Formula One Career
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! Nationality
| French
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! Active years
| 1974 - 1986
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! Team(s)
| Iso Marlboro, Ligier, Williams
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! Grands Prix
| 176
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! Championships
| 0
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! Wins
| 13
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! Podium finishes
| 15
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! Pole positions
| 14
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! Fastest laps
| 12
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! First Grand Prix
| 1974German Grand Prix
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! First win
| 1977Swedish Grand Prix
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! Last win
| 1981Canadian Grand Prix
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! Last Grand Prix
| 1986British Grand Prix
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Jacques-Henri Laffite (born November 21, 1943) is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1986.
In 1976 Laffite moved to the French Ligier, totalling 20 points and a pole position in the GP of Italy. The next two season were transitional, although he managed to win his first GP at Anderstorp in 1977.
The 1979 season opened with two Laffite's victories in the first two GPs. He fought for the World Champion title untile the last races, but place only 4th in the end, with 36 points. Similar were his following two seasons, with two 4th final places more with further 3 victories. In 1982, however, Laffite finished only 17th in the final classment, with only 5 points conquered.
Not far better were the results in the next two seasons, when he moved back to England, again to race for Williams (11 and 5 points, respectively). Now in his forties, Laffite returned to Ligier in 1985: in that season he was three times on the podium (Great Britain, Germany and Australia), for a total of 16 points. In 1986 he obtained 14 points with three results in the first three, but he broke both legs in a crash during the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, and therefore retired from Formula One.
Laffite recovered from his injuries and later raced in touring cars. He is now a television commentator.
Laffite raced for 176 GPs, scoring 6 victories, 7 pole positions, 6 fastest laps and 228 total points.
