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Didier Pironi, F1 driver

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French
26 March 1952
23 August 1987 (35)
Renato Pirocchi (26 March 1933)
Lella Lombardi (26 March 1941)
Elio de Angelis (26 March 1958)
Martin Donnelly (26 March 1964)
Stoffel Vandoorne (26 March 1992)

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statistics

3 (4.2%)
13 (18.1%)
4 (5.6%)
0 (0%)
1st
5
72
71
101 (1.4 points per race avg)
28 (38.9%)
1978 Argentine Grand Prix
1982 German Grand Prix
1980 Belgian Grand Prix
1982 Dutch Grand Prix

about Didier Pironi

Didier Joseph Louis Pironi (26 March 1952 – 23 August 1987) was a French racing driver. During his career he competed in 72 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, driving for Tyrrell (1978–1979), Ligier (1980) and Ferrari (1981–1982). He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1978 driving a Renault Alpine A442B.


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seasons

1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982,

finishing positions

grid positions

wins Didier Pironi

# event constructor
1 1980 Belgian Grand Prix round 5 Ligier
2 1982 San Marino Grand Prix round 4 Ferrari
3 1982 Dutch Grand Prix round 9 Ferrari

pole positions Didier Pironi

# event constructor
1 1980 Monaco Grand Prix round 6 Ligier
2 1980 British Grand Prix round 8 Ligier
3 1982 Canadian Grand Prix round 8 Ferrari
4 1982 German Grand Prix round 12 Ferrari

teams & teammates Didier Pironi

season teammate
1978 Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell compare 1978
1979 Jean-Pierre Jarier
Geoff Lees
Derek Daly
Tyrrell compare 1979
1980 Jacques Laffite
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1981 Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari compare 1981
1982 Gilles Villeneuve
Patrick Tambay
Mario Andretti
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From its entry to Formula 1 from the world of sportscar racing in 1976, the Ligier team added Gallic flair to grand prix competition with its screaming Matra V12 engines, sometimes-beautiful, sometimes-idiosyncratic designs cloaked in the blue livery of Gitanes, and the wonderfully relaxed yet canny Jacques Laffite in the cockpit. It was not until its seventh season that the squad even fielded a ...

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Didier Pironi was made for Formula 1?s ground effect era. His bravery was as boundless as the grip offered by his cars? shaped underbodies and sliding skirts ??which is to say, there was a limit, but it was exceedingly high. Plus he was able to continually improve himself, so that his rough-around-the-edges skills were constantly honed from year to year. Was he an absolute genius? No? and ...

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