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Jacques Laffite is a French former Formula 1 driver who last drove for Ligier-Renault in 1986.
He was born on November 21st 1943 in Paris. He debuted for Iso Marlboro-Ford during the 1974 Grand Prix of Germany. Laffite was active for 13 consecutive seasons between 1974 and 1986. He scored 228 points in 177 races. During his career Laffite achieved 6 wins and 32 podiums. His last race was the the 1986 Grand Prix of Great Britain.
He was born on November 21st 1943 in Paris. He debuted for Iso Marlboro-Ford during the 1974 Grand Prix of Germany. Laffite was active for 13 consecutive seasons between 1974 and 1986. He scored 228 points in 177 races. During his career Laffite achieved 6 wins and 32 podiums. His last race was the the 1986 Grand Prix of Great Britain.
| Name: | Jacques Laffite |
| Nationality: |  French |
| Birthday: | November 21st 1943 (68) |
| Birthplace: | Paris | Races: | 177 races |
| Total points: | 228 points |
| Wins: | 6 wins |
| Podiums: | 32 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 80 retirements |
| First race: |  1974 Germany |
| Last race: |  1986 Great Britain |
| First win: |  1977 Sweden |
| Age first win: | 33 years, 6 months, 29 days |
Jacques Laffite by year
| All years | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 |
| 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 |
| 1975 | 1974 |
Overall stats: Jacques Laffite
| #1 | Best Finish | Jacques Laffite |  | 1 (6x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) |
Wins
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Jacques Laffite | | 16 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Jacques Laffite | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1978 | 1 | Buenos Aires | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 16 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
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Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1986 Equipe Ligier 1985 Equipe Ligier Gitanes 1984 Williams-Honda 1983 Williams-Ford 1983 Williams-Honda 1982 Ligier-Matra 1981 Ligier-Matra 1980 Ligier-Ford 1979 Ligier-Ford 1978 Ligier-Matra 1977 Ligier-Matra 1976 Ligier-Matra 1975 Williams-Ford 1974 Iso Marlboro-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Jacques Laffite
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna |  | 2.49 place | |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | | 5.13 place | |
| #89 | Average race points | Jacques Laffite | | 2.43 points | |
| #512 | Average race result | Jacques Laffite | | 5.9 place | |
| #24 | Most points finishes | Jacques Laffite | | 59 finishes | |
| #69 | Most avoidable retirements | Jacques Laffite | | 10 retirements | |
| #239 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Jacques Laffite | | 0.13 retirements | |
| #21 | Most race laps | Jacques Laffite | | 7996 laps | |
| #18 | Most races | Jacques Laffite | | 177 races | |
| #479 | Youngest driver | Jacques Laffite | | 30 years, 8 months, 14 days | |
| #77 | Oldest driver | Jacques Laffite | | 42 years, 7 months, 22 days | |
| #29 | Biggest gain in race | Jacques Laffite | | 20 places gained | |
| #28 | Start from P1 | Jacques Laffite | | 7 starts | |
| #11 | Most retirements | Jacques Laffite | | 80 retirements | |
| #37 | Most points | Jacques Laffite | | 228 points | |
| #25 | Most podiums | Jacques Laffite | | 32 podiums | |
| #40 | Most wins | Jacques Laffite | | 6 wins |
| 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 | 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 | Points | |
| 87 | Clay Regazzoni | 2.55 |
| 88 | Pedro Rodriguez | 2.45 |
| 89 | Jacques Laffite | 2.43 |
| 90 | Johnnie Parsons | 2.4 |
| 91 | Willy Mairesse | 2.33 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 510 | Eddie Irvine | 5.99 |
| 511 | Gilles Villeneuve | 5.95 |
| 512 | Jacques Laffite | 5.9 |
| 513 | Jacky Ickx | 5.89 |
| 514 | Keke Rosberg | 5.85 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 22 | Nick Heidfeld | 65 |
| 23 | Denny Hulme | 61 |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite | 59 |
| 25 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 57 |
| 25 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 57 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 65 | Gianni Morbidelli | 10 |
| 65 | Eddie Cheever | 10 |
| 65 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 65 | Gilles Villeneuve | 10 |
| 65 | Carlos Pace | 10 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 236 | Pedro Rodriguez | 0.13 |
| 238 | Jacky Ickx | 0.13 |
| 239 | Jacques Laffite | 0.13 |
| 239 | Huub Rothengatter | 0.13 |
| 239 | Tony Maggs | 0.13 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | 8217 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | 8033 |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | 7996 |
| 22 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7946 |
| 23 | Mark Webber | 7882 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 16 | Graham Hill | 179 |
| 17 | Nick Heidfeld | 177 |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | 177 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | 172 |
| 20 | Jacques Villeneuve | 165 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 476 | Bertil Roos | 30 years, 7 months, 28 days |
| 478 | Cecil Green | 30 years, 7 months, 28 days |
| 479 | Jacques Laffite | 30 years, 8 months, 14 days |
| 480 | Bernard Collomb | 30 years, 8 months, 25 days |
| 481 | Leo Kinnunen | 30 years, 9 months, 7 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 75 | Rodger Ward | 42 years, 8 months, 26 days |
| 76 | Peter Walker | 42 years, 8 months, 12 days |
| 77 | Jacques Laffite | 42 years, 7 months, 22 days |
| 78 | Mario Andretti | 42 years, 6 months, 28 days |
| 79 | David Murray | 42 years, 6 months, 21 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 24 | Julian Bailey | 20 |
| 24 | Teo Fabi | 20 |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite | 20 |
| 24 | Marc Surer | 20 |
| 24 | Bob Christie | 20 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 25 | John Surtees | 8 |
| 27 | Jenson Button | 7 |
| 27 | Jacques Laffite | 7 |
| 29 | Mark Webber | 6 |
| 29 | Ralf Schumacher | 6 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | 80 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | 80 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 80 |
| 12 | David Coulthard | 77 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | 75 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 35 | Nick Heidfeld | 240 |
| 36 | Jacques Villeneuve | 235 |
| 37 | Jacques Laffite | 228 |
| 38 | Nico Rosberg | 227.5 |
| 39 | Clay Regazzoni | 212 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 23 | Jenson Button | 32 |
| 23 | Jean Alesi | 32 |
| 23 | Jacques Laffite | 32 |
| 23 | Jim Clark | 32 |
| 23 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 32 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 37 | Ralf Schumacher | 6 |
| 37 | Riccardo Patrese | 6 |
| 37 | Jacques Laffite | 6 |
| 37 | Gilles Villeneuve | 6 |
| 37 | John Surtees | 6 |
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