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Patrick Tambay

Full name
Patrick Daniel Tambay
Date of birth
Jun 25, 1949 (73)
Date of death
Dec 4, 2022
Nationality
French
Place of birth
Paris

Career stats

9
Seasons active
0/9
Championships
123
Races
2/123
Wins
5/123
Pole positions
11/123
Podiums
Lola
Last team
1977 French GP
First race
1986 Australian GP
Last race
1982 German GP
First win
1983 San Marino GP
Last win
1982 British GP
First podium
1985 San Marino GP
Last podium
1983 United States GP West
First pole
1984 French GP
Last pole
2
Wins
0
Sprint wins
1.63%
Win percentage
0
Wins from pole
1
Most wins in a season
1
Longest win streak
5
Pole positions
11
Podiums
8.94%
Podium percentage
5
Most podiums in a season
2
Longest podium streak
54
DNF
5
DNS
2
Fastest laps
4978
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
103
Points

Seasons

All races
Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1986 16th 2 15 0 0 0 Lola
1985 12th 11 15 0 2 0 Renault
1984 11th 11 16 0 1 1 Renault
1983 4th 40 15 1 5 4 Ferrari
1982 7th 25 8 1 3 0 Ferrari
1981 18th 1 15 0 0 0 Ligier & Theodore
1979 - - 15 0 0 0 McLaren
1978 14th 8 15 0 0 0 McLaren
1977 18th 5 9 0 0 0 Ensign & Surtees

Finish positions

1
2
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
8
6
7
7
8
8
5
9
2
10
5
11
1
12
2
13
2
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Starting positions

1
5
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
5
6
6
7
3
8
8
9
4
10
5
11
10
12
3
13
7
14
9
15
6
16
8
17
9
18
4
19
3
20
4
21
1
22
1

Wins

Race Grid
2 1983 San Marino Grand Prix 3rd
1 1982 German Grand Prix 5th

Pole positions

Race Result
5 1984 French Grand Prix 2nd
4 1983 South African Grand Prix DNF
3 1983 Austrian Grand Prix DNF
2 1983 German Grand Prix DNF
1 1983 United States Grand Prix West DNF

Patrick Tambay: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

Patrick Tambay is a French Formula 1 driver born on June 25, 1949. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1977 French Grand Prix, driving for Surtees. Over the course of his career, Tambay has participated in 123 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout Patrick Tambay's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 9
  • Races entered: 123
  • Race wins: 2
  • Podium finishes: 11
  • Pole positions: 5
  • Fastest laps: 2
  • Total career points: 103

Patrick Tambay's last race in Formula 1 was the 1986 Australian Grand Prix. Explore more about Tambay's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams Patrick Tambay has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, Patrick Tambay has raced for several teams:

  • Surtees (1977)
  • Ensign (1977)
  • McLaren (1978-1979)
  • Ligier (1981)
  • Theodore (1981)
  • Ferrari (1982-1983)
  • Renault (1984-1985)
  • Lola (1986)
  • Lola (1986)

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