Riccardo Patrese
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
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.
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 | Points | WDC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
0 | — | ||||||
Équipe Renault Elf | Martini MK23 | Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6T | GER Ret |
AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN |