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Didier Pironi
FranceStatus
Retired
Active Years
1978–1982
Biography
Driver Info
Nationality
France↗Driver Number
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Date of Birth
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F1 Debut
1978 Argentine Grand Prix↗Last GP
1982 German Grand Prix↗WDC
0
Wins
3
Podiums
13
Poles
4
Fastest Laps
5
GP
71
Best WDC
P2
1982
Most Wins In Season
2
1982
Teams
3
Seasons
5
Consecutive Wins
1
Consecutive Podiums
3
Consecutive results are calculated from available published GP result rows.
Race archive
Career Statistics
Grand Prix Wins
3Podium Finishes
13Belgian Grand Prix1979 · P3 ↗United States Grand Prix1979 · P3 ↗South African Grand Prix1980 · P3 ↗Belgian Grand Prix1980 · P1 ↗French Grand Prix1980 · P2 ↗Canadian Grand Prix1980 · P3 ↗United States Grand Prix1980 · P3 ↗San Marino Grand Prix1982 · P1 ↗Monaco Grand Prix1982 · P2 ↗Detroit Grand Prix1982 · P3 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1982 · P1 ↗British Grand Prix1982 · P2 ↗French Grand Prix1982 · P3 ↗
Pole Positions
4Fastest Laps
0No published race results available.
Team history
Teammate History
Head-to-head comparisons7 teammates · Click to expand⌄
Head-to-head comparisons
7 teammates · Click to expand
Only Grand Prix races actually started together for the same team count. Wins, podiums and points use those shared GPs; WDC position is season-wide.
🏁Patrick Tambay1982 · Ferrari⌄Click to view H2H statistics
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Patrick Tambay
1982 · Ferrari
Shared Grand Prix: 4
Race H2H
3 : 0
Qualifying H2H
4 : 0
Wins
1 : 1
Podiums
3 : 2
Points
19 : 16
WDC H2H
1 : 0
1982 ↗Ferrari
Shared Grand Prix: 4
Race H2H
3 : 0
Qualifying H2H
4 : 0
Wins
1 : 1
Podiums
3 : 2
Points
19 : 16
WDC Position
P2 : P7
Left: Didier Pironi · Right: Patrick Tambay
🏁Gilles Villeneuve1981, 1982 · Ferrari⌄Click to view H2H statistics
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Gilles Villeneuve
1981, 1982 · Ferrari
Shared Grand Prix: 19
Race H2H
2 : 3
Qualifying H2H
5 : 14
Wins
1 : 2
Podiums
1 : 4
Points
19 : 31
WDC H2H
1 : 1
1981 ↗Ferrari
Shared Grand Prix: 15
Race H2H
1 : 3
Qualifying H2H
5 : 10
Wins
0 : 2
Podiums
0 : 3
Points
9 : 25
WDC Position
P13 : P7
1982 ↗Ferrari
Shared Grand Prix: 4
Race H2H
1 : 0
Qualifying H2H
0 : 4
Wins
1 : 0
Podiums
1 : 1
Points
10 : 6
WDC Position
P2 : P15
Left: Didier Pironi · Right: Gilles Villeneuve
🏁Jacques Laffite1980 · Ligier⌄Click to view H2H statistics
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Jacques Laffite
1980 · Ligier
Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
4 : 1
Qualifying H2H
8 : 6
Wins
1 : 1
Podiums
5 : 5
Points
32 : 34
WDC H2H
0 : 1
1980 ↗Ligier
Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
4 : 1
Qualifying H2H
8 : 6
Wins
1 : 1
Podiums
5 : 5
Points
32 : 34
WDC Position
P5 : P4
Left: Didier Pironi · Right: Jacques Laffite
🏁Jean-Pierre Jarier1979 · Tyrrell⌄Click to view H2H statistics
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Jean-Pierre Jarier
1979 · Tyrrell
Shared Grand Prix: 13
Race H2H
1 : 3
Qualifying H2H
8 : 5
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
2 : 2
Points
14 : 14
WDC H2H
1 : 0
1979 ↗Tyrrell
Shared Grand Prix: 13
Race H2H
1 : 3
Qualifying H2H
8 : 5
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
2 : 2
Points
14 : 14
WDC Position
P10 : P11
Left: Didier Pironi · Right: Jean-Pierre Jarier
🏁Derek Daly1979 · Tyrrell⌄Click to view H2H statistics
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Derek Daly
1979 · Tyrrell
Shared Grand Prix: 3
Race H2H
1 : 0
Qualifying H2H
3 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
1 : 0
Points
6 : 0
WDC H2H
0 : 0
1979 ↗Tyrrell
