Driver · France · born 21 November 1943

Jacques Laffite

Career ended by leg injuries in the 1986 British GP startline crash.

Seasons: 1974–198613 with an entry
Entries: 180
Starts: 1764 did not start
Wins: 6
Podiums: 32
Poles: 7
Fastest laps: 7
Best finish: P1

Where each championship finished

Final championship position by season, ringed for a title. No dot: not in the final standings, or excluded. The dots are not in team colours: no season on this record has one.

The numbers behind this chart

Where each championship finished
Season	Constructor	Position	Points
1975	Frank Williams Racing Cars	12	6
1976	Ligier	8	20
1977	Ligier	10	18
1978	Ligier	8	19
1979	Ligier	4	36
1980	Ligier	4	34
1981	Ligier	4	44
1982	Ligier	17	5
1983	Williams	11	11
1984	Williams	14	5
1985	Ligier	9	16
1986	Ligier	8	14

Season by season

Season by season
Season	Constructor	Entries	Wins	Podiums	Poles	FL	Best	Championship	Points scored
1986	Ligier	9	0	2	0	0	P2	8	14
1985	Ligier	15	0	3	0	1	P2	9	16
1984	Williams	16	0	0	0	0	P4	14	5
1983	Williams	15	0	0	0	0	P4	11	11
1982	Ligier	15	0	1	0	0	P3	17	5
1981	Ligier	15	2	7	1	1	P1	4	44
1980	Ligier	14	1	5	1	1	P1	4	34
1979	Ligier	15	2	6	4	2	P1	4	36
1978	Ligier	16	0	2	0	0	P3	8	19
1977	Ligier	17	1	2	0	1	P1	10	18
1976	Ligier	16	0	3	1	1	P2	8	20
1975	Frank Williams Racing Cars	12	0	1	0	0	P2	12	6
1974	Iso-Marlboro	5	0	0	0	0	P15	—	0

“Points scored” adds up every point from the races. The championship column is where the season actually finished, which before 1991 could be lower once dropped scores were applied. Open a season for its full table.

Team-mates

Team-mates
Season	Team-mate	Constructor	Races	Qualifying	Race	Points
1986	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	9	1–8	1–3	14–11
1985	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	11	4–7	1–2	10–3
1985	Philippe Streiff	Ligier	4	1–3	1–1	6–4
1984	Keke Rosberg	Williams	16	2–14	0–3	5–20.5
1983	Keke Rosberg	Williams	15	1–14	1–5	11–27
1983	Jonathan Palmer	Williams	1	0–1	none	0–0
1982	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	15	7–8	1–2	5–15
1981	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	8	7–1	none	27–0
1981	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	6	6–0	none	17–0
1981	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	2	1–1	1–0	1–0
1980	Didier Pironi	Ligier	14	6–8	1–5	34–32
1979	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	8	8–0	1–0	12–3
1979	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	7	4–3	2–0	24–22
1977	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1	1–0	none	2–0
1975	Arturo Merzario	Frank Williams Racing Cars	5	3–2	none	0–0
1975	François Migault	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1	1–0	none	0–0
1975	Ian Ashley	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1	1–0	none	6–0
1975	Ian Scheckter	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1	1–0	none	0–0
1975	Jo Vonlanthen	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1	1–0	none	0–0
1975	Lella Lombardi	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1	1–0	none	0–0
1975	Renzo Zorzi	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1	1–0	none	0–0
1974	Arturo Merzario	Iso-Marlboro	5	2–3	none	0–3

A team-mate is anyone entered for the same constructor in the same Grand Prix, and each pair of figures is Jacques Laffite’s first. Races counts every Grand Prix both were entered for, started or not. Qualifying counts the races both have a qualifying position in; Race only those both were classified in, so a retirement on either side counts for neither, and reads none where there was no such race; Points are each driver’s own from those Grands Prix, before any dropped scores and without Sprint points. Before the 1980s a constructor’s cars were often entered by private teams as well as its own, so a pairing then can be two drivers who never shared a garage. The figures say who was ahead, not who was better.

