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{{short description|French racing driver (1944–1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Patrick Depailler
| image         = PatrickDepailler-ar.jpg
| caption       = Depailler in 1975
| birth_name    = Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1944|8|9|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[Puy-de-Dôme]], France
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1980|8|1|1944|8|9|df=y}}
| death_place   = [[Hockenheimring]], [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[West Germany]]
| death_cause   = [[#Death|Single vehicle collision whilst testing the Alfa Romeo 179]]
| module        =
{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| nationality   = {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Formula One drivers from France|French]]
| Years         = {{F1|1972}}, {{F1|1974}}–{{F1|1980}}
| Team(s)       = [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]], [[Équipe Ligier|Ligier]], [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| Races         = 95
| Championships = 0
| Wins          = 2
| Podiums       = 19
| Points        = 139 (141){{efn|name="droppedpoints"}}
| Poles         = 1
| Fastest laps  = 4
| First race    = [[1972 French Grand Prix]]
| First win     = [[1978 Monaco Grand Prix]]
| Last win      = [[1979 Spanish Grand Prix]]
| Last race     = [[1980 British Grand Prix]]
}}}}

'''Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler''' ({{IPA|fr|patʁik ɑ̃dʁe øʒɛn ʒozɛf dəpaje}}; 9 August 1944 – 1 August 1980) was a French [[racing driver]], who competed in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|1972}} to {{F1|1980}}. Depailler won two [[Formula One Grands Prix]] across eight seasons.

Depailler was born in [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[Puy-de-Dôme]]. As a child, he was inspired by [[Jean Behra]]. In Formula One, he joined a [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] team that was beginning a long, slow decline, eventually moving to the erratic [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] team before finally ending up with the revived [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] squad in 1980. 

In August 1980, Depailler was killed during a private testing session at the [[Hockenheimring]]. He achieved two wins, one pole position, four fastest laps and 19 podiums in Formula One. Depailler jointly holds the record for the [[List of Formula One driver records#Most podium finishes before first win|most podiums before winning a Grand Prix]] (15).

==Sports cars and Formula Two==
Depailler finished 0.9 seconds behind [[Peter Gethin]] in the 1972 [[Formula Two]] [[Pau Grand Prix]]. He battled Gethin closely
in a [[March Engineering|March]] 722 over the 70-lap course which curved through the French city. Both drivers lapped the field twice.<ref>''Article-No Title'', [[New York Times]], 8 May 1972, Page 53.</ref> Depailler came in 3rd in an April 1973 Formula Two race at the [[Nürburgring]]. He was driving a [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] Alpine.<ref>''Wisell Wins Formula Two Race'', New York Times, 30 April 1973, Page 42.</ref> In May 1974 Depailler qualified his March in 1st position in qualifying for the Formula Two Pau Grand Prix. <ref>''Wohlhuter's Team Victor at Quantico'', New York Times, 4 May 1974, Page 32.</ref> In June he crashed his March 742 through a guard rail during time trials for a Formula Two race in [[Salzburgring]]. Depailler was uninjured but qualifying was stopped so that workmen could replace a section of railing which was torn off in the accident.<ref>''Depailler Car Crashes'', New York Times, 1 June 1974, Page 23.</ref>
[[File:Depailler, Patrick, Pygmée 1970-05-01.jpg|thumb|left|Depailler driving a [[Formula Two]] car at the [[Nürburgring]] in 1970.]]
In April 1976 the [[Renault]] sports car team suspended Depailler for three races after he was involved in a crash which knocked out both his car and the Renault of teammate [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]. The incident occurred on the second turn, slightly more than a mile after the beginning of a {{convert|180|mi|km|adj=on}} race at the Nürburgring. Depailler lost control and crashed, after which Jabouille also crashed while attempting to avoid his teammate. The drivers had been instructed not to contest the lead with each other.<ref>''People in Sports'', New York Times, 8 April 1976, Page 52.</ref> Depailler placed 2nd in the 1976 Swedish Formula One Grand Prix. He was 19 seconds behind winner [[Jody Scheckter]]. <ref>''Scheckter Wins in Six-Wheeler'', [[Los Angeles Times]], 14 June 1976, Page F8.</ref> Depailler drove in the
[[International Race of Champions]] event at [[Riverside International Raceway]] in September 1978.<ref>''IROC'', Los Angeles Times, 21 September 1978, F10.</ref> He was behind the wheel of the [[Paul Newman]] entered [[Roadster (automobile)|Spyder]]-Chevy in the October 1978 California Grand Prix.<ref>"British Stamp Car's Alain de Cadenet to debut at Riverside", ''Los Angeles Times'', 10 October 1978, Page D11.</ref>

