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.
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 |
