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Ligier

Foundation

Guy Ligier

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SummaryStatisticsDriversModelsEnginesPositionsYear by YearRanking by season

Name Ligier
Country France France
First Race Grande Prêmio do Brasil 25/01/1976
Last Race Japanese Grand Prix 13/10/1996
First Pole Gran Premio d’Italia 12/09/1976
Last Pole Gran Premio de España 21/06/1981
First Win Grand Prix of Sweden 19/06/1977
Last Win Grand Prix de Monaco 19/05/1996
First Podium Grand Prix of Belgium 16/05/1976
Last Podium Grand Prix de Monaco 19/05/1996
User Ranking 37

Races 333
Race Starts 326
Drivers’ Titles 0
Constructors’ Titles 0
Victories 9
Poles 9
Fastest Laps 10
Podiums 50
Races in Podium 45
Points 388
Average Points 1.19
Points (Drivers) 388
Laps 26246
Laps Led 565
One/two finishes 1

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Points
France Jacques Laffite 132 6 9 16 31 7 7 6387 264 206 1.56
France René Arnoux 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 2302 4 17 0.32
France Olivier Panis 49 1 2 0 3 0 0 2554 16 38 0.78
Belgium Thierry Boutsen 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 1429 0 2 0.06
France Érik Comas 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1385 0 4 0.14
Great Britain Martin Brundle 27 0 0 2 2 0 0 1313 0 20 0.74
Italy Andrea de Cesaris 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1023 0 6 0.22
France Philippe Alliot 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1062 0 1 0.05
France Jean-Pierre Jarier 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 625 0 0 0.00
Brazil Pedro Diniz 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 607 0 2 0.13
Italy Nicola Larini 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 842 0 0 0.00
Great Britain Mark Blundell 16 0 0 2 2 0 0 682 0 10 0.63
France François Hesnault 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 439 0 0 0.00
France Didier Pironi 14 1 1 3 5 2 2 674 171 32 2.29
Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 564 0 0 0.00
United States Eddie Cheever 14 0 1 2 3 0 0 648 0 15 1.07
Brazil Raul Boesel 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 619 0 0 0.00
France Éric Bernard 13 0 0 1 1 0 0 710 0 4 0.31
France Olivier Grouillard 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 438 0 1 0.08
Sweden Stefan Johansson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 352 0 0 0.00
Belgium Jacky Ickx 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 325 0 3 0.38
France Patrick Tambay 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 0 0 0.00
France Patrick Depailler 7 1 1 0 2 0 1 373 110 22 3.14
Japan Aguri Suzuki 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 0 1 0.20
France Philippe Streiff 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 246 0 4 1.00
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 131 0 0 0.00
France Franck Lagorce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 0 0 0.00
Great Britain Johnny Herbert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0.00

JS5 (1976), JS7 (1977-1978), JS7/JS9 (1978), JS9 (1978), JS11 (1979), JS11/15 (1980), JS17 (1981-1982), JS19 (1982), JS21 (1983), JS23 (1984), JS23B (1984), JS25 (1985), JS27 (1986), JS29 (1987), JS29B (1987), JS29C (1987), JS31 (1988), JS33 (1989), JS33B (1990), JS33C (1990), JS35 (1991), JS35B (1991), JS37 (1992), JS39 (1993), JS39B (1994), JS41 (1995), JS43 (1996)

Matra (1976-1978, 1981-1982), Ford Cosworth (1979-1980, 1983), (1989-1990), Renault (1984-1986, 1992-1994), Alfa Romeo (1987), Megatron (1987), Judd (1988), Lamborghini (1991), Mugen Honda (1995-1996)

1st9 Times
2nd14 Times
3rd27 Times
4th13 Times
5th23 Times
6th29 Times
7th38 Times
8th27 Times
9th27 Times
10th41 Times
11th20 Times
12th13 Times
13th9 Times
14th8 Times
15th2 Times
16th4 Times
17th3 Times
18th3 Times
DNF260 Times
DSQ4 Times
NC4 Times
DNA4 Times
DNQ30 Times
DNS2 Times
EXC2 Times
WD3 Times

