As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
René Arnoux · Piercarlo Ghinzani
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
44
—
17
61 shared
Qualifying H2H
55
—
4
59 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P3
Best championship
P19
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 0
1984
P6
Teammate battle by season
8
7
1987
Career totals
René Arnoux
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Championships
0
0
Wins
7
0
Poles
18
0
Podiums
22
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
181
2
Starts
151
79
Rate-adjusted · per start
René Arnoux
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Win rate
4.6%
0%
Podium rate
14.6%
0%
Pole rate
11.9%
0%
Points / start
1.2
0.0
Avg grid
P10.6
P22.0
Avg finish
P12.5
P18.4
Finish rate
55.6%
31.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
René Arnoux
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Mechanical retirements
44
44
Crash retirements
22
8
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1981
1980 · aged 31
First win
—
1979
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P5
-1.7
Avg places gained
+3.9
Season points trajectory
René Arnoux
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | René Arnoux | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Kyalami | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| René Arnoux 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| René Arnoux 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P15 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Fair Park | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · P14 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P15 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P12 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P17 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P13 Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Piercarlo Ghinzani | ||
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).