Patrick Tambay (born 25 June1949 in Paris) was a FrenchFormula One driver. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Main Article: History of Formula One See List of Formula One Grands Prix for results from past seasons and individual races. ...
Initially, he raced with McLaren between 1978 and 1979, followed by Ligier. In 1982 he was offered a place with Ferrari Formula One Racing Team - he won the German Grand Prix that year. He won his second and last Grand Prix in 1983 at Imola. He was dropped by the team in 1984 in favour of Italian Michele Alboreto - and joined Renault and Haas Beatrice Lola before retiring in 1986. McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Ligier is a French automobile maker created by former racing driver Guy Ligier. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... German Grand Prix - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Imola (1991 pop. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michele Alboreto (December 23, 1956–April 25, 2001) was an Italian Formula One driver who participated during seasons 1981 to 1994. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Since retiring from Fourmula 1, Patrick took up endurance racing, ice racing, jet-ski racing and finally desert racing, before finally retiring for good. In 1994 he became actively involved with the Larousse team. Now he is a commentator for French TV.
A cosmopolitan gentleman who was educated in France and the USA, the debonair Tambay was one of the most genuinely charming and popular of all F1 drivers on the scene in the early 1980s.
Retiring from F1 at the end of 1986, Tambay formed in his own sports promotion company in Switzerland in 1987 but returned to racing in 1989 to drive a Jaguar sportscar in the Sports-Prototype World Chamoinship and went on to finish fourth in the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Between the rally raids Patrick took part in ice races, the Tour de Corse for jet skis and became a television commentator.
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