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François Hesnault

  • 1984–1985
  • HES
  • Born 30 December 1956 in Neuilly-sur-Seine

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position18.5
  • Avg finish8.8
  • Retirement rate74%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+50
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsLigier (1984) · Brabham (1985) · Renault (1985)

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

15 1984: 15 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1985: 4 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1984198515 1984: 15 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1985: 4 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19841985
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1984Ligier150–
1985Brabham, Renault40–

Every race

21 entries, 19 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 21 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1984Brazilian Grand PrixLigier18DNF
South African Grand PrixLigier17P11
Belgian Grand PrixLigier21DNF
San Marino Grand PrixLigier17DNF
French Grand PrixLigier–DNS
Monaco Grand PrixLigier17DNF
Canadian Grand PrixLigier13DNF
Detroit Grand PrixLigier16DNF
Dallas Grand PrixLigier18DNF
British Grand PrixLigier20DNF
German Grand PrixLigier17P8
Austrian Grand PrixLigier21P8
Dutch Grand PrixLigier20P7
Italian Grand PrixLigier18DNF
European Grand PrixLigier19P10
Portuguese Grand PrixLigier21DNF
1985Brazilian Grand PrixBrabham17DNF
Portuguese Grand PrixBrabham19DNF
San Marino Grand PrixBrabham20DNF
Monaco Grand PrixBrabham–DNQ
German Grand PrixRenault23DNF

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-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Andrea de Cesaris19840:30:15+1.29%0 : 3Compare
Nelson Piquet19850:00:3+3.68%0 : 0Compare
Derek Warwick19850:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Patrick Tambay19850:00:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: François Hesnault 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.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Nelson Piquet2–
Enzo e Dino Ferrari2–
Nürburgring210
Estoril2–