DRIVER PROFILE · French

Jacques Laffite

1974–1986 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts177

Wins6

Podiums33

Poles7

Points228

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	+0.05	Unavailable	5.85	0 / 13
low-downforce	Unavailable	-0.27	Unavailable	6.17	0 / 6
mixed	Unavailable	+0.01	Unavailable	5.88	0 / 75

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 5.89. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid1 / 1

DNF rate51.4%

Average grid → finish11.47 → 5.89

Positions gained / race4.5

First raceGerman Grand Prix 1974 · 1974-08-04

Latest raceBritish Grand Prix 1986 · 1986-07-13

TEAM HISTORYIso Marlboro Williams Ligier

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Philippe Alliot (1986, 0 rounds); Jonathan Palmer (1983, 0 rounds); Patrick Tambay (1981, 8 rounds); Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1981, 3 rounds); Jean-Pierre Jarier (1977, 1 rounds); Renzo Zorzi (1975, 1 rounds); Jo Vonlanthen (1975, 1 rounds); François Migault (1975, 1 rounds); Arturo Merzario (1975, 4 rounds); Damien Magee (1975, 0 rounds); Lella Lombardi (1975, 1 rounds); Ian Scheckter (1975, 1 rounds); Tony Brise (1975, 0 rounds); Ian Ashley (1975, 1 rounds); Arturo Merzario (1974, 5 rounds); Gijs van Lennep (1974, 0 rounds); Tom Belsø (1974, 0 rounds).

91 non-finishes: 64 mechanical, 13 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 14 other. Reliability exposure: 15 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
1986 ↗	8	9	0	René ArnouxQ — · R 1–3	14
1985 ↗	9	15	0	Philippe StreiffQ — · R 1–1 Andrea de CesarisQ — · R 1–2	16
1984 ↗	14	16	0	Keke RosbergQ — · R 0–3	5
1983 ↗	11	13	0	Keke RosbergQ — · R 1–5	11
1982 ↗	18	15	0	Eddie CheeverQ — · R 1–2	5
1981 ↗	4	15	2	Jean-Pierre Jarier· 2 rounds	44
1980 ↗	4	14	1	Didier PironiQ — · R 1–5	34
1979 ↗	4	15	2	Jacky IckxQ — · R 1–0 Patrick DepaillerQ — · R 2–0	36
1978 ↗	8	16	0	—	19
1977 ↗	10	17	1	—	18
1976 ↗	8	16	0	—	20
1975 ↗	12	11	0	—	6
1974 ↗	NC	5	0	—	0

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

Every race 177 RESULT ROWS

19869 starts · 0 wins14 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1986 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Jacques Laffite	Ligier	19	0	Collision	0
1986 · ROUND 8French	6	French Jacques Laffite	Ligier	11	79	+1 Lap	1
1986 · ROUND 7Detroit	2	Detroit Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	63	+31.017	6
1986 · ROUND 6Canadian	7	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	68	+1 Lap	0
1986 · ROUND 5Belgian	5	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	17	43	+1:10.690	2
1986 · ROUND 4Monaco	6	Monaco Jacques Laffite	Ligier	7	77	+1 Lap	1
1986 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino Jacques Laffite	Ligier	14	14	Transmission	0
1986 · ROUND 2Spanish	RET	Spanish Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	40	Halfshaft	0
1986 · ROUND 1Brazilian	3	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	61	+59.759	4

198515 starts · 0 wins16 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1985 · ROUND 16Australian	2	Australian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	20	82	+43.130	6
1985 · ROUND 14European	RET	European Jacques Laffite	Ligier	18	58	Engine	0
1985 · ROUND 13Belgian	11	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	17	38	Accident	0
1985 · ROUND 12Italian	RET	Italian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	20	40	Engine	0
1985 · ROUND 11Dutch	RET	Dutch Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	17	Electrical	0
1985 · ROUND 10Austrian	RET	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	15	43	Accident	0
1985 · ROUND 9German	3	German Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	67	+51.154	4
1985 · ROUND 8British	3	British Jacques Laffite	Ligier	16	64	+1 Lap	4
1985 · ROUND 7French	RET	French Jacques Laffite	Ligier	15	2	Turbo	0
1985 · ROUND 6Detroit	12	Detroit Jacques Laffite	Ligier	16	58	+5 Laps	0
1985 · ROUND 5Canadian	8	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	19	69	+1 Lap	0
1985 · ROUND 4Monaco	6	Monaco Jacques Laffite	Ligier	16	77	+1 Lap	1
1985 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino Jacques Laffite	Ligier	16	22	Turbo	0
1985 · ROUND 2Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Jacques Laffite	Ligier	18	15	Tyre	0
1985 · ROUND 1Brazilian	6	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	15	59	+2 Laps	1

