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