Jean-Pierre Jarier

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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
1978 Autodelta Alfa Romeo 178 Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12 ARG
Ret
RSA
Ret
USW
16
ESP BEL MON FRA MUG GBR SUI NED GER AUT 2 17th
Martini Racing Brabham BT46 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ITA
5
CAN USA