Patrick Tambay
Patrick Tambay | |
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Entries | 123 (114 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 11 |
Career points | 103 |
Pole positions | 5 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
First entry | 1977 French Grand Prix |
First win | 1982 German Grand Prix |
Last win | 1983 San Marino Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1986 Australian Grand Prix |
Patrick Daniel Tambay (French pronunciation:
He gained training as a racing driver at
Tambay competed in various forms of motorsport following his departure from Formula One, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the World Sportscar Championship, and the Dakar Rally.
Racing career
Early in his career, Tambay was a part of Formula 5000 with the team run by Carl Haas.[2]
In 1977, winning the
In
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In 1987, Tambay formed his own sports promotion company in Switzerland, but gave this up in 1989 to return to racing. In 1989, he drove a
Later life and death
After retiring from full-time racing, Tambay worked as a commentator for French television. He also served as the deputy mayor of Le Cannet, a suburb of Cannes.[6] He was the godfather to 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, while his son Adrien raced in the DTM championship between 2012 and 2016. After suffering from Parkinson's disease for several years,[7] Tambay died on 4 December 2022, at age 73. His son Adrien announced his death.[4][8]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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1974 | European Formula Two | Écurie Elf | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7th |
1975 | European Formula Two | March Engineering | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 2nd |
1976 | European Formula Two | Automobiles Martini | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 3rd |
SCCA Continental Championship | Theodore Racing Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21st | |
1977 | Formula One | Theodore Racing Hong Kong | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18th |
Can-Am | Carl A. Haas Racing | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1st | |
European Formula Two | Ardmore Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
1978 | Formula One | Marlboro Team McLaren
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14th |
European Formula Two | Chevron Cars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC‡ | |
1979 | Formula One | Marlboro Team McLaren
|
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
1980 | Can-Am | Carl A. Haas Racing | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1st |
1981 | Formula One | Equipe Talbot Gitanes
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th |
Theodore Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
24 Hours of Le Mans | Oceanic Jean Rondeau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
1982 | Formula One | Scuderia Ferrari | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 7th |
1983 | Formula One | Scuderia Ferrari | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 4th |
1984 | Formula One | Equipe Renault Elf | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11th |
1985 | Formula One | Equipe Renault Elf | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12th |
1986 | Formula One | Team Haas (USA) Ltd. | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15th |
1989 | World Sportscar Championship | Silk Cut Jaguar | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 8th |
2005 | Grand Prix Masters | Team Lixxus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | – |
2006 | Grand Prix Masters | Team Lixxus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | – |
Source:[9]
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‡ Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points.
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | Ecurie Elf | Alpine A367
|
BMW | BAR 10 |
HOC 5 |
PAU Ret |
SAL 4 |
HOC Ret |
MUG NC |
KAR Ret |
PER Ret |
HOC 4 |
VAL 4 |
7th | 11 | ||||
1975 | March Engineering | March 752 | BMW | EST Ret |
THR 2 |
HOC Ret |
NÜR 2 |
PAU Ret |
HOC Ret |
SAL 15 |
ROU 2 |
MUG Ret |
PER Ret |
SIL 4 |
ZOL 2 |
NOG 1 |
VAL Ret |
2nd | 36 |
1976 | Automobiles Martini
|
Martini Mk 19
|
Renault
|
HOC 3 |
THR 3 |
VAL 2 |
SAL 3 |
PAU Ret |
HOC 3 |
ROU Ret |
MUG 3 |
PER Ret |
EST 16 |
NOG 1 |
HOC DSQ |
3rd | 39 | ||
1977 | Ardmore Racing | Chevron B40 | Hart
|
SIL | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL
|
PAU Ret |
MUG | ROU Ret |
NOG | PER | MIS
|
EST
|
DON | NC | 0 | |
1978 | Chevron Cars | Chevron B42 | Hart
|
THR | HOC | NÜR | PAU 6 |
MUG | VAL
|
ROU | DON | NOG | PER | MIS
|
HOC | NC | 0‡ | ||
Source:[9]
|
‡ Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | Renault Sport | Jean-Pierre Jabouille José Dolhem |
Renault Alpine A442 | S 3.0 |
135 | DNF | DNF |
1977 | Équipe Renault Elf | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Renault Alpine A442 | S 3.0 | 158 | DNF | DNF |
1981 | Oceanic Jean Rondeau | Henri Pescarolo | Rondeau M379-Ford Cosworth | 2 +2.0 |
41 | DNF | DNF |
1989 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
Jan Lammers Andrew Gilbert-Scott |
Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 380 | 4th | 4th |
Source:[9]
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Complete Grand Prix Masters results
(key) Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap.
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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2005
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Team Lixxus | Delta Motorsport GPM | Nicholson McLaren 3.5 V8 | RSA 11 |
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2006
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Team Lixxus | Delta Motorsport GPM | Nicholson McLaren 3.5 V8 | QAT 11 |
ITA C |
GBR 11 |
MAL C |
RSA C |
Source:[9]
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Complete Canadian-American Challenge Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Carl A. Haas Racing | Lola T333CS | V8
|
MTR | LAG
|
WGL 1 |
ROA 4 |
MDO 1 |
MOS 1 |
CTR 1 |
SON 1 |
RIV 1 |
1st | 159 | |
1980 | Carl A. Haas Racing | Lola T530
|
V8
|
SON 1 |
MDO 1 |
MOS 1 |
WGL 1 |
ROA | BRA 1 |
CTR 1 |
ATL 4 |
LAG 18 |
RIV 3 |
1st | 61 |
Explanatory notes
- ^ McLaren entered round 4 as "Löwenbräu Team McLaren".
Citations
- ISBN 0-85059-320-4.
- ProQuest 292117161.
- ^ ProQuest 423943182.
- ^ a b c d e f Benson, Andrew (4 December 2022). "Former Formula 1 Ferrari driver Patrick Tambay dies aged 73". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Arron, Simon (August 2016). "Patrick Tambay: 'You could've been world champion'". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Two-time Grand Prix winner Patrick Tambay passes away". formula1.com. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Arron, Simon (August 2016). "Patrick Tambay interview". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Tambay, ancien pilote de F1, est mort". lequipe.fr (in French). 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Patrick Tambay Statistics Database". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Can-Am – final positions and tables". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
General and cited references
- Burbi, Massimo; Tambay, Patrick (2016). 27: Patrick Tambay – The Ferrari Years. Evro Publishing. ISBN 978-1910505120.