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🇫🇷 Didier Pironi
Racing driver from France. Formula 1, Ferrari.
Driver facts
Full name
Didier Pironi
Born
26 March 1952(b. 1952)
Nationality
France
Current team
Ferrari
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
3
Career podiums
13
Career starts
72
Career DNFs
28
Racer Rating
6,256
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,256Rank 104 of 40,700 indexed, -357 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Didier Pironi is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. Pironi has recorded 3 wins and 13 podiums from 72 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,256 ranks Pironi 104th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1982 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1982-08-08 | Hockenheimring | DNF | −196 |
| 1982-07-25 | Paul Ricard | P3 | +89 |
| 1982-07-18 | Brands Hatch | P2 | +107 |
| 1982-07-03 | Zandvoort | P1 | +126 |
| 1982-06-13 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | P9 | +33 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +134 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1982 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +131 | Circuit de Monaco 1982 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +129 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1979 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +129 | Zolder 1979 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| +126 | Zandvoort 1982 | Formula 1 | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Zolder5 starts+19
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve5 starts+17
Circuit de Monaco5 starts+17
Struggles
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez4 starts-54
Hockenheimring5 starts-46
Zandvoort5 starts-30
Red Bull Ring4 starts-13
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 39 | P2 | +279 | 6,613 |
| 1981 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | P11 | −346 | 6,333 |
| 1980 | ▸Formula 1 | Ligier | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 32 | P5 | +83 | 6,679 |
| 1979 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 15 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 | P10 | +501 | 6,596 |
| 1978 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | P12 | +4,744 | 6,094 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Pironi finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite | 6,099 | 71 | 31 | 40 | 44% |
| 🇬🇧 John Watson | 6,238 | 70 | 31 | 39 | 44% |
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze | 6,417 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 61% |
| 🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve | 6,000 | 65 | 33 | 32 | 51% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann | 6,552 | 62 | 20 | 42 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti | 6,053 | 61 | 34 | 27 | 56% |
| 🇫🇷 René Arnoux | 5,637 | 61 | 33 | 28 | 54% |
| 🇦🇺 Alan Jones | 5,869 | 60 | 21 | 39 | 35% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum | 6,711 | 59 | 31 | 28 | 53% |
| 🇮🇹 Elio de Angelis | 6,204 | 54 | 29 | 25 | 54% |
| 🇫🇷 Alain ProstHigher-rated, 4× champion | 6,802 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 50% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 🇩🇪 Maro Engel | GT World Challenge Europe | 6,318 |
| 95 | 🇺🇸 Josef Newgarden | IndyCar | 6,297 |
| 96 | 🇫🇷 François Cevert | Formula 1 | 6,294 |
| 97 | 🇧🇷 Christian Fittipaldi | IMSA WeatherTech | 6,290 |
| 98 | 🇦🇷 José Froilán González | Formula 1 | 6,286 |
| 99 | 🇬🇧 Mike Conway | WEC | 6,279 |
| 100 | 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda | Formula 1 | 6,274 |
| 101 | 🇲🇽 Daniel Suárez | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,271 |
| 102 | 🇺🇸 Kevin Harvick | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,257 |
| 103 | 🇧🇪 Charles Weerts | GT World Challenge Europe | 6,256 |
| 104 | 🇫🇷 Didier Pironi | Formula 1 | 6,256 |
| 105 | 🇺🇸 Will Power | IndyCar | 6,256 |
| 106 | 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | Formula 1 | 6,252 |
| 107 | 🇬🇧 Jake Dennis | Formula E | 6,252 |
| 108 | 🇦🇺 Jamie Whincup | Supercars Championship | 6,252 |
| 109 | 🇳🇿 Brendon Hartley | WEC | 6,251 |
| 110 | 🇸🇪 Marcus Ericsson | IndyCar | 6,243 |
| 111 | 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | Formula 1 | 6,242 |
| 112 | 🇬🇧 John Watson | Formula 1 | 6,238 |
| 113 | 🇮🇹 Luigi Fagioli | Formula 1 | 6,237 |
| 114 | 🇹🇭 Alexander Albon | Formula 1 | 6,236 |
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