- Career
- Racing record Complete European Formula Two Championship results Complete Formula One World Championship results 24 Hours of Le Mans results
- References
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{{BLP sources|date=August 2007}}{{Infobox F1 driver | name = Patrick Tambay | image = Pensive Patrick (Tambay).jpg | nationality = {{flagicon|FRA}} French | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|6|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Paris, France | Years = {{f1|1977}}–{{f1|1979}}, {{f1|1981}}–{{f1|1986}} | Team(s) = Surtees, Theodore, McLaren, Ligier, Ferrari, Renault, Haas Lola | Races = 123 (114 starts) | Championships = 0 | Wins = 2 | Podiums = 11 | Points = 103 | Poles = 5 | Fastest laps = 2 | First race = 1977 French Grand Prix | First win = 1982 German Grand Prix | Last win = 1983 San Marino Grand Prix | Last race = 1986 Australian Grand Prix }}Patrick Daniel Tambay[1] (born 25 June 1949 in Paris) is a French former racing driver. He competed in 123 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, winning twice, securing 5 pole positions and scoring a total of 103 Championship points. In 2006, he raced in the inaugural season of the Grand Prix Masters formula for retired Formula One drivers, and continued in the series in 2007. CareerEarly in his career, Tambay was a part of Formula 5000 with the team run by Carl Haas[2] In 1977, winning the Can Am championship with Haas,[3] Tambay debuted in Formula One on a one-off basis with Surtees, driving in only one session at the 1977 French Grand Prix before spending the rest of the season with Theodore. The team, in collaboration with Ensign, was running their N177 chassis. The showings proved fruitful as he moved to McLaren to race Formula One full-time for the 1978 and 1979 seasons. In 1980, he returned to Can Am with the Lola team run by Carl Haas, immediately winning early in the season[3] and then winning his second Can-Am championship. In 1981 he returned to F1, first driving for the Theodore team then finishing the season with Ligier. In 1982, he was offered a place with the Scuderia Ferrari after the death of his close friend Gilles Villeneuve. He won his first Grand Prix at the German Grand Prix that year after Didier Pironi was injured in practice. The German GP was just his fourth race for the Maranello based team. He took his second and last Grand Prix win in 1983 at Imola, in a very emotional victory in front of the Italian faithful when he drove the #27 Ferrari (the car number of Villeneuve) to the win after Riccardo Patrese crashed out of the lead with only 6 laps to go. He was dropped by the team in 1984 in favor of Italian Michele Alboreto. Tambay moved to Renault, and then spent a year reunited with his old boss Carl Haas racing in the Haas Lola F1 team. 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 Jaguar in the World Sportscar Championship and went on to finish fourth in the Le Mans 24 Hours. He then took up desert raid racing, finishing twice in the top three on the Paris-Dakar. Additionally, he has been noted as involved in ice races and the Tour de Corse jet ski race. Tambay was briefly involved actively with the Larrousse team, beginning in 1994 as a partnership with friend and business associate Michael Golay. At the end of the 1994 season, however, the Fast Group SA company owned by Tambay and Golay ended its involvement with the team. Since retiring from full-time racing, Tambay has worked as a commentator for French television. He also serves as the deputy mayor of Le Cannet, a suburb of Cannes. He is godfather to 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve. His son Adrien is currently racing in the DTM championship. Racing recordComplete 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.|Championship position | Pts |
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1974 | Ecurie Elf | Alpine A367 | BMW | BAR {{small|10}} | HOC {{small|5}} | PAU {{small|Ret}} | SAL {{small|4}} | HOC {{small|Ret}} | MUG {{small|NC}} | KAR {{small|Ret}} | PER {{small|Ret}} | HOC {{small|4}} | VAL {{small|4}} | 7th | 11 |
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1975 | March Engineering | March 752 | BMW | EST {{small|Ret}} | THR {{small|2}} | HOC {{small|Ret}} | NÜR {{small|2}} | PAU {{small|Ret}} | HOC {{small|Ret}} | SAL {{small|15}} | ROU {{small|2}} | MUG {{small|Ret}} | PER {{small|Ret}} | SIL {{small|4}} | ZOL {{small|2}} | NOG {{small|1}} | VAL {{small|Ret}} | 2nd | 36 |
