1949 - 2022
Patrick Daniel Tambay (French pronunciation: [pa.tʁik da.njɛl tɑ̃.bɛ]; 25 June 1949 – 4 December 2022) was a French racing driver, commentator, and politician, who competed in 123 Formula One races between 1977 and 1986, securing five pole positions and winning twice.He gained training as a racing driver at Winfield Racing School in France 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 championships under Carl Haas in 1977 and 1980. Tambay was hired by Scuderia Ferrari after his close friend Gilles Villeneuve died during the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix; he took his maiden victory four races later in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Tambay has received more than 320,717 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Patrick Tambay is the 93rd most popular racing driver (down from 91st in 2019), the 2,002nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,076th in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Racing Driver.
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Among racing drivers, Patrick Tambay ranks 93 out of 888. Before him are Jacques Villeneuve, Luigi Musso, Luigi Fagioli, Tom Pryce, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, and Elio de Angelis. After him are Lucien Bianchi, Björn Waldegård, Ángel Nieto, David Purley, Thierry Sabine, and Ricardo Rodríguez.
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 87
1924 - 1958
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 88
1898 - 1952
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 89
1949 - 1977
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 90
1937 - 2015
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 91
1958 - 1986
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 92
1949 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 93
1934 - 1969
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 94
1943 - 2014
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 95
1947 - 2017
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 96
1945 - 1985
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 97
1949 - 1986
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 98
1942 - 1962
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 99
Among people born in 1949, Patrick Tambay ranks 130. Before him are Tom Pryce, John Toshack, Brad Davis, Fernando Collor de Mello, Marc Ravalomanana, and Bengt Holmström. After him are Klaus Fischer, Valeriy Borzov, Michael W. Young, Paul Rodgers, Thierry Sabine, and José Pékerman. Among people deceased in 2022, Patrick Tambay ranks 111. Before him are Ronnie Hellström, Fatma Girik, Máté Fenyvesi, George Crumb, Catherine Spaak, and Gaspard Ulliel. After him are Siniša Mihajlović, Fred Ward, Nick Holonyak, Evaristo Carvalho, Hermann Nitsch, and Joseph Kittinger.
1949 - 1977
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 124
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 125
1949 - 1991
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 126
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 127
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 128
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 129
1949 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 130
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 131
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 132
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 133
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 134
1949 - 1986
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 135
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 136
1949 - 2022
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 105
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 106
1933 - 2022
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 107
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 108
1945 - 2022
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 109
1984 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 110
1949 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 111
1969 - 2022
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 112
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 113
1928 - 2022
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 114
1942 - 2022
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 115
1938 - 2022
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 116
1928 - 2022
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 117
Among people born in France, Patrick Tambay ranks 2,002 out of 6,011. Before him are Henri Michel (1947), Robert Surcouf (1773), Guillaume Bigourdan (1851), Sophie Blanchard (1778), Recceswinth (620), and Gaspard Ulliel (1984). After him are Martine Carol (1920), Narcisse Virgilio Díaz (1807), Jean-Marc Ayrault (1950), Legall de Kermeur (1702), Joseph Monier (1823), and Fernand Cormon (1845).
1947 - 2018
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,996
1773 - 1827
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,997
1851 - 1932
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,998
1778 - 1819
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 1,999
620 - 672
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 2,000
1984 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,001
1949 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,002
1920 - 1967
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,003
1807 - 1876
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2,004
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 2,005
1702 - 1792
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 2,006
1823 - 1906
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 2,007
1845 - 1924
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 2,008
Among racing drivers born in France, Patrick Tambay ranks 15. Before him are Jean Alesi (1964), Michèle Mouton (1951), Jean Behra (1921), Maurice Trintignant (1917), Sébastien Loeb (1974), and Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937). After him are Thierry Sabine (1949), Paul Belmondo (1963), Jean-Louis Schlesser (1948), Paul Frère (1917), Henri Pescarolo (1942), and Jo Schlesser (1928).
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 9
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 10
1921 - 1959
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 11
1917 - 2005
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 12
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 13
1937 - 2015
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 14
1949 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 15
1949 - 1986
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 16
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 17
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 18
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 19
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 20
1928 - 1968
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 21