Year Driver Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts Points (Drivers)
1996 France Olivier Panis
Brazil Pedro Diniz
Mugen Honda
Mugen Honda
16 1 0 0 1 0 0 1336 16 15 0.94 15
1995 Japan Aguri Suzuki
Great Britain Martin Brundle
France Olivier Panis
Mugen Honda
Mugen Honda
Mugen Honda
17 0 1 1 2 0 0 1618 0 24 1.41 24
1994 France Éric Bernard
France Franck Lagorce
Great Britain Johnny Herbert
France Olivier Panis
Renault
Renault
Renault
Renault
16 0 1 1 2 0 0 1843 0 13 0.81 13
1993 Great Britain Mark Blundell
Great Britain Martin Brundle
Renault
Renault
16 0 0 3 3 0 0 1456 0 23 1.44 23
1992 France Érik Comas
Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Renault
Renault
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1443 0 6 0.38 6
1991 France Érik Comas
Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Lamborghini
Lamborghini
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1371 0 0 0.00 0
1990 Italy Nicola Larini
France Philippe Alliot
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1597 0 0 0.00 0
1989 France Olivier Grouillard
France René Arnoux
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 829 0 3 0.21 3
1988 France René Arnoux
Sweden Stefan Johansson
Judd
Judd
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 812 0 0 0.00 0
1987 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani
Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani
France René Arnoux
France René Arnoux
Alfa Romeo
Megatron
Alfa Romeo
Megatron
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1133 0 1 0.07 1
1986 France Jacques Laffite
France Philippe Alliot
France René Arnoux
Renault
Renault
Renault
16 0 1 1 2 0 0 1634 17 29 1.81 29
1985 Italy Andrea de Cesaris
France Jacques Laffite
France Philippe Streiff
Renault
Renault
Renault
15 0 1 3 4 0 1 1311 0 23 1.53 23
1984 Italy Andrea de Cesaris
France François Hesnault
Renault
Renault
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1108 0 3 0.19 3
1983 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Brazil Raul Boesel
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1115 0 0 0.00 0
1982 United States Eddie Cheever
France Jacques Laffite
Matra
Matra
15 0 1 3 4 0 0 1134 0 20 1.33 20
1981 France Jacques Laffite
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Jean-Pierre Jarier
France Patrick Tambay
Matra
Matra
Matra
Matra
15 2 2 3 7 1 1 1114 66 44 2.93 44
1980 France Didier Pironi
France Jacques Laffite
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
14 2 3 5 10 3 3 1415 244 66 4.71 66
1979 Belgium Jacky Ickx
France Jacques Laffite
France Patrick Depailler
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
15 3 2 3 8 4 3 1335 205 61 4.07 61
1978 France Jacques Laffite Matra 16 0 0 2 2 0 0 944 0 19 1.19 19
1977 France Jacques Laffite
France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Matra
Matra
17 1 1 0 2 0 1 874 17 18 1.06 18
1976 France Jacques Laffite Matra 16 0 1 2 3 1 1 824 0 20 1.25 20

19761977197819791980198119821983
6th8th6th3rd2nd4th8th12th
19841985198619871988198919901991
10th6th5th11th15th14th11th13th
19921993199419951996   
8th5th6th5th6th   

Extra Championship
SummaryStatisticsDriversModelsEnginesPositionsYear by Year

Name Ligier
Country France France
First Race Gran Premio de España 01/06/1980
Last Race Race of Champions 10/04/1983
First Pole Gran Premio de España 01/06/1980
Last Pole Gran Premio de España 01/06/1980
Best Result 5th – Race of Champions 10/04/1983

Races 2
Victories 0
Poles 1
Fastest Laps 0
Podiums 0
Laps 141
One/two finishes 0

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps
France Jacques Laffite 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 36 0
Brazil Raul Boesel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
France Didier Pironi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0

JS11/15 (1980), JS21 (1983)

Ford Cosworth (1980), (1983)