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1976 | Automobiles Martini | Martini Mk 19 | Renault | HOC {{tooltip|3|Received 6 championship points as Hans-Joachim Stuck who finished ahead was ineligible for points}} | THR {{small|3}} | VAL {{small|2}} | SAL {{small|3}} | PAU {{small|Ret}} | HOC {{tooltip|3|Received 6 championship points as Hans-Joachim Stuck who finished ahead was ineligible for points}} | ROU {{small|Ret}} | MUG {{small|3}} | PER {{small|Ret}} | EST {{small|16}} | NOG {{small|1}} | HOC {{small|DSQ}} | 3rd | 39 |
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1977 | Ardmore Racing | Chevron B40 | Hart | SIL | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU {{small|Ret}} | MUG | ROU {{small|Ret}} | NOG | PER | MIS | EST | DON | NC | 0 |
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1978 | Chevron Cars | Chevron B42 | Hart | THR | HOC | NÜR | PAU {{small|6}} | MUG | VAL | ROU | DON | NOG | PER | MIS | HOC | NC | ‡ |
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{{smallsup|‡}} Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship pointsComplete Formula One World 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 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC|World Drivers' Championship | Pts |
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1977 | Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA {{small|DNQ}} | 18th | 5 |
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Theodore Racing Hong Kong | Ensign N177 | GBR {{small|Ret}} | GER {{small|6}} | AUT {{small|Ret}} | NED {{small|5}} | ITA {{small|Ret}} | USA {{small|DNQ}} | CAN {{small|5}} | JPN {{small|Ret}} |
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1978 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG {{small|6}} | BRA {{small|Ret}} | RSA {{small|Ret}} | USW {{small|12}} | MON {{small|7}} | BEL | ESP {{small|Ret}} | SWE {{small|4}} | FRA {{small|9}} | GBR {{small|6}} | GER {{small|Ret}} | AUT {{small|Ret}} | NED {{small|9}} | ITA {{small|5}} | USA {{small|6}} | CAN {{small|8}} | 14th | 8 |
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1979 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M28 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG {{small|Ret}} | RSA {{small|10}} | USW {{small|Ret}} | ESP {{small|13}} | NC | 0 |
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McLaren M26 | BRA {{small|Ret}} | BEL {{small|DNQ}} |
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McLaren M28B | MON {{small|DNQ}} |
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McLaren M28C | FRA {{small|10}} | GBR {{small|7}} |
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McLaren M29 | GER {{small|Ret}} | AUT {{small|10}} | NED {{small|Ret}} | ITA {{small|Ret}} | CAN {{small|Ret}} | USA {{small|Ret}} |
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1981 | Theodore Racing Team | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | USW {{small|6}} | BRA {{small|10}} | ARG {{small|Ret}} | SMR {{small|11}} | BEL {{small|DNQ}} | MON {{small|7}} | ESP {{small|13}} | 19th | 1 |
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Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 3.0 V12 | FRA {{small|Ret}} | GBR {{small|Ret}} | GER {{small|Ret}} | AUT {{small|Ret}} | NED {{small|Ret}} | ITA {{small|Ret}} | CAN {{small|Ret}} | CPL {{small|Ret}} |
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1982 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 126C2 | Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t | RSA | BRA | USW | SMR | BEL | MON | DET | CAN | NED {{small|8}} | GBR {{small|3}} | FRA {{small|4}} | GER {{small|1}} | AUT {{small|4}} | SUI {{small|DNS}} | ITA {{small|2}} | CPL {{small|DNS}} | 7th | 25 |
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1983 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 126C2/B | Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t | BRA {{small|5}} | USW {{small|Ret}} | FRA {{small|4}} | SMR {{small|1}} | MON {{small|4}} | BEL {{small|2}} | DET {{small|Ret}} | CAN {{small|3}} | 4th | 40 |
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Ferrari 126C3 | GBR {{small|3}} | GER {{small|Ret}} | AUT {{small|Ret}} | NED {{small|2}} | ITA {{small|4}} | EUR {{small|Ret}} | RSA {{small|Ret}} |
