ARN

René Arnoux

1978–1989
149
Starts
7
Wins
22
Podiums
18
Poles
0
Titles
181
Points

Season by season

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Season Team ENT R Win Pod Pole Pts WDC
1978 Martini + Surtees 9 6 0 0 0 0
1979 Renault 15 14 0 3 2 17 P8
1980 Renault 14 14 2 3 3 29 P6
1981 Renault 15 14 0 1 4 11 P9
1982 Renault 16 16 2 4 5 28 P6
1983 Ferrari 15 15 3 7 4 49 P3
1984 Ferrari 16 16 0 4 0 27 P6
1985 Ferrari 1 1 0 0 0 3 P17
1986 Ligier 16 16 0 0 0 14 P10
1987 Ligier 15 14 0 0 0 1 P19
1988 Ligier 16 14 0 0 0 0
1989 Ligier 16 9 0 0 0 2 P23

Teammates, head to head

most races first
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Patrick Tambay '83 · 7r compared , 8 excl. → Full breakdown 7–8 3–4 49 40
Michele Alboreto '84–'85 · 7r compared , 10 excl. → Full breakdown 4–13 1–6 30 36.5
Alain Prost '81–'82 · 5r compared , 26 excl. → Full breakdown 13–18 1–4 39 77
Jacques Laffite '86 · 4r compared , 5 excl. → Full breakdown 8–1 3–1 11 14
Jean-Pierre Jabouille '79–'80 · 3r compared , 25 excl. → Full breakdown 9–19 1–2 46 18
Piercarlo Ghinzani '87 · 3r compared , 12 excl. → Full breakdown 14–1 1–2 1 0
Philippe Alliot '86 · 1r compared , 6 excl. → Full breakdown 5–2 1–0 3 1
Olivier Grouillard '89 · 1r compared , 15 excl. → Full breakdown 4–12 0–1 2 1
Beppe Gabbiani '78 · 0r compared , 2 excl. 2–0 0–0 0 0
Stefan Johansson '88 · 0r compared , 16 excl. 12–4 0–0 0 0

Compare with any driver

career records side by side · any era

Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.

Reliability & consistency

era-dependent · see explanation
44.3% DNF rate 66 in 149 starts
28.2% points-finish rate 42 in 149 starts
P1 best finish
P1 best grid
DNF rate & points-finish rate

DNF rate — "how often did they not finish?"

The share of race starts that ended without a classified finish. Formula: races not finished ÷ race starts × 100. Races the driver did not start are excluded from both sides. A disqualification counts as a finish that scored nothing, not a DNF. Why it sits apart from the era-fair rates: unlike a win or a podium, finishing meant something very different in different eras. Cars in the 1950s–70s broke constantly; modern cars almost always reach the flag. A high DNF rate in 1955 says far more about the machinery than the driver. Comparing two drivers within the same season is meaningful — they faced the same conditions. Across eras it's context, not a verdict.

Points-finish rate — "how often did they score?"

The share of race starts that ended in a points-paying position. Formula: races finished in a scoring position ÷ race starts × 100, using that season's real points system. Why it's era-dependent: the number of positions that pay points has changed repeatedly — the top five scored in 1950, the top ten score today. A modern driver has roughly twice as many scoring positions available for the same relative performance, so a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean a better driver. Like DNF rate, it's shown as context.