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Key facts
- Born
- René Alexandre Arnoux , ( 1948-07-04 ) 4 July 1948 (age 77) , Pontcharra , Isère, France
- Nationality
- French
- Active years
- 1978 – 1989
- Teams
- Martini , Surtees , Renault , Ferrari , Ligier
- Entries
- 165 (149 starts)
- First entry
- 1978 South African Grand Prix
- First win
- 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Last win
- 1983 Dutch Grand Prix
- Last entry
- 1989 Australian Grand Prix
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- René
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Pontcharra
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Participant in
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Sport
- auto racing
- Image
- Rene Arnoux WSR2008 HU.png
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- Commons category
- René Arnoux
- date of birth
- 1948-07-04
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- René Arnoux
- name in native language
- René Arnoux
- number of wins
- 7
- points for
- 181
- pole positions
- 18
- podium finishes
- 22
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 167
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Encyclopedic overview
René Alexandre Arnoux ( French: [ʁəne alɛksɑ̃dʁ aʁnu]; born 4 July 1948) is a French former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1989. Arnoux won seven Formula One Grands Prix across 12 seasons.
In 1977, Arnoux won the European Formula Two Championship. His best finish in the World Drivers' Championship was third in 1983 for Ferrari. Arnoux achieved seven wins, 12 fastest laps and 22 podiums in Formula One. His 18 pole positions is the third most for a non-World Champion.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “René Arnoux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.