Riccardo Patrese

Riccardo Patrese
Driver Information
Born	17th April 1954 (age 58) Padua, Veneto, Italy
Nationality	ITA
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Retired
World Titles	0
Races	257 (256 starts)
Poles	8
Wins	6
Podiums	37
Fastest Laps	13
Points	281
First Race	1977 Monaco Grand Prix
Last Race	1993 Australian Grand Prix
First Win	1982 Monaco Grand Prix
Last Win	1992 Japanese Grand Prix

Riccardo Gabriele Patrese (PAH-tray-say; born April 17, 1954 in Padua, PD, Veneto, Italy), is a former Italian Formula One racing driver from Venuto. Patrese began his career in 1977 and concluded his career in 1993. Patrese was first Formula One driver to achieve over 200 Grand Prix's in their career. Furthermore Patrese held the record as the most experienced from 1989 until 2008 succeeding Graham Hill and Jacques Laffite at the 1989 Monaco Grand Prix as the record holder before being surpassed by Rubens Barrichello at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	Pts	WDC Pos.	Report
1977	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1	20th	Report
1978	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	11	12th	Report
1979	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	2	20th	Report
1980	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	7	9th	Report
1981	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	10	11th	Report
1982	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham-BMW Brabham-Ford Cosworth	21	10th	Report
1983	Fila Sport	Brabham-BMW	13	9th	Report
1984	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	8	13th	Report
1985	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	NC	Report
1986	Motor Racing Developments Ltd.	Brabham-BMW	2	17th	Report
1987	Motor Racing Developments Ltd.	Brabham-BMW	6	13th	Report
	Canon Williams Team	Williams-Honda
1988	Canon Williams Team	Williams-Judd	8	11th	Report
1989	Canon Williams Team	Williams-Renault	40	3rd	Report
1990	Canon Williams Renault	Williams-Renault	23	7th	Report
1991	Canon Williams Team	Williams-Renault	53	3rd	Report
1992	Canon Williams Team	Williams-Renault	56	2nd	Report
1993	Camel Benetton Ford	Benetton-Ford	20	5th	Report

Career Statistics

Entries	257
Starts	256
Pole Positions	8
Front Row Starts	28
Race Wins	6
Podiums	37
Fastest Laps	13
Points	281
Laps Raced	11346
Distance Raced	52122 km (32387 mi)
Races Led	29
Laps Led	565
Distance Led	2553 km (1586 mi)
Doubles	2

Race Wins

Win Number	Grand Prix
1	1982 Monaco Grand Prix
2	1983 South African Grand Prix
3	1990 San Marino Grand Prix
4	1991 Mexican Grand Prix
5	1991 Portuguese Grand Prix
6	1992 Japanese Grand Prix

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pts	Pos
1977																		1	20th
						9th	Ret		Ret	Ret	10th		13th	Ret		10th	6th
1978																		11	12th
		10th	Ret	6th	6th	Ret	Ret	2nd	8th	Ret	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	BAN	4th
1979																		2	20th
	DNS	9th	11th	Ret	10th	5th	Ret	C	14th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	Ret	Ret
1980																		7	9th
	Ret	6th	Ret	2nd	Ret	8th	9th	9th	9th	14th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
1981																		10	11th
	Ret	3rd	7th	2nd	Ret	Ret	Ret	14th	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th
1982																		21	10th
	Ret	Ret	3rd		Ret	1st	Ret	2nd	15th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret
1983																		13	9th
	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3rd	Ret	9th	Ret	7th	1st
1984																		8	13th
	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	10th	Ret	3rd	6th	8th
1985																		0	NC
	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	11th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	Ret	Ret
1986																		2	17th
	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	8th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	Ret
1987																		6	13th
	Ret	9th	Ret	Ret	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	3rd	11th	9th
1988																		8	11th
	Ret	13th	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	6th	Ret	7th	Ret	5th	6th	4th
1989																		40	3rd
	15th	Ret	15th	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	5th	2nd	3rd
1990																		23	7th
	9th	13th	1st	Ret	Ret	9th	6th	Ret	5th	4th	Ret	5th	7th	5th	4th	6th
1991																		55	3rd
	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	3rd	1st	5th	Ret	2nd	3rd	5th	Ret	1st	3rd	3rd	5th
1992																		56	2nd
	2nd	2nd	2nd	Ret	2nd	3rd	Ret	2nd	2nd	8th	Ret	3rd	5th	Ret	1st	Ret
1993																		20	5th
	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	10th	3rd	5th	2nd	6th	5th	16th	Ret	8th

Key
Symbol	Meaning		Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner		Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish		DSQ	Disqualified
3rd			DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish		DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish		TD	Test driver
Italics	Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap		DNS	Did not start
18th†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)		NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP	Qualified for pole position		[+] More Symbols