Driver · France · born 9 August 1944

Patrick Depailler

Killed testing at Hockenheim.

Seasons: 1972–19808 with an entry
Entries: 95
Wins: 2
Podiums: 19
Poles: 1
Fastest laps: 4
Best finish: P1

Where each championship finished

Final championship position by season, ringed for a title. No dot: not in the final standings, or excluded. The dots are not in team colours: no season on this record has one.

The numbers behind this chart

Where each championship finished
Season	Constructor	Position	Points
1974	Tyrrell	9	14
1975	Tyrrell	9	12
1976	Tyrrell	4	39
1977	Tyrrell	9	20
1978	Tyrrell	5	34
1979	Ligier	6	20

Season by season

Season by season
Season	Constructor	Entries	Wins	Podiums	Poles	FL	Best	Championship	Points scored
1980	Alfa Romeo	8	0	0	0	0	—	—	0
1979	Ligier	7	1	2	0	1	P1	6	22
1978	Tyrrell	16	1	5	0	0	P1	5	34
1977	Tyrrell	17	0	3	0	0	P2	9	20
1976	Tyrrell	16	0	7	0	1	P2	4	39
1975	Tyrrell	14	0	1	0	1	P3	9	12
1974	Tyrrell	15	0	1	1	1	P2	9	14
1972	Tyrrell	2	0	0	0	0	P7	—	0

“Points scored” adds up every point from the races. The championship column is where the season actually finished, which before 1991 could be lower once dropped scores were applied. Open a season for its full table.

Team-mates

Team-mates
Season	Team-mate	Constructor	Races	Qualifying	Race	Points
1980	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	8	4–4	none	0–2
1979	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	7	3–4	0–2	22–24
1978	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	16	14–2	4–0	34–7
1977	Ronnie Peterson	Tyrrell	17	9–8	1–2	20–7
1977	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Tyrrell	1	1–0	1–0	4–0
1976	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	16	10–6	3–5	39–49
1976	Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	Tyrrell	4	4–0	1–0	1–0
1976	Otto Stuppacher	Tyrrell	3	3–0	none	7–0
1976	Ian Scheckter	Tyrrell	1	1–0	none	0–0
1976	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Tyrrell	1	1–0	none	6–0
1975	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	14	5–9	5–5	12–20
1975	Ian Scheckter	Tyrrell	1	1–0	none	4–0
1975	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Tyrrell	1	1–0	1–0	1–0
1975	Michel Leclère	Tyrrell	1	1–0	none	0–0
1974	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	15	3–12	2–6	14–45
1974	Eddie Keizan	Tyrrell	1	1–0	1–0	3–0
1972	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell	2	0–2	0–1	0–9
1972	Sir Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	2	0–2	0–1	0–18

A team-mate is anyone entered for the same constructor in the same Grand Prix, and each pair of figures is Patrick Depailler’s first. Races counts every Grand Prix both were entered for, started or not. Qualifying counts the races both have a qualifying position in; Race only those both were classified in, so a retirement on either side counts for neither, and reads none where there was no such race; Points are each driver’s own from those Grands Prix, before any dropped scores and without Sprint points. Before the 1980s a constructor’s cars were often entered by private teams as well as its own, so a pairing then can be two drivers who never shared a garage. The figures say who was ahead, not who was better.

