Didier Pironi
French · 1978–1982
VS

Gilles Villeneuve
Canadian · 1977–1982
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
12
8
Qualifyingahead
5
14
Didier Pironi · Gilles Villeneuve
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
33 — 32
65 shared
Qualifying H2H
20 — 44
64 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
1
1
Top-3 finishes
1
P2
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 3
1978 P9 1979 P2 1980 P5 1981 P7 1982 P2
Teammate battle by season
8
7
1981
4
1
1982
Career totals
Didier Pironi Gilles Villeneuve
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
6
Poles
4
2
Podiums
13
13
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
101
107
Starts
72
68
Rate-adjusted · per start
Didier Pironi Gilles Villeneuve
Win rate
4.2%
8.8%
Podium rate
18.1%
19.1%
Pole rate
5.6%
2.9%
Points / start
1.4
1.6
Avg grid
P10.0
P7.8
Avg finish
P11.3
P10.9
Finish rate
65.3%
61.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Didier Pironi Gilles Villeneuve
Mechanical retirements
13
15
Crash retirements
11
11
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1977
1980 · aged 28
First win
1978 · aged 28
1980
First pole
1979
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.0
Avg places gained
-2.9
Season points trajectory
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Didier Pironi Gilles Villeneuve
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Didier Pironi Gilles Villeneuve
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Didier Pironi 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve
Watkins Glen 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Didier Pironi 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve
Zolder 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Didier Pironi 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Gilles Villeneuve
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Didier Pironi 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Didier Pironi 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Didier Pironi 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Gilles Villeneuve
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Didier Pironi 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Gilles Villeneuve
Jarama 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 Gilles Villeneuve
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2 Gilles Villeneuve
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Didier Pironi 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Gilles Villeneuve
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Gilles Villeneuve
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Didier Pironi 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Gilles Villeneuve
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Gilles Villeneuve
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 Gilles Villeneuve
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P8
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P8 Gilles Villeneuve
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Gilles Villeneuve
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P11
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P11 Gilles Villeneuve
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Gilles Villeneuve
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9 Gilles Villeneuve
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Gilles Villeneuve
Team history
Didier Pironi
TYR
LIG
FER
Tyrrell 1978–1979Ligier 1980Ferrari 1981–1982
Gilles Villeneuve
FER
MCL
FER
Ferrari 1977McLaren 1977Ferrari 1978–1982
19771982
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Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).