==Formula One==

===Tyrrell (1972–1978)===
[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] had given Depailler drives at [[1972 French Grand Prix|France]] and [[1972 United States Grand Prix|Watkins Glen]] in 1972. Using one of the older cars, Depailler had finished in seventh place in the latter race. So in December 1973 Depailler was chosen with Scheckter to drive for Tyrrell, to replace the deceased [[François Cevert]] and retired [[Jackie Stewart]].<ref>''Ickx Joins Peterson at Lotus'', New York Times, 2 December 1973, Page 296.</ref> Depailler captured the pole for the [[1974 Swedish Grand Prix]], his 9th race as a Formula One driver. He negotiated the {{convert|2.49|mi|km|adj=on}} [[Scandinavian Raceway|Anderstorp]] course in a time of 1 minute, 24.758 seconds, for an average speed of 105.8 miles per hour.<ref>''Depailler Gains Pole in Sweden'', New York Times, 9 June 1974, Page 214.</ref> Depailler would finish 2nd in the race behind teammate Jody Scheckter; this proved his only podium of the year.

In January 1975 Depailler was given 25–1 odds of becoming the 1975 Formula One World Champion.<ref>''Handicapping '75 Driver Title Race'', New York Times, 5 January 1975, Page S15.</ref> He finished 5th in the [[1975 Argentine Grand Prix]] in [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]].<ref>''E. Fittipaldi Victor in Grand Prix'', New York Times, 13 January 1975, Page 53.</ref> He took 3rd at [[Kyalami]] in the [[1975 South African Grand Prix]]. Depailler stayed behind 2nd-place finisher, [[Carlos Reutemann]], throughout the 78 laps of the event.<ref>''Scheckter Takes Grand Prix'', New York Times, 2 March 1975, Page 187.</ref> On the first day of qualifying for the [[1975 United States Grand Prix]], Depailler crashed his Tyrrell into a [[catch fence]] at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]. He was not injured.<ref>''Lauda, in 'Training Car', Paces Qualifying at Glen'', New York Times, 4 October 1975, Page 22.</ref>

