Jacques Laffite

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 CareerEdit

Formula One Statistical OverviewEdit

Formula One RecordEdit

Year	Entrant	Team	Pts	WDC Pos.	Report
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
1983	TAG Williams	Williams-Honda	11	11th	Report
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
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 ResultsEdit

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

Key
Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner	Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish	DSQ	Disqualified
3rd	Podium finish	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
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NotesEdit

↑ Race stopped after 29/75 Laps. Half points awarded
↑ Race stopped after 29/54 Laps. Half points awarded
↑ Race stopped after 31/76 Laps. Half points awarded

[0] Race stopped after 29/75 Laps. Half points awarded

[1] Race stopped after 29/54 Laps. Half points awarded

[2] Race stopped after 31/76 Laps. Half points awarded

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