1. Patrick Depailler achieved two wins, one pole position, four fastest laps and 19 podiums in Formula One.
41 Facts About Patrick Depailler
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Patrick Depailler holds the joint-record for the most podiums before winning a Grand Prix.
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Patrick Depailler finished 0.9 seconds behind Peter Gethin in the 1972 Formula Two Pau Grand Prix.
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Patrick Depailler came in 3rd in an April 1973 Formula Two race at the Nurburgring.
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Patrick Depailler was uninjured but qualifying was stopped so that workmen could replace a section of railing which was torn off in the accident.
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Patrick Depailler lost control and crashed, after which Jabouille crashed while attempting to avoid his teammate.
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Patrick Depailler placed 2nd in the 1976 Swedish Formula One Grand Prix.
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Patrick Depailler drove in the International Race of Champions event at Riverside International Raceway in September 1978.
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Patrick Depailler was behind the wheel of the Paul Newman entered Spyder-Chevy in the October 1978 California Grand Prix.
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Patrick Depailler captured the pole for the 1974 Swedish Grand Prix, his 9th race as a Formula One driver.
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Patrick Depailler negotiated the 2.49-mile Anderstorp course in a time of 1 minute, 24.758 seconds, for an average speed of 105.8 miles per hour.
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Patrick Depailler finished 5th in the 1975 Argentine Grand Prix in Buenos Aires.
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Patrick Depailler took 3rd at Kyalami in the 1975 South African Grand Prix.
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Patrick Depailler stayed behind 2nd-place finisher, Carlos Reutemann, throughout the 78 laps of the event.
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Patrick Depailler came in 2nd in the 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.
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Patrick Depailler gained a 3rd-place finish but drew the ire of rival James Hunt, who went out on the 4th lap.
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Hunt claimed that Patrick Depailler forced him off the track and shook his fist at him after his exit from the race.
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Patrick Depailler, who wrestled with brake trouble, claimed that he did not see the English driver in his mirrors.
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Patrick Depailler placed his six-wheeled Tyrrell in 3rd position for the start of the 1976 Monaco Grand Prix.
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The Tyrrells of Scheckter and Patrick Depailler were the only cars able to stay on the same lap with Lauda's Ferrari, who won from pole position.
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Patrick Depailler was 2nd to Hunt in the 1976 French Grand Prix at Le Castellet.
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Patrick Depailler lost consciousness after pulling his car off at the first corner following the finish.
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Patrick Depailler finished 2nd ahead of Hunt at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix, despite encountering tyre problems as the Fuji Speedway track dried from heavy rains.
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Patrick Depailler skidded off the Interlagos track at Sao Paulo during the 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix.
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In December 1977 Patrick Depailler was promoted to the number one driver for Tyrrell, when Ronnie Peterson left to drive for Lotus.
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Patrick Depailler was 3rd in the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix in an Elf-Tyrrell.
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Patrick Depailler's car was running short of fuel, allowing Peterson to erase a 9-second gap to win.
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Patrick Depailler climbed from 12th starting place to end in 3rd position in the 1978 United States Grand Prix West.
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Patrick Depailler gained his first Formula One triumph by winning the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix.
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Patrick Depailler led the first 10 laps before his engine experienced problems in the 1979 Argentine Grand Prix.
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Patrick Depailler was forced to make a pit stop but managed a 4th-place finish.
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Patrick Depailler came in 2nd to his victorious teammate, Jacques Laffite, in the 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Patrick Depailler made contact with the fence at "Barbecue Bend" in the 1979 South African Grand Prix.
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Patrick Depailler posted a flag-to-flag win at Jarama in the 1979 Spanish Grand Prix.
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Patrick Depailler posted a third position in qualifying for the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix on a staggered grid.
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Patrick Depailler was replaced in June 1979 by Ligier, after breaking both legs in a hang gliding incident on 3 June near his hometown of Clermont-Ferrand.
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Patrick Depailler had undergone a number of operations on his legs, but had hopes to attend both autumn North American rounds, at Montreal and the Watkins Glen, as a spectator.
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In 1980, Patrick Depailler joined the newly formed Alfa Romeo team, that was on a comeback trail: Patrick Depailler had worked his way back from his hang-gliding accident the previous year, and had equipped his car with special brakes designed to toughen his leg muscles, he was still driving in pain by the time of his fatal accident and the car was fast but not reliable enough to finish.
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Patrick Depailler suffered a fatal accident whilst testing at Hockenheim ten days prior to the 1980 German Grand Prix when a suspension failure pitched his Alfa Romeo 179 into the Armco barrier at the high-speed Ostkurve, inflicting fatal head injuries when the vehicle overturned and vaulted the barrier.
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The Mini Circuit Patrick Depailler is one of the oldest tracks in France and was used to host an International Federation of Model Auto Racing meeting in 1999.
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Patrick Depailler was portrayed by Xavier Laurent in the 2013 film Rush, directed by Ron Howard.