Compare Jacques Laffite with any other driver

Every entry 180 entries

Every entry
Season	Grand Prix	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Result	Out	Laps	Points
1986	British Grand Prix	Ligier	JS27	19	DNF	Collision	0	0
1986	French Grand Prix	Ligier	JS27	11	6	Finished	79	1
1986	Detroit Grand Prix	Ligier	JS27	6	2	Finished	63	6
1986	Canadian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS27	8	7	Finished	68	0
1986	Belgian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS27	17	5	Finished	43	2
1986	Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	JS27	7	6	Finished	77	1
1986	San Marino Grand Prix	Ligier	JS27	14	DNF	Transmission	14	0
1986	Spanish Grand Prix	Ligier	JS27	8	DNF	Halfshaft	40	0
1986	Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS27	5	3	Finished	61	4
1985	Australian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	20	2	Finished	82	6
1985	European Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	10	DNF	Engine	58	0
1985	Belgian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	17	11	Accident	38	0
1985	Italian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	20	DNF	Engine	40	0
1985	Dutch Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	13	DNF	Electrical	17	0
1985	Austrian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	15	DNF	Accident	43	0
1985	German Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	13	3	Finished	67	4
1985	British Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	16	3	Finished	64	4
1985	French Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	14	DNF	Turbo	2	0
1985	Detroit Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	16	12	Finished	58	0
1985	Canadian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	19	8	Finished	69	0
1985	Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	16	6	Finished	77	1
1985	San Marino Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	16	DNF	Turbo	22	0
1985	Portuguese Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	18	DNF	Tyre	15	0
1985	Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS25	15	6	Finished	59	1
1984	Portuguese Grand Prix	Williams	—	15	14	Finished	67	0
1984	European Grand Prix	Williams	—	14	DNF	Engine	27	0
1984	Italian Grand Prix	Williams	—	13	DNF	Turbo	10	0
1984	Dutch Grand Prix	Williams	—	8	DNF	Engine	23	0
1984	Austrian Grand Prix	Williams	—	11	DNF	Engine	12	0
1984	German Grand Prix	Williams	—	12	DNF	Engine	10	0
1984	British Grand Prix	Williams	—	16	DNF	Water pump	14	0
1984	Dallas Grand Prix	Williams	—	23	4	Finished	65	3
1984	Detroit Grand Prix	Williams	—	17	5	Finished	62	2
1984	Canadian Grand Prix	Williams	—	17	DNF	Turbo	31	0
1984	Monaco Grand Prix	Williams	—	16	8	Finished	30	0
1984	French Grand Prix	Williams	—	12	8	Finished	78	0
1984	San Marino Grand Prix	Williams	—	15	DNF	Engine	11	0
1984	Belgian Grand Prix	Williams	—	15	DNF	Electrical	15	0
1984	South African Grand Prix	Williams	—	11	DNF	Transmission	60	0
1984	Brazilian Grand Prix	Williams	—	13	DNF	Electrical	15	0
1983	South African Grand Prix	Williams	FW09	10	DNF	Spun off	1	0
1983	European Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1983	Italian Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1983	Dutch Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	17	DNF	Handling	37	0
1983	Austrian Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	24	DNF	Vibrations	21	0
1983	German Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	15	6	Finished	44	1
1983	British Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	20	12	Finished	65	0
1983	Canadian Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	13	DNF	Gearbox	37	0
1983	Detroit Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	20	5	Finished	60	2
1983	Belgian Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	11	6	Finished	40	1
1983	Monaco Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	8	DNF	Gearbox	53	0
1983	San Marino Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	16	7	Finished	59	0
1983	French Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	19	6	Finished	53	1
1983	United States Grand Prix West	Williams	FW08C	4	4	Finished	74	3
1983	Brazilian Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	18	4	Finished	63	3
1982	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Ligier	—	11	DNF	Ignition	5	0
1982	Italian Grand Prix	Ligier	—	21	DNF	Gearbox	5	0
1982	Swiss Grand Prix	Ligier	—	13	DNF	Handling	33	0
1982	Austrian Grand Prix	Ligier	—	14	3	Finished	52	4
1982	German Grand Prix	Ligier	—	15	DNF	Handling	36	0
1982	French Grand Prix	Ligier	—	16	14	Finished	51	0
1982	British Grand Prix	Ligier	—	20	DNF	Gearbox	41	0
1982	Dutch Grand Prix	Ligier	—	21	DNF	Handling	4	0
1982	Canadian Grand Prix	Ligier	—	19	DNF	Fuel system	8	0
1982	Detroit Grand Prix	Ligier	—	13	6	Finished	61	1
1982	Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	—	18	DNF	Handling	29	0
1982	Belgian Grand Prix	Ligier	—	17	9	Finished	66	0
1982	United States Grand Prix West	Ligier	—	15	DNF	Spun off	26	0
