Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 62
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 3 | |
| 1983 | 5 | |
| 1984 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Patrick Tambay ranks #83 in Formula 1
Patrick Tambay ranks 83rd among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2197th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 72.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 84, Longevity 74, Honours 62, Statistics 78. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1977–1986 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1983, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 2, podiums 11, pole positions 5, grand prix starts 114.
Immediately ahead sits Richie Ginther on 72.6, a gap of 0.4 points. Directly behind is Jean-Pierre Beltoise on 72.2. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Patrick Tambay GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Tambay stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1983. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours62/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 62/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
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Patrick Tambay — frequently asked
- Is Patrick Tambay the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Patrick Tambay ranks 83rd in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 72.2, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Patrick Tambay's GOAT Score?
- 72.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 62 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Patrick Tambay rank all time?
- 2197th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 83rd within Formula 1.
- Patrick Tambay vs Richie Ginther: who ranks higher?
- Richie Ginther, on 72.6 against Patrick Tambay's 72.2 — a margin of 0.4 points.