Drivers/France
Didier Pironi
- 1978–1982
- PIR
- Born 26 March 1952 in Villecresnes
- Died 23 August 1987
- Didier Joseph Louis Pironi
- Starts7072 entries
- Wins34% of starts
- Podiums1319% of starts
- Pole positions44× started from P1
- Fastest laps5
- Titles0best finish P2
Career numbers
- Avg grid position10.1
- Avg finish6.2
- Retirement rate37%
- Pole-to-win conversion0%
- Positions gained+160
- Points scored101
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak3
- Longest points-scoring streak4
- TeamsTyrrell (1978–1979) · Ligier (1980) · Ferrari (1981–1982)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
72 entries, 70 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryArgentine Grand Prix 1978P14 · Tyrrell
- First winBelgian Grand Prix 1980P1 · Ligier
- Last winDutch Grand Prix 1982P1 · Ferrari
- Last startFrench Grand Prix 1982P3 · Ferrari
All 72 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Villeneuve | 1981–1982 | 2:3 | 5:14 | +0.83% | 19 : 31 | Compare |
| Patrick Depailler | 1978 | 0:4 | 2:14 | +1.29% | 7 : 34 | Compare |
| Jacques Laffite | 1980 | 5:1 | 8:6 | −0.33% | 32 : 34 | Compare |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1979 | 1:3 | 8:5 | −0.12% | 14 : 14 | Compare |
| Patrick Tambay | 1982 | 3:0 | 3:0 | −0.96% | 19 : 7 | Compare |
| Derek Daly | 1979 | 1:0 | 3:0 | −0.65% | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| Geoffrey Lees | 1979 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Didier Pironi came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zandvoort | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zolder | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Long Beach | 5 | 6 | ||
| Monaco | 5 | 1 | 3.7 | |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 4 | 14 | ||
| Kyalami | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Hockenheimring | 4 | 7 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 4 | 8 | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 3 | 6 | ||
| Jarama | 3 | 11 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Brands Hatch | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Monza | 3 | 7.5 | ||
| Watkins Glen | 3 | 2 | 5.3 | |
| José Carlos Pace | 2 | 4 | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 2 | 5 | ||
| Silverstone | 2 | 10 |