Depailler came in 2nd in the [[1976 Brazilian Grand Prix]] at [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|Interlagos]].<ref>''Lauda Wins Brazil Grand Prix'', New York Times, 26 January 1976, Page 34.</ref> He ended up 2nd to [[Clay Regazzoni]] on the 2nd day of qualifying, with a speed of {{convert|87.31|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>''Regazzoni Takes Coast Race Pole'', New York Times, 28 March 1976, Page 175.</ref> Depailler gained a 3rd-place finish but drew the ire of rival [[James Hunt]], who went out on the 4th lap. Hunt claimed that Depailler forced him off the track and shook his fist at him after his exit from the race. Depailler, who wrestled with brake trouble, claimed that he did not see the English driver in his mirrors.<ref>''Regazzoni Drives a Ferrari To Grand Prix West Victory'', New York Times, 29 March 1976, Page 52.</ref> Depailler placed his six-wheeled Tyrrell in 3rd position for the start of the [[1976 Monaco Grand Prix]]. <ref>''Lauda to Start on Pole Today'', New York Times, 30 May 1976, Page 129.</ref> The Tyrrells of Scheckter and Depailler were the only cars able to stay on the same lap with Lauda's [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], who won from pole position.<ref>''Lauda Triumphs Again in Monaco Grand Prix'', New York Times, 31 May 1976, Page 24.</ref> Depailler was 2nd to Hunt in the [[1976 French Grand Prix]] at [[Circuit Paul Ricard|Le Castellet]]. <ref>''Hunt Winner as Ferraris Fall Out'', Los Angeles Times, 5 July 1976, Page D8.</ref> Hunt held off a determined Depailler at [[Mosport Park]] in the [[1976 Canadian Grand Prix]]. Both drivers were ill at the conclusion of the event, with Depailler having inhaled fumes over the last third of the race. He lost consciousness after pulling his car off at the first corner following the finish. He regained consciousness momentarily.<ref>''Canadian Race Taken By Hunt'', Los Angeles Times, 4 October 1976, Page D7.</ref> Depailler finished 2nd ahead of Hunt (who nevertheless secured the 1976 Drivers' Championship by finishing third) at the [[1976 Japanese Grand Prix]], despite encountering tyre problems as the [[Fuji Speedway]] track dried from heavy rains.<ref>''Hunt, Andretti Both Win in Fog'', Los Angeles Times, 25 October 1976, Page D7.</ref>
[[File:Patrick Depailler en 1976.jpg|thumb|140px|left|Depailler in 1977.]]
He skidded off the Interlagos track at [[São Paulo]] during the [[1977 Brazilian Grand Prix]]. He was hospitalized with a leg injury.<ref>''Reutemann Ferrari Wins Brazil Race'', Los Angeles Times, 24 January 1977, Page E7.</ref> Depailler qualified in the 6th row, 12th position, for the [[1977 United States Grand Prix West]]. <ref>''Hunt Still Savoring World Title: Lauda Wins the Pole'', Los Angeles Times, 3 April 1977, Page D1.</ref> In December 1977 Depailler was promoted to the number one driver for Tyrrell, when [[Ronnie Peterson]] left to drive for
[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]. At the same time Tyrrell revealed that it was quitting its experiment with six-wheeled Formula One cars.<ref>''Lauda's Switch Sparks Shuffle'', Los Angeles Times, 9 December 1977, Page OC15.</ref>

Depailler was 3rd in the [[1978 Argentine Grand Prix]] in an Elf-Tyrrell. <ref>''Andretti Wins Shortened Argentine Grand Prix'', Los Angeles Times, 16 January 1978, Page D14.</ref> Peterson passed Depailler on the last turn of the last lap at [[Kyalami]], to claim the [[1978 South African Grand Prix]]. Depailler's car was running short of fuel, allowing Peterson to erase a 9-second gap to win.<ref>''Peterson Wins South Africa Race on Last Turn of Last Lap'', Los Angeles Times, 5 March 1978, Page C6.</ref>
Depailler climbed from 12th starting place to end in 3rd position in the [[1978 United States Grand Prix West]].<ref>''It's A Big Day for Reutemann and Long Beach'', Los Angeles Times, 3 April 1978, Page D1.</ref> Depailler gained his first Formula One triumph by winning the [[1978 Monaco Grand Prix]].
Piloting a Tyrrell-Ford 008, Depailler secured the 36th annual event. It was his first victory in 69 championship races, although he had been 2nd eight times.<ref>''Depailler Scores First Grand Prix Win'', Los Angeles Times, 8 May 1978, Page E5.</ref>

===Ligier (1979)===

Depailler switched to the [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] team for 1979. The team began to field cars with V-8 [[Ford Cosworth]] engines,<ref>''Andretti Sets Some High Goals'', Los Angeles Times, 18 January 1979, Page D11.</ref> rather than the French-built [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] V-12 engines of 1978.<ref name=engine>''Ligier setting GP world on its ear'', Los Angeles Times, 2 April 1979, Page H14.</ref> Depailler led the first 10 laps before his engine experienced problems in the [[1979 Argentine Grand Prix]]. He was forced to make a pit stop but managed a 4th-place finish.<ref>"Capsule look at Formula One series action so far this year", ''Los Angeles Times'', 2 April 1979, Page H27.</ref>
Depailler came in 2nd to his victorious teammate, [[Jacques Laffite]], in the [[1979 Brazilian Grand Prix]]. Laffite was more than 5 seconds ahead at the end of the race.<ref>''Laffite Two for Two With Victory in Brazil'', Los Angeles Times, 5 February 1979, Page D5.</ref> Depailler made contact with the fence at "Barbecue Bend" in the [[1979 South African Grand Prix]].<ref>''A Tire Gamble Gives Canada's Villeneuve Win'', Los Angeles Times, 4 March 1979, Page E8.</ref>

