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