The following year, he repeated the compliment in Imona at the San Marino Grand Prix, always with the Italian team, although he also knew how to compete with McLaren and Renault. In other categories, Tambay celebrated twice in the CanAm North American Championship (1977 and 1980).
For several years he had suffered from Parkinson’s disease, a disease that affected famous athletes such as former world boxing champion Muhammad Ali.
Born in Paris on June 25, 1949, he made his debut in Formula 1 in 1977, in the modest Theodore team, with which he obtained two Top 5 finishes, before joining McLaren in 1978 and Ferrari in 1982.
Beyond his achievements, Tambay’s career was marked by being in control of fragile cars, mechanical problems -40 in 114 races- and repeated withdrawals, to which he had to add the trauma caused by the death of his friend Gilles Villeneuvewhom he had replaced at Ferrari after his tragic accident in 1982. In his second race with the Scudería de Maranello in Brands Hatch was 3rd and in Hockenheim He would achieve his first victory.
In 1983, Patrick Tambay won for the second time in San Marinowith the number 27 of the remembered Villeneuve and finished fourth in the championship, behind Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost and René Arnoux. After that, she ran to Renault and ended his F1 career with Haas in 1986.
Tambay participated in 114 Grand Prix of F1 between 1977 Y 1986with 2 wins, 11 podiums, 5 pole positions and 2 fastest laps. In addition, he disputed the 24 Hours of Le Mans, was champion of Can-Am in 1977 and 1980 and retired in 2006, racing for the Grand Prix Masters category.
Source: Ambito
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