Jacques Laffite

French · 1974–1986
VS

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

French · 1975–1981
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
1
Qualifyingahead
3
0
Jacques Laffite · Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
36 14
50 shared
Qualifying H2H
28 21
49 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 0
1978 P8 1979 P4 1980 P4
Teammate battle by season
2
1
1981
Career totals
Jacques Laffite Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Championships
0
0
Wins
6
2
Poles
7
6
Podiums
33
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
228
21
Starts
177
50
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jacques Laffite Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Win rate
3.4%
4%
Podium rate
18.6%
4%
Pole rate
4%
12%
Points / start
1.3
0.4
Avg grid
P11.5
P9.5
Avg finish
P11.9
P16.3
Finish rate
53.7%
22%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jacques Laffite Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Mechanical retirements
60
33
Crash retirements
12
2
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 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
1974
Debut season
1975
1977 · aged 33
First win
1979 · aged 36
1976
First pole
1979
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
-6.7
Season points trajectory
1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986
Jacques Laffite Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jacques Laffite Jean-Pierre Jabouille
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Jacques Laffite 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Hockenheimring 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Jacques Laffite 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Jacques Laffite 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Jacques Laffite 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Jacques Laffite 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1
Jacques Laffite 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Scandinavian Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Jacques Laffite 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Jacques Laffite 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Zolder 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Jacques Laffite 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
Jacques Laffite 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Jacques Laffite 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Jarama 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P13
Jacques Laffite 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14
Jacques Laffite 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Jacques Laffite 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
Jacques Laffite 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
Jacques Laffite 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Jacques Laffite 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · —
Jacques Laffite 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Jacques Laffite 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Team history
Jacques Laffite
LIG
WIL
LIG
Iso Marlboro 1974Williams 1975Ligier 1976–1982Williams 1983–1984Ligier 1985–1986
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
REN
Tyrrell 1975Renault 1977–1980Ligier 1981
19741986
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).