As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Patrick Depailler · Jacques Laffite
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
45
—
35
80 shared
Qualifying H2H
41
—
38
80 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 1
1975
P9
1976
P4
1977
P9
1978
P5
1979
P4
Teammate battle by season
3
4
1979
Career totals
Patrick Depailler
Jacques Laffite
Championships
0
0
Wins
2
6
Poles
1
7
Podiums
19
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
141
228
Starts
95
177
Rate-adjusted · per start
Patrick Depailler
Jacques Laffite
Win rate
2.1%
3.4%
Podium rate
20%
18.6%
Pole rate
1.1%
4%
Points / start
1.5
1.3
Avg grid
P9.3
P11.5
Avg finish
P11.1
P11.9
Finish rate
56.8%
53.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Patrick Depailler
Jacques Laffite
Mechanical retirements
26
60
Crash retirements
12
12
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 · 10
Milestones & racecraft
1972
Debut season
1974
1978 · aged 33
First win
1977 · aged 33
1974
First pole
1976
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.8
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
Patrick Depailler
Jacques Laffite
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Patrick Depailler | Jacques Laffite |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Patrick Depailler 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 0 · — 1 · 4 · P1 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Jarama | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Patrick Depailler 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P3 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P3 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P15 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Patrick Depailler 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8 Jacques Laffite | ||
Team history
Patrick Depailler
Jacques Laffite
19721986
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).