Didier Pironi F1 stats
Driver info
Nationality
French
Birthplace
Villecresnes, France
Date of birth
Date of death
(aged 35)
Related to
Jose Dolhem (half-brother)
First race
Last race
Year(s) active
1978-82
Best championship finish
Runner-up ()
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Didier Pironi’s F1 stats
Grand Prix entries | 72 | |
---|---|---|
Grand Prix starts | 70 | |
Wins | 3 | 4.3% |
From pole | 0 | |
Win & f.lap | 1 | 33.3% |
Hat-trick | 0 | |
Podiums | 13 | 18.6% |
Pole positions | 4 | 5.7% |
Pole to win | 0 | |
Fastest laps | 5 | 7.1% |
Points | 101 | 1.44 pts p/r |
Points finishes | 29 | 41.4% |
Front row starts | 5 | 7.1% |
Times as championship leader | 4 | |
Best start | 1st | x4 |
Best finish | 1st | x3 |
Did not start | 2 | |
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Did not qualify | 0 | |
Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
Retirements | 26 | 37.1% |
First lap retirements | 3 | |
Not classified | 0 | |
Disqualified | 1 | 1.4% |
No. of events | 19 | |
No. of circuits | 22 |
Stats by season
A look at Pironi’s F1 stats by season
Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyrrell | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15th | |
Tyrrell | 15 | 15 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 10th | |
Ligier | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 5th | |
Ferrari | 15 | 15 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13th | |
Ferrari | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 2nd | |
72 | 70 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 101 |
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
Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyrrell (1978-79) | 31 | 31 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
Ligier (1980) | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 32 |
Ferrari (1981-82) | 27 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 48 |
72 | 70 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 101 |
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)
Driver | Races | Qualifying H2H |
---|---|---|
(FRA) Patrick Depailler (1978) | 16 | 2-14 |
(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (1979) | 13 | 8-5 |
(GBR) Geoff Lees (1979) | 1 | 1-0 |
(IRL) Derek Daly (1979) | 3 | 3-0 |
(FRA) Jacques Laffite (1980) | 14 | 8-6 |
(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (1981-82) | 20 | 6-14 |
(FRA) Patrick Tambay (1982) | 4 | 4-0 |