{"id":37243,"date":"2020-12-06T15:56:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T15:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/patrick-tambay\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:03:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T10:03:02","slug":"patrick-tambay","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/patrick-tambay\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Tambay"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" alt=\"tambay_patrick\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/tambay_patrick-200x200.jpg\" srcset=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"anchor-menu container-no-breakpoints proxima\">\n    <ul>\n                    <li><a href=\"#biography\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Biography<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#championship-seasons\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Championship Seasons<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#non-championship-races\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Non-Championship Races<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#teams\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Teams<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"biography\">\n            <div class=\"post__item\">\n                <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-data-box\" data-driver-id=\"37243\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <aside class=\"sidebar\" data-target=\"ad-container\">\n            <aside class=\"broadcast-space \">\n            <div class=\"broadcast-space__element\" id=\"div-gpt-ad-1563288058060-3\" data-behaviour=\"ad-target\"><\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n        <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"full-biography\">\n    \n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section toggle\">\n            <p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Patrick Tambay looked every inch a Grand Prix star. Immensely popular and with ready charm, he endured much during his 114-race career in Formula 1 &#8211; only scoring two emotional victories while with Ferrari.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Education and early racing career<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Educated in both France and the United States, he won the Pilote Elf scholarship in 1973 and was one of those whose early career was backed by the state oil company. He also finished as runner-up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/rene-arnoux\/\">Ren\u00e9 Arnoux<\/a> in that year\u2019s European Formula Renault Championship during his first season racing cars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite his inexperience, Tambay graduated straight to Formula 2 in 1974 with an Ecurie Elf <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/alpine\/\">Alpine<\/a> A367-BMW. Scoring points second time out, Tambay won the non-championship race at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/circuits\/nogaro\/\">Nogaro<\/a> and finished seventh in that year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1974-european-f2-championship\/\">European F2 Championship<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">That was enough to attract attention from the works <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/march\/\">March-BMW<\/a> team for 1975. He finished second on four occasions before returning to Nogaro in September. Now part of the championship, the Frenchman qualified in pole position (his third of the year) before winning a European F2 round for the first time. He tied team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/michel-leclere\/\">Michel Lecl\u00e8re<\/a> as runner-up behind the dominant Martini-BMW of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/jacques-laffite\/\">Jacques Laffite<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Tambay replaced the F1-bound Laffite as Martini team leader for 1976, the team now powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/renault-f1\/\">Renault<\/a> engines. Another victory at Nogaro was one of seven podium finishes but third in the standings was a disappointment. Dropped by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/ecurie-elf\/\">Elf<\/a> as a consequence, Tambay\u2019s prospects seemed bleak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Without an opening in F1, Tambay replaced the injured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/brian-redman\/\">Brian Redman<\/a> in Haas-Hall Racing\u2019s Can-Am Lola T333CS-Chevrolet. Despite missing the first two races, he won all-but-one of the remaining rounds to clinch the 1977 title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Formula 1 with Theodore and McLaren<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Things were looking better in Europe as well for he impressed on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1977-british-grand-prix\/\">GP debut at Silverstone<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/theodore-racing\/\">Theodore Racing<\/a> Ensign N177-Ford. He twice finished in fifth position (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1977-dutch-grand-prix\/\">Holland<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1977-canadian-grand-prix\/\">Canada<\/a>) that year and those performances were rewarded with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/mclaren\/\">McLaren<\/a> drive for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1978-f1-world-championship\/\">1978<\/a>. He finished sixth in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1978-argentine-grand-prix\/\">Argentina<\/a> and qualified well for the next two races but Tambay endured an increasingly difficult couple of seasons with the team. Failure to qualify in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1979-belgian-grand-prix\/\">Belgium<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1979-monaco-grand-prix\/\">Monaco<\/a> during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/?s=1979+F1&amp;type=database&amp;v=79cba1185463\">1979<\/a> sealed his fate and Tambay was left without a ride for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1980-f1-world-championship\/\">1980<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135868 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-165x93.