Patrick Tambay
French · 1977–1986
VS

Mario Andretti
American · 1968–1982
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
0
2
Patrick Tambay · Mario Andretti
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
22 — 29
51 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 — 46
51 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P4
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 3
1977 P3 1978 P1 1981 P17 1982 P7
Teammate battle by season
1
1
1982
Career totals
Patrick Tambay Mario Andretti
Championships
0
1
Wins
2
12
Poles
5
18
Podiums
11
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
103
180
Starts
117
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Patrick Tambay Mario Andretti
Win rate
1.7%
9.4%
Podium rate
9.4%
14.8%
Pole rate
4.3%
14.1%
Points / start
0.9
1.4
Avg grid
P10.9
P8.6
Avg finish
P12.7
P12.5
Finish rate
49.6%
49.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Patrick Tambay Mario Andretti
Mechanical retirements
30
49
Crash retirements
26
16
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
1968
1982 · aged 33
First win
1971 · aged 31
1983
First pole
1968
—
First title
1978 · aged 38
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.8
Avg places gained
-3.9
Season points trajectory
1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986
Patrick Tambay Mario Andretti
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Patrick Tambay Mario Andretti
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Jarama 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 4 · P1
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 4 · P1 Mario Andretti
Hockenheimring 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Patrick Tambay 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 Mario Andretti
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 Mario Andretti
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 Mario Andretti
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Mario Andretti
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 1 · P1
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Zolder 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Mario Andretti
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 Mario Andretti
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Mario Andretti
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Mario Andretti
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 Mario Andretti
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Mario Andretti
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Mario Andretti
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Mario Andretti
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Mario Andretti
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Mario Andretti
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Mario Andretti
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Mario Andretti
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Mario Andretti
Team history
Patrick Tambay
Ensign 1977McLaren 1978–1979Ligier 1981Theodore 1981Ferrari 1982–1983Renault 1984–1985Lola 1986
Mario Andretti
TEA
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
19681986
Patrick Tambay → Mario Andretti → Compare others
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).