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[]
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Pts. | WDC Pos. | Report |
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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 | Talbot Ligier-Matra | 44 | 4th | Report |
1982 | Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Talbot 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 | 7 |
Points | 228 |
Laps Raced | 7998 |
Distance Raced | 37,063 km (23,030 mi) |
Races Led | 14 |
Laps Led | 283 |
Distance Led | 1,519 km (944 mi) |
Doubles | 2 |
Hat-Tricks | 2 |
Grand Chelems | 1 |
Race Wins[]
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 |
Career Results[]
Complete Formula One Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | [1] |
DNQ | Ret | Ret | 11th | Ret | 2nd | Ret [2] |
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 [3] |
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 | |||||
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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 | 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 |