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Didier Pironi, France

* 26.3.1952    † 23.8.1987

Note: These statistics are based only on the results available in the RSC archive database.
They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not cover entire driver's racing history.

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General figures:
Data covers years:1976-1982
Number of events:92 (including 4 races where did not start)
Total entries:115 (contains 57 finishes and 33 retirements, finishing ratio: 63%)
Photos in Gallery:54 (46% of all entries)
Achievements:
Wins:5Additional class wins1
Second place finishes:3Top 3 finishesnot applicable
Third place finishes:10Races finished on podium18
Best result (count):1st (5x)Pole positions6
Notes of interest:
Most frequent co-drivers:Gilles Villeneuve (3), Guy Fréquelin (2), Dieter Quester (2), "Marie-Claude Beaumont" (1), Marcel Mignot (1), Xavier Mathiot (1), Bob Wollek (1), René Arnoux (1), Jean-Pierre Jarier (1), Geoff Lees (1), Jacques Laffite (1), Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (1)
Most frequent makes:Tyrrell (40), Ferrari (38), Ligier (18), BMW (14), Alpine (2), WM (1), Porsche (1), Chevron (1)
Most frequent types:126 (38), 009 (23), JS11 (18), 008 (17), M1 (13), A442 (2), P76 (1), B36 (1), 934 (1), 530i (1)
Most frequent chassis:JS11-04 (11), 008/2 (10), 009/6 (8), 009/1 (7), 126C2/056 (6), 049 [126] (6), 051 [126] (5), 050 [126] (5), JS11-02 (4), 053 [126] (4), 126C2/060 (4), 009/4 (4), 008/1 (4), 008/4 (3)
Most frequent tracks:Monaco (10), Hockenheim (9), Zandvoort (7), Zolder (7), Long Beach (6), Montreal (6), Brands Hatch (6), Zeltweg (6), Monza (5), Dijon (5), Imola (5), Buenos Aires (5), Jarama (5), Le Mans (4)
Most frequent countries:USA (12), F (12), D (11), I (11), MC (10), GB (10), B (8), NL (7), CDN (6), BR (6), A (6), E (5)
3 - Tyrrell 008 Ford #008/1 - Elf Team Tyrrell