1982	Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	—	24	DNF	Chassis	15	0
1982	South African Grand Prix	Ligier	—	11	DNF	Fuel system	54	0
1981	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	12	6	Finished	75	1
1981	Canadian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	10	1	Finished	63	9
1981	Italian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	4	DNF	Puncture	11	0
1981	Dutch Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	6	DNF	Collision	18	0
1981	Austrian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	4	1	Finished	53	9
1981	German Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	7	3	Finished	45	4
1981	British Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	14	3	Finished	67	4
1981	French Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	6	DNF	Suspension	57	0
1981	Spanish Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	1	2	Finished	80	6
1981	Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	8	3	Finished	76	4
1981	Belgian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	9	2	Finished	54	6
1981	San Marino Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	10	DNF	Suspension	7	0
1981	Argentine Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	21	DNF	Handling	19	0
1981	Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS17	16	6	Finished	62	1
1981	United States Grand Prix West	Ligier	JS17	12	DNF	Collision	41	0
1980	United States Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	12	5	Finished	58	2
1980	Canadian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	9	8	Out of fuel	68	0
1980	Italian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	20	9	Finished	59	0
1980	Dutch Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	6	3	Finished	72	4
1980	Austrian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	5	4	Finished	54	3
1980	German Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	5	1	Finished	45	9
1980	British Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	2	DNF	Tyre	30	0
1980	French Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	1	3	Finished	54	4
1980	Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	5	2	Finished	76	6
1980	Belgian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	3	11	Finished	68	0
1980	United States Grand Prix West	Ligier	JS11/15	13	DNF	Puncture	36	0
1980	South African Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	4	2	Finished	78	6
1980	Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	5	DNF	Electrical	13	0
1980	Argentine Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11/15	2	DNF	Engine	30	0
1979	United States Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	4	DNF	Spun off	3	0
1979	Canadian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	5	DNF	Engine	10	0
1979	Italian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	7	DNF	Engine	41	0
1979	Dutch Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	7	3	Finished	75	4
1979	Austrian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	8	3	Finished	54	4
1979	German Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	3	3	Finished	45	4
1979	British Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	10	DNF	Engine	44	0
1979	French Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	8	8	Finished	79	0
1979	Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	5	DNF	Gearbox	55	0
1979	Belgian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	1	2	Finished	70	6
1979	Spanish Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	1	DNF	Engine	15	0
1979	United States Grand Prix West	Ligier	JS11	5	DNF	Brakes	8	0
1979	South African Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	6	DNF	Accident	45	0
1979	Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	1	1	Finished	40	9
1979	Argentine Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	1	1	Finished	53	9
1978	Canadian Grand Prix	Ligier	—	10	DNF	Transmission	52	0
1978	United States Grand Prix	Ligier	—	10	11	Finished	58	0
1978	Italian Grand Prix	Ligier	—	8	4	Finished	40	3
1978	Dutch Grand Prix	Ligier	—	6	8	Finished	74	0
1978	Austrian Grand Prix	Ligier	—	5	5	Finished	53	2
1978	German Grand Prix	Ligier	—	7	3	Finished	45	4
1978	British Grand Prix	Ligier	—	7	10	Finished	73	0
1978	French Grand Prix	Ligier	—	10	7	Finished	54	0
1978	Swedish Grand Prix	Ligier	—	11	7	Finished	69	0
1978	Spanish Grand Prix	Ligier	—	10	3	Finished	75	4
1978	Belgian Grand Prix	Ligier	—	14	5	Accident	69	2
1978	Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	—	15	DNF	Gearbox	13	0
1978	United States Grand Prix West	Ligier	—	14	5	Finished	80	2
1978	South African Grand Prix	Ligier	—	14	5	Finished	78	2
1978	Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	—	14	9	Finished	61	0
1978	Argentine Grand Prix	Ligier	—	8	16	Engine	50	0
1977	Japanese Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	5	5	Out of fuel	72	2
1977	Canadian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	11	DNF	Transmission	12	0
