Riccardo Patrese

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Riccardo Gabriele Patrese (born 17 April 1954 in Padua, Italy) is an Italian former racing driver known for his appearances in Formula One.

Formula One

1977: LEC & Renault

Patrese made his competitive Formula One debut at the 1977 Spanish Grand Prix for LEC Refrigeration Racing, where he failed to qualify. His first race start came at the Tuscan Grand Prix, where he finished in 16th place.

After Renault driver Jean-Pierre Jarier replaced the injured Emerson Fittipaldi at the Fittipaldi squad after the Dutch Grand Prix, Patrese replaced Jarier effective for the final seven races of 1977. Patrese made his debut for Renault at the German Grand Prix, where despite out-qualifying team-mate Jean-Pierre Jabouille he did not finish the race, spinning out on Jabouille's dropped oil after an engine failure.

1978: Scuderia Everest

Patrese joined the Scuderia Everest team for 1978 alongside Piercarlo Ghinzani.

1987-1989: Ligier

By 1987, Patrese was racing for the Ligier Loto team along with René Arnoux. Patrese scored points twice in 1987, his best result being a fourth place finish in the Italian Grand Prix.

Patrese remained alongside Arnoux for another year in 1988 - this time only taking one points finish - a fifth place in Monaco.

1989 saw Patrese joined by another Frenchman in the form of Yannick Dalmas. Patrese failed to make the points on any occasions.

1990-1991: Larrousse

Patrese swapped Vichy for the Paris-based Larrousse team in 1990 - signing a two year contract, slotting into the lead car alongside Singaporean driver Isabella Noriko. The move to Larrousse was a masterstroke on the part of Patrese - as the Lola-Lamborghini was unexpectedly the best car outside of the "big four" teams in 1990 and as such Patrese and Noriko were regular points finishers. Patrese managed a very popular third place finish at the French Grand Prix - the team's best ever finish. Patrese was unfortunately injured in an accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix and was replaced for the Belgian Grand Prix by Mauricio Gugelmin. Patrese returned full of fire and finished the season well - with impressive drives in the Italian and Australian Grands Prix drawing praise from pundits and fans alike.

Alas, despite the heights of 1990 - Larrousse was back to being a fairly average midfield team in 1991. Patrese managed only a single points finish all season with a fifth place in the Pacific Grand Prix at Autopolis.

Results

Complete Formula 1 Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
1977 LEC Refrigeration Racing LEC CRP1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG RSA USW ESP
DNPQ
BEL
DNPQ
MON FRA
DNPQ
TUS
16
SOV GBR
DNPQ
NED
DNPQ
NC 0
Équipe Renault Elf Martini MK23 Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6T GER
Ret
AUT
14
ITA
Ret
CAN
Ret
USA
13
JPN
16
1978 Scuderia Everest Minardi M178 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
DNPQ
RSA
Ret
USW
DNPQ
ESP
Ret
BEL
13
MON
Ret
FRA TUS GBR SUI NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA NC 0
1987 Ligier Loto Ligier JS29 Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8t AUS
Ret
SMR
Ret
BEL
Ret
MON
Ret
CAN
6
DET
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
YUG
Ret
ITA
4
POR
9
EUR
Ret
JPN
8
MEX
Ret
24th 4
1988 Ligier Loto Ligier JS31 Judd CV 3.5 V8 BRA
14
SMR
13
MON
5
MEX
Ret
CAN
Ret
DET
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
YUG
13
SOV
15
ITA
15
BEL
15
JPN
Ret
AUS
11
13th 2
1989 Ligier Loto Ligier JS32 Judd CV 3.5 V8 BRA
12
SMR
Ret
MON
DNQ
FRA
17
USA
DNPQ
CAN
DNQ
GBR
DNQ
GER
Ret
HUN
DNPQ
SOV
DNPQ
POR
12†
ITA
DNPQ
BEL
DNPQ
JPN
Ret
AUS
DNPQ
MEX
DNPQ
NC 0
1990 Yeo's Larrousse F1 Lola LC90 Lamborghini LE-3512 3.5 V12 USA
Ret
BRA
Ret
PAC
Ret
SMR
4
MON
Ret
CAN
9
MEX
Ret
FRA
3
GBR
6
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
INJ
ITA
5
POR
Ret
JPN
16†
AUS
6
11th 11