René Arnoux is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1989. He graduated as top student of the Winfield Racing School in 1973 with the Volant Shell scholarship, won the Formula Super Renault title in 1975 and took the 1977 European Formula Two Championship with Martini-Renault, finishing twelve points clear of Eddie Cheever. In Formula One he began with the Martini team in 1978 and then drove two races for Surtees. His best finish in the World Drivers' Championship was third in 1983 for Ferrari. He won seven Grands Prix across twelve seasons, with twelve fastest laps and 22 podiums, and his 18 pole positions are the third most for a driver who never became World Champion. Outside Formula One he competed in the inaugural season of Grand Prix Masters in 2005.
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a French former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1989
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His best finish in the World Drivers' Championship was third in 1983 for Ferrari
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