Patrick Tambay

French · 1977–1986
VS

François Hesnault

French · 1984–1985
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Patrick Tambay · François Hesnault
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
14 4
18 shared
Qualifying H2H
18 0
18 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1985
Career totals
Patrick Tambay François Hesnault
Championships
0
0
Wins
2
0
Poles
5
0
Podiums
11
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
103
0
Starts
117
19
Rate-adjusted · per start
Patrick Tambay François Hesnault
Win rate
1.7%
0%
Podium rate
9.4%
0%
Pole rate
4.3%
0%
Points / start
0.9
0.0
Avg grid
P10.9
P18.8
Avg finish
P12.7
P18.3
Finish rate
49.6%
26.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Patrick Tambay François Hesnault
Mechanical retirements
30
9
Crash retirements
26
5
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1977
Debut season
1984
1982 · aged 33
First win
1983
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P7
-1.8
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1977 1979 1981 1983 1985
Patrick Tambay François Hesnault
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Patrick Tambay François Hesnault
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Hockenheimring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Patrick Tambay 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 François Hesnault
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 François Hesnault
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8 François Hesnault
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P10
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P10 François Hesnault
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10 François Hesnault
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Zolder 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — François Hesnault
Team history
Patrick Tambay
MCL
FER
REN
Ensign 1977McLaren 1978–1979Ligier 1981Theodore 1981Ferrari 1982–1983Renault 1984–1985Lola 1986
François Hesnault
Ligier 1984Brabham 1985Renault 1985
19771986
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).