F1: 5 Drivers who led the most laps without a race win

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Jean-Pierre Jarier
Jean-Pierre Jarier failed to secure a race win despite leading several laps

#3 Jean-Pierre Jarier - 79 laps

Grand Prix of Monaco
Jean-Pierre Jarier's retirements cost him race wins

The Frenchman takes the third spot on the list with 79 laps. Jean-Pierre Jarier has three pole positions and three podiums to his name in his twelve-year-long career.

His first disappointment came at the 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix, which he started from the pole position. The French driver led the race for over twenty-five laps but encountered an issue with the fuel system, forcing his premature retirement from the race.

Disaster struck Jarier twice as the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix ended in similar fashion for the Frenchman.

Jean-Pierre Jarier started from pole and led over two-thirds of the race, but had to retire due to an oil leak, handing the lead to Gilles Villeneuve, who went on to claim a famous home victory.

After that race, Jarier clinched a couple of podiums but never managed to take the race lead for a victory until his retirement at the end of the 1983 season.

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