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ITALY
Riccardo Patrese
BORN 1954-04-17 / 1977–1993 / 6 CONSTRUCTORS
CAREER · LIFETIME
The big numbers
STARTS
256
WINS
6
PODIUMS
37
POLES
8
FL
13
TITLES
0
PTS
281
CHART · 01
Career cumulative wins by year
Step plot with title-year markers (the yellow rings). Tap a point for the year's count.
DATA
| YEAR | WINS | CUM | CHAMPION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 0 | 6 |
CHART · 02
Finishing-position distribution by season
One box per season — quartiles + whiskers. Purple ticks mark wins (P1 finishes).
DATA
| YEAR | RACES | BEST | MEDIAN | WORST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| 1978 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 1979 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 |
| 1980 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 1981 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 1982 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 1983 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 1984 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 1985 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 1986 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 1987 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 1988 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 1989 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 1990 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 1991 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1992 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1993 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
CHART · 03
Win rate by season
Bars are wins ÷ starts per season. Purple bars are dominant years (≥50%).
DATA
| YEAR | WINS | STARTS | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0 | 14 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0 | 14 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0 | 14 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0 | 15 | 0% |
| 1982 | 1 | 15 | 7% |
| 1983 | 1 | 15 | 7% |
| 1984 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| 1988 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| 1990 | 1 | 16 | 6% |
| 1991 | 2 | 16 | 13% |
| 1992 | 1 | 16 | 6% |
| 1993 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
SEASONS · 17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | benetton | P5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 1992 | williams | P2 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 56 |
| 1991 | williams | P3 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 53 |
| 1990 | williams | P7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 1989 | williams | P3 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 40 |
| 1988 | williams | P11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1987 | brabham / williams | P13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1986 | brabham | P17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | alfa romeo | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | alfa romeo | P13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 1983 | brabham | P9 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 1982 | brabham | P10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| 1981 | arrows | P11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980 | arrows | P9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1979 | arrows | P19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | arrows | P12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 1977 | shadow | P19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP POSITION P2 · LAST RACED 1993