RACING DRIVER

Patrick Tambay

1949 - 2022

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Tambay is the 73rd most popular racing driver (down from 70th in 2019), the 1,698th most popular biography from France (up from 1,702nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Patrick Tambay ranks 73 out of 1,080. Before him are Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Jo Bonnier, Jean Alesi, Hannu Mikkola, Rudolf Caracciola, and Elio de Angelis. After him are Jacques Laffite, Jacques Villeneuve, Maurice Trintignant, Ángel Nieto, Arturo Merzario, and Pierre Levegh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Patrick Tambay ranks 117. Before him are Queen Aishwarya of Nepal, Fernando Collor de Mello, Valeriy Borzov, Jack Reed, Paloma Picasso, and Michio Yasuda. After him are Victor Garber, Kgalema Motlanthe, Blase J. Cupich, John Toshack, Hamida Djandoubi, and Jeremy Corbyn. Among people deceased in 2022, Patrick Tambay ranks 99. Before him are Leonel Sánchez, Peter Bogdanovich, Saul Kripke, Michel Bouquet, Javier Marías, and Toshiki Kaifu. After him are David Warner, Jürgen Grabowski, Valeri Polyakov, Borislav Ivkov, Paula Rego, and A. B. Yehoshua.

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In France

Among people born in France, Patrick Tambay ranks 1,698 out of 6,770. Before him are William of Champeaux (1070), Louis Poinsot (1777), Renata of Lorraine (1544), Philippe de Broca (1933), Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1560), and Jean François Paul de Gondi (1613). After him are Vincent of Lérins (400), Édouard Roche (1820), Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753), Roger Ducos (1747), Marie de Gournay (1565), and Léon Werth (1878).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Patrick Tambay ranks 9. Before him are Jean Todt (1946), René Arnoux (1948), Didier Pironi (1952), Patrick Depailler (1944), Michèle Mouton (1951), and Jean Alesi (1964). After him are Jacques Laffite (1943), Maurice Trintignant (1917), Pierre Levegh (1905), Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937), Jean-Louis Schlesser (1948), and Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946).

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