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Didier Pironi was a French former Formula One driver who last drove for Ferrari in 1982.
He was born on March 26th 1952 in Villecresnes and passed away on August 23rd 1987 at the age of 35. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Tyrrell-Ford during the 1978 Grand Prix of Argentina. Pironi was active for 5 consecutive seasons between 1978 and 1982. In that period he scored 101 points in 72 races. During his career Pironi achieved 3 wins and 13 podiums. His last race was the the 1982 Grand Prix of Germany.
He was born on March 26th 1952 in Villecresnes and passed away on August 23rd 1987 at the age of 35. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Tyrrell-Ford during the 1978 Grand Prix of Argentina. Pironi was active for 5 consecutive seasons between 1978 and 1982. In that period he scored 101 points in 72 races. During his career Pironi achieved 3 wins and 13 podiums. His last race was the the 1982 Grand Prix of Germany.
| Name: | Didier Pironi |
| Nationality: |  French |
| Birthday: | March 26th 1952 |
| Passed away: | August 23rd 1987 (35) |
| Birthplace: | Villecresnes | Races: | 72 races |
| Total points: | 101 points |
| Wins: | 3 wins |
| Podiums: | 13 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 25 retirements |
| First race: |  1978 Argentina |
| Last race: |  1982 Germany |
| First win: |  1980 Belgium |
| Age first win: | 28 years, 1 month, 8 days |
Didier Pironi by year
| All years | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 |
Overall stats: Didier Pironi
| #1 | Best Finish | Didier Pironi |  | 1 (3x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Didier Pironi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Didier Pironi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Didier Pironi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Didier Pironi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Didier Pironi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Didier Pironi | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1982 | 9 | Zandvoort | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1982 | 4 | Imola | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1980 | 5 | Zolder | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Didier Pironi | | 18 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Didier Pironi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Didier Pironi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Didier Pironi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Didier Pironi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Didier Pironi | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Didier Pironi | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1982 | 1 | Kyalami | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 18 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1982 Ferrari 1981 Ferrari 1980 Ligier-Ford 1979 Tyrrell-Ford 1978 Tyrrell-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Didier Pironi
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #92 | Average race points | Didier Pironi | | 2.3 points | |
| #58 | Most points finishes | Didier Pironi | | 29 finishes | |
| #497 | Average race result | Didier Pironi | | 6.16 place | |
| #46 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Didier Pironi | | 0.44 retirements | |
| #64 | Most avoidable retirements | Didier Pironi | | 11 retirements | |
| #78 | Most race laps | Didier Pironi | | 3423 laps | |
| #494 | Oldest driver | Didier Pironi | | 30 years, 4 months, 13 days | |
| #89 | Most races | Didier Pironi | | 72 races | |
| #219 | Youngest driver | Didier Pironi | | 25 years, 9 months, 20 days | |
| #88 | Biggest gain in race | Didier Pironi | | 17 places gained | |
| #42 | Start from P1 | Didier Pironi | | 4 starts | |
| #108 | Most retirements | Didier Pironi | | 25 retirements | |
| #66 | Most points | Didier Pironi | | 101 points | |
| #57 | Most wins | Didier Pironi | | 3 wins | |
| #59 | Most podiums | Didier Pironi | | 13 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 | |
| 90 | Johnnie Parsons | 2.4 |
| 91 | Willy Mairesse | 2.33 |
| 92 | Didier Pironi | 2.3 |
| 93 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 2.29 |
| 94 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 2.25 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 55 | Olivier Panis | 29 |
| 55 | Johnny Herbert | 29 |
| 55 | Didier Pironi | 29 |
| 55 | Chris Amon | 29 |
| 60 | Jochen Mass | 28 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 495 | Alan Jones | 6.24 |
| 496 | Jean Alesi | 6.21 |
| 497 | Didier Pironi | 6.16 |
| 498 | Lorenzo Bandini | 6.14 |
| 499 | Stefan Johansson | 6.09 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 44 | Nico Rosberg | 0.44 |
| 44 | Antonio Pizzonia | 0.44 |
| 46 | Didier Pironi | 0.44 |
| 47 | Pedro Diniz | 0.44 |
| 47 | Patrick Tambay | 0.44 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 61 | Manfred Winkelhock | 11 |
| 61 | Derek Daly | 11 |
| 61 | Didier Pironi | 11 |
| 65 | Fernando Alonso | 10 |
| 65 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 10 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 76 | Maurice Trintignant | 3468 |
| 77 | Stefan Johansson | 3460 |
| 78 | Didier Pironi | 3423 |
| 79 | Ivan Capelli | 3387 |
| 80 | Adrian Sutil | 3341 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 492 | Renzo Zorzi | 30 years, 4 months, 26 days |
| 493 | Sebastien Bourdais | 30 years, 4 months, 14 days |
| 493 | Didier Pironi | 30 years, 4 months, 13 days |
| 495 | Silvio Moser | 30 years, 4 months, 12 days |
| 496 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 30 years, 3 months, 22 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 83 | Vittorio Brambilla | 74 |
| 88 | Stefano Modena | 72 |
| 88 | Didier Pironi | 72 |
| 88 | Carlos Pace | 72 |
| 88 | Jim Clark | 72 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 216 | Massimiliano Papis | 25 years, 9 months, 13 days |
| 218 | Helmuth Koinigg | 25 years, 9 months, 15 days |
| 219 | Didier Pironi | 25 years, 9 months, 20 days |
| 220 | Thierry Boutsen | 25 years, 10 months, 9 days |
| 221 | Bill Moss | 25 years, 10 months, 14 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 73 | Mauro Baldi | 17 |
| 73 | Chico Serra | 17 |
| 73 | Didier Pironi | 17 |
| 73 | Gilles Villeneuve | 17 |
| 73 | Hector Rebaque | 17 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 40 | Jarno Trulli | 4 |
| 40 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 4 |
| 40 | Didier Pironi | 4 |
| 40 | Jody Scheckter | 4 |
| 40 | Tony Brooks | 4 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 101 | Hector Rebaque | 26 |
| 101 | Roy Salvadori | 26 |
| 108 | Didier Pironi | 25 |
| 109 | Karl Wendlinger | 24 |
| 109 | Philippe Streiff | 24 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 64 | Heikki Kovalainen | 105 |
| 65 | Patrick Tambay | 103 |
| 66 | Didier Pironi | 101 |
| 67 | Johnny Herbert | 98 |
| 67 | Martin Brundle | 98 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 53 | Johnny Herbert | 3 |
| 53 | Thierry Boutsen | 3 |
| 53 | Didier Pironi | 3 |
| 53 | Phil Hill | 3 |
| 53 | Mike Hawthorn | 3 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 57 | Richie Ginther | 14 |
| 58 | Nick Heidfeld | 13 |
| 58 | Didier Pironi | 13 |
| 58 | Gilles Villeneuve | 13 |
| 58 | Francois Cevert | 13 |
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