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Rene Arnoux is a 63 year old French former racing driver who last drove for Ligier-Ford in 1989.
He was born on July 4th 1948 in Grenoble. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Martini-Ford during the 1978 Grand Prix of South Africa. Arnoux was active for 12 consecutive seasons between 1978 and 1989. In that period he scored 181 points in 150 races. During his career Arnoux achieved 7 wins and 22 podiums. His last race was the the 1989 Grand Prix of Australia.
He was born on July 4th 1948 in Grenoble. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Martini-Ford during the 1978 Grand Prix of South Africa. Arnoux was active for 12 consecutive seasons between 1978 and 1989. In that period he scored 181 points in 150 races. During his career Arnoux achieved 7 wins and 22 podiums. His last race was the the 1989 Grand Prix of Australia.
| Name: | Rene Arnoux |
| Nationality: |  French |
| Birthday: | July 4th 1948 (63) |
| Birthplace: | Grenoble | Races: | 150 races |
| Total points: | 181 points |
| Wins: | 7 wins |
| Podiums: | 22 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 66 retirements |
| First race: |  1978 South Africa |
| Last race: |  1989 Australia |
| First win: |  1980 Brazil |
| Age first win: | 31 years, 6 months, 23 days |
Rene Arnoux by year
| All years | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 |
| 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 |
| 1978 |
Overall stats: Rene Arnoux
| #1 | Best Finish | Rene Arnoux |  | 1 (7x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) |
Wins
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Rene Arnoux | | 18 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Rene Arnoux | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1988 | 8 | Silverstone | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 18 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1989 Ligier Loto 1988 Ligier Loto 1987 Ligier Loto 1986 Equipe Ligier 1985 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 1984 Ferrari 1983 Ferrari 1982 Renault 1981 Renault 1980 Renault 1979 Renault 1978 Martini-Ford 1978 Surtees-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Rene Arnoux
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #103 | Average race points | Rene Arnoux | | 2.21 points | |
| #39 | Most points finishes | Rene Arnoux | | 42 finishes | |
| #468 | Average race result | Rene Arnoux | | 6.9 place | |
| #106 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Rene Arnoux | | 0.33 retirements | |
| #21 | Most avoidable retirements | Rene Arnoux | | 22 retirements | |
| #35 | Most race laps | Rene Arnoux | | 6611 laps | |
| #88 | Oldest driver | Rene Arnoux | | 41 years, 4 months, 1 day | |
| #32 | Most races | Rene Arnoux | | 150 races | |
| #436 | Youngest driver | Rene Arnoux | | 29 years, 8 months | |
| #83 | Biggest gain in race | Rene Arnoux | | 17 places gained | |
| #11 | Start from P1 | Rene Arnoux | | 18 starts | |
| #19 | Most retirements | Rene Arnoux | | 66 retirements | |
| #45 | Most points | Rene Arnoux | | 181 points | |
| #36 | Most wins | Rene Arnoux | | 7 wins | |
| #42 | Most podiums | Rene Arnoux | | 22 podiums |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 101 | Jean Behra | 2.22 |
| 102 | Gunnar Nilsson | 2.21 |
| 103 | Rene Arnoux | 2.21 |
| 104 | Jacques Villeneuve | 2.18 |
| 105 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | 2.1 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 37 | Robert Kubica | 46 |
| 38 | Elio de Angelis | 43 |
| 39 | Rene Arnoux | 42 |
| 39 | Ronnie Peterson | 42 |
| 41 | Nico Rosberg | 41 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 466 | Jenson Button | 6.98 |
| 467 | Robert Manzon | 6.91 |
| 468 | Rene Arnoux | 6.9 |
| 469 | Innes Ireland | 6.88 |
| 470 | Alessandro Nannini | 6.84 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 102 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 0.33 |
| 102 | Gianmaria Bruni | 0.33 |
| 102 | Rene Arnoux | 0.33 |
| 102 | Brian Henton | 0.33 |
| 102 | Rolf Stommelen | 0.33 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 19 | Gerhard Berger | 22 |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | 22 |
| 19 | Rene Arnoux | 22 |
| 22 | Olivier Panis | 21 |
| 22 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 21 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 33 | Carlos Reutemann | 6986 |
| 34 | Eddie Irvine | 6846 |
| 35 | Rene Arnoux | 6611 |
| 36 | Clay Regazzoni | 6581 |
| 37 | Derek Warwick | 6376 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 86 | Robert La Caze | 41 years, 7 months, 23 days |
| 87 | Paul Emery | 41 years, 6 months, 6 days |
| 88 | Rene Arnoux | 41 years, 4 months, 1 day |
| 89 | Henri Louveau | 41 years, 4 months, 2 days |
| 90 | Eddie Johnson | 41 years, 3 months, 20 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 30 | Kimi Raikkonen | 157 |
| 31 | John Watson | 152 |
| 32 | Rene Arnoux | 150 |
| 33 | Derek Warwick | 148 |
| 34 | Eddie Irvine | 147 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 434 | Mike Nazaruk | 29 years, 7 months, 28 days |
| 435 | Philippe Alliot | 29 years, 7 months, 27 days |
| 436 | Rene Arnoux | 29 years, 8 months |
| 437 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 29 years, 8 months, 5 days |
| 438 | Huub Rothengatter | 29 years, 8 months, 9 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 73 | Emanuele Pirro | 17 |
| 73 | Yannick Dalmas | 17 |
| 73 | Rene Arnoux | 17 |
| 73 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 17 |
| 73 | Pascal Fabre | 17 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 8 | Damon Hill | 20 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | 18 |
| 10 | Rene Arnoux | 18 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | 18 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | 16 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 67 |
| 17 | Jean Pierre Jarier | 67 |
| 19 | Rene Arnoux | 66 |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | 65 |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | 65 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 43 | Eddie Irvine | 191 |
| 44 | Michele Alboreto | 186.5 |
| 45 | Rene Arnoux | 181 |
| 45 | Jacky Ickx | 181 |
| 47 | Mario Andretti | 180 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 33 | Denny Hulme | 8 |
| 35 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7 |
| 35 | Rene Arnoux | 7 |
| 37 | Mark Webber | 6 |
| 37 | Ralf Schumacher | 6 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 38 | James Hunt | 23 |
| 41 | Sebastian Vettel | 22 |
| 41 | Rene Arnoux | 22 |
| 41 | Stirling Moss | 22 |
| 44 | Mark Webber | 21 |
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