5th1 Time
DNF2 Times

Year Driver Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps
1983 Brazil Raul Boesel Ford Cosworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
1980 France Didier Pironi
France Jacques Laffite
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 101 0

All
Statistics

Races 335
Race Starts 328
Victories 9
Poles 10
Fastest Laps 10
Podiums 50
Races in Podium 45
Points 388
Laps 26387
Laps Led 565
One/two finishes 1

Teams
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Full Team Name: Ligier Gitanes

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Team Manager: Gérard Ducarouge

Designer: Gérard Ducarouge, Paul Carillo, Michel Beaujon

Chief Mechanic: Lionel Hublet

Drivers: 

26 Jacques Laffite

Model: Ligier JS5

Engine: Matra MS73 V12 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Gitanes

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Team Manager: Gérard Ducarouge

Designer: Gérard Ducarouge, Paul Carillo, Michel Beaujon

Chief Mechanic: Lionel Hublet

Drivers: 

26 Jacques Laffite

27 Jean-Pierre Jarier

Model: Ligier JS7

Engine: Matra MS76 V12 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Gitanes

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Team Manager: Gérard Ducarouge

Designer: Gérard Ducarouge, Paul Carillo, Michel Beaujon

Chief Mechanic: Lionel Hublet

Drivers: 

26 Jacques Laffite

Model: Ligier JS7/JS7/JS9/JS9

Engine: Matra MS76 V12 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Gitanes

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Team Manager: Gérard Ducarouge

Designer: Gérard Ducarouge, Paul Carillo, Michel Beaujon

Chief Mechanic: Lionel Hublet

Drivers: 

25 Patrick Depailler

25 Jacky Ickx

26 Jacques Laffite

Model: Ligier JS11

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Gitanes

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Manager: Guy Ligier, Gerard Ducarouge

Designer: Paul Carillo

Chief Mechanic: Lionel Hublet

Drivers: 

25 Didier Pironi

26 Jacques Laffite

Model: Ligier JS11/15

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Talbot Ligier

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Manager: Guy Ligier

Designers: Gerard Ducarouge, Michel Beaujon

Chief Mechanic: Lionel Hublet

Drivers: 

25 Jean-Pierre Jarier

25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille

25 Patrick Tambay

26 Jacques Laffite

Model: Ligier JS17

Engine: Matra MS81 V12 3.0

Tyres: Michelin

Full Team Name: Equipe Talbot Gitanes

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Manager: Guy Ligier

Designers: Gerard Ducarouge, Michel Beaujon, Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Chief Mechanic: Lionel Hublet

Drivers: 

25 Eddie Cheever

26 Jacques Laffite

Model: Ligier JS17/JS19

Engine: Matra MS81 V12 3.0

Tyres: Michelin

Full Team Name: Equipe Ligier Gitanes

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Team Manager: Danny Hindenoch

Designers: Michel Beaujon, Claude Galopin

Chief Mechanic: Jean Claude Guenard, Daniel Vizier

Drivers: 

25 Jean-Pierre Jarier

26 Raul Boesel

Model: Ligier JS21

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0

Tyres: Michelin

Full Team Name: Ligier Loto

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Designers: Michel Beaujon, C. Galopin

Chief Mechanic: C. Galopin, D. Vizier

Drivers: 

25 François Hesnault

26 Andrea de Cesaris

Model: Ligier JS23/JS23B

Engine: Renault EF4 V6T 1.5

Tyres: Michelin

Full Team Name: Ligier/Ligier Gitanes

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier, Gérard Larrousse

Designers: Michel Tétu, Michel Beaujon

Chief Mechanic: Jean-Pierre Chatenay

Drivers: 

25 Andrea de Cesaris

25 Philippe Streiff

26 Jacques Laffite

Model: Ligier JS25

Engine: Renault EF4B V6T 1.5/EF15 V6T 1.5

Tyres: Pirelli

Full Team Name: Ligier Loto

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier, Gérard Larrousse

Designers: Michel Tétu, Michel Beaujon

Chief Mechanic: Jean-Pierre Chatenay

Drivers: 