Shared Grand Prix: 3
Race H2H
1 : 0
Qualifying H2H
3 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
1 : 0
Points
6 : 0
WDC Position
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Left: Didier Pironi · Right: Derek Daly
🏁Geoff Lees1979 · Tyrrell⌄Click to view H2H statistics
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Geoff Lees
1979 · Tyrrell
Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 1
Qualifying H2H
1 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC H2H
0 : 0
1979 ↗Tyrrell
Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 1
Qualifying H2H
1 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
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Left: Didier Pironi · Right: Geoff Lees
🏁Patrick Depailler1978 · Tyrrell⌄Click to view H2H statistics
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Patrick Depailler
1978 · Tyrrell
Shared Grand Prix: 16
Race H2H
0 : 4
Qualifying H2H
2 : 14
Wins
0 : 1
Podiums
0 : 5
Points
7 : 34
WDC H2H
0 : 1
1978 ↗Tyrrell
Shared Grand Prix: 16
Race H2H
0 : 4
Qualifying H2H
2 : 14
Wins
0 : 1
Podiums
0 : 5
Points
7 : 34
WDC Position
P15 : P5
Left: Didier Pironi · Right: Patrick Depailler
Career landmarks
Career Milestones
Key moments in F1 historyFirst achievements, debut and latest published Grand Prix⌄
Key moments in F1 history
First achievements, debut and latest published Grand Prix
First Fastest Lap
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Not available
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First WDC
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Not available
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Milestones use published GP results. First Points means the first GP with points awarded; championship milestones use completed season standings.
Season by Season
Career Timeline
Season
Team
WDC
Points
Wins
Podiums
Poles
FL
GP
Career archive
Racing Record
Racing Career Summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Formula One | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15th |
| 1979 | Formula One | Tyrrell | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10th |
| 1980 | Formula One | Ligier | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 5th |
| 1981 | Formula One | Ferrari | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13th |
| 1982 | Formula One | Ferrari | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 2nd |
Complete Formula One Results
Each race tile opens the Grand Prix. Bold race codes indicate pole position, italic race codes indicate fastest lap. Sprint results appear below Grand Prix results when sprint data is available.
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | WDC | PTS |
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| 1978 | Tyrrell | ARG14 | BRA6 | RSA6 | USA18 | MON5 | BEL6 | ESP12 | SWE23 | FRA10 | GBR16 | GER5 | AUT18 | NED26 | ITA21 | USA10 | CAN7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 |
| 1979 | Tyrrell | ARG21 | BRA4 | RSA21 | USADSQ | ESP6 | BEL3 | MON15 | FRA19 | GBR10 | GER9 | AUT7 | NED8 | ITA10 | CAN5 | USA3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 |
| 1980 | Ligier | ARG23 | BRA4 | RSA3 | USA6 | BEL1 | MON11 | FRA2 | GBR15 | GER21 | AUT20 | NED23 | ITA6 | CAN3 | USA3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 32 |
| 1981 | Ferrari | USA10 | BRA20 | ARG23 | SAN5 | BEL8 | MON4 | ESP15 | FRA5 | GBR17 | GER24 | AUT9 | NED21 | ITA5 | CAN20 | CAE9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 |
| 1982 | Ferrari | RSA18 | BRA6 | USA22 | SAN1 | BELDNS | MON2 | DET3 | CAN9 | NED1 | GBR2 | FRA3 | GER26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 39 |
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