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French racecar driver

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Born
Patrick Daniel Tambay , ( 1949-06-25 ) 25 June 1949, Paris , France
Died
4 December 2022 (2022-12-04) (aged 73), Paris , France
Children
3, including Adrien
Nationality
French
Active years
1977 – 1979 , 1981 – 1986
Teams
Surtees , Theodore , McLaren , Ligier , Ferrari , Renault , Haas Lola
Entries
123 (114 starts)
First entry
1977 French Grand Prix
First win
1982 German Grand Prix
Last win
1983 San Marino Grand Prix
Last entry
1986 Australian Grand Prix
Participating years span years
1976 – 1977 , 1981 , 1989
Best finish
4th ( 1989 )

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Patrick Tambay
date of birth
1949-06-25
number of wins
2
points for
103
date of death
2022-12-04
birth name
Daniel Patrick Tambay
pole positions
5
podium finishes
11
number of matches played/races/starts
124
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Patrick Daniel Tambay ( French pronunciation: [pa.tʁik da.njɛl tɑ̃.bɛ]; 25 June 1949 – 4 December 2022) was a French racing driver, broadcaster and politician, who competed in Formula One from 1977 to 1986. Tambay won two Formula One Grands Prix across nine seasons.

Born and raised in Paris, Tambay gained training as a racing driver at the Winfield Racing School in 1971. Between 1977 and 1981, he raced for an assortment of teams including Surtees, Theodore, Ligier and McLaren with mixed results; he additionally won two Can-Am titles under Carl Haas in 1977 and 1980. Tambay was hired by Ferrari after the death of Gilles Villeneuve in 1982, taking his maiden victory four races later at the German Grand Prix. His second and final victory came the following season in San Marino, finishing the season a career-best fourth in the World Drivers' Championship. In 1984, Tambay moved to Renault, before ending his Formula One career at Haas Lola, having achieved two wins, five pole positions, two fastest laps and 11 podiums.

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