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1984 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RE50 | Renault EF4 1.5 V6t | BRA {{small|5}} | RSA {{small|Ret}} | BEL {{small|7}} | SMR {{small|Ret}} | FRA {{small|2}} | MON {{small|Ret}} | | {{small>WD}}DET {{small|Ret}} | DAL {{small|Ret}} | GBR {{small|8}} | GER {{small|5}} | AUT {{small|Ret}} | NED {{small|6}} | ITA {{small|Ret}} | EUR {{small|Ret}} | POR {{small|7}} | 11th | 11 |
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1985 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RE60 | Renault EF4B 1.5 V6t | BRA {{small|5}} | POR {{small|3}} | SMR {{small|3}} | MON {{small|Ret}} | CAN {{small|7}} | DET {{small|Ret}} | 12th | 11 |
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Renault RE60B | Renault EF15 1.5 V6t | FRA {{small|6}} | GBR {{small|Ret}} | GER {{small|Ret}} | AUT {{small|10}} | NED {{small|Ret}} | ITA {{small|7}} | BEL {{small|Ret}} | EUR {{small|12}} | RSA | AUS {{small|Ret}} |
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1986 | Team Haas (USA) Ltd. | Lola THL1 | Hart 415T 1.5 L4t | BRA {{small|Ret}} | ESP {{small|8}} | SMR {{small|Ret}} | 15th | 2 |
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Lola THL2 | Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6t | MON {{small|Ret}} | BEL {{small|Ret}} | CAN {{small|DNS}} | DET | FRA {{small|Ret}} | GBR {{small|Ret}} | GER {{small|8}} | HUN {{small|7}} | AUT {{small|5}} | ITA {{small|Ret}} | POR {{small|NC}} | MEX {{small|Ret}} | AUS {{small|NC}} |
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24 Hours of Le Mans results Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos.|Overall Position | Class Pos.|Class Position |
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1976 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault Sport | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jabouille {{flagicon|FRA}} José Dolhem | Renault Alpine A442 | S 3.0 | 135 | DNF | DNF |
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1977 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Équipe Renault Elf | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Renault Alpine A442 | S 3.0 | 158 | DNF | DNF |
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1981 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Oceanic Jean Rondeau | {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo | Rondeau M379-Ford Cosworth | 2 +2.0 | 41 | DNF | DNF |
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1989 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Silk Cut Jaguar {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Walkinshaw Racing | {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers {{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Gilbert-Scott | Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 380 | 4th | 4th |
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References1. ^{{cite book|title=FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1979|publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd.|isbn=0-85059-320-4|nopp=true|page=white p. 44}} 2. ^Shav Glick. Los Angeles Times. "For Carl Haas, It's a Working Weekend The Only Fun in Racing Is Winning, Says the Man Who Runs Andretti's Team" 14 August 1986. http://search.proquest.com/docview/292117161 3. ^1 Potter, Steve. New York Times "Can Am Struggling in Revival" 29 June 1980.http://search.proquest.com/docview/423943182
Bibliography- {{cite book|last1=Burbi|first1=Massimo|last2=Tambay|first2=Patrick|title=27: Patrick Tambay - The Ferrari Years|date=2016|publisher=Evro Publishing|isbn=1910505129}}
{{S-start}}{{S-sports}}{{Succession box| title = Can-Am Champion | years=1977 | before = Jackie Oliver (1974) | after=Alan Jones}}{{Succession box| title = Can-Am Champion | years=1980 | before = Jacky Ickx | after=Geoff Brabham}}{{S-end}}{{Scuderia Ferrari}}{{Renault F1}}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2010}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tambay, Patrick}} 18 : 1949 births|Living people|Sportspeople from Paris|French racing drivers|French Formula One drivers|Surtees Formula One drivers|Ensign Formula One drivers|McLaren Formula One drivers|Theodore Formula One drivers|Ligier Formula One drivers|Ferrari Formula One drivers|Renault Formula One drivers|Haas Lola Formula One drivers|European Formula Two Championship drivers|Grand Prix Masters drivers|24 Hours of Le Mans drivers|Dakar Rally drivers|World Sportscar Championship drivers |