Ligier team manager, Gerard Ducarouge, said that the Ligier JS-11 had been in the planning stages for some time. The JS-9 had been tested as a "wing car" following the [[1978 United States Grand Prix West]], but the wind tunnel tests proved unsatisfactory. The JS-11 was built and tested in December 1978, with positive results. The V-8 engine was lighter and the Cosworth exhaust system was modified so that it sounded much the same as the old Matra engine's distinctive whine. The new body features of the JS-11 were revealed at the [[1979 United States Grand Prix West]].<ref name=engine/>

Depailler posted a flag-to-flag win at [[Circuito Permanente Del Jarama|Jarama]] in the [[1979 Spanish Grand Prix]]. The win enabled him to tie [[Gilles Villeneuve]] for the lead in the standings for the Formula One world championship at the end of April, with 20 points each.<ref>''Depailler Wins Spanish Grand Prix'', [[Washington Post]], 30 April 1979, Page D6.</ref> Depailler posted a third position in qualifying for the [[1979 Monaco Grand Prix]] on a staggered grid.<ref>''Scheckter Wins Monaco Pole'', Washington Post, 27 May 1979, Page D8.</ref> Depailler was replaced in June 1979 by Ligier, after breaking both legs in a [[hang gliding]] incident on 3 June<ref name=wait/> near his hometown of Clermont-Ferrand.<ref name=death/> His heel was also critically injured. The race team was receiving financial support from the French government, which specified that his replacement also be French; his replacement was the French-speaking Belgian veteran [[Jacky Ickx]].<ref>''Motor Sports'', Washington Post, 24 June 1979, Page A1.</ref>

He had been healing well when he fell out of his hospital bed in early August, rebreaking one of the fractures.<ref name="TV17.79">{{cite journal | title = Rally & Racing: Depåsnack |trans-title=Pit talk | language = sv | journal = Teknikens Värld | publisher = Specialtidningsförlaget AB | location = Stockholm, Sweden | page = 9 | date = 1979-08-17 | issue = 17 | volume = 31 | editor-first = George | editor-last = Johansson }}</ref> On 29 August, Depailler said that he was "resigned not to race again until next year", although he expected to leave his [[Paris, France|Paris]] hospital by the end of the week. He had undergone a number of operations on his legs, but had hopes to attend both autumn North American rounds, at [[1979 Canadian Grand Prix|Montreal]] and the [[1979 United States Grand Prix|Watkins Glen]], as a spectator.<ref name="wait">''Depailler Resigned To Sideline Status'', Washington Post, 30 August 1979, Page C13.</ref>

===Alfa Romeo (1980)===

In 1980, Depailler joined the newly formed [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] team, that was on a comeback trail: 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<ref name=death>''Depailler Dies in Accident'', [[Washington Post]], 2 August 1980, Page C4.</ref> and the car was fast (he qualified 3rd for the [[1980 United States Grand Prix West]]) but not reliable enough to finish.

== Death ==

Depailler suffered a fatal accident whilst testing at [[Hockenheimring|Hockenheim]] ten days prior to the [[1980 German Grand Prix]] when a suspension failure pitched his [[Alfa Romeo 179]] into the [[Traffic barrier|Armco barrier]] at the high-speed ''Ostkurve'', inflicting fatal head injuries when the vehicle overturned and vaulted the barrier.<ref>{{cite web |date=2010-08-01 |title=30 years today: The death of Depailler |url=https://www.racefans.net/2010/08/01/30-years-today-the-death-of-depailler/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=RaceFans}}</ref> The car skidded along the top of the guard rail for several hundred feet prior to flipping onto its top.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015-08-01 |title=August 1st, 1980: The day we lost Patrick Depailler |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/august-1st-1980-the-day-we-lost-patrick-depailler/634132/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Motorsport.com}}</ref>

