René Arnoux vs Jean-Pierre Jabouille

1980·

René Arnoux beat Jean-Pierre Jabouille 10–3 at Renault in 1980, helped by 11 retirements for Jean-Pierre Jabouille. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

René ArnouxJean-Pierre Jabouille

5Qualifying8

13 shared races

10Race day3

13 shared races

29Points9

in shared races, as awarded at the time

95Points (today’s rules)26

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 2/1
Podiums: 3/1
Poles: 3/2
Retirements: 5/11
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 7.8/6.4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of René Arnoux and Jean-Pierre Jabouille
R	Grand Prix	Grid	René Arnoux	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	19/9	Suspension	Gearbox	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	6/1	P1▲	Turbo	9 / 0
3	3South African Grand Prix	2/1	P1▲	Puncture	9 / 0
4	4United States Grand Prix West	2/11	P9	P10▼	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	6/5	P4	Clutch	3 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	20/16	Accident	Gearbox	0 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	2/6	P5	Transmission	2 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	16/13	Not classified	Engine	0 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	3/2	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	1/2	P9	P1▲	0 / 9
11	11Dutch Grand Prix	1/2	P2	Handling	6 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	1/2	P10▼	Gearbox	0 / 0
13	13Canadian Grand Prix	23/13	Brakes	Suspension	0 / 0
	Average finish		P5.1	P5.5

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows René Arnoux / Jean-Pierre Jabouille.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

René Arnoux and Jean-Pierre Jabouille in other seasons

Other seasons in which René Arnoux and Jean-Pierre Jabouille were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1979	Renault	René Arnoux vs Jean-Pierre Jabouille	4–10	7–7	17–9

René Arnoux’s career Jean-Pierre Jabouille’s career Renault 1980 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.