25 René Arnoux

26 Jacques Laffite

26 Philippe Alliot

Model: Ligier JS27

Engine: Renault EF15 V6T 1.5/EF15B V6T 1.5/EF15C V6T 1.5

Tyres: Pirelli

Full Team Name: Ligier Loto

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Designers: Michel Tétu

Team Manager: Jean-Pierre Paoli

Chief Mechanic: Lionel Hublet

Drivers: 

25 René Arnoux

26 Piercarlo Ghinzani

Model: Ligier JS29/JS29B/JS29C

Engine: Alfa Romeo 415T L4T 1.5/Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Loto

Nationality: France

Base: Vichy, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Designers: Michel Tétu

Team Manager: François-Xavier Delfosse

Chief Mechanic: Jean-Pierre Chatenet

Drivers: 

25 René Arnoux

26 Stefan Johansson

Model: Ligier JS31

Engine: Judd CV V8 3.5

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier

Nationality: France

Base: Magny-Cours, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Designers: Michel Beaujon, Riccardo Divila

Chief Mechanic: Eric Vullemin

Drivers: 

25 René Arnoux

26 Olivier Grouillard

Model: Ligier JS33

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Gitanes

Nationality: France

Base: Magny-Cours, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Designers: Michel Beaujon, Richard Divila

Team Manager: Jean-Pierre Paoli

Chief Mechanic: Robert Dassaud

Drivers: 

25 Nicola Larini

26 Philippe Alliot

Model: Ligier JS33B/JS33C

Engine: Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Gitanes

Nationality: France

Base: Magny-Cours, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Designers: Michel Beaujon (JS35), Frank Dernie (JS35B)

Team Manager: Jean-Pierre Paoli

Chief Mechanic: Robert Dassaud

Drivers: 

25 Thierry Boutsen

26 Érik Comas

Model: Ligier JS35/JS35B

Engine: Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Gitanes Blondes

Nationality: France

Base: Magny-Cours, France

Team Principal: Guy Ligier

Designer: Frank Dernie

Team Manager: Dany Hindenoch

Chief Mechanic: Robert Dassaud

Drivers: 

25 Thierry Boutsen

26 Érik Comas

Model: Ligier JS37

Engine: Renault RS3B V10 3.5/RS3C V10 3.5

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Gitanes Blondes

Nationality: France

Base: Magny-Cours, France

Team Principal: Cyril de Rouvre

Team Manager: Dany Hindenoch

Technical Director: Gérard Ducarouge

Designers: Paul Crooks, John Davis, Gérard Ducarouge

Chief Aerodynamicist: Loic Bigois

Chief Mechanics: Robert Dassaud, Eric Vuillemin

Drivers: 

25 Martin Brundle

26 Mark Blundell

Model: Ligier JS39

Engine: Renault RS5 V10 3.5

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Gitanes Blondes

Nationality: France

Base: Magny-Cours, France

Team Owner: Flavio Briatore

Sporting Director: Cesare Fiorio

Technical Director: Frank Dernie

Designer: Paul Crooks / Loic Bigois

Chief Mechanic: Robert Dassaud

Drivers: 

25 Éric Bernard

25 Johnny Herbert

25 Franck Lagorce

26 Olivier Panis

Model: Ligier JS39B

Engine: Renault RS6 V10 3.5

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Gitanes Blondes

Nationality: France

Base: Magny-Cours, France

Team Principal: Tom Walkinshaw

Technical Director: Frank Dernie

Team Manager: Tony Dowe

Chief Mechanic: Robert Dassaud

Drivers: 

25 Aguri Suzuki

25 Martin Brundle

26 Olivier Panis

Model: Ligier JS41

Engine: Mugen Honda MF-301 V10 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

Full Team Name: Ligier Gauloises Blondes

Nationality: França

Base: Magny-Cours, França

Team Principal: Flavio Briatore / Tom Walkinshaw

Technical Director: Frank Dernie

Drivers: 

9 Olivier Panis

10 Pedro Diniz

Model: Ligier JS43

Engine: Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0

Tyres: Goodyear

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