198416 starts · 0 wins5 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1984 · ROUND 16Portuguese	14	Portuguese Jacques Laffite	Williams	15	67	+3 Laps	0
1984 · ROUND 15European	RET	European Jacques Laffite	Williams	14	27	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 14Italian	RET	Italian Jacques Laffite	Williams	13	10	Turbo	0
1984 · ROUND 13Dutch	RET	Dutch Jacques Laffite	Williams	8	23	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Williams	11	12	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 11German	RET	German Jacques Laffite	Williams	12	10	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 10British	RET	British Jacques Laffite	Williams	16	14	Water pump	0
1984 · ROUND 9Dallas	4	Dallas Jacques Laffite	Williams	24	65	+2 Laps	3
1984 · ROUND 8Detroit	5	Detroit Jacques Laffite	Williams	19	62	+1 Lap	2
1984 · ROUND 7Canadian	RET	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Williams	17	31	Turbo	0
1984 · ROUND 6Monaco	8	Monaco Jacques Laffite	Williams	16	30	+1 Lap	0
1984 · ROUND 5French	8	French Jacques Laffite	Williams	12	78	+1 Lap	0
1984 · ROUND 4San Marino	RET	San Marino Jacques Laffite	Williams	15	11	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 3Belgian	RET	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Williams	15	15	Electrical	0
1984 · ROUND 2South African	RET	South African Jacques Laffite	Williams	11	60	Transmission	0
1984 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Williams	13	15	Electrical	0

198313 starts · 0 wins11 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1983 · ROUND 15South African	RET	South African Jacques Laffite	Williams	10	1	Spun off	0
1983 · ROUND 12Dutch	RET	Dutch Jacques Laffite	Williams	17	37	Handling	0
1983 · ROUND 11Austrian	RET	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Williams	24	21	Vibrations	0
1983 · ROUND 10German	6	German Jacques Laffite	Williams	15	44	+1 Lap	1
1983 · ROUND 9British	12	British Jacques Laffite	Williams	20	65	+2 Laps	0
1983 · ROUND 8Canadian	RET	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Williams	13	37	Gearbox	0
1983 · ROUND 7Detroit	5	Detroit Jacques Laffite	Williams	20	60	+1:32.603	2
1983 · ROUND 6Belgian	6	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Williams	11	40	+1:33.107	1
1983 · ROUND 5Monaco	RET	Monaco Jacques Laffite	Williams	8	53	Gearbox	0
1983 · ROUND 4San Marino	7	San Marino Jacques Laffite	Williams	16	59	+1 Lap	0
1983 · ROUND 3French	6	French Jacques Laffite	Williams	19	53	+1 Lap	1
1983 · ROUND 2United States West	4	United States West Jacques Laffite	Williams	4	74	+1 Lap	3
1983 · ROUND 1Brazilian	3	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Williams	18	63	+1:13.951	3

198215 starts · 0 wins5 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1982 · ROUND 16Caesars Palace	RET	Caesars Palace Jacques Laffite	Ligier	11	5	Ignition	0
1982 · ROUND 15Italian	RET	Italian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	21	5	Gearbox	0
1982 · ROUND 14Swiss	RET	Swiss Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	33	Handling	0
1982 · ROUND 13Austrian	3	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	14	52	+1 Lap	4
1982 · ROUND 12German	RET	German Jacques Laffite	Ligier	15	36	Handling	0
1982 · ROUND 11French	14	French Jacques Laffite	Ligier	16	51	+3 Laps	0
1982 · ROUND 10British	RET	British Jacques Laffite	Ligier	20	41	Gearbox	0
1982 · ROUND 9Dutch	RET	Dutch Jacques Laffite	Ligier	21	4	Handling	0
1982 · ROUND 8Canadian	RET	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	19	8	Fuel system	0
1982 · ROUND 7Detroit	6	Detroit Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	61	+1 Lap	1
1982 · ROUND 6Monaco	RET	Monaco Jacques Laffite	Ligier	18	29	Handling	0
1982 · ROUND 5Belgian	9	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	17	66	+4 Laps	0
1982 · ROUND 3United States West	RET	United States West Jacques Laffite	Ligier	15	26	Spun off	0
1982 · ROUND 2Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	24	15	Chassis	0
1982 · ROUND 1South African	RET	South African Jacques Laffite	Ligier	11	54	Fuel system	0

