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Didier Pironi F1 stats

Driver info

Nationality

French

Birthplace

Villecresnes, France

Date of birth

26 March 1952

Date of death

23 August 1987 (aged 35)

Related to

Jose Dolhem (half-brother)

First race

1978 Argentine Grand Prix

Last race

1982 French Grand Prix

Year(s) active

1978-82

Best championship finish

Runner-up (1982)

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F1 stats

A detailed look at Didier Pironi’s F1 stats

Grand Prix entries72 
Grand Prix starts70 
Wins34.3%
From pole0 
Win & f.lap133.3%
Hat-trick0 
Podiums1318.6%
Pole positions45.7%
Pole to win0 
Fastest laps57.1%
Points1011.44 pts p/r
Points finishes2941.4%
Front row starts57.1%
Times as championship leader4 
Best start1stx4
Best finish1stx3
Did not start2 
Did not qualify0 
Did not pre-qualify0 
Retirements2637.1%
First lap retirements3 
Not classified0 
Disqualified11.4%
No. of events19 
No. of circuits22 

Stats by season

A look at Pironi’s F1 stats by season

YearConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTSWC
1978Tyrrell1616–––––6955715th
1979Tyrrell1515–2–––56351410th
1980Ligier1414152246118325th
1981Ferrari1515–––1–7344913th
1982Ferrari1210262212117392nd
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Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

  • 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
  • PTS: Points
  • WC: World Championship

Stats by constructor

A look at Pironi’s F1 stats by constructor

ConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTS
Tyrrell (1978-79)3131–2–––11631021
Ligier (1980)141415224611832
Ferrari (1981-82)2725262319111148
 7270313455261129101
Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

  • 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
  • PTS: Points

Teammates

A list of Pironi’s teammates (race drivers only)

DriverRacesQualifying H2H
(FRA) Patrick Depailler (1978)162-14
(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (1979)138-5
(GBR) Geoff Lees (1979)11-0
(IRL) Derek Daly (1979)33-0
(FRA) Jacques Laffite (1980)148-6
(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (1981-82)206-14
(FRA) Patrick Tambay (1982)44-0

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