1977	United States Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	10	7	Finished	58	0
1977	Italian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	8	8	Finished	50	0
1977	Dutch Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	2	2	Finished	75	6
1977	Austrian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	6	DNF	Oil leak	21	0
1977	German Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	6	DNF	Engine	21	0
1977	British Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	15	6	Finished	67	1
1977	French Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	5	8	Finished	78	0
1977	Swedish Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	8	1	Finished	72	9
1977	Belgian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	10	DNF	Engine	32	0
1977	Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	16	7	Finished	76	0
1977	Spanish Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	2	7	Finished	74	0
1977	United States Grand Prix West	Ligier	JS7	5	9	Electrical	78	0
1977	South African Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	12	DNF	Accident	22	0
1977	Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	14	DNF	Accident	26	0
1977	Argentine Grand Prix	Ligier	JS7	15	NC	NC	37	0
1976	Japanese Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	11	7	Finished	72	0
1976	United States Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	12	DNF	Tyre	34	0
1976	Canadian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	9	DNF	Oil pressure	43	0
1976	Italian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	1	3	Finished	52	4
1976	Dutch Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	10	DNF	Oil leak	53	0
1976	Austrian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	5	2	Finished	54	6
1976	German Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	6	DNF	Gearbox	0	0
1976	British Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	13	DSQ	Illegal car change	31	0
1976	French Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	13	14	Finished	53	0
1976	Swedish Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	7	4	Finished	72	3
1976	Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	8	12	Accident	75	0
1976	Belgian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	6	3	Finished	70	4
1976	Spanish Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	8	12	Finished	72	0
1976	United States Grand Prix West	Ligier	JS5	12	4	Finished	80	3
1976	South African Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	8	DNF	Engine	49	0
1976	Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS5	11	DNF	Transmission	14	0
1975	United States Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	21	DNS	DNS	—	0
1975	Italian Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	18	DNF	Gearbox	7	0
1975	Austrian Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	12	DNF	Handling	21	0
1975	German Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	15	2	Finished	14	6
1975	British Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	19	DNF	Gearbox	5	0
1975	French Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	16	11	Finished	54	0
1975	Dutch Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	15	DNF	Engine	65	0
1975	Belgian Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	17	DNF	Gearbox	18	0
1975	Monaco Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1975	South African Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	23	NC	NC	69	0
1975	Brazilian Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	19	11	Finished	39	0
1975	Argentine Grand Prix	Frank Williams Racing Cars	—	17	DNF	Gearbox	15	0
1974	United States Grand Prix	Iso-Marlboro	FW	11	DNF	Engine	31	0
1974	Canadian Grand Prix	Iso-Marlboro	FW	18	15	Puncture	74	0
1974	Italian Grand Prix	Iso-Marlboro	FW	17	DNF	Engine	22	0
1974	Austrian Grand Prix	Iso-Marlboro	FW	12	NC	NC	37	0
1974	German Grand Prix	Iso-Marlboro	FW	21	DNF	Suspension	2	0

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Where this comes from

Born: 21 Nov 1943
Nationality: France
Status: retired
Wins: 6 derived · 6 published
Poles: 7 derived · 7 published
Fastest laps: 7 derived
External source: F1DB career totals, v2026.18.0
Confidence: medium
Source: https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers

Entries is counted here from the race records, one for every race a driver was entered for, and wins, podiums and poles are counted the same way and checked against the published totals on every build. Starts is counted from those records too: an entry is a start unless the result the source printed says it never was - did not qualify, pre-qualify, start or practise, or excluded before the start - so a pit-lane start counts and so does a retirement on the first lap. The published entry and start figures are a separate count kept for the few drivers who have one, reached by rules this database does not hold. Where a published figure and the counted one disagree, both are shown and neither is corrected.