As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Didier Pironi · Patrick Tambay
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
27
—
19
46 shared
Qualifying H2H
33
—
13
46 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 1
1978
P14
1981
P13
1982
P2
Teammate battle by season
3
1
1982
Career totals
Didier Pironi
Patrick Tambay
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
2
Poles
4
5
Podiums
13
11
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
101
103
Starts
72
117
Rate-adjusted · per start
Didier Pironi
Patrick Tambay
Win rate
4.2%
1.7%
Podium rate
18.1%
9.4%
Pole rate
5.6%
4.3%
Points / start
1.4
0.9
Avg grid
P10.0
P10.9
Avg finish
P11.3
P12.7
Finish rate
65.3%
49.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Didier Pironi
Patrick Tambay
Mechanical retirements
13
30
Crash retirements
11
26
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1977
1980 · aged 28
First win
1982 · aged 33
1980
First pole
1983
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.0
Avg places gained
-1.8
Season points trajectory
Didier Pironi
Patrick Tambay
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Didier Pironi | Patrick Tambay |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Didier Pironi 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Didier Pironi 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Zolder | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Didier Pironi 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Patrick Tambay | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P14 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P6 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P13 Patrick Tambay | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Patrick Tambay | ||
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Patrick Tambay | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Didier Pironi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Tambay | ||
Team history
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).