| Name | René Arnoux |
| Country | France |
| Place of Birth | Pontcharra |
| Date of Birth | Jul 4th 1948 - 64 years old |
| First Race | Belgian Grand Prix May 21st 1978 |
| Last Race | Australian Grand Prix Nov 5th 1989 |
| First Pole | Austrian Grand Prix Aug 12th 1979 |
| Last Pole | British Grand Prix Jul 16th 1983 |
| First Win | Brazilian Grand Prix Jan 27th 1980 |
| Last Win | Dutch Grand Prix Aug 28th 1983 |
| First Podium | French Grand Prix Jul 1st 1979 |
| Last Podium | Dallas Grand Prix Jul 8th 1984 |
| Races | 163 |
| Race Starts | 149 |
| Drivers' Titles | 0 |
| Victories | 7 |
| Poles | 18 |
| Podiums | 22 |
| Points | 181 |
| Fastest Laps | 12 |
| Laps | 6611 |
| Year | Team | Engine | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podiums | Poles | Laps | Fastest | Avg Pts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |
Ligier |
Ford | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 0 | 0.22 | 2 |
| 1988 |
Ligier |
Judd | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 460 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1987 |
Ligier |
Megatron | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 569 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 |
| 1986 |
Ligier |
Renault | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 882 | 0 | 0.88 | 14 |
| 1985 |
Ferrari |
Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 |
| 1984 |
Ferrari |
Ferrari | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 817 | 2 | 1.69 | 27 |
| 1983 |
Ferrari |
Ferrari | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 751 | 2 | 3.27 | 49 |
| 1982 |
Renault |
Renault | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 538 | 1 | 1.75 | 28 |
| 1981 |
Renault |
Renault | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 585 | 1 | 0.79 | 11 |
| 1980 |
Renault |
Renault | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 749 | 4 | 2.07 | 29 |
| 1979 |
Renault |
Renault | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 502 | 2 | 1.21 | 17 |
| 1978 |
Martini Surtees |
Ford Ford |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Season | Team | Team Mate | Best Pos | Points | Wins | Poles | Position | Qualifying | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Surtees | Beppe Gabbiani | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | Renault | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980 | Renault | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1981 | Renault | Alain Prost | 2 | 1 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 1982 | Renault | Alain Prost | 1 | 1 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| 1983 | Ferrari | Patrick Tambay | 1 | 1 | 49 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 1984 | Ferrari | Michele Alboreto | 2 | 1 | 27 | 30.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 1985 | Ferrari | Michele Alboreto | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | Ligier | Jacques Laffite | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Philippe Alliot | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1987 | Ligier | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| 1988 | Ligier | Stefan Johansson | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| 1989 | Ligier | Olivier Grouillard | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 |