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FRANCE
Patrick Tambay
BORN 1949-06-25 / DIED 2022-12-04 / 1977–1986 / 8 CONSTRUCTORS
CAREER · LIFETIME
The big numbers
STARTS
113
WINS
2
PODIUMS
11
POLES
5
FL
2
TITLES
0
PTS
103
CHART · 01
Career cumulative wins by year
Step plot with title-year markers (the yellow rings). Tap a point for the year's count.
Cumulative race wins by season for Patrick Tambay, with championship seasons marked.
DATA
| YEAR | WINS | CUM | CHAMPION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 0 | 2 |
CHART · 02
Finishing-position distribution by season
One box per season — quartiles + whiskers. Purple ticks mark wins (P1 finishes).
Distribution of finishing positions by season for Patrick Tambay, including best, median, and worst classified finishes.
DATA
| YEAR | RACES | BEST | MEDIAN | WORST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 1978 | 10 | 4 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 1979 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| 1981 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| 1982 | 6 | 1 | 3.5 | 8 |
| 1983 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1984 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 1985 | 8 | 3 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 1986 | 4 | 5 | 7.5 | 8 |
CHART · 03
Win rate by season
Bars are wins ÷ starts per season. Purple bars are dominant years (≥50%).
Percentage of race starts won in each season by Patrick Tambay.
DATA
| YEAR | WINS | STARTS | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0 | 15 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0 | 13 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0 | 14 | 0% |
| 1982 | 1 | 6 | 17% |
| 1983 | 1 | 15 | 7% |
| 1984 | 0 | 15 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0 | 15 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0 | 13 | 0% |
SEASONS · 9
By the year
Every season this driver entered. Click a year to open that season's timing sheet.
| YEAR | CONSTRUCTORS | POS | STARTS | WINS | PODIUMS | POLES | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Lola | P15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | Renault | P12 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 1984 | Renault | P11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 1983 | Ferrari | P4 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 40 |
| 1982 | Ferrari | P7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 1981 | Theodore / Ligier | P18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | McLaren | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | McLaren | P14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1977 | Surtees / Ensign | P17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP POSITION P4 · LAST RACED 1986