René Arnoux

French · 1978–1989
VS

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

French · 1975–1981
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
18
10
Qualifyingahead
9
18
René Arnoux · Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
24 12
36 shared
Qualifying H2H
13 22
35 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P3
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 0
1979 P8 1980 P6
Teammate battle by season
8
7
1979
10
3
1980
Career totals
René Arnoux Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Championships
0
0
Wins
7
2
Poles
18
6
Podiums
22
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
181
21
Starts
151
50
Rate-adjusted · per start
René Arnoux Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Win rate
4.6%
4%
Podium rate
14.6%
4%
Pole rate
11.9%
12%
Points / start
1.2
0.4
Avg grid
P10.6
P9.5
Avg finish
P12.5
P16.3
Finish rate
55.6%
22%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
René Arnoux Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Mechanical retirements
44
33
Crash retirements
22
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: 1 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1975
1980 · aged 31
First win
1979 · aged 36
1979
First pole
1979
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.7
Avg places gained
-6.7
Season points trajectory
1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989
René Arnoux Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit René Arnoux Jean-Pierre Jabouille
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
René Arnoux 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Hockenheimring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P14
René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Kyalami 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
René Arnoux 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
René Arnoux 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
René Arnoux 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
René Arnoux 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Zolder 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Long Beach 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Jarama 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P13
René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P13 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Team history
René Arnoux
REN
FER
LIG
Surtees 1978Martini 1978Renault 1979–1982Ferrari 1983–1985Ligier 1986–1989
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
REN
Tyrrell 1975Renault 1977–1980Ligier 1981
19751989
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).