Didier Pironi
French · 1978–1982
VS

Jacques Laffite
French · 1974–1986
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
8
6
Qualifyingahead
8
6
Didier Pironi · Jacques Laffite
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
31 — 40
71 shared
Qualifying H2H
25 — 45
70 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 4
1978 P8 1979 P4 1980 P4 1981 P4 1982 P2
Teammate battle by season
8
6
1980
Career totals
Didier Pironi Jacques Laffite
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
6
Poles
4
7
Podiums
13
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
101
228
Starts
72
177
Rate-adjusted · per start
Didier Pironi Jacques Laffite
Win rate
4.2%
3.4%
Podium rate
18.1%
18.6%
Pole rate
5.6%
4%
Points / start
1.4
1.3
Avg grid
P10.0
P11.5
Avg finish
P11.3
P11.9
Finish rate
65.3%
53.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Didier Pironi Jacques Laffite
Mechanical retirements
13
60
Crash retirements
11
12
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 · 10
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1974
1980 · aged 28
First win
1977 · aged 33
1980
First pole
1976
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.0
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986
Didier Pironi Jacques Laffite
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Didier Pironi Jacques Laffite
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Zolder 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Watkins Glen 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P3
Jarama 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6
Team history
Didier Pironi
TYR
FER
Tyrrell 1978–1979Ligier 1980Ferrari 1981–1982
Jacques Laffite
LIG
WIL
LIG
Iso Marlboro 1974Williams 1975Ligier 1976–1982Williams 1983–1984Ligier 1985–1986
19741986
Didier Pironi → Jacques Laffite → Compare others
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).