==Legacy==
A [[radio-controlled car]] racing circuit is named in honour of Depailler at his home town. 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]] (IFMAR) meeting in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualrc.com/tracks/trackoverview.aspx?prid=110 |title=Virtualrc.com |publisher=Virtualrc.com |access-date=2011-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007182510/http://www.virtualrc.com/tracks/trackoverview.aspx?prid=110 |archive-date=7 October 2011 }}</ref>

As a result of his fatal accident, a new chicane was built into the Ostkurve at the Hockenheim circuit in order to slow the cars down - previously it had been a flat out curving right hander. The new Ostkurve Schikane was first used during the [[1982 German Grand Prix]].

Depailler was portrayed by Xavier Laurent in the 2013 film ''[[Rush (2013 film)|Rush]]'', directed by Ron Howard.

==Racing record==

===Career summary===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
!Season
!Series
!Team
!Races
!Wins
!Poles
!F/Laps
!Podiums
!Points
!Position
|-
!1967
|align=left|[[1967 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|[[Automobiles Alpine]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|DNF
|-
!rowspan=2|1968
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left"|[[1968 World Sportscar Championship|World Sportscar Championship]]
|align=left|[[Automobiles Alpine]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|1
|rowspan=2|4
|rowspan=2|NC
|-
|align=left|Ecurie Savin-Calberson
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
!rowspan=2|1969
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" nowrap|[[1969 World Sportscar Championship|World Sportscar Championship]]
|align=left|[[Automobiles Alpine]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|rowspan=2|2
|rowspan=2|NC
|-
|align=left|Ecurie Savin-Calberson
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
!rowspan=2|1970
|align=left|[[1970 European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two]]
|align=left|Constructions Mécaniques Pygmée
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[1970 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|[[Equipe Matra Sports|Equipe Matra]]-[[Simca]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A

|DNF
|-
!rowspan=3|1971
|align=left|[[French Formula Three Championship|French Formula Three]]
|align=left|[[Automobiles Alpine]]
|?
|?
|?
|?
|?
|?
|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|-
|align=left|[[1971 European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two]]
|align=left|[[Tecno (motorsport)|Equipe Tecno Elf]]
|6
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[1971 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|[[Equipe Matra Sports|Equipe Matra]]-[[Simca]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|NC
|-
!rowspan=2|1972
|align=left|[[1972 European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two]]
|align=left|[[Elf Aquitaine|Elf John Coombs]]
|11
|0
|1
|2
|3
|27
|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
|-
|align=left|[[1972 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
|2
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
!rowspan=2|1973
|align=left|[[1973 European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two]]
|align=left|[[Elf Aquitaine|Elf John Coombs]]
|10
|0
|4
|3
|5
|38
|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
|-
|align=left|[[1973 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|[[Equipe Matra Sports|Equipe Matra]]-[[Simca]] [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|DNF
|-
!rowspan=3|1974
|align=left|[[1974 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
|15
|0
|1
|1
|1
|14
|9th
|-
|align=left|[[1974 European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two]]
|align=left|[[March Engineering|March Racing Team]]
|8
|4
|3
|2
|7
|54
|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|-
|align=left|[[1974 World Sportscar Championship|World Sportscar Championship]]
|align=left|[[Automobiles Alpine]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|NC
|-
!rowspan=3|1975
|align=left|[[1975 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
|14
|0
|0
|1
|1
|12
|9th
|-
|align=left|[[1975 World Sportscar Championship|World Sportscar Championship]]
|align=left|[[Renault Sport|Équipe Renault Elf]]
|2
|0
|1
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[1975 European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two]]
|align=left|[[Ron Dennis|Project 3 Racing]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
|NC{{sup|‡}}
|-
!rowspan=2|1976
|align=left|[[1976 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
|16
|0
|0
|1
|7
|39
|4th
|-
|align=left|[[1976 World Sportscar Championship|World Sportscar Championship]]
|align=left|[[Renault Sport|Équipe Renault Elf]]
|4
|0
|3
|0
|1
|30
|NC
|-
!rowspan=2|1977
|align=left|[[1977 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left nowrap|[[Citigroup|First National City Travelers Checks]] [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
|17
|0
|0
|0
|3
|20
|9th
|-
|align=left|[[1977 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|[[Renault Sport|Équipe Renault Elf]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|DNF
|-
!rowspan=2|1978
|align=left|[[1978 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Citigroup|First National City Travelers Checks]] [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
|16
|1
|0
|0
|5
|34
|5th
|-
|align=left|[[1978 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|[[Renault Sport|Équipe Renault Elf Sport]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|DNF
|-
!1979
|align=left|[[1979 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] [[Gitanes]]
|7
|1
|0
|1
|2
|20
|6th
|-
!1980
|align=left|[[1980 Formula One season|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Marlboro]] [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Team Alfa Romeo]]
|8
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
!colspan="10"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats>{{cite web|title=Patrick Depailler Results|url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/patrick-depailler/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref><ref name=MSportMagDatabase>{{cite web|title=Patrick Depailler|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/patrick-depailler/|work=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref>}}}}
|}
{{sup|‡}} Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points

