Jacques Henri-Laffite (born November 21, 1943) is a former French Formula One racing driver who competed in the sport from 1974 until 1986. Laffite was one of the most experienced racers of his generation, in his last Formula One race at the 1986 British Grand Prix, Laffite equaled Graham Hill's record for most Grand Prix started. Laffite co-held this record with Hill until 1989 when the record was broken by Riccardo Patrese. Since 1997, Laffite has been an analyst and commentator for the French Formula One coverage on TF1.
Formula One Career
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Formula One Statistical OverviewEdit
Formula One RecordEdit
| Year | Entrant | Team | Pts | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 1974 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 18th | Report |
| 1975 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 12th | Report |
| 1976 | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier-Matra | 20 | 7th | Report |
| 1977 | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier-Matra | 18 | 10th | Report |
| 1978 | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier-Matra | 19 | 8th | Report |
| 1979 | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 36 | 4th | Report |
| 1980 | Equipe Ligier Gitanes | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 34 | 4th | Report |
| 1981 | Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Ligier-Matra | 44 | 4th | Report |
| 1982 | Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Ligier-Matra | 5 | 17th | Report |
| 1983 | TAG Williams | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 11 | 11th | Report |
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| 1984 | Saudia Williams Honda | Williams-Honda | 5 | 14th | Report |
| 1985 | Equipe Ligier Gitanes | Ligier-Renault | 16 | 9th | Report |
| 1986 | Equipe Ligier | Ligier-Renault | 14 | 8th | Report |
Career StatisticsEdit
| Entries | 181 |
| Starts | 174 |
| Pole Positions | 7 |
| Race Wins | 6 |
| Podiums | 32 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Points | 228 |
| Grand Chelems | 1 |
Race WinsEdit
| Win Number | Grand Prix |
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| 1 | 1977 Swedish Grand Prix |
| 2 | 1979 Argentine Grand Prix |
| 3 | 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 4 | 1980 German Grand Prix |
| 5 | 1981 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 6 | 1981 Canadian Grand Prix |
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | DNS | Did not start | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | [+] More Symbols | |||
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