Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Driver Information
Born	October 1, 1942 Paris, France
Died	February 2, 2023(2023-02-02) (aged 80)
Nationality	FRA
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Deceased
World Titles	0
Races	61 (49 starts)
Poles	6
Wins	2
Podiums	2
Fastest Laps	0
Points	21
First Race	1974 French Grand Prix
Last Race	1981 Spanish Grand Prix
First Win	1979 French Grand Prix
Last Win	1980 Austrian Grand Prix

Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille (ja-BOO-ee; 1 October 1942 - 2 February 2023) was a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1974 until 1981. Jabouille had a notable career driving for the first incarnation of the Renault team between 1977 and 1980. Jabouille competed in the first turbo charged Formula One car in 1977, Renault pioneering the move to turbo charged engines within Formula One.

Jabouille's time at Renault saw him unable to demonstrate his and the team's talent through results due to consistent reliability issues with the Renault cars. Jabouille, however, did manage to achieve some success, taking two victories at the 1979 French Grand Prix (the first race victory for a turbocharged engine in Formula 1), and at the 1980 Austrian Grand Prix.

At the 1981 Canadian Grand Prix, he sustained a broken leg following an accident caused by a suspension failure on his car. Jabouille, who had signed for the Ligier team for 1981, was forced to sit out the first two rounds of the new season. However, following his F1 return, Jabouille appeared no longer fit for F1 following his injuries and was forced to make his retirement from Formula One following his first five races, which accrued little results and two failures to qualify.

Jabouille remained with the Ligier team in 1982 in a managerial role, a position he held for a number of years with the team.

Jabouille died on 2 February 2023, aged 80.

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
	Team Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth
1975	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	0	NC	Report
1976: Competed in Formula Two and World Sportscar Championship.
1977	Équipe Renault Elf	Renault	0	NC	Report
1978	Équipe Renault Elf	Renault	3	17th	Report
1979	Équipe Renault Elf	Renault	9	13th	Report
1980	Équipe Renault Elf	Renault	9	8th	Report
1981	Équipe Talbot Gitanes	Talbot Ligier-Matra	0	NC	Report

Career Statistics

Entries	61
Starts	49
Pole Positions	6
Front Row Starts	11
Race Wins	2
Podiums	2
Fastest Laps	0
Points	21
Laps Raced	1669
Distance Raced	7,616 km (4,732 mi)
Races Led	7
Laps Led	179
Distance Led	942 km (585 mi)
Doubles	1

Race Wins

Win Number	Grand Prix
1	1979 French Grand Prix
2	1980 Austrian 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
									DNQ			DNQ
1975																		0	NC
									12th
1976: did not compete
1977																		0	NC
										Ret			Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ
1978																		3	17th
			Ret	Ret	10th	NC	13th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	12th
1979																		9	13th
	Ret	10th	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	NC	C	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14th	Ret	Ret
1980																		9	8th
	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNA
1981																		0	NC
			DNQ	NC	Ret	DNQ	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	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

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