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Patrick Depailler was a French former racing driver who last drove for Alfa Romeo in 1980.
He was born on August 9th 1944 in Clermont-Ferrand and passed away on August 1st 1980 at the age of 35. His first race was the 1972 Grand Prix of France where he drove for Tyrrell-Ford. Depailler was active for 8 seasons between 1972 and 1980. In those years he scored 141 points in 95 races. During his career Depailler achieved 2 wins and 19 podiums. His last race was the the 1980 Grand Prix of Great Britain.
He was born on August 9th 1944 in Clermont-Ferrand and passed away on August 1st 1980 at the age of 35. His first race was the 1972 Grand Prix of France where he drove for Tyrrell-Ford. Depailler was active for 8 seasons between 1972 and 1980. In those years he scored 141 points in 95 races. During his career Depailler achieved 2 wins and 19 podiums. His last race was the the 1980 Grand Prix of Great Britain.
| Name: | Patrick Depailler |
| Nationality: |  French |
| Birthday: | August 9th 1944 |
| Passed away: | August 1st 1980 (35) |
| Birthplace: | Clermont-Ferrand | Races: | 95 races |
| Total points: | 141 points |
| Wins: | 2 wins |
| Podiums: | 19 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 39 retirements |
| First race: | 1972 France |
| Last race: |  1980 Great Britain |
| First win: |  1978 Monaco |
| Age first win: | 33 years, 8 months, 28 days |
Patrick Depailler by year
| All years | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 |
| 1975 | 1974 | 1972 |
Overall stats: Patrick Depailler
| #1 | Best Finish | Patrick Depailler |  | 1 (2x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1979 | 5 | Jarama | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | 1 |
| 1978 | 5 | Monte Carlo | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Patrick Depailler | | 14 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Patrick Depailler | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1977 | 15 | Watkins Glen | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 14 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1980 Alfa Romeo 1979 Ligier-Ford 1978 Tyrrell-Ford 1977 Tyrrell-Ford 1976 Tyrrell-Ford 1975 Tyrrell-Ford 1974 Tyrrell-Ford 1972 Tyrrell-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Patrick Depailler
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna |  | 2.49 place | |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | | 5.13 place | |
| #85 | Average race points | Patrick Depailler | | 2.61 points | |
| #523 | Average race result | Patrick Depailler | | 5.5 place | |
| #50 | Most points finishes | Patrick Depailler | | 36 finishes | |
| #58 | Most avoidable retirements | Patrick Depailler | | 12 retirements | |
| #126 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Patrick Depailler | | 0.31 retirements | |
| #58 | Most race laps | Patrick Depailler | | 4635 laps | |
| #67 | Most races | Patrick Depailler | | 95 races | |
| #262 | Oldest driver | Patrick Depailler | | 35 years, 11 months, 4 days | |
| #282 | Biggest gain in race | Patrick Depailler | | 12 places gained | |
| #333 | Youngest driver | Patrick Depailler | | 27 years, 10 months, 23 days | |
| #65 | Start from P1 | Patrick Depailler | | 1 starts | |
| #71 | Most retirements | Patrick Depailler | | 39 retirements | |
| #54 | Most points | Patrick Depailler | | 141 points | |
| #48 | Most podiums | Patrick Depailler | | 19 podiums | |
| #64 | Most wins | Patrick Depailler | | 2 wins |
| 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 | 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 | Points | |
| 80 | Art Cross | 2.67 |
| 80 | Onofre Marimon | 2.67 |
| 85 | Patrick Depailler | 2.61 |
| 86 | Vitaly Petrov | 2.59 |
| 87 | Clay Regazzoni | 2.55 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 521 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 5.57 |
| 522 | Piers Courage | 5.56 |
| 523 | Patrick Depailler | 5.5 |
| 524 | Jean Behra | 5.35 |
| 525 | Dan Gurney | 5.3 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 48 | Keke Rosberg | 38 |
| 48 | Mario Andretti | 38 |
| 50 | Patrick Depailler | 36 |
| 51 | James Hunt | 35 |
| 52 | Patrick Tambay | 32 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 55 | Alexander Wurz | 12 |
| 55 | Carlos Reutemann | 12 |
| 55 | Patrick Depailler | 12 |
| 55 | Ronnie Peterson | 12 |
| 55 | Graham Hill | 12 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 123 | Olivier Grouillard | 0.31 |
| 123 | Roberto Guerrero | 0.31 |
| 123 | Patrick Depailler | 0.31 |
| 123 | Louis Rosier | 0.31 |
| 128 | Alessandro Zanardi | 0.3 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 56 | Jo Bonnier | 4757 |
| 57 | Elio de Angelis | 4752 |
| 58 | Patrick Depailler | 4635 |
| 59 | Chris Amon | 4565 |
| 60 | Jo Siffert | 4505 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 64 | Ukyo Katayama | 95 |
| 64 | Ivan Capelli | 95 |
| 64 | Patrick Depailler | 95 |
| 68 | Nico Rosberg | 92 |
| 68 | James Hunt | 92 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 260 | Keith Andrews | 35 years, 11 months, 15 days |
| 261 | Emilio de Villota | 35 years, 11 months, 7 days |
| 262 | Patrick Depailler | 35 years, 11 months, 4 days |
| 263 | Skip Barber | 35 years, 10 months, 22 days |
| 264 | Mika Salo | 35 years, 10 months, 11 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 276 | Bernd Schneider | 12 |
| 276 | Carlos Reutemann | 12 |
| 276 | Patrick Depailler | 12 |
| 276 | Geoff Lees | 12 |
| 276 | Ingo Hoffman | 12 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 331 | Andrea Chiesa | 27 years, 9 months, 24 days |
| 332 | Moises Solana | 27 years, 10 months, 1 day |
| 333 | Patrick Depailler | 27 years, 10 months, 23 days |
| 333 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | 27 years, 10 months, 23 days |
| 335 | Michael Bleekemolen | 27 years, 10 months, 26 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 58 | Thierry Boutsen | 1 |
| 58 | Bruno Giacomelli | 1 |
| 58 | Patrick Depailler | 1 |
| 58 | Vittorio Brambilla | 1 |
| 58 | Carlos Pace | 1 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 65 | Dan Gurney | 40 |
| 70 | Stefano Modena | 39 |
| 70 | Patrick Depailler | 39 |
| 70 | Maurice Trintignant | 39 |
| 73 | Satoru Nakajima | 38 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 52 | John Watson | 169 |
| 53 | Keke Rosberg | 159.5 |
| 54 | Patrick Depailler | 141 |
| 55 | Alberto Ascari | 133.5 |
| 56 | Dan Gurney | 133 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 46 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 19 |
| 46 | Mario Andretti | 19 |
| 46 | Patrick Depailler | 19 |
| 46 | Dan Gurney | 19 |
| 50 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 18 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 61 | Patrick Tambay | 2 |
| 61 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | 2 |
| 61 | Patrick Depailler | 2 |
| 61 | Peter Revson | 2 |
| 61 | Pedro Rodriguez | 2 |
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