Jean-Pierre Jarier
French · 1971–1983
VS

Didier Pironi
French · 1978–1982
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
8
5
Qualifyingahead
5
8
Jean-Pierre Jarier · Didier Pironi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
21 — 32
53 shared
Qualifying H2H
13 — 39
52 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
1
P11
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 3
1979 P10 1980 P5 1982 P2
Teammate battle by season
8
5
1979
Career totals
Jean-Pierre Jarier Didier Pironi
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
3
Poles
3
4
Podiums
3
13
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
31.5
101
Starts
138
72
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jean-Pierre Jarier Didier Pironi
Win rate
0%
4.2%
Podium rate
2.2%
18.1%
Pole rate
2.2%
5.6%
Points / start
0.2
1.4
Avg grid
P14.7
P10.0
Avg finish
P14.5
P11.3
Finish rate
48.6%
65.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jean-Pierre Jarier Didier Pironi
Mechanical retirements
49
13
Crash retirements
16
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: 6 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1971
Debut season
1978
—
First win
1980 · aged 28
1975
First pole
1980
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
+0.2
Avg places gained
-1.0
Season points trajectory
1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983
Jean-Pierre Jarier Didier Pironi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jean-Pierre Jarier Didier Pironi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Zolder 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 Didier Pironi
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 Didier Pironi
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Didier Pironi
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Didier Pironi
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Didier Pironi
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P3
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P3 Didier Pironi
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 2 · P2
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 2 · P2 Didier Pironi
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Didier Pironi
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Didier Pironi
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 Didier Pironi
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Didier Pironi
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 Didier Pironi
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 Didier Pironi
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 Didier Pironi
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P14
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P14 Didier Pironi
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 Didier Pironi
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P4
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P4 Didier Pironi
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6 Didier Pironi
Jarama 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 Didier Pironi
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Didier Pironi
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 Didier Pironi
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9 Didier Pironi
Team history
Jean-Pierre Jarier
SHA
TYR
OSE
March-Ford 1971March 1973Shadow 1974Shadow-Ford 1975Shadow-Matra 1975Shadow 1976–1977Penske 1977Ligier 1977Team Lotus 1978ATS 1978Tyrrell 1979–1980Ligier 1981Osella 1981–1982Ligier 1983
Didier Pironi
TYR
FER
Tyrrell 1978–1979Ligier 1980Ferrari 1981–1982
19711983
Jean-Pierre Jarier → Didier Pironi → 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).