Didier Pironi

French · 1978–1982
VS

Patrick Depailler

French · 1972–1980
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
10
Qualifyingahead
2
14
Didier Pironi · Patrick Depailler
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
15 16
31 shared
Qualifying H2H
9 22
31 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: 0 · 2
1978 P5 1979 P6
Teammate battle by season
6
10
1978
Career totals
Didier Pironi Patrick Depailler
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
2
Poles
4
1
Podiums
13
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
101
141
Starts
72
95
Rate-adjusted · per start
Didier Pironi Patrick Depailler
Win rate
4.2%
2.1%
Podium rate
18.1%
20%
Pole rate
5.6%
1.1%
Points / start
1.4
1.5
Avg grid
P10.0
P9.3
Avg finish
P11.3
P11.1
Finish rate
65.3%
56.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Didier Pironi Patrick Depailler
Mechanical retirements
13
26
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 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1972
1980 · aged 28
First win
1978 · aged 33
1980
First pole
1974
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.0
Avg places gained
-1.8
Season points trajectory
1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982
Didier Pironi Patrick Depailler
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Didier Pironi Patrick Depailler
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Zolder 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Jarama 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3
Watkins Glen 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P9
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Didier Pironi
TYR
FER
Tyrrell 1978–1979Ligier 1980Ferrari 1981–1982
Patrick Depailler
TYR
Tyrrell 1972Tyrrell 1974–1978Ligier 1979Alfa Romeo 1980
19721982
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).