===24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; "
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! {{24hLM|1967}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alpine (car)|Société des Automobiles Alpine]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gérard Larrousse]]
|align="left"| [[Alpine (car)|Alpine]] A210-[[Renault]]
| P<br>1.15
| 204
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1968}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ecurie Savin-Calberson
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Mauro Bianchi
|align="left"| [[Alpine (car)|Alpine]] A220-[[Renault]]
| P<br>3.0
| 257
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1969}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alpine (car)|Société des Automobiles Alpine]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
|align="left"| [[Alpine (car)|Alpine]] A220-[[Renault]]
| P<br>3.0
| 209
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1970}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Equipe Matra Sports|Équipe Matra]]-[[Simca]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Schenken]]
|align="left"| [[Matra-Simca MS650]]
| P<br>3.0
| 70
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1971}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ligier|Automobiles Ligier]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Ligier]]
|align="left"| [[Ligier JS3]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth]]
| P<br>3.0
| 270
| NC
| NC
|-
! {{24hLM|1973}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Equipe Matra Sports|Équipe Matra]]-[[Simca]] [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bob Wollek]]
|align="left"| [[Matra-Simca MS670B]]
| S<br>3.0
| 84
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1977}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Renault Sport|Équipe Renault Elf]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
|align="left"| [[Renault Alpine A442]]
| S<br>+2.0
| 289
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! {{24hLM|1978}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Renault Sport|Équipe Renault Elf Sport]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
|align="left"| [[Renault Alpine A443]]
| S<br>+2.0
| 279
| DNF
| DNF
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/Patrick-Depailler-F.html|title=Patrick Depailler, France|work=racingsportscars.com|access-date=21 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Depailler|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/patrick-depailler-6778|publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]|access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete European Formula Two Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; "
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Pts
|-
| {{F2|1970}}
! nowrap| Constructions Mécaniques Pygmée
! nowrap| Pygmée MDB15
! [[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Montjuïc circuit|BAR]]<br/>{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]<br/><small>{{tooltip|DNQ|Eliminated in heat}}</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]<br/>{{small|Ret}}
| [[Brumowski Air Base|TUL]]
| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|colspan=9|
! NC
! 0
|-
| {{F2|1971}}
! nowrap| [[Tecno (motorsport)|Equipe Tecno Elf]]
! nowrap| [[Tecno (motorsport)|Tecno TF71]]
! [[Cosworth|Ford]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Eifelrennen|NÜR]]<br/>{{small|21}}
| [[Circuito Permanente Del Jarama|JAR]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Crystal Palace (circuit)|PAL]]<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]<br/>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[Mantorp Park|MAN]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Brumowski Air Base|TUL]]<br/>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Circuit d'Albi|ALB]]<br/>{{small|Ret}}
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VLL]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VLL]]
|colspan=6|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F2|1972}}
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf John Coombs]]
! nowrap| [[Alpine (automobile)|Alpine A367]]
!rowspan=2| [[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[Hockenheimring|HOC]]''<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|colspan=2|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|colspan=11|
!rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
!rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 27
|-
! nowrap| [[March Engineering|March 722]]
|colspan=3|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]<br/>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Crystal Palace (circuit)|PAL]]<br/><small>{{tooltip|7|Received 2 championship points as Francois Cevert and Jean-Pierre Beltoise who finished ahead were ineligible for points}}</small>
| 
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]<br/><small>{{tooltip|DNQ|Eliminated in heat}}</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Österreichring|ÖST]]<br/><small>{{tooltip|5|Received 3 championship points as Emerson Fittipaldi who finished ahead was ineligible for points}}</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO]]<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mantorp Park|MAN]]<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]<br/><small>{{tooltip|2|Received 9 championship points as Henri Pescarolo who finished ahead was ineligible for points}}</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Salzburgring|SAL]]<br/><small>{{tooltip|7|Received 1 championship point as Graham Hill who finished ahead was ineligible for points}}</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''''[[Circuit d'Albi|ALB]]'''''<br/>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|colspan=3|
|-
| {{F2|1973}}
! nowrap| [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf John Coombs]]
! nowrap| [[Alpine (automobile)|Alpine A367]]
! [[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br/>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]'''<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Eifelrennen|NÜR]]<br/><small>{{tooltip|3|Received 9 championship points as Reine Wisell and Tim Schenken who finished ahead were ineligible for points}}</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]'''<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Kinnekulle|KIN]]<br/>{{small|2}}
| [[Nivelles-Baulers|NIV]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]<br/><small>{{tooltip|6|Received 2 championship points as Tim Schenken who finished ahead was ineligible for points}}</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]<br/>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''''[[Mantorp Park|MAN]]'''''<br/>{{small|4}}
| [[Karlskoga Motorstadion|KAR]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]''<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''''[[Salzburgring|SAL]]'''''<br/>{{small|2}}
| [[Norisring|NOR]]
| [[Circuit d'Albi|ALB]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VLL]]
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 38
|-
| {{F2|1974}}
! nowrap| [[March Engineering|March Racing Team]]   
! nowrap| [[March Engineering|March 742]]  
! [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Montjuïc circuit|BAR]]<br/>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br/>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]'''<br/>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Salzburgring|SAL]]<br/>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]<br/>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''''[[Karlskoga Motorstadion|KAR]]'''''<br/><small>{{tooltip|2|Received 9 championship points as Ronnie Peterson who finished ahead was ineligible for points}}</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]<br/>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br/>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VLL]]'''''<br/>{{small|1}}
|colspan=7|
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 54
|-
| {{F2|1975}}
! nowrap| [[Ron Dennis|Project 3 Racing]]
! nowrap| [[March Engineering|March 752]]
! [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]] 
| [[Autódromo do Estoril|EST]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Eifelrennen|NÜR]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]<br/>{{small|3}}
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]
| [[Salzburgring|SAL]]
| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|ROU]]
| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Zolder|ZOL]]
| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VLL]]
|colspan=3|
! NC
! 0{{sup|‡}}
|-
!colspan="23"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=MSportMagDatabase/>}}}}
|}
{{sup|‡}} Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points

