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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
René Arnoux
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,637
Rank 497 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
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 497th of 38,983 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)
P1P5P10P20DNFCANUSAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORESPJPNAUSMONMEXCANFRAGERBELITAPORAUS
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1989-11-05Adelaide Street CircuitFormula 1DNF−99
1989-09-24Autódromo do EstorilFormula 1P13+37
1989-09-10Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaFormula 1P9+92
1989-08-27Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsFormula 1DNF−110
1989-07-30HockenheimringFormula 1P11+68
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+178Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1980Formula 1P1
+176Circuit Paul Ricard 1982Formula 1P1
+166Kyalami 1980Formula 1P1
+166Watkins Glen 1979Formula 1P2
+160Silverstone Circuit 1979Formula 1P2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Dijon-Prenois4 starts+40
Red Bull Ring9 starts+32
Silverstone Circuit5 starts+16
Circuit 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
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1989▸Formula 1Ligier900302P15+985,637
1988▸Formula 1Ligier1400900P14−5025,539
1987▸Formula 1Ligier15001001P16−8076,041
1986▸Formula 1Ligier16006014P8+596,848
1985▸Formula 3 MacauMurray Taylor Racing300000—−1196,789
▸Formula 1Ferrari100003P14+67
1984▸Formula 1Ferrari16044027P6+1146,841
1983▸Formula 1Ferrari15374449P3+6466,727
1982▸Formula 1Renault162410528P5−1606,081
1981▸Formula 1Renault14016411P9−2726,240
1980▸Formula 1Renault14235329P6+5596,512
1979▸Formula 1Renault150310217P8−955,953
1978▸Formula 1Surtees600200P17+4,6986,048
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Arnoux finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze6,417149846556%
🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum6,711145529336%
🇫🇷 Alain Prost6,802129389129%
🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris5,524115714462%
🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell6,389111555650%
🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto5,938109515847%
🇺🇸 Eddie CheeverFIA Gold5,688106584855%
🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite6,099103554853%
🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg6,15694563860%
🇮🇹 Elio de Angelis6,20493504354%
🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated6,55251173433%
🇦🇹 Gerhard BergerHigher-rated6,49158243441%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
487🇮🇹 Pierluigi MartiniFIA GT Championship5,652
488🇮🇹 Siegfried StohrFormula 15,652
489🇺🇸 Dick RathmannFormula 15,651
490🇸🇪 Reine WisellFormula 15,650
491🇺🇸 John Hunter NemechekNASCAR Cup Series5,649
492🇩🇪 Marc LiebWEC5,647
493🇻🇪 E.J. VisoIndyCar5,643
494🇫🇮 Heikki KovalainenSuper GT5,643
495🇳🇿 Earl BamberIMSA WeatherTech5,640
496🇮🇹 Andrea de AdamichFormula 15,637
497🇫🇷 René ArnouxFormula 15,637
498🇦🇹 Kelvin Van der LindeGT World Challenge Europe5,636
499🇦🇷 Clemar BucciFormula 15,632
500🇫🇮 JJ LehtoFIA GT Championship5,630
501🇦🇹 Thomas PreiningIMSA WeatherTech5,629
502🇺🇸 Carl EdwardsNASCAR Xfinity5,627
503🇨🇭 Silvio MoserFormula 15,624
504🇬🇧 Trevor TaylorFormula 15,622
505🇺🇸 Donnie BeechlerIndyCar5,620
506🇨🇭 Alain MenuBTCC5,619
507🇺🇸 Chuck DaighFormula 15,619
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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 497th of 38,983 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
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