Drivers/France
Patrick Depailler
- 1972–1980
- DEP
- Born 9 August 1944 in Clermont-Ferrand
- Died 1 August 1980
- Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler
- Starts95
- Wins22% of starts
- Podiums1920% of starts
- Pole positions11× started from P1
- Fastest laps4
- Titles0best finish P4
Career numbers
- Avg grid position9.1
- Avg finish5.5
- Retirement rate43%
- Pole-to-win conversion0%
- Positions gained+166
- Points scored141
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak3
- Longest points-scoring streak3
- TeamsTyrrell (1972, 1974–1978) · Ligier (1979) · Alfa Romeo (1980)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
95 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryFrench Grand Prix 1972NC · Tyrrell
- First winMonaco Grand Prix 1978P1 · Tyrrell
- Last winSpanish Grand Prix 1979P1 · Ligier
- Last startBritish Grand Prix 1980DNF · Alfa Romeo
All 95 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Scheckter | 1974–1976 | 10:16 | 18:27 | +0.29% | 65 : 114 | Compare |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1977 | 1:2 | 9:8 | −0.13% | 20 : 7 | Compare |
| Didier Pironi | 1978 | 4:0 | 14:2 | −1.27% | 34 : 7 | Compare |
| Jacques Laffite | 1979 | 0:2 | 3:4 | +0.09% | 22 : 24 | Compare |
| Bruno Giacomelli | 1980 | 0:0 | 4:4 | +0.01% | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | 1976 | 1:0 | 3:0 | −3.88% | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Jackie Stewart | 1972 | 0:1 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 18 | Compare |
| François Cevert | 1972 | 0:1 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 9 | Compare |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1975 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Kunimitsu Takahashi | 1977 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Eddie Keizan | 1974 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Ian Scheckter | 1975–1976 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 1976 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| Michel Leclère | 1975 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Patrick Depailler came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4.6 |
| Jarama | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Kyalami | 7 | 3 | 4.2 | |
| Watkins Glen | 6 | 9 | ||
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 6 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| José Carlos Pace | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Zolder | 6 | 6 | ||
| Anderstorp Raceway | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
| Zandvoort | 5 | 7.3 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 5 | 1 | 8.7 | |
| Monza | 5 | 8.8 | ||
| Long Beach | 5 | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Brands Hatch | 4 | 4 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Nürburgring | 3 | 9 | ||
| Mosport | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Dijon-Prenois | 2 | 8 | ||
| Silverstone | 2 | 9 | ||
| Fuji | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Hockenheimring | 2 | – |