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