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René Arnoux

France

Status

Retired

Active Years

1978–1989

Biography

Driver Info

Nationality

France↗

Driver Number

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Date of Birth

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F1 Debut

1978 Belgian Grand Prix↗

Last GP

1989 Australian Grand Prix↗

WDC

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Fastest Laps

149

Best WDC

1983

Most Wins In Season

1983

Teams

Seasons

Consecutive Wins

Consecutive Podiums

Consecutive results are calculated from available published GP result rows.

Race archive

Career Statistics

Grand Prix Wins

Brazilian Grand Prix1980 · P1 ↗South African Grand Prix1980 · P1 ↗French Grand Prix1982 · P1 ↗Italian Grand Prix1982 · P1 ↗Canadian Grand Prix1983 · P1 ↗German Grand Prix1983 · P1 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1983 · P1 ↗

Pole Positions

Austrian Grand Prix1979 · P6 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1979 · P23 ↗Austrian Grand Prix1980 · P9 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1980 · P2 ↗Italian Grand Prix1980 · P10 ↗French Grand Prix1981 · P4 ↗British Grand Prix1981 · P9 ↗Austrian Grand Prix1981 · P2 ↗Italian Grand Prix1981 · P19 ↗South African Grand Prix1982 · P3 ↗San Marino Grand Prix1982 · P8 ↗Monaco Grand Prix1982 · P19 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1982 · P21 ↗French Grand Prix1982 · P1 ↗San Marino Grand Prix1983 · P3 ↗Detroit Grand Prix1983 · P17 ↗Canadian Grand Prix1983 · P1 ↗British Grand Prix1983 · P5 ↗

Fastest Laps

No published race results available.

Team history

Teammate History

Head-to-head comparisons

9 teammates · Click to expand

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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.

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Olivier Grouillard

1989 · Ligier

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Shared Grand Prix: 7

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

1 : 6

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 1

WDC H2H

1 : 0

View Olivier Grouillard profile ↗

1989 ↗Ligier

Shared Grand Prix: 7

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

1 : 6

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 1

WDC Position

P24 : P26

Left: René Arnoux · Right: Olivier Grouillard

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Stefan Johansson

1988 · Ligier

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Shared Grand Prix: 10

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

7 : 3

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Stefan Johansson profile ↗

1988 ↗Ligier

Shared Grand Prix: 10

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

7 : 3

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: René Arnoux · Right: Stefan Johansson

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Piercarlo Ghinzani

1987 · Ligier

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Shared Grand Prix: 13

Race H2H

2 : 2

Qualifying H2H

12 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

1 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Piercarlo Ghinzani profile ↗

1987 ↗Ligier

Shared Grand Prix: 13

Race H2H

2 : 2

Qualifying H2H

12 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

1 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: René Arnoux · Right: Piercarlo Ghinzani