Compare Patrick Depailler with any other driver

Every entry 95 entries

Every entry
Season	Grand Prix	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Result	Out	Laps	Points
1980	British Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	179	8	DNF	Engine	27	0
1980	French Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	179	10	DNF	Handling	25	0
1980	Monaco Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	179	7	DNF	Engine	50	0
1980	Belgian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	179	10	DNF	Exhaust	38	0
1980	United States Grand Prix West	Alfa Romeo	179	3	DNF	Suspension	40	0
1980	South African Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	179	7	NC	NC	53	0
1980	Brazilian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	179	21	DNF	Electrical	33	0
1980	Argentine Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	179	23	DNF	Engine	46	0
1979	Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	3	5	Engine	74	2
1979	Belgian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	2	DNF	Accident	46	0
1979	Spanish Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	2	1	Finished	75	9
1979	United States Grand Prix West	Ligier	JS11	4	5	Finished	80	2
1979	South African Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	5	DNF	Accident	4	0
1979	Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	2	2	Finished	40	6
1979	Argentine Grand Prix	Ligier	JS11	2	4	Finished	53	3
1978	Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	13	5	Finished	70	2
1978	United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	12	DNF	Wheel	23	0
1978	Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	16	11	Finished	40	0
1978	Dutch Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	12	DNF	Engine	13	0
1978	Austrian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	13	2	Finished	54	6
1978	German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	13	DNF	Accident	0	0
1978	British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	10	4	Finished	76	3
1978	French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	13	DNF	Engine	10	0
1978	Swedish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	12	DNF	Suspension	42	0
1978	Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	12	DNF	Engine	51	0
1978	Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	13	DNF	Gearbox	51	0
1978	Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	5	1	Finished	75	9
1978	United States Grand Prix West	Tyrrell	008	12	3	Finished	80	4
1978	South African Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	12	2	Finished	78	6
1978	Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	11	DNF	Accident	8	0
1978	Argentine Grand Prix	Tyrrell	008	10	3	Finished	52	4
1977	Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	15	3	Finished	73	4
1977	Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	6	2	Finished	80	6
1977	United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	8	14	Finished	56	0
1977	Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	13	DNF	Engine	24	0
1977	Dutch Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	11	DNF	Engine	31	0
1977	Austrian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	10	13	Finished	53	0
1977	German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	15	DNF	Engine	22	0
1977	British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	18	DNF	Brakes	16	0
1977	French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	12	DNF	Accident	21	0
1977	Swedish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	6	4	Finished	72	3
1977	Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	5	8	Finished	69	0
1977	Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	8	DNF	Gearbox	46	0
1977	Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	10	DNF	Engine	12	0
1977	United States Grand Prix West	Tyrrell	P34	12	4	Finished	80	3
1977	South African Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	4	3	Finished	78	4
1977	Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	6	DNF	Accident	23	0
1977	Argentine Grand Prix	Tyrrell	P34	3	DNF	Overheating	32	0
1976	Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	13	2	Finished	72	6
1976	United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	7	DNF	Fuel pipe	7	0
1976	Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	4	2	Finished	80	6
1976	Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	4	6	Finished	52	1
1976	Dutch Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	14	7	Finished	75	0
1976	Austrian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	13	DNF	Suspension	24	0
1976	German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	3	DNF	Accident	0	0
1976	British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	5	DNF	Engine	47	0
1976	French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	3	2	Finished	54	6
1976	Swedish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	4	2	Finished	72	6
1976	Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	4	3	Finished	78	4
1976	Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	4	DNF	Engine	29	0
1976	Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	3	DNF	Accident	25	0
1976	United States Grand Prix West	Tyrrell	—	2	3	Finished	80	4
1976	South African Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	6	9	Finished	77	0
1976	Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	9	2	Finished	40	6
1975	United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	8	DNF	Accident	2	0
1975	Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	12	7	Finished	51	0
1975	Austrian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	7	11	Finished	28	0
1975	German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	4	9	Finished	13	0
1975	British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	17	9	Accident	54	0
1975	French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	13	6	Finished	54	1
1975	Dutch Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	13	9	Finished	73	0
1975	Swedish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	2	12	Finished	78	0
1975	Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	12	4	Finished	70	3
1975	Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	12	5	Finished	75	2
1975	Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	7	DNF	Collision damage	1	0
1975	South African Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	5	3	Finished	78	4
1975	Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	9	DNF	Suspension	31	0
1975	Argentine Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	8	5	Finished	53	2
1974	United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	13	6	Finished	59	1
1974	Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	7	5	Finished	80	2
1974	Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	10	11	Finished	50	0
1974	Austrian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	14	DNF	Collision	42	0
1974	German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	5	DNF	Accident	5	0
1974	British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	10	DNF	Engine	35	0
1974	French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	9	8	Finished	79	0
1974	Dutch Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	8	6	Finished	75	1
1974	Swedish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	1	2	Finished	80	6
1974	Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	4	9	Finished	75	0
1974	Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	11	DNF	Brakes	53	0
1974	Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	16	8	Finished	81	0
1974	South African Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	15	4	Finished	78	3
1974	Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	16	8	Finished	31	0
1974	Argentine Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	15	6	Finished	53	1
1972	United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	11	7	Finished	58	0
1972	French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	16	NC	NC	33	0

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Where this comes from

Born: 9 Aug 1944
Died: 1 Aug 1980
Nationality: France
Status: deceased
Wins: 2 derived · 2 published
Poles: 1 derived · 1 published
Fastest laps: 4 derived
External source: F1DB career totals, v2026.18.0
Confidence: medium
Source: https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers

Entries is counted here from the race records, one for every race a driver was entered for, and wins, podiums and poles are counted the same way and checked against the published totals on every build. Starts is counted from those records too: an entry is a start unless the result the source printed says it never was - did not qualify, pre-qualify, start or practise, or excluded before the start - so a pit-lane start counts and so does a retirement on the first lap. The published entry and start figures are a separate count kept for the few drivers who have one, reached by rules this database does not hold. Where a published figure and the counted one disagree, both are shown and neither is corrected.