198115 starts · 2 wins44 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1981 · ROUND 15Caesars Palace	6	Caesars Palace Jacques Laffite	Ligier	12	75	+1:18.175	1
1981 · ROUND 14Canadian	1	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	63	2:01:25.200	9
1981 · ROUND 13Italian	RET	Italian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	4	11	Puncture	0
1981 · ROUND 12Dutch	RET	Dutch Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	18	Collision	0
1981 · ROUND 11Austrian	1	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	4	53	1:27:36.470	9
1981 · ROUND 10German	3	German Jacques Laffite	Ligier	7	45	+1:04.600	4
1981 · ROUND 9British	3	British Jacques Laffite	Ligier	14	67	+1 Lap	4
1981 · ROUND 8French	RET	French Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	57	Suspension	0
1981 · ROUND 7Spanish	2	Spanish Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	80	+0.220	6
1981 · ROUND 6Monaco	3	Monaco Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	76	+1:29.240	4
1981 · ROUND 5Belgian	2	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	9	54	+36.060	6
1981 · ROUND 4San Marino	RET	San Marino Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	7	Suspension	0
1981 · ROUND 3Argentine	RET	Argentine Jacques Laffite	Ligier	21	19	Handling	0
1981 · ROUND 2Brazilian	6	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	16	62	+1:26.830	1
1981 · ROUND 1United States West	RET	United States West Jacques Laffite	Ligier	12	41	Collision	0

198014 starts · 1 wins34 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1980 · ROUND 14United States	5	United States Jacques Laffite	Ligier	12	58	+1 Lap	2
1980 · ROUND 13Canadian	8	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	9	68	Out of fuel	0
1980 · ROUND 12Italian	9	Italian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	20	59	+1 Lap	0
1980 · ROUND 11Dutch	3	Dutch Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	72	+13.430	4
1980 · ROUND 10Austrian	4	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	54	+42.020	3
1980 · ROUND 9German	1	German Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	45	1:23:59.730	9
1980 · ROUND 8British	RET	British Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2	30	Tyre	0
1980 · ROUND 7French	3	French Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	54	+30.260	4
1980 · ROUND 6Monaco	2	Monaco Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	76	+1:13.629	6
1980 · ROUND 5Belgian	11	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	3	68	+4 Laps	0
1980 · ROUND 4United States West	RET	United States West Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	36	Puncture	0
1980 · ROUND 3South African	2	South African Jacques Laffite	Ligier	4	78	+34.070	6
1980 · ROUND 2Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	13	Electrical	0
1980 · ROUND 1Argentine	RET	Argentine Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2	30	Engine	0

197915 starts · 2 wins36 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1979 · ROUND 15United States	RET	United States Jacques Laffite	Ligier	4	3	Spun off	0
1979 · ROUND 14Canadian	RET	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	10	Engine	0
1979 · ROUND 13Italian	RET	Italian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	7	41	Engine	0
1979 · ROUND 12Dutch	3	Dutch Jacques Laffite	Ligier	7	75	+1:03.253	4
1979 · ROUND 11Austrian	3	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	54	+46.770	4
1979 · ROUND 10German	3	German Jacques Laffite	Ligier	3	45	+18.390	4
1979 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	44	Engine	0
1979 · ROUND 8French	8	French Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	79	+1 Lap	0
1979 · ROUND 7Monaco	RET	Monaco Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	55	Gearbox	0
1979 · ROUND 6Belgian	2	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	70	+15.360	6
1979 · ROUND 5Spanish	RET	Spanish Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	15	Engine	0
1979 · ROUND 4United States West	RET	United States West Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	8	Brakes	0
1979 · ROUND 3South African	RET	South African Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	45	Accident	0
1979 · ROUND 2Brazilian	1	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	40	1:40:09.640	9
1979 · ROUND 1Argentine	1	Argentine Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	53	1:36:03.210	9

197816 starts · 0 wins19 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1978 · ROUND 16Canadian	RET	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	52	Transmission	0
1978 · ROUND 15United States	11	United States Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	58	+1 Lap	0
1978 · ROUND 14Italian	4	Italian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	40	+37.530	3
1978 · ROUND 13Dutch	8	Dutch Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	74	+1 Lap	0
1978 · ROUND 12Austrian	5	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	53	+1 Lap	2
1978 · ROUND 11German	3	German Jacques Laffite	Ligier	7	45	+28.010	4
1978 · ROUND 10British	10	British Jacques Laffite	Ligier	7	73	+3 Laps	0
1978 · ROUND 9French	7	French Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	54	+54.740	0
1978 · ROUND 8Swedish	7	Swedish Jacques Laffite	Ligier	11	69	+1 Lap	0
1978 · ROUND 7Spanish	3	Spanish Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	75	+37.240	4
1978 · ROUND 6Belgian	5	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	14	69	Accident	2
1978 · ROUND 5Monaco	RET	Monaco Jacques Laffite	Ligier	15	13	Gearbox	0
1978 · ROUND 4United States West	5	United States West Jacques Laffite	Ligier	14	80	+1:22.884	2
1978 · ROUND 3South African	5	South African Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	78	+1:09.218	2
1978 · ROUND 2Brazilian	9	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	14	61	+2 Laps	0
1978 · ROUND 1Argentine	16	Argentine Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	50	Engine	0

