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Didier Pironi

1978–1982 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts71
Wins3
Podiums13
Poles4
Points101
Titles0

By circuit type

Qualifying and race results across different circuit types.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career
Circuit typeQualifying ΔClassified finish ΔAverage qualifyingAverage finishRaces (qualifying / finish)
high-downforceUnavailable+2.73Unavailable3.430 / 7
low-downforceUnavailable-1.34Unavailable7.50 / 2
mixedUnavailable-0.47Unavailable6.630 / 35
How this is calculated

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 6.16. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

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

At a glance

Career milestones, results and team history.

Best finish / grid1 / 1
DNF rate39.4%
Average grid → finish10.04 → 6.16
Positions gained / race3.66
First raceArgentine Grand Prix 1978 · 1978-01-15
Latest raceGerman Grand Prix 1982 · 1982-08-08
How this is calculated

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Mario Andretti (1982, 0 rounds).

28 non-finishes: 13 mechanical, 12 accident/collision, 1 disqualified, 2 other. Reliability exposure: 5 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

Championship results and teammate comparisons across each season.

SeasonStandingStartsWinsTeammates · quali / racePoints
1982 ↗2112
Patrick TambayQ — · R 3–0
Gilles VilleneuveQ — · R 1–0
39
1981 ↗13150
Gilles VilleneuveQ — · R 1–3
9
1980 ↗5141
Jacques LaffiteQ — · R 5–1
32
1979 ↗10150
Geoff Lees· 1 rounds
Jean-Pierre JarierQ — · R 1–3
Derek DalyQ — · R 1–0
14
1978 ↗15160
Patrick DepaillerQ — · R 0–4
7
How this is calculated

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

Historical finishing rates

Season finishing rates, qualifying and recent results.

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Season
Circuit type
Window
Didier PironiFerrari1118.2% (2/11)54.5% (6/11)63.6% (7/11)72.7% (8/11)27.3% (3/11)-0.674.45—5.00
9123DNF
How this is calculated

Historical finishing rates: counts / starts. Points rate means P1–P10 classified finishes. DNS excluded; DNF includes retirements and disqualifications. Circuit filtering happens before the last-5/10 window; fewer starts use the available sample. Averages exclude missing positions; average finish uses classified results. Last 5 reads the latest five recorded results for this circuit filter, oldest to latest, including DNS. Rate denominators remain starts only.

Every race 72 RESULT ROWS

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198211 starts · 2 wins39 pts
198115 starts · 0 wins9 pts
198014 starts · 1 wins32 pts
197915 starts · 0 wins14 pts
197816 starts · 0 wins7 pts

Data coverage

The seasons represented in these career statistics.

How this is calculated

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.