Formula 1 driver · 1978–1989

Rene Alexandre Arnoux

NationalityFrance FranceCodeALXNumber25Last teamLigier
Starts148
Wins7
Podiums21
Poles18
Points179
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=154 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
85-69
pole rate
11.0%
front row rate
20.7%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=104 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

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

teammate race h2h
56-48
avg finish delta when both classified
-1.6

Positions Gained

High
n=81 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

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

mean positions gained
2.716
expectation adjusted
-0.56

Finishing

High
n=148 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

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

classification rate
54.7%
teammate classification rate
39.1%
retirements
67

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
4.359

Team Points Share

High
n=61 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

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

points
179
team points
366
points per start
1.209

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
Ligier19891–63–3
Ligier19887–31–4
Tyrrell, Ligier1984–198712–13–4
Tyrrell, Ligier1984–19868–14–3
Tyrrell, Ligier1984–19865–24–2
Ferrari, Tyrrell1984–19853–136–8
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Ferrari, Tyrrell1983–19847–87–6
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Toleman, Tyrrell1981–198413–179–13

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1989Australian Grand PrixLigier—26DNF
1989Japanese Grand PrixLigier——did_not_qualify
1989Spanish Grand PrixLigier——did_not_qualify
1989Portuguese Grand PrixLigier—2313
1989Italian Grand PrixLigier—239
1989Belgian Grand PrixLigier—17DNF
1989Hungarian Grand PrixLigier——did_not_qualify
1989German Grand PrixLigier—2311
1989British Grand PrixLigier——did_not_qualify
1989French Grand PrixLigier—18DNF
1989Canadian Grand PrixLigier—2252
1989United States Grand PrixLigier——did_not_qualify

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1989Ligier9000224th
1988Ligier14000028th
1987Ligier14000120th
1986Ligier160001410th
1985Ferrari1000319th
1984Ferrari, Tyrrell15030276th
1983Ferrari15374493rd
1982Toleman16245286th
1981Toleman14014119th
1980Alpine14233296th
1979Alpine14032178th
1978Martini, Surtees6000026th