DRIVER PROFILE · French

François Hesnault

1984–1985 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts19

Wins0

Podiums0

Poles0

Points0

Titles0

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit type	Qualifying Δ	Classified finish Δ	Average qualifying	Average finish	Races (qualifying / finish)
high-downforce	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	7	0 / 1
low-downforce	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	0 / 0
mixed	Unavailable	-0.4	Unavailable	9	0 / 4

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 8.6. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid7 / 13

DNF rate73.7%

Average grid → finish18.84 → 8.6

Positions gained / race10.2

First raceBrazilian Grand Prix 1984 · 1984-03-25

Latest raceGerman Grand Prix 1985 · 1985-08-04

TEAM HISTORYLigier Brabham Renault

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Marc Surer (1985, 0 rounds); Nelson Piquet (1985, 3 rounds); Derek Warwick (1985, 1 rounds); Patrick Tambay (1985, 1 rounds).

14 non-finishes: 9 mechanical, 5 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 0 other. Reliability exposure: 0 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

Season	Standing	Starts	Wins	Teammates · quali / race	Points
1985 ↗	NC	4	0	—	0
1984 ↗	NC	15	0	Andrea de CesarisQ — · R 0–3	0

H2H reads Hesnault–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 19 RESULT ROWS

19854 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1985 · ROUND 9German	RET	German François Hesnault	Renault	23	8	Clutch
1985 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino François Hesnault	Brabham	20	5	Engine
1985 · ROUND 2Portuguese	RET	Portuguese François Hesnault	Brabham	19	3	Electrical
1985 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian François Hesnault	Brabham	17	9	Accident

198415 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1984 · ROUND 16Portuguese	RET	Portuguese François Hesnault	Ligier	21	31	Electrical
1984 · ROUND 15European	10	European François Hesnault	Ligier	19	64	+3 Laps
1984 · ROUND 14Italian	RET	Italian François Hesnault	Ligier	18	7	Spun off
1984 · ROUND 13Dutch	7	Dutch François Hesnault	Ligier	20	69	+2 Laps
1984 · ROUND 12Austrian	8	Austrian François Hesnault	Ligier	21	49	+2 Laps
1984 · ROUND 11German	8	German François Hesnault	Ligier	17	43	+1 Lap
1984 · ROUND 10British	RET	British François Hesnault	Ligier	20	43	Electrical
1984 · ROUND 9Dallas	RET	Dallas François Hesnault	Ligier	19	0	Accident
1984 · ROUND 8Detroit	RET	Detroit François Hesnault	Ligier	18	3	Accident
1984 · ROUND 7Canadian	RET	Canadian François Hesnault	Ligier	13	7	Turbo
1984 · ROUND 6Monaco	RET	Monaco François Hesnault	Ligier	17	12	Electrical
1984 · ROUND 4San Marino	RET	San Marino François Hesnault	Ligier	17	0	Collision
1984 · ROUND 3Belgian	RET	Belgian François Hesnault	Ligier	23	15	Radiator
1984 · ROUND 2South African	10	South African François Hesnault	Ligier	17	71	+4 Laps
1984 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian François Hesnault	Ligier	19	25	Overheating

1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.