Patrick Tambay
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.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=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
Highn=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
Highn=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
Highn=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 samplen=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
Highn=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 samplen=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 samplen=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 samplen=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
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Jones JOE | Lola | 1986 | 11–4 | 3–3 | |
Derek Warwick WAW | Toleman, Tyrrell | 1984–1985 | 14–15 | 12–9 | |
| Tyrrell, Toleman | 1984–1985 | 5–1 | 1–0 | ||
| Tyrrell, Toleman | 1984–1985 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
Teo Fabi FAB | Toleman | 1985 | 6–6 | 5–0 | |
Niki Lauda LAU | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier, Tyrrell | 1981–1984 | 1–7 | 0–5 | |
Riccardo Patrese PAC | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| McLaren, Tyrrell | 1978–1984 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Ferrari, Tyrrell | 1983–1984 | 8–7 | 6–7 | ||
Johnny Cecotto CEO | Toleman, Tyrrell | 1984 | 7–0 | 3–0 | |
Ayrton Senna SEY | Toleman, Tyrrell | 1984 | 8–4 | 4–4 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australian Grand Prix | Lola | — | 17 | not_classified | |
| 1986 | Mexican Grand Prix | Lola | — | 8 | DNF | |
| 1986 | Portuguese Grand Prix | Lola | — | 14 | not_classified | |
| 1986 | Italian Grand Prix | Lola | — | 15 | DNF | |
| 1986 | Austrian Grand Prix | Lola | — | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 1986 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Lola | — | 6 | 7 | |
| 1986 | German Grand Prix | Lola | — | 13 | 8 | |
| 1986 | British Grand Prix | Lola | — | 17 | DNF | |
| 1986 | French Grand Prix | Lola | — | 13 | DNF | |
| 1986 | Canadian Grand Prix | Lola | — | 14 | did_not_start | |
| 1986 | Belgian Grand Prix | Lola | — | 10 | DNF | |
| 1986 | Monaco Grand Prix | Lola | — | 8 | DNF |