Jacques Laffite

Jacques Laffite
Driver Information
Born	21 November 1943 (1943-11-21) Paris, France
Nationality	FRA
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Retired (Commentator for TF1)
World Titles	0
Races	181 (174 starts)
Poles	7
Wins	6
Podiums	32
Fastest Laps	6
Points	228
First Race	1974 German Grand Prix
Last Race	1986 British Grand Prix
First Win	1977 Swedish Grand Prix
Last Win	1981 Canadian Grand Prix

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 Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Pts.	WDC Pos.	Report
1974	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso-Marlboro-Ford Cosworth	0	NC	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 Team	Williams-Ford Cosworth	11	11th	Report
		Williams-Honda
1984	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams-Honda	5	14th	Report
1985	Equipe Ligier	Ligier-Renault	16	9th	Report
	Equipe Ligier Gitanes
1986	Equipe Ligier	Ligier-Renault	14	8th	Report

Career Statistics

Entries	181
Starts	174
Pole Positions	7
Front Row Starts	11
Race Wins	6
Podiums	32
Fastest Laps	6
Points	228
Laps Raced	7998
Distance Raced	37063 km (23030 mi)
Races Led	14
Laps Led	283
Distance Led	1519 km (944 mi)
Doubles	2
Hat-Tricks	2
Grand Chelems	1

Race Wins

Win Number	Grand Prix
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

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pts	Pos
1974																		0	NC
											Ret	NC	Ret	15th	Ret
1975																		6	12th
	Ret	11th	NC		DNQ	Ret		Ret	11th	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	DNS
1976																		20	7th
	Ret	Ret	4th	12th	3rd	12th	4th	14th	DSQ	Ret	2nd	Ret	3rd	Ret	Ret	7th
1977																		18	10th
	NC	Ret	Ret	9th	7th	7th	Ret	1st	8th	6th	Ret	Ret	2nd	8th	7th	Ret	5th
1978																		19	8th
	16th	9th	5th	5th	Ret	5th	3rd	7th	7th	10th	3rd	5th	8th	4th	11th	Ret
1979																		36	4th
	1st	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	Ret	C	8th	Ret	3rd	3rd	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret
1980																		34	4th
	Ret	Ret	2nd	Ret	11th	2nd	3rd	Ret	1st	4th	3rd	9th	8th	5th
1981																		44	4th
	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	2nd	3rd	2nd	Ret	3rd	3rd	1st	Ret	Ret	1st	6th
1982																		5	17th
	Ret	Ret	Ret		9th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	14th	Ret	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret
1983																		11	11th
	4th	4th	6th	7th	Ret	6th	5th	Ret	12th	6th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret
1984																		5	14th
	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	8th	Ret	5th	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14th
1985																		16	9th
	6th	Ret	Ret	6th	8th	12th	Ret	3rd	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret		2nd
1986																		14	8th
	3rd	Ret	Ret	6th	5th	7th	2nd	6th	Ret

Key
Symbol	Meaning		Symbol	Meaning
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
Italics	Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap		DNS	Did not start
18th†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)		NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP	Qualified for pole position		[+] More Symbols