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Patrick Tambay is a 62 year old French former driver who last drove for Lola-Ford in 1986.
He was born on June 25th 1949 in Paris. He drove his first race for Surtees-Ford during the 1977 Grand Prix of Switzerland. Tambay was active for 9 seasons between 1977 and 1986. In that period he scored 103 points in 117 races. During his career Tambay achieved 2 wins and 11 podiums. His last race was the the 1986 Grand Prix of Australia.
He was born on June 25th 1949 in Paris. He drove his first race for Surtees-Ford during the 1977 Grand Prix of Switzerland. Tambay was active for 9 seasons between 1977 and 1986. In that period he scored 103 points in 117 races. During his career Tambay achieved 2 wins and 11 podiums. His last race was the the 1986 Grand Prix of Australia.
| Name: | Patrick Tambay |
| Nationality: |  French |
| Birthday: | June 25th 1949 (62) |
| Birthplace: | Paris | Races: | 117 races |
| Total points: | 103 points |
| Wins: | 2 wins |
| Podiums: | 11 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 57 retirements |
| First race: | 1977 Switzerland |
| Last race: |  1986 Australia |
| First win: |  1982 Germany |
| Age first win: | 33 years, 1 month, 14 days |
Patrick Tambay by year
| All years | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 |
| 1981 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 |
Overall stats: Patrick Tambay
| #1 | Best Finish | Patrick Tambay |  | 1 (2x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1983 | 4 | Imola | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1982 | 12 | Hockenheim | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Patrick Tambay | | 13 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Patrick Tambay | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1981 | 7 | Jarama | Patrick Tambay | Theodore-Ford | 13 |
| 1979 | 5 | Jarama | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 13 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1986 Team Haas (USA) Ltd 1986 Team Haas (USA) Ltd 1985 Equipe Renault Elf 1984 Renault 1983 Ferrari 1982 Ferrari 1981 Theodore-Ford 1981 Ligier-Matra 1979 McLaren-Ford 1978 McLaren-Ford 1977 Surtees-Ford 1977 Ensign-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Patrick Tambay
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #124 | Average race points | Patrick Tambay | | 1.81 points | |
| #494 | Average race result | Patrick Tambay | | 6.25 place | |
| #48 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Patrick Tambay | | 0.44 retirements | |
| #52 | Most points finishes | Patrick Tambay | | 32 finishes | |
| #17 | Most avoidable retirements | Patrick Tambay | | 25 retirements | |
| #51 | Most race laps | Patrick Tambay | | 4980 laps | |
| #45 | Most races | Patrick Tambay | | 117 races | |
| #344 | Youngest driver | Patrick Tambay | | 28 years, 8 days | |
| #204 | Oldest driver | Patrick Tambay | | 37 years, 4 months, 1 day | |
| #195 | Biggest gain in race | Patrick Tambay | | 14 places gained | |
| #36 | Start from P1 | Patrick Tambay | | 5 starts | |
| #33 | Most retirements | Patrick Tambay | | 57 retirements | |
| #65 | Most points | Patrick Tambay | | 103 points | |
| #62 | Most wins | Patrick Tambay | | 2 wins | |
| #66 | Most podiums | Patrick Tambay | | 11 podiums |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 122 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1.81 |
| 123 | Innes Ireland | 1.81 |
| 124 | Patrick Tambay | 1.81 |
| 125 | Nick Heidfeld | 1.8 |
| 126 | Maurice Trintignant | 1.76 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 492 | Olivier Gendebien | 6.27 |
| 493 | Ralf Schumacher | 6.25 |
| 494 | Patrick Tambay | 6.25 |
| 495 | Alan Jones | 6.24 |
| 496 | Jean Alesi | 6.21 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 46 | Didier Pironi | 0.44 |
| 47 | Pedro Diniz | 0.44 |
| 47 | Patrick Tambay | 0.44 |
| 49 | Heikki Kovalainen | 0.44 |
| 49 | Christijan Albers | 0.44 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 50 | Patrick Depailler | 36 |
| 51 | James Hunt | 35 |
| 52 | Patrick Tambay | 32 |
| 53 | Dan Gurney | 31 |
| 54 | Derek Warwick | 30 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 13 | Pedro Diniz | 25 |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | 25 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | 25 |
| 18 | Derek Warwick | 23 |
| 19 | Gerhard Berger | 22 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 49 | Bruce McLaren | 5080 |
| 50 | John Surtees | 4992 |
| 51 | Patrick Tambay | 4980 |
| 52 | Jochen Mass | 4925 |
| 53 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 4918 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 43 | Ronnie Peterson | 123 |
| 44 | Pierluigi Martini | 120 |
| 45 | Patrick Tambay | 117 |
| 46 | Damon Hill | 116 |
| 46 | Alan Jones | 116 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 342 | Marc Surer | 27 years, 11 months, 22 days |
| 343 | Mauro Baldi | 27 years, 11 months, 20 days |
| 344 | Patrick Tambay | 28 years, 8 days |
| 345 | Pedro de la Rosa | 28 years, 11 days |
| 346 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 28 years, 26 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 202 | Jean Alesi | 37 years, 4 months, 3 days |
| 202 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 37 years, 4 months, 2 days |
| 204 | Patrick Tambay | 37 years, 4 months, 1 day |
| 205 | Johnny McDowell | 37 years, 4 months, 1 day |
| 206 | Paco Godia | 37 years, 3 months, 15 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 178 | David Brabham | 14 |
| 178 | J J Lehto | 14 |
| 178 | Patrick Tambay | 14 |
| 178 | Keke Rosberg | 14 |
| 178 | Siegfried Stohr | 14 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 29 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
| 29 | Phil Hill | 6 |
| 36 | Patrick Tambay | 5 |
| 36 | Keke Rosberg | 5 |
| 36 | Clay Regazzoni | 5 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 30 | Mika Hakkinen | 57 |
| 30 | Pedro Diniz | 57 |
| 30 | Patrick Tambay | 57 |
| 34 | Jacques Villeneuve | 56 |
| 34 | Olivier Panis | 56 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 62 | Richie Ginther | 107 |
| 64 | Heikki Kovalainen | 105 |
| 65 | Patrick Tambay | 103 |
| 66 | Didier Pironi | 101 |
| 67 | Johnny Herbert | 98 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 53 | Peter Collins | 3 |
| 61 | Elio de Angelis | 2 |
| 61 | Patrick Tambay | 2 |
| 61 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | 2 |
| 61 | Patrick Depailler | 2 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 63 | Stefan Johansson | 12 |
| 65 | Jarno Trulli | 11 |
| 65 | Patrick Tambay | 11 |
| 65 | Chris Amon | 11 |
| 65 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 11 |
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