Ligier

French · raced 1976–1996

326Races

9Winsjoint 16th all-time

50Podiums12th all-time

9Poles17th all-time

248Top 10s

7.74Avg Position

14.42Avg Grid Pos

Ligier was a French constructor founded by the former driver Guy Ligier, which raced in Formula 1 from 1976 to 1996. Jacques Laffite won its first race at the 1977 Swedish Grand Prix, and the team won 9 Grands Prix in all, the last of them Olivier Panis's victory at the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix. Drivers also included Rene Arnoux and Thierry Boutsen. It took 50 podiums in 326 Grands Prix, and was sold to Alain Prost in 1997.

All-time records

11th in Most F1 Race Entries by a Constructor (330 races entered)
12th in Most F1 Podiums by a Constructor (50 podiums)
12th in Most F1 Points by a Constructor (1,931 points)
=16th in Most F1 Wins by a Constructor (9 wins)
=17th in Most F1 One-Two Finishes (1 one-two finishes)
17th in Most F1 Poles by a Constructor (9 pole positions)

Top Drivers

Driver	Wins	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Jacques Laffite	6	31	206	132
Olivier Panis	1	3	38	49
Didier Pironi	1	5	32	14
Patrick Depailler	1	2	22	7
Martin Brundle	0	2	20	27
René Arnoux	0	0	17	53
Eddie Cheever	0	3	15	14
Mark Blundell	0	2	10	16
Andrea de Cesaris	0	0	6	27
Érik Comas	0	0	4	28

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Scandinavian Raceway	1	4	3
Zolder	1	3.88	8
Jarama	1	3.8	5
Red Bull Ring	1	2.33	12
Hockenheimring	1	2.11	19
Adelaide Street Circuit	0	1.91	11
Autódromo José Carlos Pace	1	1.91	11
Detroit Street Circuit	0	1.86	7
Kyalami	0	1.8	10
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	1	1.71	7

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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Notable drivers

Most wins for the team, then most races.

J. Laffite1976–1986 · 6 wins
O. Panis1994–1996 · 1 win
D. Pironi1980 · 1 win
P. Depailler1979 · 1 win
R. Arnoux1986–1989 · 0 wins
T. Boutsen1991–1992 · 0 wins

Season by season

Ligier season-by-season championship record
Season	Constructors' position	Wins	Points
1996	6	1	15
1995	5	0	24
1994	6	0	13
1993	5	0	23
1992	8	0	6
1991	—	0	0
1990	—	0	0
1989	14	0	3
1988	—	0	0
1987	11	0	1
1986	5	0	29
1985	6	0	23
1984	10	0	3
1983	—	0	0
1982	8	0	20
1981	4	2	44
1980	2	2	66
1979	3	3	61
1978	6	0	19
1977	8	1	18
1976	6	0	20

Teammate battles

Teammate head-to-head battles at Ligier
Season	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1996	Pedro Diniz vs Olivier Panis	1–15	5–11	2–13
1995	Martin Brundle vs Olivier Panis	8–3	4–7	7–14
1995	Olivier Panis vs Aguri Suzuki	5–0	3–2	0–1
1994	Éric Bernard vs Olivier Panis	3–10	3–10	4–7
1993	Mark Blundell vs Martin Brundle	8–8	8–8	10–13
1992	Thierry Boutsen vs Érik Comas	9–6	3–11	2–4
1991	Thierry Boutsen vs Érik Comas	10–3	6–7	0–0
1990	Philippe Alliot vs Nicola Larini	9–5	4–10	0–0
1989	René Arnoux vs Olivier Grouillard	1–6	3–4	0–1
1988	René Arnoux vs Stefan Johansson	7–3	5–5	0–0
1987	René Arnoux vs Piercarlo Ghinzani	13–1	8–6	1–0
1986	René Arnoux vs Jacques Laffite	8–1	5–4	11–14
1986	Philippe Alliot vs René Arnoux	2–5	2–5	1–3
1985	Andrea de Cesaris vs Jacques Laffite	7–4	5–6	3–10
1985	Jacques Laffite vs Philippe Streiff	1–3	1–3	6–4
1984	Andrea de Cesaris vs François Hesnault	15–0	11–3	3–0
1983	Raul Boesel vs Jean-Pierre Jarier	1–12	8–5	0–0
1982	Eddie Cheever vs Jacques Laffite	8–6	9–5	15–5
1981	Jacques Laffite vs Patrick Tambay	7–1	7–1	27–0
1981	Jean-Pierre Jabouille vs Jacques Laffite	0–3	1–2	0–12
1980	Jacques Laffite vs Didier Pironi	6–8	6–8	34–32
1979	Jacky Ickx vs Jacques Laffite	0–8	2–6	3–12
1979	Patrick Depailler vs Jacques Laffite	3–4	3–4	22–24

Drivers who raced for Ligier

Drivers who have raced for Ligier
Driver	Seasons	Races	Wins
J. Laffite	1976–1986	132	6
R. Arnoux	1986–1989	63	0
O. Panis	1994–1996	49	1
T. Boutsen	1991–1992	32	0
É. Comas	1991–1992	32	0
M. Brundle	1993–1995	27	0
A. de Cesaris	1984–1985	27	0
P. Alliot	1986–1990	23	0
J. Jarier	1977–1983	18	0
P. Diniz	1996	16	0
M. Blundell	1993	16	0
N. Larini	1990	16	0
O. Grouillard	1989	16	0
S. Johansson	1988	16	0
P. Ghinzani	1987	15	0
F. Hesnault	1984	15	0
R. Boesel	1983	15	0
E. Cheever	1982	15	0
D. Pironi	1980	14	1
É. Bernard	1994	13	0
P. Tambay	1981	8	0
J. Ickx	1979	8	0
P. Depailler	1979	7	1
A. Suzuki	1995	6	0
J. Jabouille	1981	5	0
P. Streiff	1985	4	0
F. Lagorce	1994	2	0
J. Herbert	1994	1	0