{"id":19567,"date":"2020-12-05T01:48:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T01:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/rene-arnoux\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:11:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:11:20","slug":"rene-arnoux","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/rene-arnoux\/","title":{"rendered":"Rene Arnoux"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" alt=\"arnoux_rene\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/arnoux_rene-200x200.jpg\" srcset=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                        <p class=\"hero__text\">Blessed with bravery and blistering pace, Rene Arnoux was widely regarded as one of the fastest drivers of his generation that never quite met his potential<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"anchor-menu container-no-breakpoints proxima\">\n    <ul>\n                    <li><a href=\"#biography\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Biography<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#championship-seasons\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Championship Seasons<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#non-championship-races\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Non-Championship Races<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#teams\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Teams<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"biography\">\n            <div class=\"post__item\">\n                <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-data-box\" data-driver-id=\"19567\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <aside class=\"sidebar\" data-target=\"ad-container\">\n            <aside class=\"broadcast-space \">\n            <div class=\"broadcast-space__element\" id=\"div-gpt-ad-1563288058060-3\" data-behaviour=\"ad-target\"><\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n        <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"\">\n    \n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content content-section toggle\">\n            <p>The Ren\u00e9 Arnoux of the early-1980s was one of the fastest Formula 1 drivers of his generation \u2013 as quick over a single lap as anyone and a potential world champion in the making. He won seven of the 149 Grands Prix he started but by the time he retired from the sport, Arnoux was a liability who was as likely to obstruct faster cars as to score a championship point.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Championship winning early career<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Shy and withdrawn in a sport full of extroverts, Arnoux won the European Formula Renault Championship in 1973 and 1975 with a works <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/martini\/\">Martini<\/a>. He also made his Formula 2 debut at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/circuits\/vallelunga\/\">Vallelunga<\/a> in 1974 driving an Elf Alpine A367-BMW and graduated to the series on a fulltime basis in 1976 with a Martini MK19-Renault.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being in his first full season, Arnoux pushed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/jean-pierre-jabouille\/\">Jean-Pierre Jabouille<\/a> all year, won three times and eventually finished as runner-up just a point behind his more experience compatriot. Arnoux remained with the Hugues de Chaunac-managed squad for 1977 and led the European F2 Championship throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Formula 1 graduation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>F2 Champion with a round to spare, he graduated to F1 in 1978 with de Chaunac\u2019s unique Martini MK23-Ford. He did well to twice finish ninth for the French minnows and also impressed in two end-of-season appearances with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/surtees\/\">Surtees<\/a>. That, and his F2 performances, attracted the attention of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/renault-f1\/\">Renault<\/a> and he signed with the turbo pioneers in 1979 for his first full season.<\/p>\n<p>It took a brave man to tame the raw power of the Renault RE10 and Arnoux was certainly that. He battled wheel-to-wheel with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/gilles-villeneuve\/\">Gilles Villeneuve<\/a> during the closing laps in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1979-french-grand-prix\/\">France (when third)<\/a>, finished second in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1979-british-grand-prix\/\">Britain<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1979-united-states-grand-prix\/\">United States<\/a> and recorded back-to-back pole positions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1979-austrian-grand-prix\/\">Austria<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1979-dutch-grand-prix\/\">Holland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135586 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-165x93.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-82x46.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-658x370.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-329x185.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-172x97.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Renault-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His reputation as among the quickest in F1 was confirmed by early season victories in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1980-brazilian-grand-prix\/\">1980 Brazilian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1980-south-african-grand-prix\/\">South African GPs<\/a>. But it was in qualifying that Arnoux was the star \u2013 three consecutive poles that year, another four during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1981-f1-world-championship\/\">1981<\/a> and five in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1982-f1-world-championship\/\">1982<\/a> emphasised his prowess over a single lap.<\/p>\n<p>While Arnoux\u2019s outright pace was not in doubt, both he and new team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/alain-prost\/\">Alain Prost<\/a> suffered wretched mechanical reliability that thwarted any championship pretensions. Arnoux\u2019s Renault held together long enough to lead a French 1-2-3-4 in their 1982 home race but that was a controversial day for Arnoux disobeyed team orders by refusing to let the better-placed championship contender Prost to pass.<\/p>\n<p>His Renault career was effectively over and he was soon announced as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/ferrari\/\">Ferrari<\/a> driver. Arnoux responded by winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1982-italian-grand-prix\/\">1982 Italian GP<\/a> in what was his final victory for Renault. The Tifosi celebrated as if it was a red car taking the flag.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Ferrari years and Formula 1 decline<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>He was a championship contender in 1983 but lost out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/nelson-piquet\/\">Nelson Piquet<\/a> and Prost after spinning at the penultimate round at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/circuits\/brands-hatch\/\">Brands Hatch<\/a>. But without a win or pole position in 1984, Arnoux was fired by Ferrari after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1985-brazilian-grand-prix\/\">1985 Brazilian GP<\/a>, a race in which he charged through the field to finish fourth.<\/p>\n<p>After almost a year away, he returned to race a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/ligier\/\">Ligier<\/a> for the next four seasons. There were days of his old self (running with the leaders in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1986-detroit-grand-prix\/\">Detroit 1986<\/a>) and controversy (his outspoken views regarding new engine partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/alfa-romeo\/\">Alfa Romeo<\/a> in 1987 prompted the Italian concern to cancel its contract with Ligier before the season). But increasingly, his were wayward performances that attracted criticism from concerned fellow drivers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135587 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-165x93.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-82x46.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-658x370.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-329x185.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-172x97.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Arnoux-Ferrari-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When he retired at the end of 1989 it was easy to forget the potential superstar who had starred a decade earlier. An early Autosport review of Ren\u00e9\u2019s style described him thus: &#8220;Arnoux is what the purists would call a real racer. He will go right from the start, head bowed forward, grim determination. All he wanted was to win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ren\u00e9 Arnoux remains among the fastest men to have started a GP \u2013 his seven victories and especially 18 pole positions stand testament to a natural talent. But it is a reputation tarnished by that unhappy return with Ligier.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/section>\n\n                                \n   <\/div>\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-padding-bottom database-table-collapsible toggle open\" id=\"championship-seasons\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-seasons-table\" data-driver-id=\"\"><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-padding database-table-collapsible toggle open\" id=\"non-championship-races\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        \n<header class=\"content-header content-header--alt\">\n\n    <h2 class=\"content-header__small-title sanomat u-bold \">\n                Non Championship Races\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"content-header__dropdown database-table-collapsible__toggles proxima\">\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"database-table-collapsible__more\" 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