Formula 1 driver · 1977–1986

Patrick Tambay

NationalityFrance FranceCodeTAMNumber16Last teamLola
Starts113
Wins2
Podiums11
Poles5
Points103
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=164 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
84-80
pole rate
4.1%
front row rate
7.3%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=107 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
62-45
avg finish delta when both classified
0.718

Positions Gained

High
n=57 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
4.351
expectation adjusted
0.881

Finishing

High
n=113 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
50.4%
teammate classification rate
44.0%
retirements
56

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.014

Team Points Share

High
n=62 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
103
team points
274
points per start
0.912

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Lola198611–43–3
Toleman, Tyrrell1984–198514–1512–9
Tyrrell, Toleman1984–19855–11–0
Tyrrell, Toleman1984–19851–00–0
Toleman19856–65–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Ligier, Tyrrell1981–19841–70–5
Tyrrell19840–00–0
McLaren, Tyrrell1978–19843–02–0
Ferrari, Tyrrell1983–19848–76–7
Toleman, Tyrrell19847–03–0
Toleman, Tyrrell19848–44–4

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1986Australian Grand PrixLola—17not_classified
1986Mexican Grand PrixLola—8DNF
1986Portuguese Grand PrixLola—14not_classified
1986Italian Grand PrixLola—15DNF
1986Austrian Grand PrixLola—1352
1986Hungarian Grand PrixLola—67
1986German Grand PrixLola—138
1986British Grand PrixLola—17DNF
1986French Grand PrixLola—13DNF
1986Canadian Grand PrixLola—14did_not_start
1986Belgian Grand PrixLola—10DNF
1986Monaco Grand PrixLola—8DNF

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1986Lola14000215th
1985Toleman150201112th
1984Toleman, Tyrrell140111111th
1983Ferrari15154404th
1982Ferrari6130257th
1981Theodore, Ligier14000119th
1979McLaren13000023rd
1978McLaren15000814th
1977Surtees, Ensign7000518th