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-82x46.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-658x370.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-329x185.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-172x97.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Tambay-McLaren-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Further Can-Am success and Formula 1 return<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Once more Tambay used Can-Am success to remind Europe of his talent \u2013 winning the 1980 title driving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/carl-haas-racing\/\">Carl Haas<\/a>\u2019 Lola T530-Chevy. He returned to Theodore at the start of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1981-f1-world-championship\/\">1981<\/a> F1 season \u2013 finishing sixth in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1981-long-beach-grand-prix\/\">Long Beach<\/a> and impressing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1981-san-marino-grand-prix\/\">Imola<\/a>. When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/ligier\/\">Ligier<\/a> needed a replacement for the injured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/jean-pierre-jabouille\/\">Jean-Pierre Jabouille<\/a>, Tambay switched teams but he did not finish a race and dented his reputation with late-season accidents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/arrows\/\">Arrows<\/a> drive for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1982-f1-world-championship\/\">1982<\/a> did not materialise but Tambay was the unwitting beneficiary of the tragedy that marred that year. He was chosen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/ferrari\/\">Ferrari<\/a> to replace the lamented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/gilles-villeneuve\/\">Gilles Villeneuve<\/a> who had been killed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1982-belgian-grand-prix\/\">Zolder<\/a> and Tambay made the most of this unwanted opportunity. His victory at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1982-german-grand-prix\/\">Hockenheim<\/a>, on the day that team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/didier-pironi\/\">Didier Pironi<\/a> was seriously injured, not only lifted the team but was one of the most popular in modern racing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135866 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-165x93.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-82x46.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-658x370.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-329x185.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-172x97.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Patrick-Tambay-Ferrari-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">He remained with Ferrari for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1983-f1-world-championship\/\">1983<\/a> and won at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1983-san-marino-grand-prix\/\">Imola<\/a> \u2013 the sight of Ferrari number 27 (Villeneuve\u2019s most recent racing number) winning on home soil was greeted enthusiastically by the <i>Tifosi<\/i>. He finished a career-best fourth in the championship that season but was released to make way for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/michele-alboreto\/\">Michele Alboreto<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Formula 1 finale and sports cars<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Tambay joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/renault-f1\/\">Renault<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1984-f1-world-championship\/\">1984<\/a> and although his season began with promise (second at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1984-french-grand-prix\/\">Dijon-Prenois<\/a> his best result) the team was in decline. It withdrew from F1 at the end of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1985-f1-world-championship\/\">1985<\/a> leaving Tambay to complete his F1 career with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/haas-formula-1-team\/\">Haas<\/a>\u2019 Beatrice Lola team. He only finished one race in the points during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/championships\/1986-f1-world-championship\/\">1986<\/a> (fifth in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1985-austrian-grand-prix\/\">Austria<\/a>) as that well-backed venture proved a huge disappointment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">He made a brief comeback in sports cars with Silk Cut Jaguar in 1989. Fourth at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1989-le-mans-24-hours\/\">Le Mans<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/jan-lammers\/\">Jan Lammers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/andrew-gilbert-scott\/\">Andrew Gilbert-Scott<\/a>, he was second at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/circuits\/jarama\/\">J\u00e1rama<\/a> when again sharing with the Dutchman. He has since competed in the Paris-Dakar Rally-Raid, spent 1994 as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/teams\/larrousse-f1\/\">Larrousse F1<\/a> team management and worked for French television. His son <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/adrien-tambay\/\">Adrien Tambay<\/a> began his own motor racing career in 2007.<\/span><\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"expanding-content__buttons\">\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-down expanding-content__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read full bio<\/a>\n                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-up expanding-content__less\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read Less<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n\n                                \n   <\/div>\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-padding-bottom database-table-collapsible toggle open\" id=\"championship-seasons\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-seasons-table\" data-driver-id=\"\"><\/div>            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