Drivers/France
Jacques Laffite
- 1974–1986
- LAF
- Born 21 November 1943 in Paris
- Jacques-Henri Marie Sabin Laffite
- Starts176180 entries
- Wins63% of starts
- Podiums3218% of starts
- Pole positions77× started from P1
- Fastest laps7
- Grand Slams1pole, win, fastest lap, every lap led
- Titles0best finish P4
Career numbers
- Avg grid position11.4
- Avg finish5.9
- Retirement rate47%
- Pole-to-win conversion29%
- Positions gained+430
- Points scored228
- Longest winning streak2
- Longest podium streak3
- Longest points-scoring streak3
- TeamsIso-Marlboro (1974) · Frank Williams Racing Cars (1975) · Ligier (1976–1982, 1985–1986) · Williams (1983–1984)
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
180 entries, 176 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryGerman Grand Prix 1974DNF · Iso-Marlboro
- First winSwedish Grand Prix 1977P1 · Ligier
- Last winCanadian Grand Prix 1981P1 · Ligier
- Last startBritish Grand Prix 1986DNF · Ligier
All 180 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keke Rosberg | 1983–1984 | 1:8 | 3:26 | +1.64% | 16 : 47.5 | Compare |
| Didier Pironi | 1980 | 1:5 | 6:8 | +0.33% | 34 : 32 | Compare |
| Eddie Cheever | 1982 | 1:2 | 6:8 | +0.28% | 5 : 15 | Compare |
| Andrea de Cesaris | 1985 | 1:2 | 3:7 | +0.67% | 6 : 3 | Compare |
| René Arnoux | 1986 | 1:3 | 1:8 | +1.13% | 14 : 11 | Compare |
| Arturo Merzario | 1974–1975 | 0:0 | 4:5 | +0.08% | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Patrick Depailler | 1979 | 2:0 | 4:3 | −0.09% | 24 : 22 | Compare |
| Jacky Ickx | 1979 | 1:0 | 8:0 | −1.86% | 12 : 3 | Compare |
| Patrick Tambay | 1981 | 0:0 | 7:1 | −1.17% | 27 : 0 | Compare |
| Philippe Streiff | 1985 | 1:1 | 1:3 | +0.52% | 6 : 4 | Compare |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1977–1981 | 1:0 | 2:1 | −1.13% | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1981 | 0:0 | 3:0 | −2.22% | 12 : 0 | Compare |
| Jo Vonlanthen | 1975 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Renzo Zorzi | 1975 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ian Scheckter | 1975 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Jacques Laffite 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Ring | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Hockenheimring | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| José Carlos Pace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Anderstorp Raceway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Zandvoort | 11 | 3 | 4 | |
| Monaco | 11 | 2 | 6.3 | |
| Monza | 10 | 1 | 5 | |
| Kyalami | 9 | 1 | 3.5 | |
| Zolder | 9 | 3 | 5.3 | |
| Paul Ricard | 8 | 1 | 8.7 | |
| Long Beach | 8 | 5.5 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 7 | 10 | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 7 | 1 | 5.6 | |
| Watkins Glen | 6 | 7.7 | ||
| Silverstone | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 6 | 8 | ||
| Nürburgring | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Jarama | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
| Dijon-Prenois | 5 | 8 | ||
| Detroit | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Mosport | 3 | 15 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 3 | 7.3 | ||
| Fuji | 2 | 6 | ||
| Caesars Palace | 2 | 6 | ||
| Estoril | 2 | 14 |