Didier Pironi

Didier Joseph Louis Pironi (born 26th March, 1952 in Villecresnes, Val-de-Marne, France) is a French former Grand Prix driver famous for his appearances in Formula One.

Formula One

1977-1978: Tyrrell

Pironi made his Formula One debut in 1977 with the Tyrrell team, driving alongside Boro refugee Héctor Rebaque. Despite Tyrrell being unable to score any points in the previous year, Pironi was able to grab an unexpected point in the season-opening Argentine Grand Prix. For much of the rest of the season, Pironi would be plagued with reliability issues. However, fortunes turned around at the end of the season, when Pironi improved his career-best finish with a fourth place at the United States Grand Prix.

Pironi would sign a new contract for 1978 which would keep him at the team for another year, alongside Robert Kagan. Pironi's season began in good fashion, taking fifth and fourth in opening two races. After a 6-race pointless streak, the Frenchman then took fifth at the British Grand Prix and scored his first career podium (and Tyrrell's first podium in three years) at his home Grand Prix as he led a Tyrrell 3-4 finish with Kagan close behind.

Results

Complete Formula 1 Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	WDC
1977	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG 6	RSA Ret	USW Ret	ESP Ret	BEL 18†	MON Ret	FRA 6	TUS Ret	SOV Ret	GBR 7	NED Ret	GER Ret	AUT Ret	ITA 7	CAN 11	USA 4	JPN Ret	5	14th
1978	Penthouse Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG 5	RSA 4	USW 7	ESP 13	BEL Ret	MON 10	SUI Ret	TUS 7	GBR 5	FRA 3	NED Ret	GER 7	AUT Ret	ITA 8	CAN 6	USA 8		12	9th
1979	Équipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	ARG Ret	BRA Ret	RSA Ret	USW 13†	ESP Ret	BEL Ret	MON Ret	EUR Ret	SMR 11	FRA 9	GBR 9†	GER 4	AUT Ret	NED C	ITA Ret	CAN Ret	USA 3	7	12th