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Jacques Laffite

1986 · Ligier

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Shared Grand Prix: 9

Race H2H

3 : 1

Qualifying H2H

8 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 2

Points

11 : 14

WDC H2H

0 : 1

View Jacques Laffite profile ↗

1986 ↗Ligier

Shared Grand Prix: 9

Race H2H

3 : 1

Qualifying H2H

8 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 2

Points

11 : 14

WDC Position

P10 : P8

Left: René Arnoux · Right: Jacques Laffite

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Philippe Alliot

1986 · Ligier

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Shared Grand Prix: 7

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

5 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

3 : 1

WDC H2H

1 : 0

View Philippe Alliot profile ↗

1986 ↗Ligier

Shared Grand Prix: 7

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

5 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

3 : 1

WDC Position

P10 : P19

Left: René Arnoux · Right: Philippe Alliot

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Michele Alboreto

1984, 1985 · Ferrari

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Shared Grand Prix: 17

Race H2H

1 : 6

Qualifying H2H

4 : 13

Wins

0 : 1

Podiums

4 : 5

Points

30 : 36.5

WDC H2H

0 : 2

View Michele Alboreto profile ↗

1984 ↗Ferrari

Shared Grand Prix: 16

Race H2H

1 : 5

Qualifying H2H

4 : 12

Wins

0 : 1

Podiums

4 : 4

Points

27 : 30.5

WDC Position

P6 : P4

1985 ↗Ferrari

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

3 : 6

WDC Position

P19 : P2

Left: René Arnoux · Right: Michele Alboreto

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Patrick Tambay

1983 · Ferrari

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Shared Grand Prix: 15

Race H2H

3 : 4

Qualifying H2H

7 : 8

Wins

3 : 1

Podiums

7 : 5

Points

49 : 40

WDC H2H

1 : 0

View Patrick Tambay profile ↗

1983 ↗Ferrari

Shared Grand Prix: 15

Race H2H

3 : 4

Qualifying H2H

7 : 8

Wins

3 : 1

Podiums

7 : 5

Points

49 : 40

WDC Position

P3 : P4

Left: René Arnoux · Right: Patrick Tambay

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Alain Prost

1981, 1982 · Renault

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Shared Grand Prix: 30

Race H2H

1 : 4

Qualifying H2H

13 : 17

Wins

2 : 5

Podiums

5 : 10

Points

39 : 77

WDC H2H

0 : 2

View Alain Prost profile ↗

1981 ↗Renault

Shared Grand Prix: 14

Race H2H

0 : 3

Qualifying H2H

5 : 9

Wins

0 : 3

Podiums

1 : 6

Points

11 : 43

WDC Position

P9 : P5

1982 ↗Renault

Shared Grand Prix: 16

Race H2H

1 : 1

Qualifying H2H

8 : 8

Wins

2 : 2

Podiums

4 : 4

Points

28 : 34

WDC Position

P6 : P4

Left: René Arnoux · Right: Alain Prost

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Jean-Pierre Jabouille

1979, 1980 · Renault

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Shared Grand Prix: 27

Race H2H

1 : 2

Qualifying H2H

9 : 18

Wins

2 : 2

Podiums

6 : 2

Points

46 : 18

WDC H2H

2 : 0

View Jean-Pierre Jabouille profile ↗

1979 ↗Renault

Shared Grand Prix: 14

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

4 : 10

Wins

0 : 1

Podiums

3 : 1

Points

17 : 9

WDC Position

P8 : P13

1980 ↗Renault

Shared Grand Prix: 13

Race H2H

1 : 1

Qualifying H2H

5 : 8

Wins

2 : 1

Podiums

3 : 1

Points

29 : 9

WDC Position

P6 : P8

Left: René Arnoux · Right: Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Career landmarks

Career Milestones

Key moments in F1 history

First achievements, debut and latest published Grand Prix

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First GP

1978 ↗

Belgian Grand Prix

Martini

First Points

1979 ↗

French Grand Prix

Renault

First Podium

1979 ↗

French Grand Prix

Renault

First Win

1980 ↗

Brazilian Grand Prix

Renault

First Pole Position

1979 ↗

Austrian Grand Prix

Renault

First Fastest Lap

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Not available

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First WDC

—

Not available

—

Last GP

1989 ↗

Australian Grand Prix

Ligier

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

Season

1989

Ligier

WDC

P24

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

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Season

1988

Ligier

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1987

Ligier

WDC

P20

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1986

Ligier

WDC

P10

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1985

Ferrari

WDC

P19

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1984

Ferrari

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

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Season

1983

Ferrari

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

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Season

1982

Renault

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1981

Renault

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

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Season

1980

Renault

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

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Season

1979

Renault

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Season

WDC

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Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

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Career archive

Racing Record

Racing Career Summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1978	Formula One	Surtees	1	0	0	0	0	0	—
1978	Formula One	Martini	5	0	0	0	0	—	—
1979	Formula One	Renault	14	0	2	2	3	17	8th
1980	Formula One	Renault	14	2	3	4	3	29	6th
1981	Formula One	Renault	14	0	4	1	1	11	9th
1982	Formula One	Renault	16	2	5	1	4	28	6th
1983	Formula One	Ferrari	15	3	4	2	7	49	3rd
1984	Formula One	Ferrari	16	0	0	2	4	27	6th
1985	Formula One	Ferrari	1	0	0	0	0	3	19th
1986	Formula One	Ligier	16	0	0	0	0	14	10th
1987	Formula One	Ligier	14	0	0	0	0	1	20th
1988	Formula One	Ligier	14	0	0	0	0	0	—
1989	Formula One	Ligier	9	0	0	0	0	2	24th

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
1978	Martini	—	—	—	—	—	BEL9	—	—	FRA14	—	—	AUT9	NED15	—	USA9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
↳	Surtees	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	CAN17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	Renault	ARG19	BRA18	RSA15	USADNS	ESP9	BEL18	MON18	FRA3	GBR2	GER20	AUT6	NED23	ITA20	CAN22	USA2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	17
1980	Renault	ARG22	BRA1	RSA1	USA9	BEL4	MON12	FRA5	GBR14	GER19	AUT9	NED2	ITA10	CAN14	USA7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	29
1981	Renault	USA8	BRA22	ARG5	SAN8	—	MON15	ESP9	FRA4	GBR9	GER13	AUT2	NED15	ITA19	CAN24	CAE21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	11
1982	Renault	RSA3	BRA18	USA23	SAN8	BEL23	MON19	DET10	CAN17	NED21	GBR25	FRA1	GER2	AUT17	SUI16	ITA1	CAE21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	28
1983	Ferrari	BRA9	USA3	FRA7	SAN3	MON16	BEL19	DET17	CAN1	GBR5	GER1	AUT2	NED1	ITA2	EUR9	RSA22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	49
1984	Ferrari	BRA17	RSA20	BEL3	SAN2	FRA4	MON3	CAN5	DET23	DAL2	GBR6	GER6	AUT7	NED11	ITA24	EUR5	POR9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	27
1985	Ferrari	BRA4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	3
1986	Ligier	BRA4	ESP15	SAN12	MON5	BEL18	CAN6	DET12	FRA5	GBR4	GER4	HUN11	AUT10	ITA16	POR7	MEX15	AUS7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	14
1987	Ligier	—	SANDNS	BEL6	MON11	DET10	FRA17	GBR24	GER25	HUN16	AUT10	ITA10	POR20	ESP19	MEX15	JPN16	AUS19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	1
1988	Ligier	BRA18	—	MON19	MEX23	CAN17	DET14	—	GBR18	GER17	HUN18	BEL26	ITA13	POR10	ESP26	JPN17	AUS23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1989	Ligier	—	—	MON12	MEX14	—	CAN5	FRA25	—	GER11	—	BEL25	ITA9	POR13	—	—	AUS24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	2

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René Arnoux

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Grand Prix Wins

Podium Finishes

Pole Positions

Fastest Laps

Teammate History

Career Milestones

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Racing Record

Racing Career Summary

Complete Formula One Results