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Jacques Laffite

Full name
Jacques-Henri Laffite
Date of birth
Nov 21, 1943 (81)
Nationality
French
Place of birth
Paris

Career stats

13
Seasons active
0/13
Championships
180
Races
6/180
Wins
7/180
Pole positions
32/180
Podiums
Ligier
Last team
1974 German GP
First race
1986 British GP
Last race
1977 Swedish GP
First win
1981 Canadian GP
Last win
1975 German GP
First podium
1986 Detroit GP
Last podium
1976 Italian GP
First pole
1981 Spanish GP
Last pole
6
Wins
0
Sprint wins
3.33%
Win percentage
2
Wins from pole
2
Most wins in a season
2
Longest win streak
7
Pole positions
32
Podiums
17.78%
Podium percentage
7
Most podiums in a season
3
Longest podium streak
78
DNF
1
DNS
7
Fastest laps
7997
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
228
Points

Seasons

All races
Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1986 8th 14 9 0 2 0 Ligier
1985 9th 16 15 0 3 0 Ligier
1984 14th 5 16 0 0 0 Williams
1983 11th 11 15 0 0 0 Williams
1982 18th 5 15 0 1 0 Ligier
1981 4th 44 15 2 7 1 Ligier
1980 4th 34 14 1 5 1 Ligier
1979 4th 36 15 2 6 4 Ligier
1978 8th 19 16 0 2 0 Ligier
1977 10th 18 17 1 2 0 Ligier
1976 8th 20 16 0 3 1 Ligier
1975 12th 6 12 0 1 0 Frank Williams Racing Cars
1974 - - 5 0 0 0 Iso-Marlboro

Finish positions

1
6
2
10
3
16
4
7
5
9
6
11
7
8
8
8
9
4
10
1
11
5
12
4
13
14
3
15
1
16
1
17
18
19
20

Starting positions

1
7
2
4
3
2
4
5
5
13
6
10
7
7
8
14
9
3
10
12
11
11
12
10
13
10
14
10
15
13
16
11
17
9
18
5
19
6
20
6
21
5
22
23
2
24
2

Wins

Race Grid
6 1981 Canadian Grand Prix 10th
5 1981 Austrian Grand Prix 4th
4 1980 German Grand Prix 5th
3 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix 1st
2 1979 Argentine Grand Prix 1st
1 1977 Swedish Grand Prix 8th

Pole positions

Race Result
7 1981 Spanish Grand Prix 2nd
6 1980 French Grand Prix 3rd
5 1979 Belgian Grand Prix 2nd
4 1979 Spanish Grand Prix DNF
3 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix 1st
2 1979 Argentine Grand Prix 1st
1 1976 Italian Grand Prix 3rd

Jacques Laffite: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

Jacques Laffite is a French Formula 1 driver born on November 21, 1943. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1974 German Grand Prix, driving for Iso-Marlboro. Over the course of his career, Laffite has participated in 180 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout Jacques Laffite's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 13
  • Races entered: 180
  • Race wins: 6
  • Podium finishes: 32
  • Pole positions: 7
  • Fastest laps: 7
  • Total career points: 228

Jacques Laffite's last race in Formula 1 was the 1986 British Grand Prix. Explore more about Laffite's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams Jacques Laffite has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, Jacques Laffite has raced for several teams:

  • Iso-Marlboro (1974)
  • Frank Williams Racing Cars (1975)
  • Ligier (1976-1982)
  • Williams (1983-1984)
  • Ligier (1985-1986)

Learn more about Ligier and their history in Formula 1.