Didier Pironi
1978–1982 · Career statistics and race history
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 | +2.73 | Unavailable | 3.43 | 0 / 7 |
| low-downforce | Unavailable | -1.34 | Unavailable | 7.5 | 0 / 2 |
| mixed | Unavailable | -0.47 | Unavailable | 6.63 | 0 / 35 |
Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 6.16. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.
At a glance
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
| Season | Teammates · quali / race | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 ↗ | Patrick TambayQ — · R 3–0 Gilles VilleneuveQ — · R 1–0 | 39 |
| 1981 ↗ | Gilles VilleneuveQ — · R 1–3 | 9 |
| 1980 ↗ | Jacques LaffiteQ — · R 5–1 | 32 |
| 1979 ↗ | Geoff Lees· 1 rounds Jean-Pierre JarierQ — · R 1–3 Derek DalyQ — · R 1–0 | 14 |
| 1978 ↗ | Patrick DepaillerQ — · R 0–4 | 7 |
H2H reads Pironi–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.
Every race 72 RESULT ROWS
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 +
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.