Formula 1 driver · 1978–1982

Didier Pironi

NationalityFrance FranceCodePIRNumber28Last teamFerrari
Starts70
Wins3
Podiums13
Poles4
Points101
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=70 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
31-39
pole rate
5.6%
front row rate
8.3%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=55 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
30-25
avg finish delta when both classified
-0.625

Positions Gained

High
n=44 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
3.636
expectation adjusted
0.576

Finishing

High
n=70 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
62.9%
teammate classification rate
55.1%
retirements
26

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.839

Team Points Share

High
n=47 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
101
team points
230
points per start
1.443

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Ferrari19824–03–0
Ferrari1981–19825–148–5
Ligier19808–67–5
Tyrrell19798–53–6
Tyrrell19791–00–1
Tyrrell19793–03–0
Tyrrell19782–146–8

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1982Ferrari10262392nd
1981Ferrari15000913th
1980Ligier14152325th
1979Tyrrell150201410th
1978Tyrrell16000715th