===Complete Formula One World Championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; "
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! {{Tooltip|WDC|World Drivers' Championship}}
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Pts]]{{efn|name="droppedpoints"|Up until {{F1|1990}}, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|list of points scoring systems]] for more information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.<ref>{{cite web|last=Diepraam|first=Mattijs|title=World Championship points systems|url=http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html|work=8W|date=18 January 2019|access-date=1 December 2020|archive-date=24 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924032459/http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|-
| {{F1|1972}}
! nowrap| [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
! nowrap| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell 004|004]]
! nowrap| [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1972 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1972 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1972 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1972 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1972 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1972 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[1972 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1972 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1972 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1972 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1972 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1972 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|7}}
|colspan=5|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=3| {{F1|1974}}
!rowspan=3 nowrap| [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
! nowrap| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell 005|005]]
!rowspan=3 nowrap| [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1974 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1974 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1974 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|4}}
|colspan=14|
!rowspan=3| 9th
!rowspan=3| 14
|-
! nowrap| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell 006|006]]
|colspan=3|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1974 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|8}}
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|9}}
|colspan=2|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1974 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|8}}
|colspan=8|
|-
! nowrap| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell 007|007]]
|colspan=4|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''''[[1974 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]'''''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1974 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|6}}
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1974 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1974 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1974 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1974 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1974 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1974 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|colspan=2|
|-
| {{F1|1975}}
! nowrap| [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
! nowrap| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell 007|007]]
! nowrap| [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1975 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1975 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1975 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1975 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ''[[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]''<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1975 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1975 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1975 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1975 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1975 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1975 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1975 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1975 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1975 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|colspan=3|
! 9th
! 12
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F1|1976}}
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
! nowrap| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell 007|007]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1976 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1976 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1976 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br>{{small|3}}
|colspan=14|
!rowspan=2| 4th
!rowspan=2| 39
|-
! nowrap| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell P34|P34]]
|colspan=3|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1976 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1976 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1976 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1976 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1976 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1976 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1976 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1976 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1976 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1976 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ''[[1976 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1976 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1976 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br>{{small|2}}
|
|-
| {{F1|1977}}
! nowrap| [[Citigroup|First National City Travelers Checks]]<br>[[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
! nowrap| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell P34|P34B]]
! nowrap| [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1977 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1977 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1977 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1977 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1977 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1977 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1977 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1977 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1977 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1977 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1977 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1977 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1977 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br>{{small|3}}
! 9th
! 20
|-
| {{F1|1978}}
! nowrap| [[Citigroup|First National City Travelers Checks]]<br>[[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Team Tyrrell]]
! nowrap| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell 008|008]]
! nowrap| [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1978 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1978 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1978 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1978 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1978 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1978 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1978 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1978 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1978 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1978 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1978 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1978 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1978 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1978 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1978 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1978 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|
! 5th
! 34
|-
| {{F1|1979}}
! nowrap| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] [[Gitanes]]
! nowrap| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] [[Ligier JS11|JS11]]
! nowrap| [[Cosworth DFV|Ford Cosworth DFV]] 3.0 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1979 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1979 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1979 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1979 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1979 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1979 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ''[[1979 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]''<br>{{small|5}}
| [[1979 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1979 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1979 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1979 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1979 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1979 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1979 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1979 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|colspan=2|
! 6th
! 20 (22)
|-
| {{F1|1980}}
! nowrap| [[Marlboro]] [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Team Alfa Romeo]]
! nowrap| [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] [[Alfa Romeo 179|179]]
! nowrap| [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] 1260 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1980 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1980 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1980 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1980 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1980 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1980 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1980 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1980 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1980 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1980 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1980 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1980 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1980 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1980 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|colspan=3|
! NC
! 0
|-
!colspan="23"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats/><ref>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=Grand Prix Who's Who|chapter=Patrick Depailler|url=https://archive.org/details/grandprixwhoswho0000smal|year=2000|edition=Third|publisher=Travel Publishing|location=Reading, Berkshire|pages=172–174|access-date=July 30, 2021|isbn=978-1-902007-46-5|url-access=registration|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>}}}}
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

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{{succession box|before=[[Jean-Pierre Jaussaud]]|title=[[French Formula Three Championship|French Formula Three]]<br>[[Champion]]|years=1971|after=[[Michel Leclère]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[David Walker (racing driver)|David Walker]] | title = [[List of Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race winners|Monaco Formula Three <br />Race Winner]]| after = [[Jacques Laffite]]| years = 1972}}
{{succession box | before = [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] | title = [[European Formula Two Championship|European Formula Two]]<br>Champion | years=1974 | after=[[Jacques Laffite]]}}
{{succession box|title=[[List of Formula One fatal accidents|Formula One fatal accidents]] |before=[[Ronnie Peterson]]|after= [[Gilles Villeneuve]]|years=1 August 1980}}
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