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1985 / DRIVER DOSSIER / French

PatrickTambay

Renault

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CHAMPIONSHIPP12
POINTS11
RACE WINS0
PODIUMS2

The season in numbers.

15 STARTS
BEST FINISHP3
AVERAGE GRID11.7
AVERAGE FINISH12.7
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -16

+367 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH8
FINISH RATE46.7%
PODIUM RATE13.3%
RACE POINTS / START0.7Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Brazilian7 Apr115+62+2 Laps
ROUND 2Portuguese21 Apr123+94+1 Lap
ROUND 3San Marino5 May113+84+1 Lap
ROUND 4Monaco19 May17R-30Accident
ROUND 5Canadian16 Jun107+30+1 Lap
ROUND 6Detroit23 Jun15R-50Accident
ROUND 7French7 Jul106+41Finished
ROUND 8British21 Jul13R-110Spun off
ROUND 9German4 Aug16R-40Spun off
ROUND 10Austrian18 Aug810-20Engine
ROUND 11Dutch25 Aug6R-110Transmission
ROUND 12Italian8 Sept87+10+1 Lap
ROUND 13Belgian15 Sept13R-40Gearbox
ROUND 14European6 Oct1712+50+3 Laps
ROUND 16Australian3 Nov8R-120Transmission
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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