Gilles Villeneuve
Canadian · 1977–1982
VS

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