Jean-Pierre Jarier

Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier (born 10th July, 1946 in Charenton-le-Pont, France) is a French former racing driver known for his appearances in Formula One.

Formula One

1977-1978: Renault, Fittipaldi, Alfa Romeo and Brabham

After a year with the works Renault team in F2, Jarier stepped up to Formula One alongside fellow Frenchman Jean-Pierre Jabouille - whom had also spent the previous two years in F2 with Renault.

Being a new team, Renault were forced to take part in pre-qualifying but being a well-funded and developed team they were a class above most of the fellow competitors in this regard. Reliability for the turbo-engineed Renault would be a constant bother for the pair - with both Jarier and Jabouille frequently retiring from the races.

After a horrific accident at the Dutch Grand Prix in which Emerson Fittipaldi was ruled out for eight months, Jarier was sent on loan to Copersucar Team Fittipaldi for the remainder of 1977 and the beginning of 1978, into the team's rebranding as Autodelta.

Jarier was on the sidelines for much of the season but got himself an opportunity at the Martini Racing team for the Italian Grand Prix when James Hunt was ruled out with an injury.

1981: McLaren

By 1981, Jarier had signed for Ron Dennis' Project 4 takeover of McLaren. Partnering Clay Regazzoni, the MP4/1 with its turbocharged Renault engine soon proved to be the class of the field. Jarier finally convert the potential shown in his early career to victory in the season-opening Argentine Grand Prix. However, he actually came home second on the track - Williams' Keke Rosberg was disqualified from first place on the road due to running water-cooled brakes. This early promise would not translate into consistent points finishes, with Jarier retiring from the next five races and would not win another Grand Prix until the French Grand Prix, round 10 of the championship. Despite a home victory, Jarier was clearly out of the title fight, with Rosberg emerging as the leading contender to McLaren team-mate Regazzoni for the world title. Jarier's motivation and work ethic was again questioned, as Jarier would only notch up 2 wins in the entire season compared to Regazzoni's six victories scored en route to the World Championship. At the end of the season, Jarier was cut loose by McLaren.

1982: Renault return

Jarier initially signed with Osella for the 1982 season. However, before the first race could even begin, Renault approached the Frenchman with a lucrative offer to return to the team. Jarier accepted, with Renault reportedly buying out half of Jarier's contract - with Jarier allegedly finding the remaining half from his own pocket.

Complete Formula 1 Results

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	WDC
1977	Équipe Renault Elf	Martini MK23	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6T	ARG 12	RSA Ret	USW 10†	ESP Ret	BEL Ret	MON 12	FRA Ret	TUS Ret	SOV Ret	GBR Ret	NED 8							0	—
	Copersucar Team Fittipaldi	Fittpaldi FD04B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8												GER 7	AUT 12	ITA 9	CAN 10	USA 8	JPN 13
1978	Autodelta	Alfa Romeo 178	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12	ARG Ret	RSA Ret	USW 16	ESP	BEL	MON	SUI	MUG	GBR	FRA	NED	GER	AUT					2	17th
	Martini Racing	Brabham BT46	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8														ITA 5	CAN	USA
1979	HB Lola Bewaking Alarmsystemen	Lola T400	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	EUR	SMR	FRA 12	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	0	-
1980	March Engineering	March 791B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	RSA	ARG	BRA	USW	ESP Ret	BEL												0	-
	Ligier Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS11B	Matra MS80 3.0 V12							MON 10	MEX	SMR	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA
	ATS Kauhsen Racing Team	ATS WK2B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8																	DUB 10
1981	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	ARG 1	RSA Ret	BRA Ret	USW Ret	ESP Ret	BEL Ret	MON 3	SMR Ret	MEX Ret	FRA 1	GBR 2	GER 6†	AUT Ret	SUI 3	ITA Ret	CAN 2	USA Ret	39	4th