197717 starts · 1 wins18 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1977 · ROUND 17Japanese	5	Japanese Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	72	Out of fuel	2
1977 · ROUND 16Canadian	RET	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	11	12	Transmission	0
1977 · ROUND 15United States	7	United States Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	58	+1 Lap	0
1977 · ROUND 14Italian	8	Italian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	50	+2 Laps	0
1977 · ROUND 13Dutch	2	Dutch Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2	75	+1.890	6
1977 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	21	Oil leak	0
1977 · ROUND 11German	RET	German Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	21	Engine	0
1977 · ROUND 10British	6	British Jacques Laffite	Ligier	15	67	+1 Lap	1
1977 · ROUND 9French	8	French Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	78	+2 Laps	0
1977 · ROUND 8Swedish	1	Swedish Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	72	1:46:56.400	9
1977 · ROUND 7Belgian	RET	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	32	Engine	0
1977 · ROUND 6Monaco	7	Monaco Jacques Laffite	Ligier	16	76	+1:04.440	0
1977 · ROUND 5Spanish	7	Spanish Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2	74	+1 Lap	0
1977 · ROUND 4United States West	9	United States West Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	78	Electrical	0
1977 · ROUND 3South African	RET	South African Jacques Laffite	Ligier	12	22	Accident	0
1977 · ROUND 2Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	14	26	Accident	0
1977 · ROUND 1Argentine	RET	Argentine Jacques Laffite	Ligier	15	37	Not classified	0

197616 starts · 0 wins20 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1976 · ROUND 16Japanese	7	Japanese Jacques Laffite	Ligier	11	72	+1 Lap	0
1976 · ROUND 15United States	RET	United States Jacques Laffite	Ligier	4	34	Tyre	0
1976 · ROUND 14Canadian	RET	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	9	43	Oil pressure	0
1976 · ROUND 13Italian	3	Italian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	52	+3.000	4
1976 · ROUND 12Dutch	RET	Dutch Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10	53	Oil leak	0
1976 · ROUND 11Austrian	2	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	54	+10.790	6
1976 · ROUND 10German	RET	German Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	0	Gearbox	0
1976 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	31	Suspension	0
1976 · ROUND 8French	14	French Jacques Laffite	Ligier	13	53	+1 Lap	0
1976 · ROUND 7Swedish	4	Swedish Jacques Laffite	Ligier	7	72	+55.819	3
1976 · ROUND 6Monaco	12	Monaco Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	75	Accident	0
1976 · ROUND 5Belgian	3	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	4	70	+35.380	4
1976 · ROUND 4Spanish	12	Spanish Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	72	+3 Laps	0
1976 · ROUND 3United States West	4	United States West Jacques Laffite	Ligier	12	80	+1:12.828	3
1976 · ROUND 2South African	RET	South African Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	49	Engine	0
1976 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Ligier	11	14	Transmission	0

197511 starts · 0 wins6 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1975 · ROUND 14United States	W	United States Jacques Laffite	Williams	21	0	Physical	0
1975 · ROUND 13Italian	RET	Italian Jacques Laffite	Williams	18	7	Gearbox	0
1975 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Williams	12	21	Handling	0
1975 · ROUND 11German	2	German Jacques Laffite	Williams	15	14	+1:37.700	6
1975 · ROUND 10British	RET	British Jacques Laffite	Williams	19	5	Gearbox	0
1975 · ROUND 9French	11	French Jacques Laffite	Williams	16	54	+1:36.770	0
1975 · ROUND 8Dutch	RET	Dutch Jacques Laffite	Williams	15	64	Engine	0
1975 · ROUND 6Belgian	RET	Belgian Jacques Laffite	Williams	23	18	Gearbox	0
1975 · ROUND 3South African	RET	South African Jacques Laffite	Williams	23	69	Not classified	0
1975 · ROUND 2Brazilian	11	Brazilian Jacques Laffite	Williams	11	39	+1 Lap	0
1975 · ROUND 1Argentine	RET	Argentine Jacques Laffite	Williams	17	15	Gearbox	0

19745 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1974 · ROUND 15United States	RET	United States Jacques Laffite	Iso Marlboro	11	31	Engine
1974 · ROUND 14Canadian	15	Canadian Jacques Laffite	Iso Marlboro	18	74	Puncture
1974 · ROUND 13Italian	RET	Italian Jacques Laffite	Iso Marlboro	17	22	Engine
1974 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Jacques Laffite	Iso Marlboro	12	37	Not classified
1974 · ROUND 11German	RET	German Jacques Laffite	Iso Marlboro	21	2	Suspension

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.