Drivers/France
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- 1974–1981
- JAB
- Born 1 October 1942 in Paris
- Died 2 February 2023
- Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille
- Starts4956 entries
- Wins24% of starts
- Podiums24% of starts
- Pole positions66× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P8
Career numbers
- Avg grid position9.3
- Avg finish8.6
- Retirement rate78%
- Pole-to-win conversion17%
- Positions gained+22
- Points scored21
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak1
- Longest points-scoring streak1
- TeamsIso-Marlboro (1974) · Surtees (1974) · Tyrrell (1975) · Renault (1977–1980) · Ligier (1981)
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
56 entries, 49 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryFrench Grand Prix 1974DNQ · Iso-Marlboro
- First startFrench Grand Prix 1975P12 · Tyrrell
- First winFrench Grand Prix 1979P1 · Renault
- Last winAustrian Grand Prix 1980P1 · Renault
- Last startSpanish Grand Prix 1981DNF · Ligier
All 56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Arnoux | 1979–1980 | 2:1 | 18:9 | −0.30% | 18 : 46 | Compare |
| Jacques Laffite | 1981 | 0:0 | 0:3 | +2.27% | 0 : 12 | Compare |
| Patrick Depailler | 1975 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Jody Scheckter | 1975 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Jean-Pierre Jabouille 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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zandvoort | 4 | – | ||
| Zolder | 4 | – | ||
| Paul Ricard | 3 | 12 | ||
| Monza | 3 | 14 | ||
| Watkins Glen | 3 | 4 | ||
| Kyalami | 3 | – | ||
| Monaco | 3 | 9 | ||
| Jarama | 3 | 13 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 3 | – | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 3 | 12 | ||
| Silverstone | 2 | – | ||
| Long Beach | 2 | 10 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 2 | – | ||
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 2 | – | ||
| José Carlos Pace | 2 | 10 | ||
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 | – |