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🇫🇷 René Arnoux
Racing driver from France. Formula 1, Ligier.
Driver facts
Full name
René Arnoux
Born
4 July 1948(b. 1948)
Nationality
France
Current team
Ligier
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
7
Career podiums
22
Career starts
154
Career DNFs
69
Racer Rating
5,637
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,637Rank 494 of 40,308 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
René Arnoux is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Ligier. Arnoux has recorded 7 wins and 22 podiums from 154 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,637 ranks Arnoux 494th of 40,308 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
1989 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1989-11-05 | Adelaide Street Circuit | DNF | −99 |
| 1989-09-24 | Autódromo do Estoril | P13 | +37 |
| 1989-09-10 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P9 | +92 |
| 1989-08-27 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | DNF | −110 |
| 1989-07-30 | Hockenheimring | P11 | +68 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +178 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1980 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +176 | Paul Ricard 1982 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +166 | Kyalami 1980 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +166 | Watkins Glen International 1979 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +160 | Silverstone 1979 | Formula 1 | P2 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Dijon-Prenois4 starts+40
Red Bull Ring9 starts+32
Silverstone5 starts+16
Paul Ricard7 starts+15
Struggles
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps5 starts-37
Circuit de Monaco10 starts-20
Adelaide Street Circuit4 starts-17
Brands Hatch5 starts-13
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ▸Formula 1 | Ligier | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | P15 | +98 | 5,637 |
| 1988 | ▸Formula 1 | Ligier | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −502 | 5,539 |
| 1987 | ▸Formula 1 | Ligier | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | P16 | −807 | 6,041 |
| 1986 | ▸Formula 1 | Ligier | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | P8 | +59 | 6,848 |
| 1985 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Murray Taylor Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −119 | 6,789 |
| ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P14 | +67 | ||
| 1984 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | P6 | +114 | 6,841 |
| 1983 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 49 | P3 | +646 | 6,727 |
| 1982 | ▸Formula 1 | Renault | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 28 | P5 | −160 | 6,081 |
| 1981 | ▸Formula 1 | Renault | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | P9 | −272 | 6,240 |
| 1980 | ▸Formula 1 | Renault | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 29 | P6 | +559 | 6,512 |
| 1979 | ▸Formula 1 | Renault | 15 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 17 | P8 | −95 | 5,953 |
| 1978 | ▸Formula 1 | Surtees | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +4,698 | 6,048 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Arnoux finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze | 6,417 | 149 | 84 | 65 | 56% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum | 6,711 | 145 | 52 | 93 | 36% |
| 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | 6,802 | 129 | 38 | 91 | 29% |
| 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris | 5,524 | 115 | 71 | 44 | 62% |
| 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell | 6,389 | 111 | 55 | 56 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | 5,938 | 109 | 51 | 58 | 47% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie CheeverFIA Gold | 5,113 | 106 | 58 | 48 | 55% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite | 6,099 | 103 | 55 | 48 | 53% |
| 🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg | 6,156 | 94 | 56 | 38 | 60% |
| 🇮🇹 Elio de Angelis | 6,204 | 93 | 50 | 43 | 54% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated | 6,552 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 33% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard BergerHigher-rated | 6,491 | 58 | 24 | 34 | 41% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 484 | 🇺🇸 Dick Rathmann | Formula 1 | 5,651 |
| 485 | 🇸🇪 Reine Wisell | Formula 1 | 5,650 |
| 486 | 🇯🇵 Kazuya Oshima | Super GT | 5,648 |
| 487 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Jones | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,647 |
| 488 | 🇩🇪 Marc Lieb | WEC | 5,647 |
| 489 | 🇮🇹 Valentino Rossi | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,647 |
| 490 | 🇻🇪 E.J. Viso | IndyCar | 5,644 |
| 491 | 🇫🇮 Heikki Kovalainen | Super GT | 5,643 |
| 492 | 🇨🇭 Raffaele Marciello | WEC | 5,641 |
| 493 | 🇮🇹 Andrea de Adamich | Formula 1 | 5,637 |
| 494 | 🇫🇷 René Arnoux | Formula 1 | 5,637 |
| 495 | 🇦🇷 Clemar Bucci | Formula 1 | 5,632 |
| 496 | 🇩🇰 Nicklas Nielsen | WEC | 5,632 |
| 497 | 🇦🇺 Jack Doohan | European Le Mans Series | 5,631 |
| 498 | 🇫🇮 JJ Lehto | FIA GT Championship | 5,630 |
| 499 | 🇺🇸 Carl Edwards | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,627 |
| 500 | 🇨🇿 Roman Staněk | Super Formula | 5,627 |
| 501 | 🇨🇭 Silvio Moser | Formula 1 | 5,624 |
| 502 | 🇬🇧 Trevor Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,622 |
| 503 | 🇺🇸 Donnie Beechler | IndyCar | 5,620 |
| 504 | 🇨🇭 Louis Deletraz | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,620 |
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