best start | 1st | x9 |
|---|---|---|
| Best finish | 1st | x9 |
| Constructors’ championships | 0 | |
| Drivers’ championships | 0 | |
| Did not start | 5 | |
| Did not qualify | 29 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 280 | |
| Races with a DNF | 210 | 64.4% |
| Not classified | 4 | |
| Disqualified | 4 | |
| No. of events | 28 | |
| No. of circuits | 39 | |
| No. of drivers | 28 |
Stats by season
A look at Ligier’s F1 stats by season.
| Year | Engine | Drivers | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Matra | Jacques Laffite (16) 7th | 16 | 16 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 6th |
| 1977 | Matra |
| 17 | 17 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 8th |
| 1978 | Matra | Jacques Laffite (16) 8th | 16 | 16 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 6th |
| 1979 | Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 61 | 3rd |
| 1980 | Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 66 | 2nd |
| 1981 | Matra |
| 15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 4th |
| 1982 | Matra |
| 15 | 15 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 8th |
| 1983 | Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 9 | 7 | – | – | NC |
| 1984 | Renault |
| 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9th |
| 1985 | Renault |
| 15 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 6th |
| 1986 | Renault |
| 16 | 16 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 5th |
| 1987 | Megatron |
| 15 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11th |
| 1988 | Judd |
| 16 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 17 | 9 | – | – | NC |
| 1989 | Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14th |
| 1990 | Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 10 | 7 | – | – | NC |
| 1991 | Lamborghini |
| 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 14 | 7 | – | – | NC |
| 1992 | Renault |
| 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8th |
| 1993 | Renault |
| 16 | 16 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 15 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 5th |
| 1994 | Renault |
| 16 | 16 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 6th |
| 1995 | Mugen-Honda |
| 17 | 17 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 5th |
| 1996 | Mugen-Honda |
| 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 6th |
Jacky Ickx (8) 15th
Eddie Cheever (15) 12th
Andrea de Cesaris (16) 16th
Stefan Johansson (16)
Martin Brundle (16) 7thTable definitions
Click column headers to sort
- Drivers: (race entries) championship position
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes by drivers
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
- NC: Not classified